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Oh God, What Now?

Reshuffles, Polanski, the EHRC on trans rights… and the Fight to Stay Sane

Oh God, What Now?

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Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

The Equality and Human Rights Commission new guidance on trans people’s rights is coming up. What will this mean for trans people in the UK and how did we get here? Plus: Reshuffle fun! Will Zack Polanski’s vow to never do a deal with Starmer be a gift to Reform? Labour succumbs to flags madness! And after a very special mid-show announcement we talk about how to keep yourself together when all about you is falling to pieces.  ESCAPE ROUTES  • Ros recommends Mix Tape on BBC iPlayer.  • Jonn has been reading No Second Changes by Morgan Jones and This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong by the Map Men.   • Marie recommends In Search Of Nomads by John Ure.  • Dorian recommends loads of new albums: CMAT, Wolf Alice and Wet Leg.  When you buy books through our affiliate bookshop, you help fund the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. • Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnow⁠⁠. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee!  • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact [email protected] to find out more • Back us on Patreon for ad-free listening, bonus materials and more.  Written and presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor, Marie le Conte and Jonn Elledge. Audio production by Robin Leeburn and Tom Taylor. Theme music by Cornershop. Art direction: James Parrett. Produced by Chris Jones. 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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0:00.0

I'm Alison Phillips.

0:01.3

And I'm John Ewich.

0:02.4

And this edition of Oh God What Now is sponsored by naked wines.

0:07.5

A great tasting wine is one of life's little treats.

0:11.0

But it's not always easy to find.

0:13.5

Especially when you're in the supermarket and all the wines kind of look the same.

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Good thing there's naked wines.

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As a member of myself, I love that I can try stuff I wouldn't find anywhere else.

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So you know you're always getting great wine at a great price.

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Plus, there's no need to leave the house. Naked delivers the wine straight to your doorstep.

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And if you ever feel like a wine doesn't quite hit the spot, you can always get a credit back

0:45.5

to try something else. Good luck doing that in a supermarket. Now today, we are going to be trying

0:51.8

Simpsons of Servian Rose. Right, here we go. So it's giving vibes of like hanging out in Provence with my family, which is lovely. Which is nice memory to have on a Friday afternoon, and I probably shouldn't be drinking wine at this time. Oh, that's lovely. It gives me sort of vibes of maybe sitting in a park, the sun's shining, which it is today.

1:11.3

I have no idea how to talk about wine, but it's delicious.

1:13.8

You will enjoy it.

1:15.4

It is really, really nice.

1:16.8

I'm going to have another little glug there.

1:18.0

That is really lovely.

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