Oh dear oh dear. Yet another show @thecooplive cancelled at the 11th hour. What on earth is going on in that big black box?

The first few mins of this is a masterclass in how not to do media relations, courtesy of Labour

Open marriages seem to be a topic du jour. But how simple is it to open your marriage? I interview Molly Roden Winter about having other partners when the kids are still at home, while @andrewGmarshall says you need to do AT LEAST six months talking first theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

In today's episode I try - and fail - to get Labour to talk to me about their local election prospects in east Lancashire. Labour really ought to win back Hyndburn, but Starmer's stance on Gaza is giving the party a headache & the Greens sense blood theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

Anyone else noticed that Northern 🚆 seem to have stopped selling off peak tickets at weekend? Their explanation makes no sense at all, see below. Why would there be “no demand” for cheaper, off peak tickets?

🎧Must-listen of the week. The Nordics are progressive in so many ways, but there are also some shocking stories from recent history.

Great interview with climate protestor Trudi Warner on a year being pursued by government lawyers determined to prosecute her over a jurors’ rights protest - by Sandra Laville theguardian.com/environment/20…

Just how much trouble is Angela Rayner really in? And why are the Tories so obsessed with her? Today's podcast episode explores these questions and more, the help of gabyhinsliff, Charlotte Edwardes and the good people of Stockport. theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

If you are feeling guilty for not really engaging with the war in Sudan and the massive humanitarian crisis there (25 million people suffering), listen to Nesrine Malik explain what is going on & why it matters theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

Very thoughtful edition of Today in Focus about the Cass review, asking what now for trans young people - feat. amelia gentleman, Dr Aidan Kelly & a trans teen & their mum, presented by Hannah Moore theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

This episode was inspired by brilliant reporting from Miranda Bryant and produced by Courtney Yusuf and homa khaleeli theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…

I found it shocking reporting this story for Today in Focus: how thousands of women and girls in Greenland were fitted with coils without their consent as their Danish masters sought to slash the birth rate and cut the Greenlandic welfare bill. Do listen theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

On today's podcast, Ben Quinn and I reminisce about our smoke-filled youths and discuss whether Rishi Sunak has a realistic chance of stubbing out smoking for future generations theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

The DWP has ordered a 92-year-old woman with advanced Parkinson’s to repay more than £7,000 for a tiny benefits oversight five years ago - when she was in the early stages of dementia

Full story: theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Liz Truss is back - can she save us all? I spoke to Martin Pengelly, who went to school with her in Leeds, as well as seasoned Truss-watcher Eleni Courea, for Today in Focus theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

‘Heartless, cold, calculating’: Here’s the story of how one woman - a single parent and main carer for her severely disabled daughter - was fined more than £11,000 for mistakenly earning about £3 a week over the strict DWP allowance:

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Listen to how the DWP hounded one carer through the courts with the net result that he lost his home and his mental health and now costs the treasury a lot more each month - produced by @george_mcdonagh theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

The craziest thing about how the DWP pursued George is that he now costs the state £1,000 a month *more* than when he was claiming carers' allowance. After being prosecuted, he lost his home and became too mentally ill to work, so now lives in social housing on Universal Credit.

A carer who says he was “dragged through the courts” and had to sell his home to pay back almost £20,000 in benefit overpayments is fighting to clear his name after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) acknowledged he made an 'innocent mistake'. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Carer prosecuted for fraud and forced to pay back £20,000 in carer's allowance overpayments fights to clear his name after DWP acknowledges - six years on - he likely had made an 'innocent mistake'. Utterly enraging story, brilliantly told by Helen Pidd theguardian.com/society/2024/a…