Introducing: What's Your Problem - What's Your Problem With Nick Abbot and Carol McGiffin
Where Politics Meets History
Global
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
We're giving you a Christmas treat! If you love Where Politics Meets History, we think you'll love What's Your Problem with Nick Abbot and Carol McGiffin.
In this podcast, Nick and Carol try to solve your issues. If they fail, it's Nick and Carol's fault - it's probably down to the EU or something. (Happiness not guaranteed, terms and conditions apply, always read the label). In this episode, Nick and Carol help a listener called Rose who's about to marry a Mr West.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Ian Dale here. |
| 0:01.7 | And Tessa, too. We're both settling down for Christmas lunch. |
| 0:05.8 | Of course we are. Now, and of course, you'll get your usual fix of where politics meets history throughout the festive period, unlike some other podcast, Tessa. |
| 0:14.5 | Yeah, and we thought it would be a great idea to address all your problems with a little gift, something different for you to try, or maybe for you to re-equate yourself with. Well, let me introduce you to what's your problem with Nick and Carol. Tessa, do you know Nick Abbott? I can't believe you asked me that. I actually broke my radio virginity with Nick Abbott. Oh my God. Yeah. And I used the word... Thank God you put the word |
| 0:37.8 | radio in there. I know. It's lucky, isn't it? But it's also, I was, I wouldn't normally go so near the |
| 0:43.2 | wire, but we were both working. He was on air, and I had a bit of a crush on him, funnily enough. Yeah, |
| 0:48.4 | I know I did. And he asked me to dinner at his house, and I was so big on him. I thought you were well in, did you? Yeah, I was well in. |
| 0:54.4 | And I cooked a homemade tiramassoon. I never cook. And I was so proud of it and I carried it all the way to North London and I dropped it on the way. Oh no. It was heartbreaking. The Tupperware broke. You always have such disasters in your life, don't you? What's your problem? That's why I love their podcast. He is an LBC legend. I mean, he's been on LBC even longer than I have. And this podcast |
| 1:12.8 | sees him team up with Carol McGiffin. podcast. He is an LBC legend. I mean, he's been on LBC even longer than I have. And this podcast |
| 1:12.7 | sees him team up with Carol McGiffin to solve all your problems. My problem dates back to |
| 1:18.7 | Circa 1999. They could do a whole episode on you, couldn't they? The drop tiramassou. But anyway, |
| 1:23.9 | thanks, Nick. And I've always been a lifelong fan, especially when he reposted one of my Brexit tweets early on anti-Brexit tweets. |
| 1:31.4 | Oh, God, you had to go there, didn't you? |
| 1:33.4 | Anyway, I do hope everyone thoroughly enjoys, watch your problem, and have a lovely Christmas. |
| 1:38.8 | We'll be back with live episodes of where politics meets history in the new year. |
| 1:42.5 | Woo. |
| 1:45.3 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 1:53.1 | Do you ever use somebody else's computer that's really, really old? |
| 1:57.5 | Um, no. |
| 1:59.3 | Because I... |
| 2:00.2 | Why would I do that? |
| 2:01.5 | Well, because I'm doing that at the moment and oh my God, it's like, it's like going back in time. |
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