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Coco Khan
@cocobyname.bsky.social
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Host, Pod Save the UK; freelance writer (mostly Guardian). Books: The Good Immigrant (and more). Repped by: Aitken Alexander(📚) and Soho Agency (🎤🎬)
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cocobyname.bsky.social
Late to post but had fun covering for the inimitable Arwa Haider this week

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Also just want to point out my original piece said bedhead hair could be getting out of bed and giving it a quick brush, not no brush at all. That is frankly madness
We were on the brink of a big bush revival - then Kim K released her pubic hair thong | Coco Khan
The beauty industry has mastered selling us back an ersatz version of our own nature for enormous profit. Never has this been clearer than in the case of a sold-out modern-day merkin, says Coco Khan
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October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
cocobyname.bsky.social
blown away to have received a British podcast award, thank you to everyone who listens xxx
October 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Make sure you set aside some time to watch @podsavetheuk.crooked.com w @cocobyname.bsky.social and Nish Kumar www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUrJ... as they cover djt horrific visit
Anger, Rage and Love - Trump’s visit to the UK and Tommy Robinson’s far right rally
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September 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Pissed off with Politics?

Our headline panel at @forwardsbristol.bsky.social, Aug 24th.

Carol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social

Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social

Zarah Sultana @zarahsultana.bsky.social

Coco Khan (host) @cocobyname.bsky.social

It’s us against the billionaires.
July 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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podsavetheuk.crooked.com
Has Donald Trump been snubbed?

Listen to @MrNishKumar.bsky.social and @Cocobyname.bsky.social chatting about the US President's upcoming UK state visit, where he won’t be able to address Parliament.

New Pod Save the UK out tomorrow morning!

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #News #UK #NishKumar #Trump
July 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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markgannon.bsky.social
Really enjoyable live episode of @podsavetheuk.crooked.com to finish ‘Crossed Wires’ Festival. @garyseconomics.bsky.social excellent and spot on - Tax Wealth Not Work! 🎯 Oliver Coppard representing South Yorkshire well @mrnishkumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social very funny hosts. 👌🏼
July 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
cocobyname.bsky.social
My pitch to get the ‘what a sad little life Jane’ guy on the new banknotes - from yesterday’s Guardian

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What quintessentially British images should go on the new banknotes? Our panel has some ideas | Athena Kugblenu and others
The Bank of England is redesigning money with new themes. So how about Lincoln Cathedral, the London Marathon … or wheelie bins, suggest Athena Kugblenu, David Reynolds, Coco Khan, Connor Myers and He...
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July 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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podsavetheuk.crooked.com
Is the government trying to end civil disobedience?

MPs have voted in favour of banning Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. @MrNishKumar.bsky.social and @Cocobyname.bsky.social discuss what a move like this says about Labour's values.

#Politics #News #UK #Trending #PalestineAction #Gaza
July 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Really lovely chat with @mrnishkumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social today recording @podsavetheuk.crooked.com After the chaos of the vote, I worry I do very much sound like a woman who was still drunk from last night’s bender. But for the record: I was just high on codeine. Out tomorrow!
July 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
cocobyname.bsky.social
Still tickets for our live show in Sheffield! Come down for a pint of Nish Kumar themed beer (I kid you not) and some top chat with @garyseconomics.bsky.social and Mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard

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Pod Save the UK — Crossed Wires Festival 2025
Pod Save the UK is coming to Sheffield! Join hosts Nish Kumar and Coco Khan alongside special guest Gary Stevenson for a live podcast recording full of sharp political insight, humour and hope. The UK...
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July 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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podsavetheuk.crooked.com
We are delighted that PSUK won the Best Podcast at the @BASW_UK Social Work Journalism Awards 2025 - supported by the Social Workers Union @SWU_UK!

The winning episode featured care experienced campaigners @RebekahPierre92 and @sissaylemn.

Listen here: tinyurl.com/hzszyzsk
June 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Give @Cocobyname.bsky.social a platform and she'll use it!

Jeremy Hunt wasn’t convinced by her passion for tax - but @GarysEconomics is. Catch PSUK live at Crossed Wires festival on 6th July to hear radical ideas for fixing our broken system. It'll be good!

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UK #NishKumar
June 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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podsavetheuk.crooked.com
Former First Minister of Scotland @humzayousaf.bsky.social shares the daily reality of staying in touch with his partner's family in Gaza,.

Listen to the full conversation with @MrNishKumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social now.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #News #UK #FYP #Trending #Gaza
June 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
cocobyname.bsky.social
On tomorrow’s episode we talk abortion with @stellacreasy.bsky.social and reunite with @humzayousaf.bsky.social to discuss Gaza, and the rise of the right in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Subscribe subscribe and get it while it’s hot 👆🖱️
podsavetheuk.crooked.com Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · Jun 4
Bodily autonomy is under threat, Labour MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social warns @Cocobyname.bsky.social and @MrNishKumar.bsky.social this week. But, there’s an opportunity for positive legal change.

Full conversation out tomorrow, wherever you get your podcasts.

#Politics #UK #Trending #Abortion
June 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Nigel Farage thinks the laws around abortion needs to change. @cocobyname.bsky.social and @MrNishKumar.bsky.social have some strong feelings about his "pro choice" attitudes.

Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UK #News #Trending #NishKumar
May 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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podsavetheuk.crooked.com
David Lammy accuses Labour MP Zarah Sultana of "click baiting" after she quizzed him on continued arms exports to Israel.

Is it click bait to hold the government to account or is it just doing your job as an elected representative?

@Mrnishkumar.bsky.social
@cocobyname.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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podsavetheuk.crooked.com
This week, @Mrnishkumar.bsky.social heads to Westminster to witness democracy in action, @cocobyname.bsky.social discusses plans to fix youth unemployment, and the Government's language on Gaza has finally shifted.

Interviews:
Alison McGovern MP
@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social
@elliechowns.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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podsavetheuk.crooked.com
Is Starmer playing to the far right?

The PM's incendiary language intentionally or otherwise has evoked the ghost of Enoch Powell.

Listen to @Mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @cocobyname.bsky.social tomorrow on Pod Save the UK

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #CurrentAffairs #Trending #Starmer
May 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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From ‘cleanfluencers’ to home gurus, the ideal of a spotless home has never been so aspirational. But why are women still being told that inner peace is only a bottle of disinfectant away? @cocobyname.bsky.social discusses with @emmahcasey.bsky.social ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod
April 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Labour are wanting to get down with the public by upping their social media game. @mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @cocobyname.bsky.social just wonder whether they'll be able to land the tone.

From the latest episode of Pod Save the UK.
Listen here: http://go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK

#PodSaveTheUK
April 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
cocobyname.bsky.social
Fascinating chat re our alarmingly fragile food supply. Maybe it’s the feature writer in me but I love subjects like these - it’s the ‘where the rubber hits the road’ stuff of politics, it’s abt people’s daily lives. Check it out on today’s episode 🎙️ and pick up some extra tins later!🥫
podsavetheuk.crooked.com Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · Apr 3
Is Britain prepared for a food crisis? Food security expert Tim Lang believes we could be certainly more prepared, with @cocobyname.bsky.social and @zoegrunewald.bsky.social

From the latest episode of Pod Save the UK. Listen here: http://go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK

#PodSaveTheUK #UKFoodCrisis
April 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
cocobyname.bsky.social
new episode out now! discussing the spring statement and whether its austerity, and the political impact of Netflix’s Adolescence
podsavetheuk.crooked.com Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · Mar 27
🚨NEW POD SAVE THE UK OUT NOW🚨 Adolescence lead being white isn't part of the woke agenda.

From the new Pod Save the UK. Listen now: http://go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK 

#PodSaveTheUK
March 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Coco spots James Cleverly at Ikea!

@zoegrunewald.bsky.social covers for @mrnishkumar.bsky.social on the new #PodSaveTheUK with @cocobyname.bsky.social.

Listen here: http://go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK #Politics
March 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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What if we rebranded 'wealth tax' to 'patriot tax'? 🤔

@zoegrunewald.bsky.social covers for @mrnishkumar.bsky.social on the new Pod Save the UK with @cocobyname.bsky.social.

Listen here: http://go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK
March 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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podsavetheuk.crooked.com
NHS England abolished, and £5bn welfare cuts. All in tomorrow's Pod Save the UK with @cocobyname.bsky.social & @zoegrunewald.bsky.social.

Out tomo. Follow the pod so you don't miss it: http://go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK 

#PodSaveTheUK
March 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM