Foreign aid needs aidAdam, Finn and Maddie break down one of the most commonly scapegoated issues in politics, foreign aid. We discuss: what it is, why it's so important and why cutting it is – generally – bad.*Be warned of minor audio issues.---------Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.Subscribe to the Rookie Politics PT to get accessible politics delivered to your inbox for free, every Thursday!Follow Rookie Politics wherever you get your podcasts!Follow us on Instagram (@rookie_politics)Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe FireflyRookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright, Madeleine Gwynne Hughes and Finn Lawrence Knight. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach and Matt Hollenbeck. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production.—— Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Recap: Türkiye's democratic crisis, Chancellor's Spring statement and snap elections
Rookie Recap Week of 24th MarchMatt, Maddie and Adam break down Türkiye's democratic crisis, the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeve's Spring statement and the snap election news out of Canada and Australia.---------Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.Subscribe to the Rookie Politics PT to get accessible politics delivered to your inbox for free, every Thursday!Follow Rookie Politics wherever you get your podcasts!Follow us on Instagram (@rookie_politics)Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe FireflyRookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright and Matt Hollenbeck. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach, Finn Lawrence Knight and Madeline Gwynne Hughes. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Can you trust the news?
'The news' isn't necessarily 'the facts'The media is the way we consume news, political and otherwise, but can you trust it? Adam, Matt and Finn break down what bias is, the differences between the newspapers and TV news, the importance of media literacy and whether or not you can trust us!---------Welcome to Rookie Politics, accessible politics for the underdog. We break down the issues you should care about.Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.Subscribe to the Rookie Politics PT to get accessible politics delivered to your inbox for free, every Thursday!Follow Rookie Politics wherever you get your podcasts!Follow us on Instagram (@rookie_politics)Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe FireflyRookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright, Madeleine Gwynne Hughes and Finn Lawrence Knight. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach and Matt Hollenbeck. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Recap: Sectarian violence in Syria & Hungary bans Pride.
Welcome to the Rookie Recap, break downs of last week’s biggest political stories all in 15 minutes. No excuse not to be informed.Rookie Recap Week of 17th March 2025Matt and Adam discuss the wave of sectarian violence in Syria, and Hungary's banning of LGBTQ+ pride marches.---------Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.Subscribe to the Rookie Politics PT to get accessible politics delivered to your inbox for free, every Thursday!Follow Rookie Politics wherever you get your podcasts!Follow us on Instagram (@rookie_politics)Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe FireflyRookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright and Matt Hollenbeck. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach, Finn Lawrence Knight and Madeline Gwynne Hughes. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What happened to the tories?
Welcome to Rookie Politics, accessible politics for the underdog. We break down the issues you should care about.Is the UK right, alright?We discuss why no one's heard from the UK Conservative party since the election, profile their new leader Kemi Badenoch, and break down the Reform UK infighting and what it all means.---------Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.Subscribe to the Rookie Politics PT to get accessible politics delivered to your inbox for free, every Thursday!Follow Rookie Politics wherever you get your podcasts!Follow us on Instagram (@rookie_politics)Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe FireflyRookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright and Finn Lawrence Knight. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach, Madeleine Gwynne Hughes and Matt Hollenbeck. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Matt Hollenbeck. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to ROOKIE POLITICS, accessible politics for the underdog.Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.Follow Rookie Politics wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to the Rookie Politics PT to get accessible politics delivered to your inbox for free, every Thursday!Follow us on Instagram (@rookie_politics) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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