Paper Cuts
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)
Would you let Elon Musk chip your brain? — Tabloid frenzy over Rashford night ou...
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Will Taylor Swift spell doom for Trump? – Meet the Tories’ ‘Evil Plotters’ – Big...
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Boris Johnson's nonsense army promise – The Sun's insatiable football love rat –...
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The Traitors finale makes the papers go crazy – Bra baroness's assets get frozen...
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Not ANOTHER Post Office scandal? – Come again? Searching for The Mail's missing...
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Get Sunak! The Tories are fighting again - Could Brits get sent to war in Russia...
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The last chance to beat Trump? – Starmer says: 'Stop the woke war' – Barking mad...
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Measles outbreak: Are the papers to blame? — The bonkers life of Argentina's new...
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Hero Prince drives to see sick wife – Being kind makes you miserable, says The G...
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Why are Charles and Kate in hospital? – Gruesome childcare tips of yore – Man bo...
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Are the Tories finally falling apart? – The Guardian goes mad for rats – Kate Mo...
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What Trump’s Iowa mega-win means – Did Harry and Meghan really steal The Queen's...
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Sunak’s doom poll – Psychedelic Musk’s drug dilemma – Prof’s plant-powered porn...
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Why are we bombing Houthi rebels? – AirBnB in “tent in a kitchen” storm – The Gu...
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Sunak caves to Postmasters – Posh school poo horror – “Women! You’re doing it wr...
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The Post Office scandal becomes a firestorm – How to beat online love scammers –...
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Do the Epstein sex tapes really exist? – Is “face yoga” just middle-class gurnin...
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Post Office scandal anger grows – Social media “Oldfluencers” take over – Terror...
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Who’s on the Epstein List? – Is it the end for Prince Andrew? – Saltburn resurre...
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Dartbreak for Littler – Is “Starmergeddon” real? – R.I.P. the Captain Tom Spa
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Sunak’s dodgy asylum numbers – The Guardian can’t quit its phone – Mickey Mouse...
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Boy wonder takes dart world by storm – Plus, steamy DJ's sauna mission
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Year in review part 3: Trump arrested, Braverman booted and Cameron returns
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Year in review part 2: Boris bogs off, Schofield scandal and Prince Charles gets...
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Year in review part 1: Rishi’s promises, Gary Lineker vs. the BBC and Sturgeon q...
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Judge orders Epstein friends to be named – plus, Times goes all-in on “rizz” and...
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Marvel star fired for assault – plus, Miss France in “woke hair” kerfuffle?
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Tory peer Mone admits she lied about £60m PPE profits – plus Posh Scrooge mum wh...
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Vapes of Wrath: Dirty tricks of Big Tobacco exposed – plus Lost Brit boy found i...
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Bonk to the future! The Sun has the sex obsessions of 2024 – plus, Have the midd...
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The insane life of Tom Cruise’s new Russian girlfriend – plus, Rwanda Rishi’s cl...
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Rishi rattled over Rwanda and COVID inquiry – plus Zara puts Gaza campaigners in...
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Could jungle snake Farage really take over the Tories? – plus, The best of the c...
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Lying and Crying: Boris disgraces himself again – plus, Christmas carols crisis...
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Braverman restarts the Tory Civil War – plus, Is Taylor Swift really the Person...
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Boris gets his COVID excuses in early – plus, Is this Britain’s worst Christmas...
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Episode 100! What’s “Rizz” and have you got it? – plus, Brit wins World Mullet C...
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Does Starmer really love Thatcher? – plus How to handle Christmas hell
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Kissinger, Shane MacGowan, Alistair Darling, Jimmy Corkhill – They’re with the a...
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Why is the BBC trashing Newsnight? – plus Johnnies Rotten! Horrible contraceptiv...
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Did Conor McGregor spark a riot? – Plus, How swinging could save your marriage
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Rishi loses his marbles – plus Poshos in poverty cosplay
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Harry and Meghan book dishes new Royal dirt – Plus are you a Stop The Boats Stev...
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King Charles pockets charity cash – Plus, AI boffins drop an apocalyptic clanger
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Papers in a spin over Hunt’s budget – Plus, Scourge of the TikTok snitches
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Desperate Tories' tax gamble – plus, Confessions of a middle-class shoplifter
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How Sunak’s slap-up scheme spread the virus – plus, The sex lives of bats reveal...
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Tories waste £100 billion – plus Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos
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Hunt’s mad meds ban for jobless – plus Men in “no mates” shocker
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Rwanda fans rage at Rishi – plus Di’s ghost gives Royals PR tips
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