The News Agents
Global
Politics and current affairs · Ongoing · ~40 min
Taste attributes: talk-showpoliticaljournalisticheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentary
Boxlist takeGrounded and weighty: a politics podcast that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents. They’re not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news – and a healthy dose of scepticism and…
Description: from the show's own feed
Characteristics
Where this podcast sits on each taste spectrum
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Details
- Publisher
- Global
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 40 minutes
- Latest episode
- 10 November 2026
- Categories
- News, Daily News, Politics, Government
- Taste scores
- How we score
How podcast matches work
Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and production, not just genre.
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