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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 5h

My kinda lady. A x

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paulpettinger.bsky.social @paulpettinger.bsky.social · 18h

My grandmother Edith sadly died at 76. Ethel, meanwhile, lived to about 100. Read into that - unredactedly - what you will.

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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · 19h

Very much enjoyed the excellent @quietriotpod.bsky.social on run this evening - great stuff @sturdyalex.bsky.social @pimlicat.bsky.social

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

SUNDAY SCHOOL DROP

☮️🏆 Who is María Corina Machado & how bruised is Trump?

💸 Reform struggles to find DOLGE cuts

📚RIP Jilly Cooper & all hail the trashy novel

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Sunday School: The Big Blag Theory

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 18h

No. It's like saying they are both in the Southeast. A

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Steve 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 @wohyeahwohyeah.bsky.social · 20h

Perfect antidote to that "another week of shit incoming 😟" feeling of Sunday evenings.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps by listening to @quietriotpod.bsky.social around them?
It all sinks in.

Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · Jul 17

Parents of 12 year olds!

Your children will be able to vote at the next General Election.

Please make sure they’re getting a rounded education about politics from today.

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Sam Ess @sambv.bsky.social · 1d

A wonderful Sunday afternoon listen, as always. It’s the soundtrack to my time in the kitchen, my favourite time of the week.
But…while I loved the sandwich insurance policy story, I am, at this point, contractually obliged to point out: “There’s no such thing as a seagull.”

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 22h

Don't be that guy! 🦤 A x

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Heriot Anderson @heriot.bsky.social · 1d

@sturdyalex.bsky.social laughing out loud at Reform is a thing of joy. 😂

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 22h

I think the only suggestion was that they are geographically close. A x

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Pilar redalphababe #fbpe 🇪🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺 @pilargomez.bsky.social · 1d

My Sundays always start with the new episode of @quietriotpod.bsky.social

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Sunday School: The Big Blag Theory

Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 12/10/2025 · 55m

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

Are they all naked all the time? I hope so. A x

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

“Reform seems to do very well at gaining elected officials, but not so well at keeping them. Since May, they have shed a remarkable 24 councillors for a variety of very embarrassing reasons, including losing eight in September alone.” @pimlicat.bsky.social

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

SUNDAY SCHOOL DROP

☮️🏆 Who is María Corina Machado & how bruised is Trump?

💸 Reform struggles to find DOLGE cuts

📚RIP Jilly Cooper & all hail the trashy novel

open.spotify.com/episode/2jKt...

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Sunday School: The Big Blag Theory

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Amyn Merchant @amynmerchant.bsky.social · 1d

@quietriotpod.bsky.social is ALWAYS worth your time.

Do listen, especially if you haven’t discovered it yet.

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

SUNDAY SCHOOL DROP

☮️🏆 Who is María Corina Machado & how bruised is Trump?

💸 Reform struggles to find DOLGE cuts

📚RIP Jilly Cooper & all hail the trashy novel

open.spotify.com/episode/2jKt...

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Sunday School: The Big Blag Theory

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 1d

New post just out:

The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.

In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.

(£/free trial)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...

Russia and the rise of the radical right

Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)

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Kev De Faoite @kevjusdorange.bsky.social · 1d

Reform, neatly defined:

“…Hate speech, corruption and
gross incompetence…”

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

SUNDAY SCHOOL DROP

☮️🏆 Who is María Corina Machado & how bruised is Trump?

💸 Reform struggles to find DOLGE cuts

📚RIP Jilly Cooper & all hail the trashy novel

open.spotify.com/episode/2jKt...

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Sunday School: The Big Blag Theory

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

I left the BBC Radio intro in to identify him, but it's very easy to miss in the melee. I should have repeated. A x

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

He is the Leicester leader. Three CCs all with the same result. A x

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Olddogandgrump @olddogandgrump.bsky.social · 1d

Great clip from KCC leader. Funny how quickly Reform people turn into a quivering puddle of incoherence as soon as they are subjected to even the mildest interrogation. It's like listening to someone who's only ever read or watched things they agree with and the notion of challenge is beyond them.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 1d

Alex and I run through the latest on Gaza, the Nobel Peace Prize, the hubris of Reform UK, and our favourite guilty pleasure books PLUS we bring you TWO good news stories in Grin & Share It.

🎧👇

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

SUNDAY SCHOOL DROP

☮️🏆 Who is María Corina Machado & how bruised is Trump?

💸 Reform struggles to find DOLGE cuts

📚RIP Jilly Cooper & all hail the trashy novel

open.spotify.com/episode/2jKt...

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Sunday School: The Big Blag Theory

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 1d

“Is peace merely the absence of war? Or is it something else that involves prosperity, democracy, and the rule of law - a framework that means conflict can be resolved in a civilised way? That seems a more enduring vision than ‘we’ve stopped shooting at each other, for now’.”

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

SUNDAY SCHOOL DROP

☮️🏆 Who is María Corina Machado & how bruised is Trump?

💸 Reform struggles to find DOLGE cuts

📚RIP Jilly Cooper & all hail the trashy novel

open.spotify.com/episode/2jKt...

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Sunday School: The Big Blag Theory

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

SUNDAY SCHOOL DROP

☮️🏆 Who is María Corina Machado & how bruised is Trump?

💸 Reform struggles to find DOLGE cuts

📚RIP Jilly Cooper & all hail the trashy novel

open.spotify.com/episode/2jKt...

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Sunday School: The Big Blag Theory

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 2d

OOPS! A x

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Ann Harries @annharries.bsky.social · 2d

The bar is high with QR, but this week was an embarras de richesses. Olivier was fantastic on the French quagmire, Sam was fabulous on journalism and politics, and there was a proper discussion on antisemitism, plus this week’s Wokey-dokey was just epic. Oh and I nearly forgot Kenny s “ story”🫣

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daughterofmrandmrss @nosregis.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Philp at the tory party conference.

"Like a Haunted Disney Candlestick".

We don't deserve @sturdyalex.bsky.social

Thank you @quietriotpod.bsky.social you're the bee's knees.

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 4d

🆕 Anti-Woke Wake: It the Tory Party dead or just resting? ☠️

💥 Tory Conference debrief
💥 France latest political soap
💥 A deal on Gaza - but antisemitism on the rise

An amazing episode with special guest @samfr.bsky.social.

🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5JQF...

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Anti-Woke Wake: Is the Tory Party dead or just resting?

Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 09/10/2025 · 1h 13m

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