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Trash Talk... with Count Binface
30 episodes
Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE
Mar 10, 2026 · 38 min
Not content with attempting to collect all 650 sitting MPs (Current score: three) we have a new task... collecting all of the sitting peers in the House of Lords, and as of this episode we're on the board with one... the Conservative peer Lord Daniel (Danny to his friends) Finkelstein OBE. Not only have we bagged our first 'Lord' but Danny is also the first Conservative guest on the podcast. This really is an groundbreaking episode. All after we helped get an MP elected last time (polls had it a…
BY-ELECTION SPECIAL featuring Hannah Spencer of the Green Party
Feb 24, 2026 · 31 min
It's been six weeks since our last episode... and what a mess you humans have made. Myself and the Countess have made a new binling, so there's an election this week and I'm back with a special episode featuring one of the candidates. Before you accuse old Binface of showing bias - Hannah approached us. So fair's fair... if any of the other candidates want to get grilled by Binface get in touch... if you're brave enough. You know who you are... but for everyone else this is who the invite goes o…
Susie Dent & Your Political Presents...
Dec 24, 2025 · 51 min
Merry Christmas Earthlings. Can we first apologise to anyone in Croydon who saw a bright star in the sky last night - before any local wise men (or women!) head to Boots to buy up any stocks of Myrrh - we can clarify that someone just temporarily leant on the cloaking device switch in the Alboreto. You'd think it would happen more frequently - but it hasn't happened for about 2000 of your Earth years. Anyway - onto our guest for this seasonal special - and we're thrilled to talk to the lexicogra…
The Ultimate Traitor - Paul 'from the Traitors' Gorton
Ep 213 · Nov 17, 2025 · 46 min
Welcome to our BBC special episode where we discuss the *********** of a week where the UK's national broadcaster shot itself in the foot, and then in the other foot and then again in the face. It comes just a week after the most glorious of success stories for the BBC - The Celebrity Traitors. So as well as focussing on the departure of the Director General and Head of News - we have invited an old friend back to talk about treachery, deceit, lying and generally being a traitor. Welcome back Pa…
Artist Chris Barker on THOSE Sgt Pepper montages
Ep 212 · Nov 8, 2025 · 40 min
Bet you didn't know the US Government shutdown also applied to Recyclon podcasts did you? Well despite the fact that we're not being paid for this - we've decided to shop up anyway - partly because we have a great guest to bring you. Have you seen Chris Barker's brilliant year-in-review montages? You can see them all on his website. He's been doing them for a decade and this year will be his last. So before he hangs up his Photoshop tools we wanted to find out what inspired them, what stands out…
The Independent's Sean O'Grady
Ep 211 · Oct 8, 2025 · 47 min
Greetings Count Binisters. On the pod this week is the first journalist to EVER interview Count Binface - Sean O'Grady of The Independent. Now Associate Editor at the same paper Sean sits down to once again grill the greatest political mind he's ever encountered* Don't forget to keep your 'Ask Binface' questions and policy ideas coming in - you can send them to Count Binface on all of the social channels. Except X. Because it's a steaming pile of **** *Our words not his. **** You know what we me…
FIFTY NOT OUT!
Ep 210 · Sep 19, 2025 · 39 min
Welcome to the FIFTIETH episode of Trash Talk with Count Binface. What a celebration we have put together - including some truly impressive birthday messages from some of the most powerful people on your planet. They are for legal reasons definitely NOT from Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, or Boris Johnson - they have never written a message for our 50th. We have asked the AI which secretly runs your planet to pick its favourite highlights from the first fifty episodes. It turns out it made some up…
Richard Herring
Ep 209 · Sep 11, 2025 · 43 min
On this week's potentially award-winning episode of Trash Talk with Count Binface is esteemed Earth comedian Richard Herring. He's made cancer funny, poked fun at fascism and even made a whole show about your funny human male reproductive organ - so what will 45 minutes with Count Binface bring? Well... has the BBC forgotten how to do comedy? What's the obsession with Edinburgh? And does having teachers for parents make it inevitable that you'll go into comedy. BREAKING NEWS - as we record this…
Daniel Norcross
Ep 208 · Sep 4, 2025 · 50 min
"It's just not cricket" is a British English idiom meaning something is unfair, dishonest, or goes against the rules of decency or morality So what makes cricket the benchmark of decency? To find out our guest this week is Daniel Norcross one of the most recognisable voices on Test Match Special - the BBC's flagship cricket programme. Perhaps not surprisingly this is the longest interview we've done - it turns out a man who is trained to speak endlessly often during a break for rain can, we…
Alastair Campbell
Ep 207 · Aug 28, 2025 · 52 min
At last - the intergalactic meeting they've all been asking for! One of Earth's top podcasters Alastair Campbell in conversation with Sigma IX's pre-eminent (and only) podcaster Count Binface. After months of negotiations the chat tête-à-bin finally took place in Alaska and by the end of their meeting world peace had been restored, democracy was saved and Burnley had won the Champions' League. No... none of that happened - except the conversation - that DID happen. Alastair was in France and Cou…
Zoologist Jules Howard
Ep 206 · Aug 19, 2025 · 55 min
This week's guest is Zoologist Jules Howard. He likes wasps, thinks a Silverback Gorilla wouldn't be any worse in power than our recent leaders, and has a zoological theory on why Reform voters exist... ... he really is the natural successor to Sir David Attenborough. If you haven't hit 'FOLLOW' on this podcast yet then this really is the week to do it because YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS NEXT WEEK'S GUEST. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PROJECT 650: Rupa Huq MP
Ep 205 · Aug 12, 2025 · 40 min
Welcome back Count Binisters. This is the SECOND episode of Project 650 - the mission to interview EVERY sitting MP in the Palace of Westminster. At the current rate of one per year we should have this wrapped up by 2674 which coincidentally is the same year that [REDACTED FOR SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM PROTECTION], which was an extremely unfortunate incident. If you enjoy this episode here is what you must do immediately after listening. If you live in the UK write to your local MP and INSIST they ma…
Liz Truss... via Jan Ravens
Ep 204 · Aug 5, 2025 · 39 min
Ever wondered what it would sound like if Count Binface when toe to pedal with Liz Truss. THIS IS THE EPISODE WHERE WE FIND OUT. It's all thanks to our guest Jan Ravens - a human mockingbird, national treasure and fascinating woman. In this episode she reveals why Theresa May how two voices, explains what humans can do but AI can't and grapples with the question; "Were you sad to see Liz Truss leave office so soon" Talking of Liz - it really is worth waiting for the moment Jan lets Count Binface…
Helen Lewis
Ep 203 · Jul 29, 2025 · 41 min
This episode is GENIUS. As ever. But this time it's also ABOUT genius - the subject of a new book by this week's guest the brilliant journalist, author and podcaster Helen Lewis. How do we define genius, are we devaluing its use and do you have to be a troubled prick to be one? All the answers and more are in the podcast - and also in Helen's book which you can find here Her series on Radio 4 called 'Strong Message Here' is also highly recommended and much listened-to on Sigma IX - check it out.…
Mark Gatiss
Ep 202 · Jul 8, 2025 · 44 min
On the Best Podcast in the Galaxy* this week is none other than the comic and dramatic genius Mark Gatiss. Mark chats about politics, children's TV, comedy, and that time he played Peter Mandelson. Plus he reveals why he won't be accepting an honor from the King any time soon. He's a true multi-hyphenate; an actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist, whose latest project Bookish is out this month and you can watch the trailer here Enjoy! *Galaxy Podcast Awards 2025 Hosted on…
Sir Ian Rankin
Ep 201 · Jun 30, 2025 · 34 min
It's back! Series TWO of Trash Talk returns after a few months off... much like a Birmingham bin collection. There are some HUGE names lined up for this new series - as Count Binface continues his quest to interview some fascinating humans in his quest to learn about humans... so he can conquer Earth. Today it's best-selling author Sir Ian Rankin. Ian is our first Knight of the Realm on the podcast - so please show him some respect by listening right to the very end of the episode. Anything else…
Donald Trump & Postman Pat... aka impressionist Lewis MacLeod
Ep 40 · Apr 5, 2025 · 36 min
What do Donald Trump and Postman Pat have in common? Well Pat has grabbed Jess the cat a few times and Donald... well we won't finish that. What they REALLY have in common is they're both performed excellently by our guest - impressionist Lewis MacLeod. British listeners may know Lewis from his work on the BBC comedy Dead Ringers where he plays the voice of not just Donald Trump but also Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage. Imagine having to get inside those three characters! That's why Lewis is the…
Gavin Esler
Ep 39 · Mar 24, 2025 · 48 min
Are long-form news interviews dead? Not on my watch! Who better to feature on our first long interview than an esteemed journalist who has held world leaders to account and fronted the UK's premier investigative journalism programme (at the time!). He certainly knows a thing or two about an interview. In our chat we cover the state of news, what next for the BBC, who the f**k is watching GB News and I appoint Gavin to seat 001 in the House of Losers. Watch out Peers of the Realm... we're coming…
Charles Nove
Ep 38 · Mar 1, 2025 · 36 min
Count's Log Stardate 78630.8 Wednesday morning - infiltrate Parliament. Find way into PMQs and discover something shocking the gentlemen's toilets. Thursday morning - Record cracking interview with broadcasting legend Charles Nove. Decide to wait until after Kier meets Donald in case there's anything noteworthy. Friday morning - Record the opening to the podcast and send to the human production team. Friday afternoon - Instruct the human production team to STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING and watch the un…
Jemma Forte
Ep 37 · Feb 18, 2025 · 34 min
On this week's podcast is political commentator and co-host of The Trawl podcast Jemma Forte. Jemma recently worked with the political campaigners Led By Donkeys to take down Elon Musk on the side of one of his Tesla factories... that kind of heroism will definitely get you a spot on Trash Talk! Mind you Jemma's also been the captain of her own space ship The Sub Zero... but you'll have to listen to the podcast if you want that sentence to make any sense. If you're reading this then your thumb i…
SUPER BOWL SPECIAL with Iron Mike Carlson
Ep 36 · Feb 6, 2025 · 35 min
Happy Super Bowl weekend to those who celebrate (which is a LOT of you). Super Bowl LIX is expected to be watched by almost 200m humans (plus a visiting space warrior and Elon Musk). What makes it so popular? Is there anything to learn from its impressive marketing? Politics isn't afraid to borrow a bit of popular culture from time to time... so can we expect to see Kendrick Lamar rapping about democracy at next year's Labour Party Conference... or let's be realistic... Lemar. (American listener…
Dr Joelle Grogan
Ep 35 · Feb 4, 2025 · 25 min
Dr Joelle Grogan is a legal academic, and an expert in the rule of law, working in the fields of EU and UK public law. She's also the presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Law Show. At a time when the Rule of Law seems to have become more of a Gentle Suggestion of Law, when the leader of the free world is a convicted felon, we thought it was a good idea to get the biggest legal brain we know on the podcast to chat about everything legal. If intense serious legal discussion isn't your thing - don't…
'Trump: The Sequel' with Isaac Davy-Aronson
Ep 34 · Jan 26, 2025 · 32 min
Well... here we go again. President Trump - we salute you (not like Elon does) - you're President again. So to discuss what 'Trump: The Sequel' will look like we've invited Isaac Davy-Aaronson back to the podcast. As a supervising producer at US news network MSNBC and co-presenter of the excellent Déjà News pod he's seeing the political fallout of a second Trumpian America first-hand. It really does seem that Trump sees everyone in very simple terms - you are either a Faithful, or a Traitor. Whe…
Author & Journalist Sathnam Sanghera
Ep 33 · Jan 18, 2025 · 35 min
Welcome to the first episode of 2025... and our final episode before President Trump: The Sequel is released. Guest: Sathnam Sanghera - author of Empireworld and Empireland - who started his career dressed as the Newsbunny on Live TV (If you know, you know) but has since worked for the Financial Times and is now an acclaimed author of the aforementioned books charting the impact of the British Empire. He's previously compared the world's big tech companies to the East India Company and has plent…
BONUS XMAS EPISODE
Ep 32 · Dec 25, 2024 · 18 min
Merry Christmas Earthlings! To celebrate your special day here's our gift to you - a bonus edition of Trash Talk. And in keeping (inn-keeping?) with British Christmas TV tradition it's coverage of a sporting event that took place weeks ago someone much sunnier. Enjoy this episode, have a great Christmas, and we'll be back with more Trash Talk in the New Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Climate Comedian Matt Winning
Ep 31 · Dec 22, 2024 · 28 min
Please note that this episode will self-destruct some time around 2090... along with the rest of humanity. As COP moves on having once again failed to reverse the climate catastrophe playing out in front of us we speak to Matt Winning a climate scientist who delivers his environmental message through comedy. The perfect guest for this podcast. Is this our Christmas special? Maybe. If it is, then what better message for humankind than the need to unite behind one common goal... saving your planet…
BAKE OFF SPECIAL with GIUSEPPE DELL'ANNO
Ep 30 · Nov 26, 2024 · 22 min
Did you know Count Binface has a croissant policy? No? Well who better to discuss it with than Bake Off winner Giuseppe Dell'Anno. Yes - we've got on a well-timed band-wagon - but that's politics for you. Until there's a space for Binface on the This Morning couch this is what you're getting. Anyway, enjoy the podcast - maybe even grab a cup of tea and a piece of cake for this one. Go on spoil yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PROJECT 650: Wendy Chamberlain MP
Ep 29 · Nov 21, 2024 · 35 min
Let it be known - of the 650 MPs in the current UK Parliament, Wendy Chamberlain was the first to say yes to an interview. The Member of Parliament for North East Fife, and Liberal Democrat Chief Whip joined us to discuss the Lib Dem election strategy, Trump, Kemi and of course... croissants. Only 649 MPs left on our list. If you're an MP reading this then get in touch - you know where. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
US ELECTION NOT-SO-SPECIAL THE DEBRIEF
Ep 28 · Nov 9, 2024 · 27 min
WTF? Amy Hoggart spent much of the last two US Presidencies starring on 'Full Frontal with Samatha Bee' - but as you'll hear she's not thrilled at the result of the US Election this week... despite it's obvious potential for satire. We won't lie... this isn't the most 'positive' episode we've ever recorded. Never mind - the campaign to Make Earth Great Again begins here... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
US ELECTION SPECIAL
Ep 27 · Nov 5, 2024 · 33 min
Ah... the smell of Polling Day in the morning. As the (for now) United States of America go to the polls this episode is (mostly) dedicated to discussion of Harris vs Trump with Isaac-Davy Aronson supervising producer at US news network MSNBC and co-presenter of the excellent podcast Déjà News alongside Rachel Maddow. But it's not all stars & stripes... oh no. This episode contains a mini-history lesson on Britain's biggest loser (insert your own cheap Liz Truss gag here) Guy Fawkes. It's the mo…
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