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The Alexei Sayle Podcast

The Alexei Sayle Podcast

By: Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti
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If you listen to The Alexei Sayle podcast you will not be disappointed, unless you are expecting something other than an old man talking crap.

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Music by Tarboosh Records
The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Stupid Noises Productions Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 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.

    Order Alexei's new book here.

    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

    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 hr
  • 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!

    Order Alexei's new book here.

    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

    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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    59 mins
  • 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!

    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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    56 mins
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I’d never give anything but 5 stars as I love the podcast and all things Alexei, but…

The episode on Rojava totally rocked my political world. I like many had never heard of it before so must thank you for bringing it onto my horizons. I went off and read loads about the place, people and principles and, went on about it to all my friends and family until they too became fascinated. As a result I finally left the Labour Party (I am a disillusioned Corbyn supporter so it only needed a push) and joined the Greens in order to stay politically active, meanwhile continuing to read about forms of anarchism. I would love to have heard more discussion on it from other listeners as it seemed to be a real spark that Alexei himself appeared to be excited by. In Sugarfoot it was almost as if he was deliberately trying to avoid the topic, of course with humour, but by the end it felt like that exciting little spark of hope for humanity was allowed to dim. Was it just me and a girl in New Zealand who found the Rojava episode so inspiring? Please Sir, can I have some more?

Bruce

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