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The Alexei Sayle Podcast

Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti

If you listen to The Alexei Sayle podcast you will not be disappointed, unless you are expecting something other than an old man talking crap. Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive Music by Tarboosh Records The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti

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All Episodes

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43: A Very Capaldi Christmas! Part 1: The Dreamboys...

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2023/12/19

As our Christmas gift to you, dear listener, uncle Alexei has brought you two stockings full of Peter Capaldi goodness. But you mustn't be greedy, little one! You can have them one at a time. This first stocking is full of Peter's early life up in Glasgow. How he went from art student to punk band to movie star. In a few days time, if you're very, very good, you will receive your second serving of Mr. Capaldi.... Enjoy x Help those in need in Gaza by visiting map.org.uk Send your fan art,

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42: Where Were Your Grandparents During the War?...

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2023/11/11

Adam Broomberg returns! The South African, Jewish artist updates us on his journey as a Palestine activist living in Germany, we discuss the censorship of anti-zionism in Germany and we also check in with ourselves and explore how this is impacting us all emotionally. Support Palestine Action by visiting palestineaction.org Help those in need in Gaza by visiting map.org.uk Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple

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41: The Right Kind of Jew (with Jenny Manson)

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2023/10/25

Co-chair of Jewish Voice for Labour Jenny Manson joins Alexei to discuss Palestine, her visits to Israel, what it costs to be an pro-Palestinian Jew, anti-semitism and her pretty impressive life story. Support Palestine Action by visiting palestineaction.org Help those in need in Gaza by visiting map.org.uk Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Become a Patron here to support the show and get

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40: Palestine Action!

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2023/10/18

Free Palestine! This episode we welcome AJ from Palestine Action to discuss the direct methods they use to interrupt the manufacturing and distribution of arms to Israel, the current situation in Palestine and, of course, Chinese philosophy... Support Palestine Action by visiting palestineaction.org Help those in need in Gaza by visiting map.org.uk Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Become

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39: Where's The Happy Ending? (with Richard Parry)

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2023/09/28

Alexei and Talal welcome anarchist lawyer Richard Parry to the podcast to discuss his excellent book The Bonnot Gang: The Story of the French Illegalists - a true story about French anarchists in the early 20th Century. Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Become a Patron here to support the show and get access to live episodes of The Alexei Sayle Podcast and more -

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38: Take Pleasure in the Struggle (with Maxine Peake)

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2023/07/28

Maxine Peake joins the Alexei for some luvvie talk, a brief overview of her varied and of course their shared passion for politics. They also spend about 10 minutes talking about Diane Morgan... Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Become a Patron here to support the show and get access to live episodes of The Alexei Sayle Podcast and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast. Subscribe to

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37: Theatre of the Streets (with Ogmios)

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2023/06/24

This isn't actually the podcast! This episode of The Alexei Sayle Podcast is a video special over on our YouTube channel starring the one and only Ogmios (School of Zen Motoring on YouTube and BBC3)!! Head over there to watch as Ogmios picks Alexei and Talal up and takes them for a drive around London as they talk philosophy, driving etiquette, road rage, socialism and more. Watch the video here - https://youtu.be/BpSkj7H_qS8 Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to

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36: Little Rubber Alexei

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2023/04/05

Hello dahhhhhlings! This episode we whisk you to the world of theatre! As Talal is about to tour with a production of Tales of 1001 Nights he asks Alexei his advice and memories of theatre and comedy touring. This leads them to many meandering topics before they read out some listener emails and Patreon messages. Find out if Tales of 1001 Nights is coming to a theatre near you here! Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on

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35: Haughty Disdain (with Bassem Youssef)

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2023/03/02

Alexei welcomes Bassem Youssef onto the show to explore the true purpose of satire, the perhaps unfair expectations of comedians as activists and his upcoming shows in the UK. Bassem will be playing the Southbank Centre in London on 9th March 2023, The Rep in Birmingham on 10th March and The O2 Ritz in Manchester on 11th March... and our very own Talal Karkouti will be supporting him! If you didn't already know, Bassem Youssef began as a heart surgeon before becoming a hugely successful TV

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34: BDS is My Kink

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2023/02/11

Alexei continues his detour into Palestine as he and Talal welcome visual artist and activist Adam Broomberg to the show. Adam tells us about his life growing up in apartheid South Africa as a child of Jewish Holocaust survivors, the divides in his family, his numerous trips to Palestine and more. Now living in Germany, he also speaks on a particularly tough time he's currently having with state-level accusations. Please follow Adam on Instagram and Twitter @AdamBroomberg to be kept up to date

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33: Two Sort Of Muslims and a Sort Of Jew (with Imran...

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2023/01/26

Alexei and Talal are joined by fantastic comedian and Palestine advocate Imran Yusuf. They discuss his trips to Palestine, the late Jeremy Hardy and Imran's climb to comedy stardom. Alexei also tries his best to balance out the beamingly positive conversation. Stick around until the end for some extra nonsense... Check out Imran's BBC Radio4 pilot here and his YouTube channel here. Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on

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32: A Very Alexei Christmas: Part II

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2022/12/25

Alexei and Talal hunker down by the fire and answer a sack-full of listener questions as a little Christmas treat to you all. They discuss betraying fans, shooting guns, getting back on stage, ethnic casting and what a Communist Christmas looks like. Also some exciting updates about our Patreon content! Enjoy! Thanks so much to all our listeners and see you next year... x Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple

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31: Outsider (An Evelyn Waugh Special)

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2022/12/02

Evelyn Waugh experts Barbara Cooke and Paula Byrne join the podcast to talk all things Waugh. The life and writings of Alexei's favourite author are explored and picked apart in this Evelyn Waugh special. Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Become a Patron here to support the show and get access to live episodes of The Alexei Sayle Podcast - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast. Subscribe to

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30: The Perfect Weapon (with Richard Sanders)

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2022/10/28

Many of you watched Al Jazeera's three part series The Labour Files in horror as the inner schemings and corruption of The Labour Party were revealed. Many of you were equally horrified to see that it was getting very little to no coverage in the mainstream media! Well, in today's podcast we have executive producer of those films and director/writer of the second part - on antisemitism - joining Alexei for a deep dive on how corruption on this scale gets to exist, survive and grow, and what to

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29: Sugarfoot

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2022/10/18

Howdy folks! Mosey on down to the Alexei Sayle Podcast Saloon and pull up a spittoon as your favourite podcast posse crack their quips and rustle up some anecdotes and updates for your hungry ears! Ahem... What I mean is WELCOME to this palate-cleansing, no-guest, meandering edition of the podcast. Alexei and Talal catch up on how Alexei's recordings of his Imaginary Sandwich Bar went (airing on BBC Radio4 on 20th October), what TV shows they've been enjoying and answer some questions sent to us by

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28: R is for Rojava

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2022/09/12

Alexei welcomes Carne Ross onto the show to discuss the Rojava region of Syria and their form of gentle anarchism which could provide the guidebook on a better way to self-govern our society. Alexei and Talal also read through some messages and reviews sent by our glorious listenership! Send your fan art, questions and friendship applications to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Become a Patron here to support the show and get access to live episodes of The Alexei Sayle Podcast -

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27: Ugly Bridgerton

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2022/08/21

Alexei and Talal are joined by activist, writer and ex-Corbyn staffer Phil Bevin who reveals the shocking, backstabbing behaviour he witnessed behind the scenes of The Labour Party that shook him to his very core! Drama! Betrayal! Passionate love affairs! ...ok, one of those is a lie. We also explore a new political endeavour, The Forde Report and why The Labour Party may not be the home of the Left. Click here to get your tickets for "The Alexei Sayle Podcast... Live!" at The Cartoon Museum

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26: The History of Pineapples (with Blindboy Boatclub)

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2022/08/01

Alexei and Talal are joined by comedian and author Blindboy Boatclub (from The Rubberbandits and The Blindboy Podcast) to talk podcasts, governments meddling in art, more conspiracy facts and why Great Britain is crap and/or brilliant. Click here to get you tickets for "The Alexei Sayle Podcast... Live!" at The Cartoon Museum now! (or go to The Cartoon Museum's website) Send your fan art, questions and friendship applications to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Become a Patron here to support the

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25: Plain Clothes Priest (with Tom Mayhew)

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2022/07/07

Alexei and Talal welcome future double-Oscar-winner Tom Mayhew to the show to discuss the current state of comedy, the role of the comedian as political influencer and the perception and opportunities of the lower classes in society and entertainment. We also explore a lot of Alexei's history in comedy (and hip-hop) and debate whether Linda should get her own show. Tom is a brilliant, left-wing comic currently making big waves in the scene. Series 2 of Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum comes out on BBC

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24: Tingle Tangles (Bertolt Brecht special with Dr....

The Alexei Sayle Podcast ·

2022/06/01

Alexei sits down with Dr. Oliver Double to discuss all things Bertolt Brecht - one of Alexei's favourite topics. From alienation to cabaret, Brecht's hedonistic lifestyle and his influence on Alexei's performance style - all of your Bertolt Brecht needs are fulfilled in this funny and enlightening conversation! Then Talal joins Alexei to discuss some news regarding The Young Ones commentary videos we are working on, and more Brecht stuff of course! Send your fan art, questions and friendship

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