The difficulty for all future PMs is surely that, whilst it was clear why the Tory PMs resigned (Cameron lost Brexit, May had parliamentary deadlock, Boris broke his own rules, Truss crashed the economy), Starmer is just... currently unpopular?

guys I think it's time for Sue Gray to do another report

Cripes even the swimming pool at my gym is going Reform

Thanks for the kind comments about my TimesRadio stint over the weekend - I'm back again tonight from 10pm, no prizes for guessing what we'll be talking about...

I've just had sight of what the Prime Minister will be saying in his 'reset' speech tomorrow. As soon as the embargo lifts at 22:30, I'll be discussing it on my Times Radio show.

“Our pets aren't thinking about living longer. They just want to be comfortable in the here and now.” A pleasure to meet Dr Caroline Flicker - Britain’s first vet to specialise in at-home palliative and end-of-life care. Check out our chat 👇 www.modernmann.co.uk/new/pallivet

sometimes Ollie and I record remotely and I cover my face with his so I don't have to look at myself and it looks like this

It's not every day you're named "highly commended" for uncontrollably giggling whilst supping wine through plastic teets, but that is what has befallen The Modern Mann team this evening. A fun and silly night at the #GoldenLobes awards, where scooped runner up for 'Best Blooper'

NEW - 'My Deepfake Nightmare' For The Modern Mann, I meet Cheryl Bennett, a PE teacher whose life was turned upside down when an AI Deepfake video went viral which falsely showed her using racist language whilst leafletting for local elections 👉 pod.fo/e/3fb507

Absolutely loved #CaliforniaSchemin - a funny, fast-paced, endearing British film of the kind we supposedly don't make anymore. Two great young actors playing the leads too.

Wow my mobile livestreaming setup is pure sex

Therapy

How 'World Book Day' Descended into Dressing-Up HELL - from ep416 of Answer Me This! #worldbookday #worldbookdaycostumes #childrensbooks #stressedparents #AnswerMeThis 🎧👉https://pod.link/208516732

Thinking this Mother's Day of all the Mums who have their kids removed - and all the grandmothers and foster mums who step in to help. (Check out my interview with Karina on The Modern Mann)

Welcoming two new members to the family today! Thanks to National Animal Welfare Trust Watford who were lovely to deal with😻

If people cried laughing as much as they use the cry-laughing emoji the world would be a happier place

Incredible that we'll soon have data servers in space, yet nobody can apparently put the app to buy railway station car parking in the same app where you can check train status and buy train tickets

For my Times Radio show tonight... as it's World Book Day: what book recommendation would you suggest for our world leaders?

This is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with here... Apologies to Times Radio listeners but you are stuck with me covering this week. Join me each weeknight at 10pm. X

No matter how many times I see it, I will never get used to old men in the locker room hairdrying their genitals

Have started channneling Davina whenever my wife calls the car and my kids are in the back. YOU ARE LIVE ON SPEAKERPHONE, please do not swear

Wee Willie Winkie... DECODED! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚 Another nursery rhyme busted wide open on #AnswerMeThis... #nurseryrhymes #scot

Every time Spotify email me a Get Tickets link to a gig that's been sold out for months I think their technology is failing, surely the opposite of their intention and an easily fixable algorithm

ChatGPT confidently bullshitting incorrect answers gives strong 'public schoolboy at Oxbridge interview' vibes

This is Robbie Greatrex. He spent six hours trapped in the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Unable to feel his legs, unsure he would emerge alive. 🧵

61 years ago today, Malcolm X came to #Smethwick. The industrial suburb of Birmingham had recently gained a grim reputation as ‘the most racist town in Britain’... 🧵

Wait, The Muppet Show is back on Wednesday? How have I just heard about this, this is the news I have been waiting for since 1986

What would YOU do if #TaylorSwift gave you a wax-sealed envelope? #waxseal #waxsealstamp

Andy Burnham: BLOCKED! Olly Mann: ACTIVATED! Join me from 1pm on Times Radio...

I rarely get invited to have my photo taken so of course when I do it is for a broadsheet piece about middle class people who shop at Costco

This is Alok; a high-flying CFO, who fraternised with the world’s richest men. Anon letters sent to his boss, Masayoshi Son, accused him of corruption. Suddenly, shadowy “shareholders” emerged from nowhere, and a smear campaign quietly derailed his career... 🎧 www.modernmann.co.uk/new/moneytrap

If you want a break from the news, please know that in the new Answer Me This we talk about the provenance of Wombles and this is representative of the topical issues discussed 🎧https://answermethispodcast.com

If there isn't a new version of Descript for me to reload each day it's like the sun hasn't risen

It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.

We need a morose post-Christmas radio station for soundtracking taking the tree ornaments *down*

At this time of year, it's natural to remember the profound moments over the past twelve months that have really caused you to pause and reflect. Like this insane salad I was served in the Isle of Wight. Kiwi with baked beans!

My last radio show of the year! Join me from 4pm on Times Radio for breaking news, politics chat and a look back over 2025

What a companionable trio of chaps Times Radio has scheduled across daytime this Betwixtmas. ...Considering putting my hair into a mohawk, to give me a bit of edge. Join me from 4pm, all this week 📻 times.radio

An unfortunate email preview. I think they're thinking of the sprouts?

Why is GARLIC so globally popular? 🧄 #AnswerMeThis

Forty years ago today, Microsoft released Windows 1.0, making it possible to look at a Word document AND a frozen edition of Paint simultaneously

Learning CPR was surprisingly physically challenging!

The BBC still owes me £300 from 2022. If they don't pay me by Friday, I will be suing them for $1 billion

Today #SesameStreet returns to our (Netflix) screens, so we consider the impact the show has had on changing the world...

Just heard the sad news about Quentin Willson, whom I met on a family holiday when I was 17. As he was the only person I knew who worked in telly, after my A-Levels I asked him some advice...

🫢am going to assume nobody Googled this phrase before sticking it in the Marks & Spencer Christmas catalogue ...

Every UK radio station news bulletin today: "The time has come to listen to victims." Every UK radio station playlist today: "It's Halloween! Let's play Thriller by Michael Jackson"

Did people REALLY used to sleep sitting up?! A brief history of beds 🛏️ - from ep411 of "Answer Me This!" 👉 answermethispodcast.com

Matthew Cordle killed a man whilst drink-driving. He then confessed to the crime on YouTube. Twelve years later, after serving time in prison, he talks to me on 'The Modern Mann' about remorse, rehabilitaton - and what it means to take responsibility. 🎧 pod.fo/e/33b3f9

I can't quite believe it, but it's been ten years since we began The Modern Mann. Even in 2015, we knew that a magazine programme was, in essence, an anti-internet idea. But it's even more so now, in a world where increasing numbers of people think of 'podcasts' as celebrity videos on Instagram...