The Trawl
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Cornell: Since When Is an Essay Justice?
October 1, 2026 · 38 minContent warning: this episode discusses rape and sexual violence. Marina and Jemma open with some hope. Between Macklemore, Ed Sheeran's bad week, and the Andy Burnham effect, is the tide turning? Then they switch gears. In 2024, a Cornell…
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Hunger Games At The White House & Very British Insults
September 30, 2026 · 40 minTwo episodes in two days, because Marina couldn't sleep. Trawlers, this one's a tasting menu of the week's finest nonsense. The Trawl ladies start with GB News being crowned "most trusted news channel" by its own viewers (custard is the…
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Is This... Hope? Labour Conference, Ireland's Stand-Off & Reform's Balls-Up
September 29, 2026 · 48 minJemma and Marina hit Labour conference with Andy Burnham's speech: social care, "Your First Home" and the triple lock. Both have opinions and neither can quite agree on how many pensioners will turn up with pitchforks. Plus Shabana Mahmood…
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The Trawl Meets Owen Jones
September 27, 2026 · 54 minColumnist, bestselling author, Guardian journalist, broadcaster and one of the most prominent voices on the British left for well over a decade, Owen can always be relied on to say exactly what he thinks, no holds barred. He’s also someone…
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How Much Is Integrity Worth? Sheeran's Backlash, Tom Watson's About-Turn & The Budget Headache
September 24, 2026 · 38 minEd Sheeran is crying on stage after the backlash over Macklemore being dropped from his tour, while Macklemore remains remarkably clear that this isn’t about him, or Ed. Marina and Jemma get into the row, the strange spectacle of a global…
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America's Losing It: Trump Silenced the Press. The Press Silenced Trump & Europe Stocks Up On Beans
September 23, 2026 · 46 minIt’s another beautifully normal week on Planet Trawl. Europe is quietly preparing for war, we’re being told to stock up on tins and Trump is threatening to annihilate Iran while simultaneously floating a peace deal. So that’s nice. Marina…
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The AI Apocalypse (Brought to You by the People Selling It)
September 19, 2026 · 47 minBuckle up, Trawlers - the Trawl girls are finally doing the AI special they've been promising for two years but haven't got round to. Until now because the news has forced their hands. From Sam Altman and Elon Musk suddenly (suspiciously)…
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Trump’s Cheques, Sydney’s Boobs & The FBI
September 17, 2026 · 42 minSydney Sweeney has bosoms, Trump has a $5,000 promise, and somehow the FBI is having a conversation about bestiality. So yes, it’s been another perfectly normal week on Planet Earth. In this Trawl, Marina and Jemma get stuck into Sydney…