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Politics Unpacked

Finkelstein & Zeffman: Crazy Politics, Crazy Golf

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.11.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

As Henry Zeffman leaves the Times, he joins Daniel Finkelstein and Matt one last time. They discuss what politics will look like in 2030, how journalists protect their sources, and what happened when they went to play crazy golf.

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0:00.0

Hello, this is the Redbox Podcast. I'm Matt Chauley bringing the best of my Times Reddit

0:07.8

show, Monday to Friday, 10 till 1. You can listen live on your DB Radio, on your Smart

0:12.0

Speaker, or on your Times Radio app. But if you've been listening on Times Radio for

0:16.4

the last three years, or here on the Redbox Podcast for the last seven, you'll be very

0:21.3

familiar with Henry Zepham. He started out, I think he was doing my work experience. He

0:25.2

started at the Times when he was about 12. What he's leaving us, I don't know, the BBC

0:29.8

will be back, he'll be back, I predict. So what we thought we'd do is a special episode

0:33.1

of the podcast, Daniel Finkstein and Henry Zepham, chatting about politics the last seven

0:38.1

years, politics the next seven years, and answering some of your questions. So here, for

0:42.4

the final time, is these two?

0:58.8

For the last time, Henry Zepham's here, Henry, how are you? I'd like to be here. I love

1:20.3

Danny Finkstein's here. Hello. Are you familiar with this? Which duo are you this week, Henry?

1:26.4

We had a whole spreadsheet of song suggestions that would have lasted us years, which is now

1:35.2

going to have to be put to one side, Henry. Well, that's it. I'm staying. So is Henry's last

1:42.8

appearance on this panel? When do you actually leave the Times? Tomorrow.

1:45.8

Tomorrow. So you'll be off. I think this is my last appearance on Times Radio as well.

1:49.7

And, well, I'm planning to say no to any other producers. So just want to put that out

1:55.5

to the newsroom. They appear unmoved by that. But yeah, I've only been doing this slot for a few

2:06.3

months, but appeared on the very first breakfast show of Times Radio from my lockdown bedroom

2:12.9

in Washington, DC, and I think I must have been on this station well over a thousand times.

2:19.0

And it's brilliant. And I will miss it. You think you've been on Times Radio more than anyone else?

2:23.9

Well, that's, um, gosh, how have I spent the last three years of my life? Well, that's

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