In the final episode of Series 3, The Mayor of Hounslow himself, Asim "Chabuddy G" Chaudhry joins Jolyon live on stage to talk about his his life in comedy. Covering everything from his early days creating videos and uploading it to YouTube wit

S3 Ep11: Rose McGowan

Jun 22nd, 2018 1h

Director, author and former actress, Rose McGowan, joins Jolyon and Heydon for a candid chat about from her early school days, the cult of Hollywood, coping with trauma and discuss how extreme gender roles portrayed in film and tv can imprint o

S3 Ep10 - Lauri Love LIVE in Conversation

Jun 6th, 2018 1h 9m

Heydon is joined live on stage at Shoreditch House by activist Lauri Love for an in depth chat about his life and the events that led up to him facing possible extradition to the US to be prosecuted on charges that he had stolen data from US go

S3 Ep9 - LIVE in Conversation with James O'Brien

May 23rd, 2018 1h 17m

Journalist, Broadcaster and old friend of the pod, James O'Brien joins Jolyon live on stage at Shoreditch House for an evening of conversation about his life and career, Russia, Brexit, that infamous showdown with Nigel Farage and interviewing

S3 Ep8 - Johann Hari

May 9th, 2018 59m 38s

Writer and journalist, Johann Hari, steps into the studio to talk about some of the themes addressed in his new book, Lost Connections. The team look at the differences between British and American approaches to happiness, what really causes d

S3 Ep7 - Jolyon Maugham QC

Apr 26th, 2018 45m 20s

Barrister and author of the widespread blog, waitingfortax.com, joins us to discuss the cases he's brought against the government over Article 50, Uber and his concerns over the abuses of landlords providing unliveable accommodation to vulnerab

S3 Ep6 - Peter Bale

Apr 11th, 2018 38m 45s

Journalist and launch editor, Peter Bale of the Wikitribune joins Jolyon and Heydon to talk Trust, Davos and Russia... and the links between the three. Delicious!This episode was recorded on the 30th Jan 2018 when the three had just returned

S3 Ep5 - Billie JD Porter

Mar 28th, 2018 43m 26s

Journalist and filmmaker, Billie JD Porter, joins Heydon and Jolyon to chew over issues such as cashless societies, the marginalised black LGBTQI community in Trump's America, the disappearance of UK youth spaces and marketing activism. Chec

S3 Ep4 - Rick Edwards

Mar 14th, 2018 58m 17s

Writer and presenter Rick Edwards joins Jolyon & Heydon in this episode to chat podcasts and Panama amongst other things. Follow @rickedwards1 on Twitter and as always, you'll find us @NewsRoastPod @JolyonRubs @HeydonProwse, and we'd love it

S3 Ep3 - Rants N Bants

Feb 28th, 2018 45m 57s

He's built his reputation as a refreshingly honest and entertaining voice in the world of social commentary with his online videos and now Rants brings his staunch political views to our podcast. With his three courses of conversation, Rants

S3 Ep2 - Ross Noble and Hadley Fraser

Feb 14th, 2018 54m 12s

Comedian Ross Noble and actor and singer Hadley Fraser join Jolyon and Heydon for our first double header of the series. Ross and Hadley are currently starring together in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein at the Garrick Theatre in the West End. T

S3 Ep1 - Dane Baptiste

Jan 31st, 2018 46m 1s

Ahead of his international tour, comedian and writer, Dane Baptiste, joins Heydon and Jolyon to kick off series 3 with a bang. The topics being devoured in this episode include: Politically correct bigotry, bi-partisan political identity and ig

S2 Ep.12: Katharine Hamnett

Dec 14th, 2017 1h

Katharine Hamnett is the guest for the final episode of Season 2. She discusses activism and sustainable fashion amongst other topics.

S2 Ep.11: James Ball

Dec 1st, 2017 49m 51s

On this week's menu we have, Wikileaks, Trump, Fake News and the controversy over the £350 million EU claim, as investigative journalist and author, James Ball, provides the fiery courses of conversation.

S2 Ep.10: Hassan Akkad

Nov 16th, 2017 44m 24s

Straying slightly off format this week, BAFTA winning documentary maker, Hassan Akkad, shares the eye-opening and often horrifying story that led him to flee Syria in 2015.

S2 Ep.9: Armando Iannucci

Nov 2nd, 2017 58m 33s

The influential writer and satirist is the special guest at this week's dinner party bringing some tasty courses of conversation to the table. Topics include: reasons why Donald Trump is not an idiot, patriotism and the sensitive nature of cau

S2 Ep.8: George Monbiot

Oct 20th, 2017 1h 13m

Journalist and activist George Monbiot joins Jolyon and Heydon to discuss veganism and Jeremy Corbyn amongst other topics. Warning: contains strong language.

S2 Ep.7: Zoe Williams

Oct 4th, 2017 48m 53s

In a special live version of the show, journalist and author, Zoe Williams, joins Heydon and Jolyon on stage at Wilderness Festival 2017. Topics include: Brexit and the Basic Citizen's Income. Warning: Contains strong language. Image credit

S2 Ep.6: Noel Clarke

Sep 19th, 2017 1h 5m

Actor, Director and Screenwriter Noel Clarke sits down with Jolyon and Heydon to discuss Donald Trump, the Grenfell tragedy and Gender Equality.Follow @NewsRoastPod on Twitter for all the latest podcast news.This episode was recorded on 2

S2 Ep.5: Lenny Henry

Sep 3rd, 2017 1h 3m

Stand-up, Actor, Writer, TV Present and Comic Relief co-founder Sir Lenny Henry joins Jolyon and Heydon to discuss Comic Relief, The importance of theatre and Diversity. Follow @NewsRoastPod on Twitter for all the latest podcast news.

S2 Ep.4: Mark Thomas

Aug 24th, 2017 58m 56s

Comedian, Journalist, Satirist and Domestic Extremist Mark Thomas joins Heydon and Jolson to discuss - Activision, Comedy and Satire. Follow @NewsRoastPod on Twitter for all the latest podcast news.

S2 Ep.3: Caroline Lucas

Aug 10th, 2017 58m 48s

Co-Leader of the Green Party Caroline Lucas sits down with Jolyon and Heydon to discuss 'Reforming Parliament', 'Freedom of Movement following Brexit' and 'Nuclear Disarmament'.

S2 Ep. 2: Ian Hislop

Jul 26th, 2017 1h 6m

In this special episode recorded at the 2017 Sheffield Doc Fest, Jolyon sat down with Ian Hislop in front of a live audience to discuss the part satire plays in documenting our world.You can now follow News Roast on Twitter - @NewsRoastPod

S2 Ep. 1: Ken Loach

Jul 14th, 2017 59m 36s

Ken Loach - legendary film director Ken Loach joins Jolyon and Heydon in the first episode of series 2 to discuss the “Mainstream Media”, “The Future of the Left” and “Football”.

Ep. 12: Owen Jones

Apr 18th, 2017 1h 28m

Owen Jones - Journalist & author Owen Jones discusses "That Pepsi Advert", "This Brexit Business", and "Debate On Social Media" in the final episode of season one.