philipberman.bsky.social
@philipberman.bsky.social
Previously, Associate Media Relations for Public Participation Charity Involve
Produce, edit and host the Ecotextile Talks podcast
Produce and edit the Politics on the Couch podcast
Are you not reading way too much into what might be a totally innocent mistake by someone relatively junior?
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Absolutely, I didn't know he did a BBC podcast. Thanks for sharing!
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Brilliant, as ever. The content was so rich I had to listen to it 3 times to get all the points.
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Yes, I can provide an AI generated transcript. But it's also worth knowing that on Spotify there's a live text transcription of the podcast.
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We tried to slip it out quietly in the middle of City v Liverpool and the latest BBC media storm but you caught us out!

To save your followers time searching:

Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/7Lsl...

Acast: shows.acast.com/politicsonth...
Changing minds about immigration
Podcast Episode · Politics on the Couch · 09/11/2025 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Blocked
October 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The machinations, internal rows and processes are only of interest to a very small section of the public, and so the actual impact can easily be summarised in the multitude of other BBC News and current affairs programmes on radio and TV.
July 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Also, Origin Story podcasts with Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynsky and, of course, Rafael Behr's Politics on the Couch
June 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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❓Do you think our democracy is in trouble?

Read our latest paper 'Upgrading Democracy', where Polly sets out the democratic doom loop threatening British politics, and how we can fix it. ⬇️

demos.co.uk/research/upg...
Upgrading Democracy: A new deal to repair the broken relationship between citizen and state
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
July 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Polly Curtis at Demos just published a report that very much aligns with my thinking on the topic, really its about direct democratic empowerment, she explains it here player.fm/1BwkPRX
How to break the ‘democratic doom loop’
<p>Rafael Behr talks to <a href="https://demos.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Demos</a>' CEO <a href="https://demos.co.uk/people/polly-curtis/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Polly Curtis</a> about the ...
player.fm
July 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM