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In Round One, the team discuss Donald Trump’s plea for military help from Europe with Iran, his deteriorating relationship with Keir Starmer and his secretary of war’s wife’s new nickname. In Round 2, we hear what recent event Morrissey will take a “year to recover” from, why Winston Churchill might be replaced by a beaver and how modern-day treasure hunters still exist. In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we learn about a the 79-year-old paperboy who refuses to retire, what happened to the man who took himself to hospital because his skin turned blue and how a goldfish set a Guinness World Record… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected]. Your host is Mike Rayment With Jack Harris Queenie Miller And Emerald Paston, back next series! The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Round One, the team discuss the UK government’s response to the escalating conflict between the US and Iran, Tony Blair’s latest intervention in Middle Eastern politics and whether Keir Starmer’s stance could really be his “Love Actually moment”. In Round Two, we hear about the spectacular downfall of former US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, from luxury deportation jets to a $50k Rolex in a super-prison, before heading to Brussels to learn about the EU’s new ban on “meaty” words for plant-based foods. In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we find out why firefighters had to rescue a man trapped in a Manchester phone box, how a Surrey couple tried to claim their neighbour’s land with an unconventional means and why a camel beauty contest has been rocked by scandal… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Jack HarrisEmerald Paston And Queenie Miller, back next week!  The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Round One, the team discuss the latest escalation in the Middle East, America’s questionable branding strategy (“lethalitymaxxing”) and the political fallout at home as Reform UK’s supposedly unstoppable rise proves… very stoppable in the Gorton and Denton by-election. In Round Two, we celebrate 30 years of Pokémon (and discover there are now 1,025 of them, including one that is literally a bag of rubbish), before heading to Mayfair where an exclusive members club is hiring a butter sommelier, sports “czar” and a charismatic person willing to ‘work late’… In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we hear why Scotland fans are celebrating before the World Cup has even begun, how an Irish MP’s gone viral for unexpected reasons and why an Egyptian tour guide ended up in serious trouble after getting creative on a 4,000-year-old pyramid… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your host is Marko Ferenc… or Mike Rayment? Honestly can’t tell…With Jack HarrisQueenie Miller And Emerald Paston, back next week!  The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Round One, the team discuss the arrests of Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson, the viral “sweating” photo, calls to remove Andrew from the line of succession and Donald Trump’s tariff plans being struck down by the US Supreme Court. In Round Two, we hear about the Sheffield Co-op going viral for the symphonic hum of its freezer aisle and the Catford residents who installed (and then mourned) their own fake speed camera. In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we discover which British football insult a Swedish politician used in parliament, why a Sicilian dog has been fined for fly-tipping and the Birmingham man who stunned scientists after his death… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Queenie Miller Emerald Paston And Jack Harris, back next week! The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Round One, the team discuss Barack Obama ‘breaking the internet’ by suggesting aliens are real, Liz Truss finally managing to snag a photo with Donald Trump, and Keir Starmer being accused of running a “zombie government” after yet more U-turns — from delaying local elections to the Palestine Action proscription row, plus some properly murky Westminster briefing wars. In Round 2, we dive into the Winter Olympics’ lost property box (including a suspiciously fast condom shortage, sold-out Gen Z stoat mascots and a fugitive with a love of ice hockey) before meeting the Manchester United fan refusing to cut his hair until the club wins five games in a row – a vow that’s somehow become a national sporting curse. In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we hear what RFK Jr’s nutrition chatbot thinks you should be inserting where, what wildlife enthusiasts spotted bobbing in the Thames and what’s happened every single day in the UK so far in 2026… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Jack HarrisQueenie Miller Emerald Paston  The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Round One, the team unpack the latest in Keir Starmer’s leadership wobbles, how Morgan McSweeney’s taken the fall and who could be the next knife-wielder? Angela Rayner? Wes Streeting? Or the UK’s answer to Zohran Mamdani, Ed Miliband…  In Round Two, we hear about Australia’s commemorative coin that somehow makes the late Queen look like Wayne Rooney in fancy dress, and the Armenian party proposing a “Ministry of Sex” to “solve” female dissatisfaction one sexist podcast at a time.  In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we learn why Sharon Osbourne is eyeing up a go in politics, what bum-related incident caused a French hospital evacuation and how a would-be thief in Derbyshire was taken down by a herd of crime-fighting llamas. If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Jack HarrisQueenie Miller And Emerald Paston, back next week! The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Round One, the team discuss the fallout from 3 million more Epstein Files being released and the potential implications for Peter Mandelson, Prince Andrew and Bill Gates. In Round 2, we learn about the exorcist who makes his job sound mundane and the museum that revels in personal failure.  In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we hear about how a ‘big baby’ boxer was recently embarrassed in the ring, what Keir Starmer gave to President Xi as a gift and what ‘Almond Moms’ are… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Queenie Miller Emerald PastonAnd Jack Harris, back next week!  The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The team discuss Keir Starmer’s controversial decision to block Andy Burnham from running as an MP, reportedly over fears it could threaten his leadership, before playing the ‘King of the North’ game. They then cover Kemi Badenoch’s appearance on Desert Island Discs, Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform and Labour’s plans to create a UK police body similar to the FBI. In Round 2, we learn more about policing matters but this time it’s with the Official Marathon Time Integrity Unit calling out suspicious running influencers followed by a story about Alex Honnold, the unflappable climber who scaled a 101-floor skyscraper in 91 minutes. Finally, in the missing words round, they tackle a penis-related scandal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, camels causing chaos in Australia and what to do if you’re still hungry after a meal. If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Jack HarrisEmerald Paston And Queenie Miller who is back next week! The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Donald Trump continuing to campaign for total control of Greenland and now threatening tariffs on the UK, the team ask the question: Is Starmer tough enus? Meanwhile, they also discuss Kemi Badenoch’s biggest moment yet to sack Robert Jenrick before his defection to Reform and Nigel Farage’s likeness to a duck.  In round 2, Jack reveals how one renaissance artist’s paintings had to be censored due to body parts potentially causing offense and Queenie introduces Mike and Jack to ‘dog poo picking videos’ as a genre on TikTok and how it’s making one man a lot of money.   And finally, in the missing words round, we learn about the latest developments in snooker and The Masters, how one woman’s prayers may not have been answered by who she thought and why a student was arrested over some university artwork… Your host is Mike RaymentWith Jack HarrisQueenie Miller And Emerald Paston returning next week!  The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The team kicks off the new year and new series by taking a look at Donald Trump’s attempts to establish his new world order, prompting an ambitious plan to thwart him involving Jupiter, King Charles and a fake spaceship. They also talk about Grok, the AI companion on Elon Musk’s social media site ‘X’, before the team assess Labour’s latest U-turn triggered by furious pub landlords, Jeremy Clarkson and Rick Astley... Elsewhere, the asparagus foretells carnage, a virologist invents a beer-based vaccine, and in the Missing Words Round we learn how to stop crime with wooden clappers, why Emily in Paris has boosted nun-based tourism, and how feeding pigeons can land you in handcuffs… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Queenie Miller And Emerald PastonJack Harris will be back next week!  The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this festive series finale, the team unpick the limited learnings from the heavily redacted Epstein files and Vanity Fair’s exposé of Trump’s inner circle, before turning to rumours of an ultimatum involving Angela Rayner, Louise Haigh and Morgan McSweeney – as Labour MPs brace for what could be disastrous May elections under Keir Starmer.Next, Emerald reveals that all three of the UK’s Norths (yes, there are three) are drifting apart along with the state of the nation; Queenie uncovers suspected cheating at the World Pie Eating Championships and Jack recounts Wiltshire Police’s heroic efforts to apprehend a “rampaging” goat.Finally, the Missing Words round returns for a final time this series, featuring world-record attempts, four-year-old geniuses and the key to success and strength...If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected]. Your hosts are Jack HarrisQueenie Miller Emerald Paston And Mike RaymentThe Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Producer Diggory steps in to reveal the heartwarming details of Buckinghamshire’s newest school – built in a millionaire’s garden before Queenie reports on the sausagey mystery gripping Bristol’s local Facebook scene. Next, Emerald offers her 2025 Transport Tidings complete with a train miracle fit for Christmas and the news that the UK’s biggest pothole has finally been filled. To finish, we play the missing word round where we learn why listeners are complaining about Radio 4, what the worst habits on trains are and about Diggory’s love of The Archers…If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected]. Your hosts are Queenie Miller Emerald Paston And Diggory Waite, filling in the absent Jack Harris and merry Mike RaymentThe Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike reveals why Zack Polanski didn’t appear as scheduled on the TV show this week before delivering the sad news that the Kidderminster Carpet Museum will be closing its doors. Next, Queenie reports on MPs demanding an upgrade to the parliamentary gym and Jack takes us through Japan’s catchphrase of the year, featuring Rihanna-levels of work, a terrifying mascot and some very old rice. In the Missing Words Round, we learn how to cope with Christmas music, how Gen Z spend their money when it isn’t on dates and why cats meow more at men than women…If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected]. Your hosts are Jack HarrisQueenie Miller Mike RaymentAnd Emerald Paston, away on holidayThe Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Producer Diggory returns to the podcast to sift through listener comments on Spotify before Emerald leads one of her famed Odd One Out rounds, this time featuring Batman, a footballing nun and robots with “ominous” Northern Irish accents who may all have links to Fathers for Justice…Next, Jack whisks us back to the so-called “golden age of air travel” as he unpicks Sean Duffy and the US Department of Transportation’s new campaign to bring “civility” back to the skies.Finally, in the Missing Words round, expect ‘sleigh’-themed cars in Dorset, odd dating-profile pics and to discover what the biggest faux pas at the dinner table really is...If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected]. Your hosts are Jack HarrisEmerald Paston And Diggory Waite, filling in for Queenie Miller and Mike Rayment this weekThe Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After receiving messages from several Scottish football fans, Mike apologises for his comments about their World Cup qualification prospects from last week, before taking us through the story of Mark Bryan from Redbridge, who was interviewed by the UK press after eye surgery left him hallucinating “Baywatch-style” women at all hours of the day.Queenie then reports on an Australian inmate pleading for his right to eat Vegemite in prison, while Emerald covers the strange, pig-related goings-on in the New Forest.We finish with a Missing Words Round featuring ‘quirky’ driving habits, blood types and a comment from a celebrity maths-whizz.If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected]. Your hosts are Queenie Miller Emerald Paston Mike RaymentAnd Jack Harris, away in the New ForestThe Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices