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No Holds Barred Pod

No Holds Barred Pod

A weekly look at the world of politics, life and everything. Join Sal and Don as they dissect the week’s news and biggest stories. With regular featured guests and lots more to come. We"ll take a look at PMQs with an in-depth round up every week and discuss a wide range of topics that will cover *gestures around* everything and anything. Email us at: NoHoldsBarredPod@proton.me or drop us a DM for more info or if you"d like to contribute to the show.

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00:44:32

Has the USA Failed — Government Shutdown, Hungry Kids...

No Holds Barred Pod ·

2025/10/31

Has the USA Failed — Government Shutdown, Hungry Kids plus Carol Decker and Flying Buses.PART TWO of this week's episode.We chatted about the ongoing government shutdown in the US and how, from next week, food stamps will no longer be available. It's disgusting when Trump is boasting about restarting nuclear tests.This episode was a real rollercoaster of emotions with hope in Zohran Mamdani and the Patriotic Millionaires but also the devastating effects that Trump is having.We chatted about

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01:11:23

Ethical Investigations — Reform Exposed, PMQs,...

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2025/10/31

Ethical Investigations — Reform Exposed Again, PMQs, Motability Lies, Lee Anderson Clangers & VictimhoodPart One of this week's episode.We were very happy to be joined by X's very own Mr. Ethical this week to talk about his investigations into Nigel Farage and Reform UK. His real name is Nick!This bit also has Sal's PMQ's round up and chat about the continuing lies being spread about the Motability scheme by those on the right.We talked a lot about Reform in this part, including

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01:19:20

Trans Pragmatic — Trans Discussion, PMQs, Reform...

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2025/10/27

Trans Pragmatic — Trans Discussion, PMQs, Reform Round Up & China Spying TrialPart One of this week's delayed episode.We chatted to our fabulous friend, Chantel, in this part about all things trans and a load of politics as well.This bit also had Sal's PMQ's round up and some more stuff on the China spying case.Don's Reform roundup is also in this part.Links for the show:PMQs is ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Don's Substack is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Write to your MP ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.All our contact

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00:38:45

Told You So — Katie Lam, No Kings Protests & Mike...

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2025/10/26

Told You So — Katie Lam, No Kings Protests & Mike Graham — A Good News EpisodePart Two of this week's delayed episode.Don gave himself a rare attaboy for his prediction about Katie Lam.Sal let loose with a canon of good news — Mike Graham managed to be too racist for the Murdochs, and the #NoKings protests in the US, gives us hop.Links for the show:PMQs is ⁠here⁠.Don's Substack is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Write to your MP ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.All our contact details are

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00:53:00

Keep It Weird — Portland, PMQs and The Hack. Plus the...

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2025/10/17

Keep It Weird — Portland, PMQs and The Hack. Plus the Far-right Defined.Zero tech issues this week, and we came in under an hour. Is this the future of podcasting?Sal rounded up a weird PMQs and chatted about the grim events surrounding the Sumud Flotilla. She also brought some joy with the rise of an animal resistance in Portland.Don talked about ITV's The Hack and it's resonance today, plus some stuff about RFK Jr. and the far-right.Links for the show:PMQs is here.Sarah Wilkinson is

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01:05:18

Asylum Affairs with Lou Calvey — Asylum Seekers...

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2025/10/15

Asylum Affairs with Lou Calvey — Asylum Seekers Deserve Our Attention. And FLAGS Again.Our guest this week is the incredible, Lou Calvey. Lou appeared in a personal capacity. The level of knowledge and detail Lou brings to our conversation around asylum seekers, is astounding, and we truly thank her for the work she does.As usual, we talked about Reform — less so though, and more about FLAGS, because, well they're everywhere and getting annoying.We recorded this last week but have had a series

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00:54:21

Tice's Tantrums® & Farage's Finances — Reform receive...

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2025/10/06

Tice's Tantrums® & Farage's Finances — Reform receive Russian money, Tice melts down & BOGOF banSal found some headphones and is back with us. We went over a few things this week.Reform had a Russian asset in their ranks, but nobody is talking about it — except us.Tice's Tantrums® — a new feature in our media.Farage forgets where his money is — where is Farage's money?Andrew Neil's excoriating interview.Our guest, Narinder Kaur had a scheduling conflict but has promised

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00:13:58

Get Better Soon Sal — A Minisode Update — Reform are...

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2025/10/03

Get Better Soon Sal — A Minisode Update — Reform are at it again, Hillsborough Law and ScienceSal is recovering from spinal surgery AND has lost her headphones, so this is just a little update on what's coming up, and what to look out for.Tice's Tantrums®.Farage forgets where his money is.Andrew Neil's excoriating interview.Biased polls affect electoral outcomes.Our guest, Narinder Kaur had a scheduling conflict but has promised she'll be with us soon. Links for the show:Andrew Neil

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01:40:48

Positive Humanity — Autism in children, Farage punts...

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2025/09/28

Positive Humanity — Autism in children, Farage punts crypto, Your Party woes & Good news storiesThis week, we welcomed Gary Gilligan as our special guest. Gary is a writer and all round excellent human, but we got him on to discuss autism in children. He is the parent to an autistic son and gave us some valuable insight and points to consider when talking to autistic people.We also talked about Nigel Farage [of course] and his advertising of a crypto coin linked to Reform's largest donor. No

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01:56:48

The Poverty of Shame — Farage Gin, Far-right...

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2025/09/21

The Poverty of Shame — Farage Gin, Far-right Psychopathy, Charlie Kirk's Money Woes, Free Speech MeltdownThis is our longest episode to date, so you may want to break it up into bite sized chunks or, perhaps, you need two hours of Sal and Don chatting you around in a perfect circle of political madness.We covered a lot of ground this week, including the insane Turning Point, the potentially, non-existent Farage Gin, and the gaslighting of a nation by Tommy Robinson.Sal talks to us about here

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00:50:24

PART 2 — A New Awareness — Akathisia, Mental Health...

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2025/09/12

PART 2 — A New Awareness — Akathisia, Mental Health Advocacy & Stochastic Terrorism — LiveIn part two, Sal educates us about a little known, but very serious condition. We chat a lot about mental health, and a piece of breaking news about Charlie Kirk led in to a debate around stochastic terrorism.Don't forget to check out Part One for PMQs and Reform Roundup.Links for the show:World Suicide Prevention Day & The Samaritans are here.Jason Reid's post is here.Ricardo Honesto's post

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00:54:45

PART 1 — Badenoch Brings The Heat — PMQs, Reform...

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2025/09/11

PART 1 — Badenoch Brings The Heat — PMQs, Reform Conference Disaster & Farage Didn't Buy a HouseThis week in Part One, Sal and Don chatted about an unusual turn of events at PMQs — Kemi Badenoch did her actual job as Leader of the Opposition, and pinned Starmer down … hard. Some pressing questions about Mandelson and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.The Reform roundup, this week, focusses on the Party Conference in which they managed to platform a convicted criminal racist and a rabid

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00:47:17

Part Two — Mr. Farage Goes to Washington — That...

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2025/09/06

Part Two — Mr. Farage Goes to Washington — That Disastrous Hearing & Badenoch's Lie of the WeekDon's talks about the UK media's lack of accurate reporting on Nigel Farage's awful appearance in front of the House Judiciary Committee this week. Read his full article linked below.We chatted about Kemi Badenoch and her fantasist, non-existent offer from Stanford University.Plus some more generalised political banter!If you haven't heard Liz Webster in Part One, please listen to

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01:15:02

Liz Webster Brings the Brexit Debate — Brexit, the...

No Holds Barred Pod ·

2025/09/05

Liz Webster Brings the Brexit Debate — Brexit, the Far-Right & All Things Farming + Angela RaynerThis is part one of two episodes this week. We were lucky enough to have the amazing, Liz Webster join us to talk about all things Brexit, Singapore-on-Thames, the failure of the Lib Dems and the challenge of the far-right.Liz is a farmer and advocate for British food and the impact that Brexit had on our food economy. We chatted about that and many other things, including the breaking news of Angela

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01:28:58

Decency Advocate Davey — Reformatives, Societal...

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2025/08/29

Decency Advocate Davey — Reformatives, Societal Collapse & The Carol Hedges Award for Common DecencyWe talked about mental health this week. How tricky it is for young people to work and the ramifications of decades of austerity.Reform's fascist press conference was mentioned … of course.And Sal rounded up the week's news in style.OH! And Ed Davey did it again!Links for the show:GB News', Nigel Nelson, is ⁠here⁠.All our contact details are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Thanks, as always, to

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01:18:03

Flags Week — Flags! Flags! Flags! Reform Lose the...

No Holds Barred Pod ·

2025/08/23

Flags Week — Flags! Flags! Flags! Reform Lose the Plot, GB News Threats, Stamp Duty & Katie Lam.You may have noticed in the media that it's Flags Week again — it comes around sooner every year. We have a chat about that and how Farage has used it to cover up a whopping mistake.Sal educates Don on Stamp Duty — the history of, and the current state of play.We've put in a little clip of the incredible Stewart Lee for your delectation — it highlights that Reform are still UKIP, twelve years

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01:06:42

Murder in MAGA Land — Far-right Fractures in the UK &...

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2025/08/15

Murder in MAGA Land — Far-right Fractures in the UK & US, Lawless Britain (?) and Farage Grifting Again and #TeamWater Our second episode this week was supposed to be a little shorter but, as usual, we got stuck in to some interesting stuff. Including, but not limited to:The wonders of Zack Polanski.The insanity of MAGA.Farage grifts again.The Online Safety Bill and it's relative merits.LAWLESS BRITAIN — it isn't.Plus, Bonnie Blue and George Galloway in the same conversation — you'll

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01:15:02

Off Diary — Tory Irrelevance, Media Crime Reporting...

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2025/08/12

Off Diary — Tory Irrelevance, Media Crime Reporting Bias, US DOGE Disaster & Labour's Dismal CommsThis week's [slightly late] episode starts a bit dour, but we finish with some good laughs at the expense of the far-right.Labour's astonishing lack of focus and the Conservative's fading relevance.Look out for a jump scare from Sal. You'll know it when you hear it. We discuss LBC's continuing descent into Reform purgatory and their outright bias regarding crime reporting.Our

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01:12:26

Unhinged Politics — Desperate DOGE, Gaza's Future,...

No Holds Barred Pod ·

2025/08/01

Unhinged Politics — Desperate DOGE, Gaza's Future, Farage Fails to Answer & Labour's PR NightmareWe're back with a full episode this week. Apologies if you missed us.This week, Sal has done some excellent research into the removal of ACOBA and what it means for grifting MPS after they leave Parliament.Don has another DOGE round up from Lancashire this time, followed by some chat about Farage's latest soft soap interview on LBC.We got into Labour's woeful PR again and Don

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00:10:46

Interim Non Episode Minisode — Labour Scrap ACOBA,...

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2025/07/25

Interim Non Episode Minisode — Labour Scrap ACOBA, the Nelk Boys and Lee Anderson Tries to Land Himself in Hot WaterDue to Don being in Portugal and Starlink broadband being terrible, we've had to do a hastily recorded interim minisode so you don't miss us until we're able to put out a full EP on Monday.So, we've put together some bullet points of the homework you need to have finished by the time you listen on Monday.Links for the show:We're on TikTok now, ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.All our contact details are

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