Pod Save the UK Meets Pod Save America
Nish Kumar and Coco Khan launch their new politics podcast ‘Pod Save the UK’ on May 4. Inspired by Crooked Media’s ‘Pod Save America’, their mission is to find solutions to Britain’s political problems - and have a laugh while they’re doing it. Subscribe now so you don't miss the video podcast, or subscribe here to listen each week: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK
They get tips from the founders of Crooked Media on what the UK and the USA can learn from each other’s politics. Our political systems are different, our problems aren’t. The economy, healthcare, trust in politicians. They discover the common challenge facing the left in the USA and the UK could be finding an identity. Jon Lovett tests the ‘special relationship’ to the limit and is that really Joe Biden dropping in with a special message?
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This was fantastic- honestly I'd love a weekly podcast where the hosts of Pod save America and Pod Save the UK just insult eachothers country 😂
@billberndtson
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Thanks for articulating that for me. 😃
@you_down_with_pjc
Жыл бұрын
Dude seriously let’s get that going
@WillBravoNotEvil
Жыл бұрын
❤ THIS! I'm sitting here wondering / daydreaming about how sustainable this energy is! I can't recall recently - if ever - grinning and nodding appreciatively for pretty much the entire show. I've always thought of myself as a cockeyed optimist but this recurring Podcastration™️ might be the cynical infusion I've sought all my life. Optimism is nice but can get exhausting. *One serious question* though: can this be done live? or does it require post-production clean up for the (I assume) intercontinental lag? I'm asking bc if done live, a comments section might well provide the powder keg needed for a much needed New Revolution that Jefferson (?) endorsed. 😂
@makingsenseofitall1422
Жыл бұрын
Oh. my gosh, yes! 💯
@6friend
Жыл бұрын
🤣
"and like most trains in America it derailed" is some of Lovett's finest work 🤣
@simonebye6771
Жыл бұрын
And we’re still smelling the toxic fumes 😆
@marywood8794
Жыл бұрын
He's not wrong and to be serious for a moment...modern high speed rail would cut down continental U.S. plane travel, which would be good for the environment...so we won't do it because we prefer to let our outdated rail system have derailments instead.
Yes... a rousing Pods Across The Pond monthly, quarterly round-up would be fantastic.
@NotEnoughBooks
Жыл бұрын
The whole viewership would have laughter induced eight packs
YES YES YES!!! We need this!! Now, if you can actually save us, please do. Thanks for making this, Nish and Coco (and Tommy and the Jons). Everyone, comment to help The Algorithm.
@robertacomstock3655
Жыл бұрын
Not sure I love your capital A on algorithm, but you're only truthing it.
@Tao_Tology
Жыл бұрын
Algorithm, Algorithm
@jantoraason3415
Жыл бұрын
I want our nephew in London to find this!
As a half breed American-Brit who moved to the UK after 20 years in NYC, this fulfills all my political news/opinion needs. I adore everything about expanding the franchise to these excellent people. And bloody hell, Lovett got some excellent jabs in there. Now get Rhodes on there to discuss the monarchy already.
I can't believe you guys got Nish Kumar. I hope you appreciate how massive this is, for you. I am now going to go and subscribe to everything that "Pod Save the UK" has ever touched.
@2nd3rd1st
Жыл бұрын
Can't believe they got Coco Khan tbh, she's a great writer.
@roryowens9703
Жыл бұрын
Now they've got Nish, they need to get Andy Zaltzman on as a guest on Lovett or Leave It.
@WillBravoNotEvil
Жыл бұрын
@@roryowens9703 You beat me to the Zaltzman reference. Now if I can just find my .gif or .mpg of Jon Stewart saying "too Jewy" out of context. 😄
@zippydj
Жыл бұрын
100% my feelings too!
@breakbreakbreakbreakbreak
Жыл бұрын
@@roryowens9703 agreed! i want andy to get to a wider audience!
I love that "chat shit, get banged" played a key role in this intercultural communication session.
Coming to you from a small town in Texas, LOVING British humor: Nish Kumar is the best! And what an amazing fit in this project!!! I think this is going to be great! And also really impactful! Job well done!
I hope they do more crossover episodes. This is great.
This episode is in the "put it in my favorites that I rewatch once a year" tier. Goodness, that was funny and cathartic.
This may be the biggest merging of political/comedic minds ever. Love Nish and Coco was great! Can't wait to start watching!!
So happy to see Nish and get more of an understanding of British politics. So excited for this!
Excellent. 10/10. My only note is that this could've been 6 hours longer.
Nish!! I'm a huge fan! Glad to see you buddy! Learning and laughing in Michigan USA.
I was watching this video and my husband walked in from work and without seeing the TV said “OMG NISH!” He’s stoked that one of his favorites is joining the Crooked family.
Looking forward to this new podcast. Love Nish Kumar. And yes, please do this combined group again soon.
Did anyone have a better time than Jon?! Amazing episode!
That was great! And Lovett was absolutely on fire here, so many great lines!
I fell in love with Nish when he wrote the song “I’m always seeing you do cool stuff” on Taskmaster!
You HAVE to do this again….bloody hilarious (and I’m an Australian) 😂😂😂
😂Definitely needed this! But us Brits are beyond saving!
The teamup I never knew I needed! Been a fan of Nish Kumar since his early appearances on Mock the Week.
@WillBravoNotEvil
Жыл бұрын
👉🏼 Adding Philomena Cunk & Charlie Brooker to my Dream Roster. May also intersect with Paul Provenza / Satiristas. I'll ping him.
@USBBenson
Жыл бұрын
Been a fan since he tried to throw a coconut on Taskmaster
This was a lot of fun to listen during my overnight shift. Looking forward to it for sure. I also feel like now it's a must to misuse all the UK slang possible
Lovett's jabs were exactly what I was thinking and I cracked up so bad.
I don't think I've laughed aloud more at a Pod Save episode, and that's a high bar. We need a crossover at least twice a year!
Doing my part to strengthen Pod Save the UK with the KZread algorithm by posting multiple comments here: I love Nish!!!! Because the opportunity presents itself, his political comedy comes out on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - it's so funny and refreshing. And now we get to see him be on a program where that humor will be a feature! What a treat!
Fuck I am so up for this. Finally someone to chat through the perpetual eye roll/anxiety/anger spiral with us. Subscribed, let's goooo.
@allyi302
Жыл бұрын
Not found oh god what now yet?
I love that they definitely didn’t get the ‘aging knuckleballer’ joke 😂
Yay! Big fan of Nish, and looking forward to getting to know Coco!
When do we get Pod Save Canada?! We need saving up here! … please? 🇨🇦
So happy to see you “franchise” your brand! I’ve loved Nish for a hot minute, and I had an inkling from Mash Report that he could really step up into “solid news commentary with a humorous bent” rather than just SNL-style one-liners. Loving all of this for all of you (and all of us).
Love that this is happening! Will be here for every episode. ❤
Excellent effort, guys! More of this!
Love the pod save series and can’t wait for what comes next with pod save the uk! What’s next? Pod save China or pod save Ukraine? 😂 seriously love what you guys are doing at crooked and keep up the good work!
Pod Save Oz next please (Australia)
@trancedoutkid
Жыл бұрын
Great idea! We can get Aunty Donna or the Weekly Planet boys to provide the humor.
@salgal5875
Жыл бұрын
Yes please!!
@nicoise8957
Жыл бұрын
@@trancedoutkid so many possibilities! No shortage of biting satire and political commentary in Australia
@__SummerRose
Жыл бұрын
Planet America guys maybe as hosts? Although Chas is libertarian xD
Definitely do this more often! Let's Tommy flex his world-o bonafides. Lovett was on point!
Freaking fantastic from all involved. Please do more of these!
We need a Pod Save Canada as well, theyr'e doing the same thing with universal health care here, trying to hand off all the work to private companies.
Yay, I'm psyched for this new pod. Definitely do more crossovers, this was a damned delight.
Love Nish. I'm so happy to see him here.
The woman who stole everything was Queen Vickie. But I think Elizabeth the first got the ball rolling.
This was delightful. Like watching your two best friends get along. But COME ON! Pod Save UK before Canada. Come on neighbour!!! We need you!!! Typing from Toronto.
@KristineMaitland
Жыл бұрын
I concur (also from Toronto). But at least we have Because News (on CBC Radio).
@flybymight
Жыл бұрын
@@KristineMaitland But but but....I want more!! You are not wrong. I just want the Pod take on Canada to guide us through the next little while...
This collab needs to be a regular thing, for both countries' benefit🤣
This is brilliant... Great idea. I really hope Pod Save the UK explains the details of how things actually work...like the house of Lords, first past the post and constituencies etc and then the pros and cons of our system. Pod Save America is really good at explaining the technicalities something that I have never seen in the UK. There is always the assumption that we already know how it works... Though as it's never been explained at school or the news I am not sure how people are meant to find out.
@Tao_Tology
Жыл бұрын
'First past the Post' is, essentially the same set up for how the country chooses the President. Lots of smaller elections (across each state) and if a candidate wins enough of those smaller elections......they get to be President (via the EC confirmation). And in both cases it isn't necessarily the person/party (UK) that gets the most votes who wins, just whomever racks up enough local election wins.
This just got better and better. Great content, would love to see more of these crossovers.
Been a while since I laughed this hard. This was amazing and am looking forward to more
I'd love for Tommy to pop in sometimes and "chat shit". Either way, I'm intrigued by this and want more! Can't wait for James O'Brien to be a guest!
I hope Lovett will visit the UK show sometimes they're a fantastic match in humor. I love this. Excited for more!
Hi Nish!! So happy to see you again! You're my Romesh. ;)
The vibes between these two, just wonderful! This will make my week so much better. The next referendum would be about Britain leaving the earth's crust 😂😂😂 Good thing that the water, that you drank in that moment and now gushes through your nose, is a lot better than coffee etc.
Omgggg yall dunno how excited i am for this. Ive been keeping up with UK politics for years and as an American watching Donald and BoJo at the same time but no one around me having any idea what I'm talking about when ranting about "THE LIES ON THE BUSES" and only vaguely aware of the US relevant rants, man its been a rough 7years lol so happy to see US reaching out across the pond. I often tell my UK friends that we (progressives but also just moderate lefties sick of authoritarians and populists) NEED to start at least educating each other on whats going on and ideally helping organize, build movements, etc. While we may be able to hold off the authoritarians this go round, i think the only way we'll be able to next time they threaten democracies at a similar scale, it will only be through international awareness + solidarity that we hold the line. 🇬🇧💙🇺🇸
Love Nish! Will be watching and listening to this UK pod nonstop
This was so much fun! 2 of my ‘fandoms’ colliding. I’m Belgian, and I was always a huge fan of Nish on the Mash Report.
It would be great to see segments contrasting things like US libertarianism vs European libertarianism. The following platform is extremely viable in most developed countries right now: - Electoral reform (UK, US, Canada, other Commonwealth nations) - UAP disclosure - Official release of consistent government Covid statistics
Really happy this has launched. Nish and Coco are amazing.
I love Nish and have just been introduced to Coco... I think they will do a great job. I loved having the two teams, as it were, on here... please make it a semi-regular thing.
I already love their voices, can't wait to hear more PSUK
Yes! 100% here to watch ALL of this! Add more Pod Save Countries/themes to the family please. 💕
Really a good listen and watch thanks so much!!
I loved this! I was giggling the whole time, and I was not even paying full attention. Paying bills, trying to multi task. (As Americans do quite frequently.) Seriously, do this more Crooked Media.
TOMMY REALLY SAID "not where you think" 💀💀💀
Shoutout to the soundguy who tamed Nishs laughter, it sounds really pleasant when its not double the volume of everyone else. The bugle episodes with Nish are sometimes really hard to listen to because Chris doesnt know how to do that.
@WillBravoNotEvil
Жыл бұрын
I suspect that the Pod $ave fellows have a post-production budget. I get the impression that Producer Chris operates more on love, piss & vinegar.
@juicesnap
Жыл бұрын
he should get 5 points for that laugh....
We who are about to consume you (via content) salute you. We need more of this cross over.
Wonderful. Will check out the UK version.
Yaaaas! When I heard that Pod Save the UK was starting up, I had no idea that Nish would be a host. Hell yeah!
Definitely looking forward to this new podcast.
Love this! Entertaining, illuminating, hilariious. Have to ask, though, sorry, can you please do Pod Save Canada too? Some of us N° of 49 are worried!
This was amazing, you guys need to do this again!
We definitely need a Pod save the Union in preparation of the next EU Parlament election
Yay! We get our own pod ! Excited for this and will tune in for
Great stuff. Looking forward to this.
Love this! Thanks so much
Wonderful! Will be very nice to get to the UK perspective.
Lots of Nish love (rightly so) but Coco was a blast "chat shit, get banged". Spat out my tea!
Damn but I'm glad Nish Kumar is on this. I can't wait :)
This was so funny! You guys should definitely collab on some more pods!
Pretty bold, the podcast about the Evil Empire dropping on Star Wars Day.
Great! I've been wanting to catch back up on UK politics and here you are with PSUK! And Nish is one of the hosts! I'm sold!!!
Thanks for this conversation. I'm watching this after seeing the first Pod Save The U.K. episode. It's even more better because I've heard them all before, making it more interesting.
I seriously miss The Mash Report.
Thanks for this! Can’t wait until May the Fourth!
#3 - Doing my part to strengthen Pod Save the UK with the KZread algorithm by posting multiple comments here: I swear, humor is always what pulls ppl in. Almost never just facts. Humor taps into the motivational force of emotions. Anger and fear do the same, but those emotions are stagnating and corrosive. Humor frees you up to be creative and kind as well as motivated for action. . . . I am hoping he can pull in the likes of Jon Richardson, Richard Ayoade, David Mitchell, Henning Wenn, Roisin Conaty, Miles Jupp, David Tennent, etc . . . Henning Wenn might be too tart . . . I love how uncomfortable he makes me. . . . . . I think Richard Ayoade does a particularly good job, like Nish, of balancing pointed opinion, humor and sarcasm.
@kayapapaya
Жыл бұрын
Agree especially re: Henning and Richard. Would also add Sara Pascoe and Frankie Boyle.
7:35 On the voter ID age-disparity thing: one form of ID that is allowed is a bus pass **but only for the elderly** . If you are a new/younger voter, _with the same type of bus pass ID_ , you aren't allowed to use it to vote. _Some_ have suggested that the tories are trying to disefranchise voters who would be less likely to vote for them. 🤔
Can we keep lovett
So looking forward to this. Love nish kumar.
Absolutely ❤ this ! We need more !
Someone may have said this already, but are none of these people familiar with "talk shit, get hit?" Lol I immediately knew what banged meant bc we say the American version a lot where I live. It's about as common as "snitches get stitches"
I think PSUK is a worthy and wonderful addition to the Crooked Mediations. As Milton Jones has said, "Nish Kumar...sounds exotic, just a bloke." As this shows, a smartass and a smart person. Coco Khan is every bit his delightful match. Carry on.
How fun was that!! 🌟🌟💕💕
Delightful back and forth. Subscribed and shared your link with a number of like-minded groups on social media. Hoping you make a major go of it and that this was not an introductory one-off, but will be a regular "check-in" on our dear British cohort.
This was great, love Nish (from Mash on KZread), first time watching Coco, but she’s awesome too! Excited to see the new podcast!
Loved this!! What a great conversation!
US Translation: "Talk shit, get hit"
I’m so excited for this show!
Wow freaking LOVE Coco & Nish this is gonna be fantastic!! Can I listen even tho I’m in the US or will the Gazpacho come and arrest me?
I am loving all of this energy! Fantastic.
YES do this more often! What great banter you all have, thanks
This is awesome! Nish is back and with Pod Save! Yea!!!
As a Brit now living in the US and an avid follower of PSTW this is coolest thing I have seen in a long, long time. Go for it guys!
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