Lifestyles of the rich and heinous

Oh God, What Now?

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News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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• Podmasters is 10 years old! Get an extra 10% off a year’s Patreon backing. Filler-faced, gilded mansions and utterly unhinged. Today’s mega-rich don't even pretend to be normal anymore. So what happened to the understated billionaire and is there any going back? Plus, are voters getting more fickle? Zoe picks the brain of the Economist's political data journalist Owen Winter on whether political promiscuity is the new normal. And Zack Polanski’s approval ratings plunged after a sharing post about the Golders Green attack – should politicians be anywhere near social media anyway? Finally… the Green Party’s Hannah Spencer has sparked a rift with fellow MPs after deriding parliament’s apparent booze problem. Are our lawmakers really propping up the bar? • Questions for But Your Emails? Thoughts? Comments? Email us at ogwn@podmasters.co.uk. ESCAPE ROUTES • Zoë braved the psychological horror thriller Speak No Evil, available on NOW. • Jason has been devouring Natalie Whittle’s ode to the nation’s favourite snack, Crunch: The History of Crisps • Matt has delved into David Grann’s catalogue, including The Devil and Sherlock Holmes www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Matt Green with Zoë Grünewald and Jason Hazeley. Producer: James Liddell. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Simon Williams & Tom Taylor. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How am I going to figure this out of this month?
0:02.0	So many bills.
0:03.0	Kids.
0:04.0	Lunch is at school.
0:05.0	They need any new car.
0:06.0	Rens, gas, an electric,
0:08.0	25 pounds,
0:09.0	20,000,
0:11.0	50 pesterive.
0:12.0	That is in 755.
0:14.0	New government policies are making every day easier,
0:17.0	like offering 30 hours funded childcare
0:19.0	to help working families save on average £8,000 per year.
0:23.4	This is just one of the ways the UK government is tackling the cost of living.
0:27.4	See more at gov.uk.uk slash cost of living help.
0:30.9	Some follow the noise.
0:33.4	Bloomberg follows the money.
0:35.6	Because behind every headline is a bottom line.
0:39.4	Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings,
0:43.9	there's a money side to every story.
0:46.6	And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss.
0:51.0	Get the money side of the story.
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