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Planet Normal

The podcast that speaks your language. News and views from beyond the bubble with Telegraph columnists, Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan, every Thursday.

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
59 minutes
Episodes
270
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Best Voyages from the Rocket 2024 P1

Best Voyages from the Rocket 2024 P1

It’s summer on Planet Normal so in this the first of the three part best of the rocket series, our co-pilots take a look back at some of their most explosive voyages on the rocket of right thinking f…

00:57:45  |   Wed 31 Jul 2024
Silly Season Kicks Off

Silly Season Kicks Off



The rocket blasts off for a final voyage before its summer break but there’s no shortage of madness to navigate before then.


What did your co-pilots make of Keir Starmer’s first outing at Prime Minist…

00:59:45  |   Wed 24 Jul 2024
The King’s (Labour) Speech

The King’s (Labour) Speech

Joining Liam in the cockpit this week for a very special extended interview is Professor Matthew Goodwin. 


As the rocket blasts into a new political era with a Labour government at the helm, Matthew e…

00:57:01  |   Wed 17 Jul 2024
Labour and their Starmtroopers

Labour and their Starmtroopers


After a Labour landslide win (as predicted by your co-pilots) the rocket orbits into a new political galaxy, but is it the same old madness?


Allison delivers some hard truths to the Conservative party…

01:03:21  |   Wed 10 Jul 2024
To the Polls!

To the Polls!

This episode of Planet Normal was recorded on Wednesday the 3rd July before the polls opened for the general election.


Six weeks of election campaigning have come to an end and what a campaign it has …

00:46:51  |   Wed 03 Jul 2024
Heat Wave of Politics

Heat Wave of Politics

The temperature is heating up on the rocket this week, as the whole country basks in a heatwave but is the election shade being thrown threatening to spoil your co-pilots fun in the sun?


Allison spill…

00:58:46  |   Wed 26 Jun 2024
The Anti-incumbency trend

The Anti-incumbency trend


With the rocket hurtling towards the election, what do its inhabitants make of the latest manifesto madness?


In light of the latest inflation figures Liam thinks the Conservatives need to be more hone…

00:57:41  |   Wed 19 Jun 2024
Co-pilots barrage Nigel Farage

Co-pilots barrage Nigel Farage

In this episode of Planet Normal, your co-pilots strap into the rocket with Leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage. In a true rocket grilling Nigel responds to people saying his party is racist, reveals h…

01:33:14  |   Wed 12 Jun 2024
Debating the debate

Debating the debate

Whilst co-pilot Pearson takes a well earned break from the rocket Liam is joined by a temporary co-pilot and fellow right thinker, Baroness Claire Fox.


Political fur is flying in wake of the first ele…

01:00:01  |   Wed 05 Jun 2024
The 200th voyage on the rocket

The 200th voyage on the rocket

This special anniversary episode was recorded live in front of an audience of Planet Normal citizens, from Cadogan Hall in London.


The beloved rocket gains a few extra passengers this week as our thir…

01:38:07  |   Wed 29 May 2024
A cacophony of woe

A cacophony of woe

**Today's episode was recorded before the General Election announcement**


There’s not one but two scandals to comment on this week as both the infected blood and Post office inquiries are front and ce…

00:59:30  |   Wed 22 May 2024
How long before Kevin Spacey is allowed to be uncancelled?

How long before Kevin Spacey is allowed to be uncancelled?

In an exclusive interview with co-pilot Pearson, Academy Award winning actor Kevin Spacey straps into the rocket to give his response to the recent Channel 4 documentary with allegations about inappr…

01:04:57  |   Wed 15 May 2024
A Tory hammering

A Tory hammering

With the local elections across England and Wales all over, who were the real winners and losers? And did the Tories really get hammered? Only your co-pilots have the answers.

Liam ponders whether the…

00:55:47  |   Wed 08 May 2024
Wormholes of Woke

Wormholes of Woke

Election fever has reached the rocket this week as the co-pilots await the results from local polling stations up and down the country.

 

And there’s nothing short of a tsunami of politics in Scotland.…
00:53:27  |   Wed 01 May 2024
A protest too far

A protest too far

Strapping into the rocket this week and calling for the resignation of Met Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, is former Home Secretary and Conservative MP Suella Braverman. She also explains why s…

00:58:55  |   Wed 24 Apr 2024
The Battle of Brussels

The Battle of Brussels

The Battle of Brussels


With co-pilot Pearson making a triumphant return to the rocket this week there’s much madness to discuss including the Cass report, what the Office of Budget Responsibility is r…

00:54:52  |   Wed 17 Apr 2024
The case of the Cass Report

The case of the Cass Report

Baroness Claire Fox straps into the cockpit this week to take the helm and tackle the madness alongside co-pilot Halligan. And there's no shortage of febrile pre-election news on the horizon.

In light…
00:59:54  |   Wed 10 Apr 2024
Not a first class health service

Not a first class health service

There’s a lot of madness orbiting the rocket this week as your co-pilots tackle the latest ghastly news from the NHS and author JK Rowling's reaction to the latest SNP legislation, not to mention the…

00:58:20  |   Wed 03 Apr 2024
Tory MPs for hire

Tory MPs for hire

New immigration figures will be causing another headache for Rishi Sunak and strapping into the cockpit this week is Former Minister for Immigration Robert Jenrick, who reveals the events in the lead…

01:00:05  |   Thu 28 Mar 2024
Four Prime Ministers, 1 Parliament

Four Prime Ministers, 1 Parliament

With potential Conservative Party mutiny still bubbling away, there’s a rare moment of disagreement in the Planet Normal cockpit this week over a potential Tory leadership change


Liam is convinced tha…

00:56:50  |   Thu 21 Mar 2024
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