Oh God, What Now?

The Tory Party looks fatally damaged. Who hijacked the corpse at their conference in Manchester – Reform or Robert Jenrick? Josh Glancy of The Sunday Times was there and he explains whether there’s any life in the old party yet. Plus, the horrific killings at a Manchester synagogue left many British Jews saying they feel unsafe in their own country. We look at the complex and emotive issues of fighting antisemitism while preserving the right to protest against Netanyahu’s war on Gaza. And in the Extra Bit, we look at the Tech Bro nightmare of “996”. Could you work 9am-9pm six days a week? ESCAPE ROUTES  • Marie has set up her very own affordable art salon called The Outsiders’ Arts Club [https://www.outsidersartsclub.com/]. • Jonn loved Juniper Blood [https://www.donmarwarehouse.com/whats-on/juniper-blood-n8df] at the Donmar – keep an eye out in case it’s on near you.  • Josh Glancy recommends Blue Lights [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0f2cxpr/blue-lights] on the BBC iPlayer.   • Andrew went to see Edwyn Collins [https://www.edwyncollins.com/] live in London. • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk [ads@podmasters.co.uk] to find out more • Back us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow%E2%81%A0] for ad-free listening, bonus materials and more.  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison with Jonn Elledge and Marie le Conte. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Theme music by Cornershop. Art direction: James Parrett. Produced by Chris Jones. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk [https://www.podmasters.co.uk/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Nobody wants to imagine a large-scale war in Europe. But after Putin invaded Ukraine and Trump tore up Europe’s security guarantee, it’s horribly plausible. Is Russia as powerful as Putin wants us to think? Is there more to military power than tanks and guns? Why do strategists keep making the wrong predictions? And what does Pete Hegseth’s unhinged locker-rom pep talk/incitement to the US military to commit war crimes mean for any American role in the world? In a fascinating, surprise-packed conversation Phillips Payson O’Brien, Professor of Strategic Studies at St Andrews University and author of new book War and Power: Who Wins Wars and Why [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9780241744031] gives Andrew Harrison and Jacob Jarvis an urgent update on the realities of military power.  • Buy War and Power [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9780241744031] through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund OGWN by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org [http://bookshop.org/]’s fees help support independent bookshops too. ESCAPE ROUTES  • Phillips recommends Better Call Saul [https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80021955] on Netflix.  • Jarv recommends horror movies Weapons [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/weapons-2026] and Bring Her Back [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/bring-her-back].  • Andrew went to see Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals [https://fineyoungcannibals.tmstor.es/]. Buy any book through our affiliate bookshop [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/podmasters] and you’ll help fund OGWN by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org [http://bookshop.org/]’s fees help support independent bookshops too. • Head to nakedwines.co.uk/ohgodwhatnow [https://www.nakedwines.co.uk/ohgodwhatnow] to get 6 top-rated wines from our sponsor Naked Wines for £39.99, delivery included. • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk [ads@podmasters.co.uk] to find out more • Back us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow] for ad-free listening, bonus materials and more.  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison with Jacob Jarvis. Audio/video production by Chris Jones. Theme music by Cornershop. Art direction: James Parrett. Produced by Chris Jones. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk [https://www.podmasters.co.uk/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Keir Starmer’s conference speech is getting heaps of praise after he finally went hard against Farage. But has he done enough to show he’s in control, or is the Labour messaging still all over the place? Plus, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, isn’t going away. He says he wants the UK to rejoin the EU, but do they want us? And does Labour even want him!? And in the Extra Bit for Patreon backers, the panel takes a look at the politicians who are the most popular with the UK’s young people right now, according to the polls, anyway. ESCAPE ROUTES • Jonn is watching House of Guinness [https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81664250] on Netflix.  • Hannah watched the 1961 documentary Barbara Hepworth [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p013h27r/barbara-hepworth] on iPlayer. • Seth watched the documentary Hollywood [https://archive.org/details/vol.-12-star-treatment/Vol.+1+-+The+Pioneers.avi] by Kevin Brownlow. • Head to nakedwines.co.uk/ohgodwhatnow [http://nakedwines.co.uk/ohgodwhatnow] to get 6 top-rated wines from our sponsor Naked Wines for £39.99, delivery included. • Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here: nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnow [https://nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnow]. It’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow [http://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow] Presented by Seth Thévoz with Hannah Fearn, Jonn Elledge and Jason Hazeley. Audio Production by: Tom Taylor and Robin Leeburn. Art direction: James Parrett. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk [http://www.podmasters.co.uk]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Labour has staked its future on building hundreds of thousand of homes and fixing up crumbling communities. But does “regeneration” actually work? Housing expert and author of Big Capital: Who Is London For? [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9780141984995]  Anna Minton joins OGWN regular and development wonk Hannah Fearn to look at the nightmare of trying to build houses in a system designed to inhibit it. Includes regeneration horror stories from Baltimore to Canary Wharf to Liverpool’s Albert Dock.  ESCAPE ROUTES  • Anna recommends The Hostage [https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81696688] with Suranne Jones on Netflix.  • Hannah has been reading The Vast Extent [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9780571355648] by Lavinia Greenlaw.  • Andrew was blindsided by the 2019 movie A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood] with Tom Hanks. Buy any book through our affiliate bookshop [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/podmasters] and you’ll help fund OGWN by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org [http://bookshop.org/]’s fees help support independent bookshops too. • Claim the Naked Wines offer here: ⁠nakedwines.co.uk/ohgodwhatnow⁠ [https://nakedwines.co.uk/ohgodwhatnow] • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk [ads@podmasters.co.uk] to find out more • Back us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow [https://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow] for ad-free listening, bonus materials and more.  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison with Hannah Fearn. Audio/Video production by Chris Jones. Theme music by Cornershop. Art direction: James Parrett. Produced by Chris Jones. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk [https://www.podmasters.co.uk/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

The ghost of Enoch Powell punches the air as Farage announces jaw-dropping plans for mass deportations and tearing up Indefinite Leave to Remain, claiming it will save Britain over £230bn (it won’t). Is Reform succumbing to the gravitational pull of the far-far-far right or just showing its true, cruel face? And does Labour’s feeble response that “this plan won’t work” just accept the premise of a hateful piece of self-harm? Plus, Trump’s Tariffs: how they started and how they’re going, with international trade expert and friend of the pod Dmitry Grozoubinski. And in the Extra Bit, what was the exciting new tech innovation that made you say “OK that’s enough exciting new tech innovations, thanks”? • See Matt Green on his Legitimate Concerns [https://www.mattgreencomedy.com/2025-tour-show] tour, beginning on 17 October.  • Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here [https://nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnow]. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee!  ESCAPE ROUTES  • Matt recommends The Girlfriend [https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Girlfriend/0K7MRTWL4S2D8WNYR4XQFD3A64]on Amazon Prime.  • Marie watched the whole of Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/barry-lyndon] and seems to want a medal for it. And Modern Family [https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-943f5577-caad-4e34-a8d3-4a9a816d078a] too.  • Dmitry has been rewatching the Australian political satire Utopia [https://tv.apple.com/au/show/utopia/umc.cmc.4xrwz3v2pzy6agaw0qpxnv6lq] which you can see on Apple TV+.  • Ros (mostly) recommends The Hack [https://www.itv.com/watch/the-hack/10a3293] on ITV.  Claim the Naked Wines offer here: ⁠nakedwines.co.uk/ohgodwhatnow⁠ [https://nakedwines.co.uk/ohgodwhatnow] • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk [ads@podmasters.co.uk] to find out more • Back us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow] for ad-free listening, bonus materials and more.  Written and presented by Ros Taylor with Marie le Conte and Matt Green. Audio production by Tom Taylor and Robin Leeburn. Theme music by Cornershop. Art direction: James Parrett. Produced by Chris Jones. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk [https://www.podmasters.co.uk/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]