Prime Factors Podcast
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Welcome to Prime Factors where we review each UK Prime Minister from Robert Walpole to Keir Starmer. We discuss their biography, highs and lows, and then rate them.
Taking a break on research to play some Final Fantasy 11. I guess I still have prime ministers on my mind…
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Taking a break on research to play some Final Fantasy 11. I guess I still have prime ministers on my mind…
Hey look! @primetimepod.bsky.social is on BlueSky now. Alas, our time as the only Prime Minister-rating podcast on BlueSky has come to an end.
You now have a choice: A 12-year old that sings about Bath or "adults" that repeatedly reference Newcastle on the toilet.
I choose both, of course.
You now have a choice: A 12-year old that sings about Bath or "adults" that repeatedly reference Newcastle on the toilet.
I choose both, of course.
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Hey look! @primetimepod.bsky.social is on BlueSky now. Alas, our time as the only Prime Minister-rating podcast on BlueSky has come to an end.
You now have a choice: A 12-year old that sings about Bath or "adults" that repeatedly reference Newcastle on the toilet.
I choose both, of course.
You now have a choice: A 12-year old that sings about Bath or "adults" that repeatedly reference Newcastle on the toilet.
I choose both, of course.
After a brief detour into Italian history, we are back with Pitt Part Two. Marvel as we debate which animals Pitt and Fox should be in a Disney animated adaptation! And he saves Britain.
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9.2 - William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham (Part 2) | Prime Factors - Ranking UK Prime Ministers
"My Lord, I am sure I can save this country, and no one else can." Britain was losing the Seven Years War and the Duke of Newcastle seemed powerless to stop it. William Pitt had been drummed out of go...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
After a brief detour into Italian history, we are back with Pitt Part Two. Marvel as we debate which animals Pitt and Fox should be in a Disney animated adaptation! And he saves Britain.
bit.ly/43V27w3
bit.ly/43V27w3
After recording our episode yesterday, two 12-year olds decided to try to make a “Hamilton”-style song about William Pitt and Newcastle.
That is winning as a history parent.
That is winning as a history parent.
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
After recording our episode yesterday, two 12-year olds decided to try to make a “Hamilton”-style song about William Pitt and Newcastle.
That is winning as a history parent.
That is winning as a history parent.
I completely forgot that I created this! Should I make "Silver Spoon" guides like this for the website or is this something that only interests crazy people like me?
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I completely forgot that I created this! Should I make "Silver Spoon" guides like this for the website or is this something that only interests crazy people like me?
Recording day! So glad to be back on William Pitt.
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Recording day! So glad to be back on William Pitt.
Abram made a "do a barrel roll!" joke today. I'm amazed that kids still have that meme.
But he had never even heard of Starfox 64. It's like his education is somehow slanted towards British history and not video games.
But he had never even heard of Starfox 64. It's like his education is somehow slanted towards British history and not video games.
November 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Abram made a "do a barrel roll!" joke today. I'm amazed that kids still have that meme.
But he had never even heard of Starfox 64. It's like his education is somehow slanted towards British history and not video games.
But he had never even heard of Starfox 64. It's like his education is somehow slanted towards British history and not video games.
At Cavour's death, the dream of a united Italy was incomplete. Garibaldi cried out for Rome, but it would take the rise of one empire and the fall of another before the ancient Aurelian walls fell and Italy was again whole. Link: bit.ly/42XH7En
With special guest
@italiastoria.bsky.social
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With special guest
@italiastoria.bsky.social
!
October 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
At Cavour's death, the dream of a united Italy was incomplete. Garibaldi cried out for Rome, but it would take the rise of one empire and the fall of another before the ancient Aurelian walls fell and Italy was again whole. Link: bit.ly/42XH7En
With special guest
@italiastoria.bsky.social
!
With special guest
@italiastoria.bsky.social
!
Recording day! It has been too long, but we recorded most of “Italian Unification - Part 2” with a special guest host: Marco from Storia d’Italia! We’ll need another session to finish this fantastic episode but we’ll do it soon. (And Pitt Part 2 is progressing as well.)
October 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Recording day! It has been too long, but we recorded most of “Italian Unification - Part 2” with a special guest host: Marco from Storia d’Italia! We’ll need another session to finish this fantastic episode but we’ll do it soon. (And Pitt Part 2 is progressing as well.)
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It's our first birthday as a podcast! We celebrate with a special episode featuring a 3-minute summary of our story so far, some chat about favourite moments and what we're looking forward to in future episodes - next week's 2-parter being top of that list.👑
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September 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
It's our first birthday as a podcast! We celebrate with a special episode featuring a 3-minute summary of our story so far, some chat about favourite moments and what we're looking forward to in future episodes - next week's 2-parter being top of that list.👑
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My beach reading today. I read boring books do you don’t have to. (Prepping for Italian Unification Part 2, with a special guest host.)
August 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My beach reading today. I read boring books do you don’t have to. (Prepping for Italian Unification Part 2, with a special guest host.)
(Or maybe you are just interested in Abram showing off just how many Roman Emperors he can name… That’s okay too. bit.ly/4fVwbfE)
Italy Special - Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (Italy's First Prime Minister & Italian Unification) | Prime Factors - Ranking UK Prime Ministers
Italy was a divided nation, a pawn in the machinations of empires. Camillo Benso, the Count of Cavour, dreamed of a day when Italy could take its place among the nations of the world. As a journalist,...
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August 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
(Or maybe you are just interested in Abram showing off just how many Roman Emperors he can name… That’s okay too. bit.ly/4fVwbfE)
Wow. Our episode on Cavour has had the best "release day" of any of our Prime Ministers so far. Maybe we're podcasting about the wrong country!? 😅😅 Thank you to everyone that has listened so far. #italy #history
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bit.ly/4fVwbfE
Italy Special - Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (Italy's First Prime Minister & Italian Unification) | Prime Factors - Ranking UK Prime Ministers
Italy was a divided nation, a pawn in the machinations of empires. Camillo Benso, the Count of Cavour, dreamed of a day when Italy could take its place among the nations of the world. As a journalist,...
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August 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Wow. Our episode on Cavour has had the best "release day" of any of our Prime Ministers so far. Maybe we're podcasting about the wrong country!? 😅😅 Thank you to everyone that has listened so far. #italy #history
bit.ly/4fVwbfE
bit.ly/4fVwbfE
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Very impressive remembering of emperors here!
@totalusrankium.bsky.social Very much aligned with your (and your listeners') interest. Check out starting at around 9:15 in our most recent episode on Cavour, the first Prime Minister of Italy. There is no cheating, no prep, no reading from a list. Just a kid who loves Roman history. bit.ly/4fVwbfE
Italy Special - Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (Italy's First Prime Minister & Italian Unification) | Prime Factors - Ranking UK Prime Ministers
Italy was a divided nation, a pawn in the machinations of empires. Camillo Benso, the Count of Cavour, dreamed of a day when Italy could take its place among the nations of the world. As a journalist,...
bit.ly
August 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Very impressive remembering of emperors here!
@totalusrankium.bsky.social Very much aligned with your (and your listeners') interest. Check out starting at around 9:15 in our most recent episode on Cavour, the first Prime Minister of Italy. There is no cheating, no prep, no reading from a list. Just a kid who loves Roman history. bit.ly/4fVwbfE
Italy Special - Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (Italy's First Prime Minister & Italian Unification) | Prime Factors - Ranking UK Prime Ministers
Italy was a divided nation, a pawn in the machinations of empires. Camillo Benso, the Count of Cavour, dreamed of a day when Italy could take its place among the nations of the world. As a journalist,...
bit.ly
August 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
@totalusrankium.bsky.social Very much aligned with your (and your listeners') interest. Check out starting at around 9:15 in our most recent episode on Cavour, the first Prime Minister of Italy. There is no cheating, no prep, no reading from a list. Just a kid who loves Roman history. bit.ly/4fVwbfE
Italy was a divided nation, a pawn of empires. As a journalist, Cavour fought for a constitution. As a statesman, he needed all his cunning to make friends, scheme with emperors, and pull the parts of Italy together... by force, if necessary.
Recorded on vacation in Italy!
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Recorded on vacation in Italy!
bit.ly/4fVwbfE
August 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Italy was a divided nation, a pawn of empires. As a journalist, Cavour fought for a constitution. As a statesman, he needed all his cunning to make friends, scheme with emperors, and pull the parts of Italy together... by force, if necessary.
Recorded on vacation in Italy!
bit.ly/4fVwbfE
Recorded on vacation in Italy!
bit.ly/4fVwbfE
We are back from Italy! The Prime Factors family vacation traveled from Nice to Venice, seeing the sites and learning the history of the Italian Unification. We also recorded a special episode about Camillo Benso, the Count of Cavour, one of the architects that unification... and Italy's first PM!
August 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We are back from Italy! The Prime Factors family vacation traveled from Nice to Venice, seeing the sites and learning the history of the Italian Unification. We also recorded a special episode about Camillo Benso, the Count of Cavour, one of the architects that unification... and Italy's first PM!
Cavour building Italy out of legos. I really like this mural.
August 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Cavour building Italy out of legos. I really like this mural.
We wrote a great scene about the Pitt Diamond… and we cut it for time. But I think it turned out so well I just had to share.
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9.1B - Smuggling the Pitt Diamond (Bonus Scene) | Prime Factors - Ranking UK Prime Ministers
From the depths of the Kollur Mine to the apex of the French crown, the Pitt Diamond (later known as the Regent Diamond) is either the story of a great British adventure, or a terrible Indian tragedy....
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August 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We wrote a great scene about the Pitt Diamond… and we cut it for time. But I think it turned out so well I just had to share.
www.primefactorspodcast.com/e/91b-smuggl...
www.primefactorspodcast.com/e/91b-smuggl...
This may be the best episode we’ve ever recorded, almost a soft relaunch of the podcast. I just listened again last night.
Please let us know if you like the new “feel” of the podcast or if we should make adjustments.
www.primefactorspodcast.com/e/91-william...
Please let us know if you like the new “feel” of the podcast or if we should make adjustments.
www.primefactorspodcast.com/e/91-william...
9.1 - William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham (Part 1) | Prime Factors - Ranking UK Prime Ministers
As a boy, William Pitt grew up on stories of his merchant adventuring family. The Pitt fortune was smuggled out of the mines of India, even while his grandfather was the Governor of Madras. Pitt's fat...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This may be the best episode we’ve ever recorded, almost a soft relaunch of the podcast. I just listened again last night.
Please let us know if you like the new “feel” of the podcast or if we should make adjustments.
www.primefactorspodcast.com/e/91-william...
Please let us know if you like the new “feel” of the podcast or if we should make adjustments.
www.primefactorspodcast.com/e/91-william...
WILLIAM PITT THE ELDER! Do we need to say more?
Yes, we do. This episode is a "relaunch" of sorts for us with a more produced style. If you haven't listened in a while-- or are a first time listener-- this is a great starting point. Please let us know if you like it. #ukhistory
bit.ly/46xsVV4
Yes, we do. This episode is a "relaunch" of sorts for us with a more produced style. If you haven't listened in a while-- or are a first time listener-- this is a great starting point. Please let us know if you like it. #ukhistory
bit.ly/46xsVV4
July 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
WILLIAM PITT THE ELDER! Do we need to say more?
Yes, we do. This episode is a "relaunch" of sorts for us with a more produced style. If you haven't listened in a while-- or are a first time listener-- this is a great starting point. Please let us know if you like it. #ukhistory
bit.ly/46xsVV4
Yes, we do. This episode is a "relaunch" of sorts for us with a more produced style. If you haven't listened in a while-- or are a first time listener-- this is a great starting point. Please let us know if you like it. #ukhistory
bit.ly/46xsVV4
We visited the Fort Pitt museum in Pittsburgh, with a great (albeit small) section on William Pitt. It was great to see the locations in our podcast in real life.
(Pitt the Elder Part 1 coming soon.)
(Pitt the Elder Part 1 coming soon.)
July 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
We visited the Fort Pitt museum in Pittsburgh, with a great (albeit small) section on William Pitt. It was great to see the locations in our podcast in real life.
(Pitt the Elder Part 1 coming soon.)
(Pitt the Elder Part 1 coming soon.)
Recording day!!
William Pitt the Elder is one of the most important figures in both British and American colonial history. I am so exited!
William Pitt the Elder is one of the most important figures in both British and American colonial history. I am so exited!
July 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Recording day!!
William Pitt the Elder is one of the most important figures in both British and American colonial history. I am so exited!
William Pitt the Elder is one of the most important figures in both British and American colonial history. I am so exited!
What if a podcast HAD VIDEO? The video version of my Intelligent Speech presentation is now up. This version lacks Abram's "narration" and is the version as depicted at the conference itself. #ukhistory
youtu.be/7eSmaQ8HDT4
youtu.be/7eSmaQ8HDT4
Prime Lies: Robert Walpole (Intelligent Speech 2025 Presentation)
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July 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
What if a podcast HAD VIDEO? The video version of my Intelligent Speech presentation is now up. This version lacks Abram's "narration" and is the version as depicted at the conference itself. #ukhistory
youtu.be/7eSmaQ8HDT4
youtu.be/7eSmaQ8HDT4
Looking for all those crazy slides that Abram refused to read? Here they are! docs.google.com/presentation...
Prime Lies - Robert Walpole - Sharable
Prime Lies: Robert Walpole MM.DD.YY CONFERENCE / EVENT PRESENTATION PRESENTATOR: FULL NAME BY 1 www.primefactorspodcast.com Presented by: Joe Pranevich (Copyright 2025)
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July 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Looking for all those crazy slides that Abram refused to read? Here they are! docs.google.com/presentation...