Monarchy in the USA – Has Charles outfoxed Trump?

Oh God, What Now?

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News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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• Podmasters is 10 years old! Get an extra 10% off a year’s Patreon backing. Applauded by Congress, lauded by Trump and working his way through a spring-herbed ravioli on a golden plate? It was a tough gig for Charles. The King may have charmed the President but will his visit rescue US/UK relations from the geopolitical toilet? Plus, Starmer evades a Commons investigation into the Mandelson affair but is it really all over bar the shouting for the PM? Why a social media ban for under-16s might be based on dodgy science. And in the Extra Bit: If they can get away with a Michael Jackson movie in 2026, which political figures ought to get their own biopic? • Questions for But Your Emails? Thoughts? Comments? Email us at ogwn@podmasters.co.uk. ESCAPE ROUTES • Rachel has been bingeing Guy Ritchie’s Young Sherlock on Amazon Prime. • Jonn recommends Radio 4’s How To Invent A Country on BBC Sounds. • James recommends the relaxing game Nodes – play it here. • Andrew recommends Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+, inevitably www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Andrew Harrison with Rachel Cunliffe, Jonn Elledge and James Ball. Audio Production by Tom Taylor. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Tom Taylor and Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. 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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0:48.6	Hello and welcome to Oh God What Now, the politics podcast that dares to touch the king's knee.
0:54.3	Coming to you live from inside the Tower of London.
0:56.6	I'm Andrew Harrison.
1:01.5	On this edition, did King Charles really just say
1:06.7	if what we are contractually obliged to call the special relationship,
1:09.9	we look at the state of the state visit.
1:14.2	Plus, Kirstarmer has escaped an investigation from the Privileges Committee
1:17.9	over the Mandelson thing, but he's still in Liz Trust territory in terms of popularity.
1:23.4	Is Labour really going to sack the Prime Minister and wouldn't make all that much difference if it did?
1:29.1	And, as the government confirms it will restrict social media for under 16s, up to and including an outright ban,
1:35.6	is it really social media that's making kids miserable, or is it maybe the real world that we've created around them?
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