Paper Cuts

Paper Cuts - a brand new show ploughing it's way through the news field to make you a steaming loaf of content bread every weekday morning. Join host Miranda Sawyer and a raft of journalists and comedians as we look at the good, the bad and the oh so ugly of the UK press. Panelists include Jonn Elledge, Alex Von Tunzelmann, Fin Taylor, Athena Kugblenu, Ava Santina, Fergus Craig, Jason Hazeley and many more. Subscribe now to not miss a single episode...

The new podcast that reads the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Had enough Schofield yet? Why the press just can’t leave the story alone. The Telegraph tries to rewrite COVID history – but why? Who’s got the best headline for Elton John meets Manchester City? And WOMEN! Here’s where you’re all going wrong. Columnist Marie le Conte and comedian Grainne Maguire join presenter Miranda Sawyer to hack their way through the newsprint jungle.  Follow Paper Cuts: Twitter: https://www.twitter...

The new podcast that reads the papers so you don’t have to. Today: When Prince Harry goes up against the Press, it’s Christmas for Fleet Street. Is it smart to go to war with people who buy ink by the barrel? Plus, Dam Nation: the infamy of Putin’s war crime in southern Ukraine. And the wildest and weirdest of today’s headlines...

The new podcast that reads the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Trump is indicted – could he go down this time? Stab attack horror in France – how will the British press cover it? And Bill Murray and ‘Milkshake’ star Kelis are now an item, apparently… Stand up and Fin vs. The Internet star Fin Taylor and historian-screenwriter extraordinaire Alex Von Tunzelmann are on today’s panel. Follow Paper Cuts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow Instagram: https://www.instagram...

The new podcast that reads the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Boris Johnson strops off. How will his fans in the press handle it? Nicola Sturgeon gets her collar felt. And why is Man City’s Champions League trophy apparently full of tomato soup? Comedian Ria Lina and New Statesman columnist Jonn Elledge join Miranda Sawyer for today’s newsstand rampage. Follow Paper Cuts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow Instagram: https://www.instagram...

The new podcast that reads the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Trump brings the circus to his arraignment in Miami. How will the Brit press handle it? Plus the papers lose their minds as Boris Johnson drags out the longest farewell since Frank Sinatra. And the nation salutes Man City’s Jack Grealish, now on his fourth day in an Ibiza terrace bar at time of recording...

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: The pro-Boris press are FEWMIN’ at the Privileges Committee but what are they going to do about it? Tributes to Glenda Jackson pour in. But why can’t working class people get jobs on stage any more? Plus the day’s best headlines, wildest stories and weirdest opinions.   Comedian Fin Taylor and writer-historian Alex von Tunzelmann join Andrew Harrison under a huge pile of newsprint. Follow Paper Cuts: Twitter: https://twitter...

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: What’s behind the Mirror’s Partygate video scoop? Why is the Mail is gunning for Bernard Jenkin? And who’s trying to take the booze out of Britain’s hard-earned pints? Comedian Fergus Craig and The Critic magazine’s parliamentary sketchwriter Rob Hutton join Miranda Sawyer to marvel at tomorrow’s chip paper. Follow Paper Cuts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow Instagram: https://www.instagram...

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: The nightmare of the Titanic submarine. What’s behind the “schoolkids identify as cats and dinosaurs” panic? Mortgage misery everywhere. And should you really not wash your underpants for six months? The Guardian thinks so. Presenter of the Smart7 podcast Jamie East and Oh God, What Now?’s Seth Thévoz join Miranda Sawyer to plunge into a whiff journalistic laundry bin. Follow Paper Cuts: Twitter: https://twitter...

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Sunak loses his interest rate battle, while the papers lose all interest in Brexit… Meanwhile, the submarine tragedy reaches a grim conclusion. And — who’s your money on in a Musk vs Zuckerberg cage match? (No, seriously…)  The New Statesman’s Rachel Cunliffe, comedian Fin Taylor join host and parliamentary sketchwriter Rob Hutton to muse the news. Follow Paper Cuts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow Instagram: https://www.instagram...