Show 300 - *Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel - LIVE*
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2023
⏱️ 100 minutes
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Summary
This is a riot. Emily and Jon are even more fun than you'd imagine.
They were already two of the biggest stars in broadcasting. Then their podcast, The News Agents, propelled them to even higher heights. They talk candidly about leaving the BBC and the risks involved. Both passionate about journalism and holding powerful people to account, they share hilarious stories from their encounters with Prince Andrew, Donald Trump and the things they saw at Davos. You won't want this to end.
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20 March: Krishnan Guru-Murthy
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the political party. Today's guests are Emily Maitless and John |
| 0:13.6 | Soaple, aka the news agents. Brackets minus Lewis Goodall, close brackets. Oh no, open |
| 0:19.3 | up those brackets again. I'll get Lewis on in the future close brackets. But this was |
| 0:22.7 | arranged when it was just Emily and John way back when, and obviously this was meant |
| 0:28.0 | to happen in September last year. We had to postpone the show because of the Queen's funeral. |
| 0:31.6 | And now here we are. And this is absolutely worth the wait. They are incredible people. |
| 0:36.4 | I mean, you already know that they are exceptional broadcast journalists and TV presenters, podcasters, |
| 0:42.2 | the lot, but they are just such good fun. And it's, you know, sometimes, I mean, I think |
| 0:47.8 | most, obviously most of the people I have on the show are just great fun, but they're |
| 0:50.4 | really, they have really fun people spend time with. And this, and I will say this, but |
| 0:55.9 | this really should have gone on for a lot longer. So hopefully I get to interview them again |
| 1:00.0 | in the future because an hour, especially with two people of that caliber, you just know |
| 1:06.0 | where near long enough. And I mean, there's so many great stories in about Donald Trump |
| 1:10.2 | about the Prince Andrew interview, about going to Davos, but also the really serious stuff |
| 1:15.3 | I've working for the BBC and the problems that the BBC has. Some that are a no fault |
| 1:20.5 | of its own, just in a way, the result of it being an independent news organization. |
| 1:25.9 | In the sorts of country that we are with the news that we've had in the last few years, |
| 1:30.1 | but just so much other stuff about the importance of the principles of journalists. I mean, it's |
| 1:33.8 | just everything you would want and more. And they are just even more fun than you would |
| 1:38.5 | imagine. And great storytellers and they have a genuine chemistry that is really great |
| 1:44.0 | as well as being phenomenal. Genes, they are a natural comedy double act. Anyway, before |
| 1:49.5 | I come on to the interview itself, tickets for the other live shows are on sale. And I've |
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