Episodi

  • 142: Celebrity Parliaments, WhatsApp Revolutions and The Bride Revisited

    142: Celebrity Parliaments, WhatsApp Revolutions and The Bride Revisited
    Oct 31 2026

    Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss the Israeli elections, the 7 Up series and Nelson Mandela.

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    The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
    Music by Tarboosh Records
    Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive

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    1 ora e 10 min
  • 141: Other People's Podcasts and Other Country's Riots

    141: Other People's Podcasts and Other Country's Riots
    Oct 24 2026

    Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss new homes, old schools and the hardship of a career in stand-up comedy.

    Watch the short film from Artists Against Fascism here.

    Visit Defend Our Juries here.

    Check out the zin clipping for "The Day of the Ray Gun Cometh" (1982) here.

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    The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
    Music by Tarboosh Records
    Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive

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    54 min
  • 140: Greens vs. Zionism, AI vs. Capitalism and Mamdani vs. Palestine?

    140: Greens vs. Zionism, AI vs. Capitalism and Mamdani vs. Palestine?
    Oct 10 2026

    Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss The Burnham Bump, the spirituality of being on the left and Talal's dad Mustapha Karkouti.

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    On 10th October Alexei joins a livestream for Henley Literary Festival - get tickets here!

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    The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
    Music by Tarboosh Records
    Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive

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    1 ora
  • 139: Bottom-Up Democracy, Burnham's Speech and Bobby Chariot's Wig

    139: Bottom-Up Democracy, Burnham's Speech and Bobby Chariot's Wig
    Oct 3 2026

    Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti discuss Reliant Robins, Murray Bookchin's Social Ecology, Spike Milligan and Germany.

    Alexei also adds a few more shows onto his IMDB all-time subjective ranking of all things Alexei Sayle!

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    On 10th October Alexei joins a livestream for Henley Literary Festival - get tickets here!

    Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron to gain access to the video version of the podcast, Alexei Reacts! and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast

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    The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
    Music by Tarboosh Records
    Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive

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    59 min
  • 138: Ed Sheeran, Ed Milliband and Dead Langham

    138: Ed Sheeran, Ed Milliband and Dead Langham
    Sep 26 2026

    Alexei Sayle gets all gossipy this episode! He also apparently invented the pizza delivery??

    Alexei and Talal Karkouti also discuss Zach Polanski's upcoming bid to get into parliament, Orchids in Militant's Liverpool and his new book. BUY HIS NEW BOOK!

    Order Alexei's new book here.

    The upcoming online event discussed in this episode - Comedy v fascism - is actually happening on 30th September. Get tickets here.

    The thing on 10th October is another livestream for Henley Literary Festival - get tickets here!

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    The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
    Music by Tarboosh Records
    Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive

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    56 min
  • 137: Live at The Roundhouse with Diane Morgan!

    137: Live at The Roundhouse with Diane Morgan!
    Sep 12 2026

    Alexei Sayle, Talal Karkouti and special guest Diane Morgan sit down in front of 800 people to discuss ticks, robots and Doctor Who.

    Oh and Diane's new show Ann Droid, of course!

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    The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
    Music by Tarboosh Records
    Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive

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    1 ora e 19 min
  • 136: Good Riddance Keir Starmer, Reform Exposed and Wittgenstein's Poker

    136: Good Riddance Keir Starmer, Reform Exposed and Wittgenstein's Poker
    Sep 5 2026

    Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss Sexy Beast, Bill Oddie, The Falkland Islands and Top Gear.

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    Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron to gain access to the video version of the podcast, Alexei Reacts! and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast

    Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com

    Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

    Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides and more.

    The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
    Music by Tarboosh Records
    Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive

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    1 ora e 9 min
  • 135: Tony Greenstein, Immortality and The Problem With Dragons

    135: Tony Greenstein, Immortality and The Problem With Dragons
    Aug 23 2026
    Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti bring you the first ever podcast from Mars! From the future! From Alexei's Back Garden!

    They also discuss what TV shows they're watching, Alexei's new book (link below!) and Nadia Sawalha.

    Pre-order Alexei's book here.

    Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron to gain access to the video version of the podcast, Alexei Reacts! and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast

    Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com

    Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

    Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides and more.

    The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
    Music by Tarboosh Records
    Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive
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    45 min