Paper Cuts
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Have you SEEN the state of the papers today? PAPER CUTS has. In our thrice weekly podcast, some of Britain’s sharpest commentators and funniest comedians come together to look at the madness, the strangeness, the obsessions, and – occasionally – the brilliance of our national press.Host Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalists and comedians like Jonn Elledge, Grainne Maguire, Jacob Jarvis, Ava Santina, Jacob Hawley, Marcus Brigstocke, Coco Khan and many more.Illustrations by Modern Toss: https://...
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Episodes (387)
Who’s going to replace Rishi Sunak? – Dye Hard: How to dump your hairdresser – A...
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The Farage Manifesto: Faking plans with Nigel – Grand Theft Handbag – WFH men ar...
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Jun 18, 202432:44pending
England win sends the papers crazy – Gen Z says car boots are cool now – Why you...
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Jun 17, 202428:59pending
Starmer manifesto sparks Tory press meltdown – The Mail: Fancy a bonk in John Le...
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Jun 14, 202431:13pending
Sunak’s Bet Shop Boy – Would you live in “Midurbia”? – Socks Education! Millenni...
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Jun 13, 202427:00pending
Sunak’s manifesto hits the skids – Why RAT BOYS are the new hot boys – Only Mur...
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Jun 12, 202434:04pending
Reform’s Hitler ‘apology’ - Elon Musk hates your iPhone - Student Groan Crisis!...
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Jun 11, 202429:07pending
Macron’s election gamble – When did WAGs get boring? – The dark history of Taylo...
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Jun 10, 202433:02pending
Rishi Sunak: D-Day Dodger – The Guardian’s guide to pubic hair – Is your bed asp...
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Jun 7, 202430:15pending
Rishi Sunak, tax liar – The Times: Save Germany’s nudists! – Could YOU marry a t...
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Jun 6, 202433:44pending
Sunak vs. Starmer debate: Who was the winner? – The new horrible TikTok shopping...
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Jun 5, 202431:04pending
Oh no, Farage is back – Nadine Dorries: Ghost Whisperer? – How to spot a voice n...
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Jun 4, 202429:20pending
Sunak Vs Starmer: Let's get ready to rumble – Rupert Murdoch gets hitched (again...
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Jun 3, 202428:49pending
Trump: Guiltiest man on earth – Is Will Smith a bad boy for life? – Want to igno...
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May 31, 202433:20pending
The Diane Abbott clusterf*ck – Cardi G! Southgate cardigan mania hits – Meet the...
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May 30, 202430:04pending
Victory is sweet for Angela Rayner – Robert de Niro calls out Donald Trump – Sto...
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May 29, 202434:17pending
Is Sunak trying to lose the election? – Tech bros and Tradwives: Meet the world’...
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May 28, 202433:18pending
Sunak’s latest campaign blunders – “Oh no! Mum’s on Ket!” – Yeehaw! Inside count...
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May 24, 202428:49pending
Where’s brolly? Soggy Sunak calls a Genny Lecs – Bloomin’ Hell: inside the Chels...
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May 23, 202432:27pending
Minister makes first class fool of himself – Would you go ‘boy sober?’ – Reality...
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May 22, 202430:28pending
True horror of infected blood scandal revealed – Nadine Dorries vs. the Cotswold...
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May 21, 202430:29pending
Baby Rein-Keir! Real-life ‘Martha’ targets Starmer – The cost of wedding crisis...
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May 20, 202430:30pending
Jeremy Clarkson: World’s sexiest man? – Reality Bites: TV influencers up on fina...
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May 17, 202431:06pending
Assassination attempt on Slovak PM – The dark(er) side of OnlyFans – Why do we l...
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May 16, 202436:27pending
Esther McVey hates rainbows – Can spreadsheets fix your sex life? – Gran with a...
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May 15, 202426:20pending
Trump fumes as “pitbull” Cohen testifies – Art failure! New York-Dublin video po...
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May 14, 202430:56pending
Panicky Sunak launches Project Fear – Dogs mania at Cannes Film Festival – Mensw...
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May 13, 202430:23pending
What's going on with Eurovision? – The return of Dominic Cummings – Would you le...
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May 10, 202430:06pending
Outrage as Natalie Elphicke joins Labour – The world's worst blind date – Why th...
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May 9, 202433:12pending
Stormy ‘spanked’ Trump - The elite church that ‘saved’ Russell Brand - The Mail...
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May 8, 202435:06pending
Elections verdict: Sunak-ered! – Drake vs Kendrick Lamar gets nasty – The Mid Ga...
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May 7, 202437:48pending
Extra: A taster of American Friction
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May 4, 202413:32pending
Tory disaster in local elections – Netflix’s Baby Reindeer fiasco – Can you beco...
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May 3, 202428:35pending
Could campus protests spread to the UK? – Luxury panic rooms make us anxious – A...
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May 2, 202431:50pending
Sword attack horror – Trump's $9k fine for not shutting up – How an angry girlfr...
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May 1, 202434:09pending
Want to live in the Sir Captain Tom mansion? – Big bother! Is reality TV too cru...
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Apr 30, 202432:16pending
Will this be Sunak's worst week yet? – How the Cotswolds became a sexy haven for...
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Apr 29, 202433:27pending
Harvey Weinstein: What’s going on? – Scotland’s government chaos – Is Ryan Gosli...
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Apr 26, 202431:59pending
Starmer's plan to take back the railways – Hoof it! Inside the London horse ramp...
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Apr 25, 202427:58pending
Tragedy in the Channel – Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar: Rap beef explained – Why are...
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Apr 24, 202431:36pending
Rishi's Rwanda plan gets go-ahead – Guest who? The new rules of being a host – M...
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Apr 23, 202427:35pending
The Met Police’s latest scandal – Rave intentions! How rich people ruined Ibiza...
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Apr 22, 202429:33pending
Taylor Swift: Heartbroken or just boring? – The creepiest article of the year –...
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Apr 19, 202430:56pending
Latest Tory scandal is a sleazy classic – Celebs are putting us all off sex – Is...
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Apr 18, 202429:39pending
Liz Truss blames the world – How to date 20 people at once – Spice up your mid-l...
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Apr 17, 202431:36pending
Sleepy Don! Trump snoozes in court – Truss, Johnson and the war on cigs – P*ss o...
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Apr 16, 202431:35pending
The Papers prepare for WW3 – How tech bros are planning to live forever – Gordon...
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Apr 15, 202428:56pending
The Papers vs. OJ Simpson – Did we get conned by Joe Lycett’s fake news? – Horsi...
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Apr 12, 202434:58pending
Biden warns Iran over Israel – Dr Non! Why you can’t honeytrap a French spy – Wh...
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Apr 11, 202428:53pending
Why I binned my A.I. boyfriend – Tabloids in “woke Scrabble” meltdown – Has your...
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Apr 10, 202428:33pending
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