• 33 minutes 15 seconds
    128: David Hockney, Defence Budget Drama, and Alexei Reacts! Ep11 PATREON PREVIEW

    This week we're bringing you a special peek behind the Patreon curtain and releasing the latest episode of Alexei Reacts! from behind the paywall! To watch the video for free please head to patreon.com/alexeisaylepodcast or just click here!
    If you like what you see, please consider joining the Patreon for as little as £3 a month to support your favourite progressive, Marxist, pro-Palestine podcast!

    Enjoy! x

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    The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
    Music by Tarboosh Records
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    13 June 2026, 5:05 am
  • 50 minutes 1 second
    127: The Damned, Antisemitism in the NHS (?) and Not Being a Creep

    Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss electric cars, the police and whether The Young Ones ended too soon.

    Pre-order Alexei's book here.
    Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE with Diane Morgan at The Roundhouse, Camden on 2nd August! 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  

    6 June 2026, 5:05 am
  • 50 minutes 4 seconds
    126: Aladdin, Drones and Jason Statham

    Alexei and Talal are back after a brief hiatus. They discuss the reason for the break, Letter to Brezhnev and violence on TV.

    Pre-order Alexei's book here.
    Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE with Diane Morgan at The Roundhouse, Camden on 2nd August! Get tickets here.
    Get tickets to see Alexei in conversation at the Rik Mayall Festival in Droitwich Spa, 5th June here!
    Talal will be performing at Stand Up For Gaza in Brighton on June 7th - Get tickets here!

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    The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti
    Music by Tarboosh Records
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    30 May 2026, 5:05 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    125: Privilege, the Psychology of Economics and Moral Licensing (with Barry Ferns)

    Barry Ferns from Barry's economics joins Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti for a chat about his journey from homelessness to owning London's best comedy club, Angel Comedy, and teaches us things he learned along the way.

    Massive thank you to Barry and his team for hosting us, filming and even editing this podcast! Talal's been travelling a lot for work lately and this wouldn't have been possible without Barry's superb team. They filmed us with three cameras so if there was ever a time to join the Patreon and watch the full video episode, it's now! Click here to join now! Check out Barry's Economics on YouTube, learn the truth about money and stop getting your financial advice from rich w@nkers who don't give a hoot about you!

    Pre-order Alexei's book here.
    Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE with Diane Morgan at The Roundhouse, Camden on 2nd August! Get tickets here.
    Get tickets to see Alexei in conversation at the Rik Mayall Festival in Droitwich Spa, 5th June 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  

    17 May 2026, 6:29 pm
  • 1 hour 12 seconds
    124: Diggers, Palestine Marches and Tommy Robinson

    Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti bring the podcast to the Northants May Day and Wellingborough Diggers Festival 2026!

    They also talk weaponising antisemitism, Russell Brand and why there is still hope.

    Pre-order Alexei's book here.
    Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE at The Roundhouse, Camden on 2nd August! Get tickets here.
    Get tickets to see Alexei in conversation at the Rik Mayall Festival in Droitwich Spa, 5th June 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  

    4 May 2026, 7:10 pm
  • 49 minutes 23 seconds
    123: Bullfighting, John Hamm and more Touch of Evil

    Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss Camden, Lewes bonfire night and why dartboards are the new watermelon.

    Pre-order Alexei's book here.
    Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE at The Roundhouse, Camden! Get tickets here.
    Get tickets to see Alexei interview Slavoj Žižek on 6th May here.
    Tickets to see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE in Shoreham on 30th July here and at The Wellingborough Diggers Festival on 2nd May here!
    And, finally, get tickets to see Alexei in conversation at the Rik Mayall Festival in Droitwich Spa, 5th June here!

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

    Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to [email protected]

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

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

    25 April 2026, 2:56 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    122: Top Supermarkets, Prepping and Touch of Evil

    Alexei and Talal Karkouti also yam on about cars, Peter Crouch and Radio 4.

    Here come some links:

    Pre-order Alexei's book here.
    Get tickets to see Alexei interview Slavoj Žižek on 6th May here.
    Tickets to see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE in Shoreham on 30th July here and at The Wellingborough Diggers Festival on 2nd May here!
    And, finally, get tickets to see Alexei in conversation at the Rik Mayall Festival in Droitwich Spa, 5th June here!

    Phew!

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

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

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

    18 April 2026, 5:05 am
  • 51 minutes 20 seconds
    121: Trump's Threats, Kanye West and The Bund

    Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss Israel's ongoing onslaught in Lebanon, late-stage capitalism, whether the moon matters and if running a red light is a moral issue.

    Here come the links:

    Pre-order Alexei's book here.
    Get tickets to see Alexei interview Slavoj Žižek on 6th May here.
    Tickets to see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE in Shoreham on 30th July here and at The Wellingborough Diggers Festival on 2nd May here!
    And, finally, get tickets to see Alexei in conversation at the Rik Mayall Festival in Droitwich Spa, 5th June here!

    Phew!

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

    Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to [email protected]

    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.

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

    11 April 2026, 5:05 am
  • 59 minutes
    120: Cycling, SNL UK & Evangelicals

    From the Isle of Man to Beirut, ham-faced Sky News presenters to Jimmy Saville and from Manx cats to Jesus Christ - what isn't discussed this episode?! Tune in to not find out!

    Pre-order your SIGNED copy of Alexei's new book How I've Tried To Change The World - By Walking Down the Middle of the Street Shouting here!

    Check out Mark Cunliffe's movie reviews here! Let's get him in The Guardian!

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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  

    4 April 2026, 5:05 am
  • 51 minutes 13 seconds
    119: Ambulances & Returning Marxist Dance Videos

    Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti return for the yammiest of yams. They yam about Michael Rosen and Miriam Margolyes, Iran, Planes, Graham Greene, Orson Welles (new Alexei Sayle Film Club alert!), hobbies and the origins of the "I'm not really foreign, you know" bit from The Young Ones.

    Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes 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  

    28 March 2026, 6:05 am
  • 57 minutes
    118: More War, Israeli Shawarma & Protest Songs

    Howdy! This week Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti discuss going viral, unrecognised treason, Oxford comedy producers and listen to some listener-submitted music.

    Get The Bar Stool Preacher's Pick a Side here.

    Get Banner Theatre's Power To The Bin Strikers (Unite For Workers Rights) here.

    Be a comrade and support the show by becoming a Patron and getting access to full video versions 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 

    14 March 2026, 12:41 pm
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