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The Gristle Digest

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The weekly podcast that chews on the news you wouldn't bite! Topical comedy, quizzes & sketches.Out every Tuesday - Subscribe & follow on iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher Radio and all good podcast apps.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for bonus videos!

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  1. Episode 72 06/05/2019 - May's parallel universe, Noah's Ark, Yaxley

    May invites us into her parallel universe, calls on Noah to rebuild his ark and Stephen Yaxley Lennon is the only name we will ever use. Plus Mossy tucks into the Baby Boomers, and there's On This Day and What Happened next too. Finally.

  2. Episode 71 31/03/2018 - So much has(not) changed!

    So sorry for the inordinate delay - unacceptable, we accept that... But oh look how the world has moved on, or not, as the case may be. We do our best to fill you in on all the needless crap that's happened over the last couple of months, plus we finally give the answer to January's history quiz....

  3. Episode 70 14/01/2019 - Fake traffic, Constitutional Crisis, Grayling...

    Another chronicle of shambles as we scratch our heads over Grayling's (failed) fake traffic jam, the latest constitutional crisis since last week and Grayling... again. Finally the answers to the history quiz from episode 67 (sorry!) and some What Happened Next too.

  4. Episode 69 23/12/2018 - Drone attacks and Corbyn's Brexit shambles

    It's short 'n' sharp - but we're back nonetheless! We take a look at Gatwick's newest air fleet causing problems and get confirmation that all Brexiteers act the same, as Corbyn joins the ranks of Brexiloons in the Tory Party... What a time to be alive!

  5. Episode 68 17/12/2018 - F**********k

    We dive straight into the almighty sh*tstorm that is blowing across our green and pleasant lands. We take a look at the events of the last few weeks and try to understand why Maysie and her henchmen are so determined to plunge Britain into chaos... History quiz too by the way...

  6. Episode 67 19/11/2018 - May's deal, Tory scarpers, Cali fires

    Like everyone else on our silly little island, we tear into May's Brekker's plan, whilst looking scornfully at the row of ship-fleeing Brexiteers. We take a brief look at the state of the climate as California burns and Mossy goes through the years of fake news stories that slowly turned…

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  7. Episode 66 14/10/2018 - Kavanaugh's calendars, Brekkers, BBC Balance

    We is totally back yeah. We dissect Kavanaugh's calendar fetish and uncover some alarming truths. There's the usual face-palming over Brexit and Mossy smacks down the BBC's deluded views on 'balance'. Plus On This Day in History is back as is What Happened Next? An action packed half hour!

  8. Episode 65 17/09/2018 - Rees-Mogg reaches peak, Trump and wind...

    We're back with some rambling about Rees-Mogg, some further blathering about Trumpo and the usual denunciation of Brexit. Plus the Moss Report returns with a look at J-Corbs...

  9. Episode 64 16/07/2018 - World Cup Special 6

    Where did it all go wrong? Well the second half of the Croatia game, obviously, but philosophically, where did it all go wrong....

  10. Episode 62 09/07/2018 - World Cup Special 5

    It just keeps on getting better and better! We're back with another World Cup Gristle, as we tuck into England's clinical dissection of the Swedish team on Saturday. Join us as we bask unashamedly....

  11. Episode 61 04/07/2018 - World Cup Special 4

    It's another bite sized World Cup Gristle! We rejoice at England's first ever World Cup penalty shoot out win! Join us as we pinch ourselves and rub our eyes!

  12. Episode 60 02/07/2018 - World Cup Special 3

    It's another World Cup Special as we catch up on England's latest encounter, this time with Belgium. Plus we take a look around at the complete shockfest that is the rest of the World Cup. What a tournament we're having!

  13. Episode 59 25/06/2018 - World Cup Special 2 - England v Panama

    We're back with a post-match mini-Gristle as we look back at England's destruction of Panama.

  14. Episode 58 18/06/2018 - World Cup Special!

    It's a World Cup Special! And our first post match report of an England game. We plan on recording after each one so there will probably be two more match reports... max.

  15. Episode 57 28/05/2018 - Ireland aborts abortion ban, Trump & Kim

    We're back after an uncharacteristically short break and have served you up more morsels of gristle. We celebrate Ireland's entry into the pro-choice club along and we take a look at the on-again-off-again meeting between Kim and Donald. Plus What Happened Next and the usual history nonsense.…

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  16. Episode 56 07/05/2018 - Local elections, Kanye and Home Office...

    We're back after your standard two month interval, like all good publications. Fortunately, there has been a round of indecisive local elections, Kanye West has gone mental (again) and the Home Office continues to penalise the Browns - meaning there's plenty of gristle to feast on. Plus Mossy has…

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  17. Episode 55 05/03/2018 - Trump shocks the world, May courts impossible

    We're back for a quick catch-up! We look at Trump's progressive brain fade on gun control and May's bewildering speech at the Mansion House. Plus a run down of our favourite poisonings! What more could you want?

  18. Episode 54 15/01/2018 - Fire & Fury, Farage is Remainer in Chief

    We're back after yet another unexplained hiatus! So much has happened in our absence so we do our best to cram as much in as we can, peeking at Trump's latest problem with books and Farage's promotion to Remainer-In-Chief. There's also What Happened Next and a wee bit of Sub Editor Slam!

  19. Episode 53 09/09/2017 - Pence walkout, Protests, May's Mess

    We just couldn't stay away... seriously. Too much stuff has been kicking off so we've dusted off the mics for a quick Gristle. We tackle the Pence walkout, and give our support to African American athletes to take a knee (or whatever the f**k else they want!), plus we still have time to have a…

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  20. Episode 52 12/09/2017 - Monster Fatberg, Hope Hicks, UK & Irma

    We take a ganders at the paltry response by the UK government to Hurricane Irma, along with a gawp at the Monster Fatberg of London. Plus we take a moment to welcome Hope Hicks, new Media Director for Trumpy!

  21. Episode 51 04/09/2017 - North Korea and Brexit Chaos

    We take on the prospect of North Korean dongs waving over the world and update ourselves on the latest f*** ups on Brexit. It's really something to rejoice over!

  22. Episode 50 21/08/2017 - Bannon is gone, American Eclipse, BBC Memorial

    We're back with a look at Bannon's sudden (if not slightly expected) departure, we muse of the line of totality stretching across America and ponder over a BBC memorial. Plus the Alex Jones themed 'What Happened Next' that went missing last week, and Sub Editor Slam!

  23. Episode 49 15/08/2017 - Charlottesville and Trump, Davis is a bully!

    Technical difficulties have plagued us again meaning we will be releasing another mini episode shortly after this. For the time being, we tackle the woeful reaction of Trump to Charlottesville and also take a moment to check-in on Brexit.

  24. Episode 48 08/08/2017 - Missile tests in NK, Cable denounces Shaft, Bolling...

    We're back pretty much on schedj and it's just as well! Kim Jong-Un has it in for Guam, Vinnie Cable aims fire at the oldies and Eric Bolling has been sending pics of his bits to every female at Fox with a phone... sort of. Plus On This Day in History and What Happened Next.

  25. Episode 47a 05/08/2017 - Sketches! (...beginning @ 11:12)

    Episode 47A is a Sketches Special, reviving some characters that have lay dormant for over a year! We bring back the Jihadi Beach Dudes and HomeGrown FM, plus Locker Talk features Sean Spicer meeting Anthony Scaramucci. We also have a quick round-up of (very) local UK news.

  26. Episode 47 01/08/2017 - Scaramucci, Gender Pay Gap, Robots!

    The weekly podcast that finally releases a weekly episode... we're back after the almost unprecedented duration of 7 days. We munch on Scaramucci, gnaw at the BBC's gender pay gap and gargle a mouthful of Facebook's war with robots. Plus The Moss Reports returns along with Sub Editor Slam!

  27. Episode 46 24/07/2017 - Kushner & Russia, Davis and the Tories, RIP...

    It's a bit more free-stee action as we tackle Kushner 'not having relations' with that woman' (Russia), David Davis and the Tory Party and why the Orange Order HATE the term RIP...

  28. Episode 45 03/07/2017 - Trump& CNN, Brexit Jitters, UKIP...

    We're back with a big juicy slab of gristle. We gawp at Trump's CNN brawl (sort of), laugh at the latest Brexitastophe and ponder over UKIP. Plus Sub Editor Slams AND the long over due return of On This Day in History!

  29. Episode 44 12/06/2017 - Election Reaction Special!

    We couldn't wait to tuck into the Maytastrophe that was the Election 2017, so we've whipped out an episode in record time to give you a slice of quick-reactionary Gristle. We ask what happened, and also what happens now? If you're giggling at how messed up this is, tune in...

  30. Episode 43 08/06/2014 - Election special

    Episode the 43 embraces the freestyle method once again. We give you the final breakdown on all things Election based and also sniff out what's happening over the pond with that orange bloke who acts like a baby. Listen, love and then go out and vote #notTory

  31. Episode 42 22/05/2017 - Freestyle spectacular ft May & Trump of course...

    Episode 42 abandons tradition by freestyling for the opening section but given the times, inevitably we end up chewing on the Election in the UK and Trump's latest plight. Will Trump be impeached? Will Corbo sneak a victory? Mossy lays into the a**eholery of the Tory Party and there's the usual...

  32. Episode 41 01/05/2017 - Deluded May, Tactical Voting, Le Pen's Dad...

    It's official, Theresa May is the most deluded woman in Britain, and oh wait, she's our Prime Minister too. How appropriate. We tuck into this and the latest electoral craze sweeping the country, plus a glance overseas at the Le Pen Macron showdown. Mossy reads some questions from listeners and…

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  33. Episode 40 18/04/2017 - Man loves destroying itself, May's Easter delusion...

    We tuck into the desire of man to want to destroy itself all the god damn time, plus we dissect the madness of May's Easter message. Mossy investigates the art of shooting oneself in the nuts, and we hear from the UK's finest right wing pirate radio station, HomeGrown FM. Plus What Happened Next...

  34. Episode 39 20/03/2017 - The Feds on Trump, Boris meets Bannon, Gutted Geert

    We tackle Comey's confirmation hat the Feds are on Trump and look at Boris meeting Bannon. Plus Mossy manages to snag a cheeky little interview with Geert Wilders... sort of. Lashings of What Happened Next and Sub Editor Slam to finish it off!

  35. Episode 38 13/03/2016 - Article 50 looms, Erdogan goes Dutch, Trump fires DA

    We're back to tackle more of the week's knotty bits's of fat. We speculate on when May will trigger Article 50, we gawp at Erdogan's latest measured rumblings, and breathe a small sigh of relief at the fact just one bloke got fired from Trump's administration this week. Mossy sticks it to the...

  36. Episode 37 05/03/2017 - TrumpWatch III, Hammond's giveaways, Smart Meter carnage

    We tuck into more TrumpWatch - this time examining his latest evidence free ramblings about wiretaps. We also look at self-awareness vacuum, Phil Hammond's budget plans, plus we check out Smart Meter carnage in the UK. Mossy asks the valid question: whats the point of UKIP? And there's Sub Editor...

  37. Episode 36 12/02/2017 - Trump Watch, Another shocker for Labour, Satire Booms!

    This week we again catch up on Trump's latest bullsh*t, take a look at the disaster that is the Labour party and its limp d*cked leader, but we finish on a high as we delight in the recent satire boom. Plus Mossy tackles Davis and we take a look at Kellyanne Conway in What Happened Next.

  38. Episode 35 06/02/2016 - French elections, Bercow bans Trump, Sean Spicer

    This week we look at the French election, with its populist choice of Le Pen or Macron, plus we look at the Speaker of the House's outburst against Donald Trump and we check in on our old friend Sean Spicer, who's been busy getting national leaders' names wrong!

  39. Episode 34 31/01/2017 - Trump's Muslim ban, MPs Fake News Inquiry, May's Trumpference...

    We've had to lose the features at the back end this week as we were so angry, we blabbered on for longer than normal. It was Trump's ban on Muslim immigration that got us p*ssed, as well as Britain's sad response. We also take a look at the inquiry into Fake News, initiated by a department that...

  40. Episode 33 09/01/2017 - Russia 'tired' of Trump talk, May's got it and Kardashian arrests

    A mini Gristle this week owing to some technical difficulties! Russian's are 'tired' of Trump talk, but we aren't! Plus Terri May the post truth PM and Kardashian arrests in France - a terrible place for rich folks...

  41. Episode 32 - Thank god that's over, Queenie's better, North Korean missile tests

    Happy New Year.... thanks god 2016 is over! We return with the first episode of 2017 where we take stock of the annus horibilis, delve into Britain's richest benefits claimant's life and grapple with North Korean missile tests. Plus we catch up with some of our favourite douches of 2016 at the...

  42. Episode 31 18/12/2016 - Russian hackers, Killer Duterte, Germany fights hate speech

    This week's show looks at all things festive: Russian computer hackers, President Duterte's murders and Germany's fight against hate speech. Plus our correspondent from North of the border returns with the secrets of Mhairi Black's success and Mossy drops a Christmas poem. And there's the usual…

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  43. Episode 30 13/12/2016 - Trump annoys CIA, May's trousers, The Gristley Awards 2016

    This week we examine Trump's decision to piss-off folks you shouldn't really piss-off, May's lovely trousers and Mossy hosts the first Annual Gristley Awards, honouring some of this year's biggest characters. Plus there's What Happened Next and Sub Editor Slam!

  44. Episode 29 04/12/2016 - Trump's Taiwan call, By-Election Blues for May, Rubbish man...

    This week we ponder Trump's shoot from the hip style, Lib Dem by-Election blues for Theresa May and Tokyo man who loves rubbish. Plus Bannon meets Putin, Hip Hop English and What happened Next.

  45. Episode 28 20/11/2016 - Hammond raids the middle-classes, Europeans like it Hard, Canadian Farts

    Episode 28 lays into Tory lies and Hammond's tax raids, Europeans wanting a rock hard Brexit, and the great Fart debate that is gripping Canada. Mossy looks at silly ol' Farage, plus the usual lashings of What Happened Next, Hip Hop English and Sub Editor Slam.

  46. Episode 27 13/11/2016 - Countdown to the end of mankind, Lego make friends, Trump & Farage.

    Episode 27 brings you a Gristle Digest first, as we welcome our first ever guest correspondent! Together we pick over the unforseeable forseeable mess of the Trump election win, and count down the days til the end of man. Plus we look at Lego's marketing pull, Farage's May-snubbing rendezvous…

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  47. Episode 26 09/11/2016 - Brexit newspapers go nuts, Election thankfully nears a close, Samsung recall

    We're back after a little break with more ill-advised nonsense. We shudder at Brexit newspaper headlines, sweat over the last few days of the US Presidential election and gawp at yet another product recall for Samsung. Plus Mossy share's his 'Enemies of the People' and there's the usual doses of...

  48. Episode 25 09/10/2016 - Trump tapes, more Brexit hardness, UKIP brawls...

    This week we vomit over the Trump Tapes, sh*t bricks over hard Brexit and chuckle mournfully at UKIP's Brawl in Brussels. Mossy tears into the opposition... or lack thereof, and we have more 'What Happened Next', Sub Editor Slam and Hip Hop English!

  49. Episode 24 03/10/16 - Hillary v Trump, May's hard Brexit, Tory child poverty records...

    A slightly abridged Gristle this week, though we still somehow manage to rabbit on... Hilary takes on Trump in the Presidential debates, Theresa May announces rock 'ard Brexit, Tories smash their own child poverty records. Plus Hip Hop English and Sub Editor Slam!

  50. Episode 23 25/09/16 - Corbyn's still the one, Syrian ceasefire over in a flash, Pippa gets hacked!

    After a wee break we tuck into the Labour Party's shot in the knacker, another woefully short ceasefire and darling Pippa is backed by beastly man! Plus we look at Brangelina break-ups and UKIP on your doorstep!

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The weekly podcast that chews on the news you wouldn't bite! Topical comedy, quizzes & sketches.Out every Tuesday - Subscribe & follow on iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher Radio and all good podcast apps.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for bonus videos!

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