It Could Be Said
188 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup talk about whatever they damn well want to. But usually the latest developments in the whacky worlds of British and International Politics
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It Could Be Content #1 Zack Synder's Justice League
April 05, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBWill Cooling is joined by Dr Luke Middup, Steve Harwood and Rich Fann for the very first IT COULD BE CONTENT!!! We spend nearly two hours talking about Zack Synder's Justice League - we talk our thoughts on the Whedon Cut, the changes made, how it compares to the MCU and the DC Comics, what it did well and what it did badly, and whether its time to restore the Synder Cut!
It Could Be Said #157 Knowing Neale, Knowing Irn-Bru...AHA!
April 02, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss Alex Salmond's latest attempt to secure revenge on Nicola Sturgeon and/or return to the frontline of Scottish politics, with the launch of the new Alba Party. They also talk the rise in support for Welsh Independence, the problems with Liverpool City Council and their favourite micro-parties.
It Could Be Said #156 The Problem with Men
March 22, 2021 02:00 - 2 hours - 108 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss...a lot. The main topic is an hour long discussion about the issues raised by the murder of Sarah Everard, and how to improve the police and society's handling of violence against women. We also discuss Zack Synder's Justice League, Hartlepool's forthcoming by-election, latest UK-EU squabbles, and the CENSUS!
It Could Be Said #155 These Things Are Small, But Those Things Are Far Away
March 07, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBSimon Alvey , Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to celebrate Rangers winning the Scottish Premiership, discuss how the latest episode in the argument between Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond has impacted the SNP, and what to make of Rishi Sunak's perfectly sized budget.
It Could Be Said #154 Keir Starmer, Scotland, Wales and Green
February 13, 2021 21:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBIn a fiesty podcast; Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup set out to talk about Keir Starmer but instead discuss coronavirus, Scottish Nationalism, Welsh devolution and the future of the Green Party. He has a nice chin though
It Could Be Said #154 Keir Starmer, Scotland, Wales and Green
February 13, 2021 21:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBIn a fiesty podcast; Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup set out to talk about Keir Starmer but instead discuss coronavirus, Scottish Nationalism, Welsh devolution and the future of the Green Party. He has a nice chin though
It Could Be Said #153 Coronavirus Potpourri & It's A Sin
January 31, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to look at the newest news in coronavirus including what's going on with the National Football League, Labour's new vaccination programme and the European Union's no good, terrible week. They then discuss Russel T Davies new series - It's A Sin.
It Could Be Said #152 2020, The Neverending Year
January 19, 2021 10:00 - 2 hours - 87.4 MBSimon Alvey. Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to look back at 2020 and then review the breaking news in a month that felt more like a continuation of The Worst Year Ever than the hoped for fresh break. We talk Coronavirus, American Politics and much, much more.
It Could Be Said #151 It's Brex-Mas!!!
December 30, 2020 15:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBThey've checked the text, they've checked it twice, Michel Barnier and David Frost have agreed a deal! Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup are here to talk about the Brexit deal - how we got to this point, how the political parties are responding to the deal, and what is actually in the deal.
It Could Be Said #150 THERE ARE FOUR TIERS!
December 22, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return for our 150th Episode! Sadly David Frost and Michel Barnier were late delivering the cake, so instead we gather round to talk about the Honey Monster who stole Chrismtas. We hope you all our listeners have a Merry Christmas!
It Could Be Said #149 Who Drank More? Maradona or Will!?!
December 02, 2020 23:00 - 2 hours - 98.5 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return for a podcast that features a long talk about what made Diego Maradona an exceptional footballer, what's going on with coronavirus and who the best sportsmen are.
It Could Be Said #148 Cummings Is Goings
November 14, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about the fallout from the election of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States of America, including what it means for Britain. Then they talk a crazy week in British politics, with the Prime Minister's most senior advisor finally leaving Downing Street.
It Could Be Said #148 Cummings Is Goings
November 14, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about the fallout from the election of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States of America, including what it means for Britain. Then they talk a crazy week in British politics, with the Prime Minister's most senior advisor finally leaving Downing Street.
It Could Be Said #147 An US Elections Deep Dive w/ Rich Fann & JP
November 06, 2020 01:00 - 2 hours - 62.3 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup are joined by Will's wrestling podcast buddies Rich Fann and JP to discuss the American elections. We look at the likely election of Joe Biden as the next president of the United States of America, how his position has strengthened since election night, the deplorable behaviour of President Trump, what the stronger than expected hispanic vote for Trump tells us, how President Biden will deal with a finely-balanced Congress and whether Chris Jerich...
It Could Be Said #147 An US Elections Deep Dive w/ Rich Fann & JP
November 06, 2020 01:00 - 2 hours - 62.3 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup are joined by Will's wrestling podcast buddies Rich Fann and JP to discuss the American elections. We look at the likely election of Joe Biden as the next president of the United States of America, how his position has strengthened since election night, the deplorable behaviour of President Trump, what the stronger than expected hispanic vote for Trump tells us, how President Biden will deal with a finely-balanced Congress and whether Chris Jerich...
It Could Be Said #146 We're Doomed, Doomed
November 02, 2020 10:00 - 2 hours - 47 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk the fallout from the Equality and Human Rights Commission's report on Labour Anti-Semitism, how worried we should be for the forthcoming US Elections and what to make of the new national lockdown.
It Could Be Said #146 We're Doomed, Doomed
November 02, 2020 10:00 - 2 hours - 47 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk the fallout from the Equality and Human Rights Commission's report on Labour Anti-Semitism, how worried we should be for the forthcoming US Elections and what to make of the new national lockdown.
It Could Be Said #145 Ten Days Is A Long Time In American History
October 09, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk ALL THE CRAZINESS going on in America. We talk the infamous first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Trump falling ill with coronavirus, the second debate being cancelled and THE FLY.
It Could Be Said #145 Ten Days Is A Long Time In American History
October 09, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk ALL THE CRAZINESS going on in America. We talk the infamous first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Trump falling ill with coronavirus, the second debate being cancelled and THE FLY.
It Could Be Said #144 On The Basis of Deja Vu
September 20, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 34 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the death of American democracy AGAIN as a Supreme Court justice dies in an election year AGAIN. They then discuss the British Government being caught out by a surge in coronavirus cases AGAIN. Coronavirus even causes the rare occurence of Will and Luke to shout at each other AGAIN.
It Could Be Said #144 On The Basis of Deja Vu
September 20, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 34 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the death of American democracy AGAIN as a Supreme Court justice dies in an election year AGAIN. They then discuss the British Government being caught out by a surge in coronavirus cases AGAIN. Coronavirus even causes the rare occurence of Will and Luke to shout at each other AGAIN.
It Could Be Said #143 Let's Party Like It's 2019 (In A Limited and Specific Way)
September 10, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup are back to look at the Brexit eruption caused by the Government bringing forward legislation to unpick the Withdrawal Agreement they signed only nine months ago. We then talk Left Out, the new book about Corbyn's period in charge of the Labour Party.
It Could Be Said #142 We Three Irish Agriculture Ministers Are
August 22, 2020 20:00 - 2 hours - 47.8 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup return to talk the latest resignation of an Irish Agriculture Minister before breaking down the debacle that was the Government's handling of GCSE/A-Level exams and the triumph that was the Democratic National Convention.
It Could Be Said #142 We Three Irish Agriculture Ministers Are
August 22, 2020 20:00 - 2 hours - 47.8 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup return to talk the latest resignation of an Irish Agriculture Minister before breaking down the debacle that was the Government's handling of GCSE/A-Level exams and the triumph that was the Democratic National Convention.
It Could Be Said #141 Coronavirus Latest, Scottish Tories, American Deputies, and an Irish Hero
August 07, 2020 23:00 - 3 hours - 75.8 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the latest developments about Coronavirus in the UK, the change in leadership for the Scottish Tories, who Joe Biden will pick as his nominee for Vice-President, and the life of John Hume.
It Could Be Said #140 When a Cooling Owes a Middup a Coke
July 24, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to eventually dissect why Dr Middup was right. What was he right about? You'll have to wait until near the very end of the episode as before we discuss *deep breath* Notts County, Huawei, YouTube, Tick Tock, how Will and Luke met each other, Jeremy Corbyn and Labour's legal difficulties, Arlene Foster's latest mistake, Fianna Fial running into difficulties already, Chris Grayling vs Julian Lewis and SNP lies about the UK Internal Market. Af...
It Could Be Said #139 When a Cooling Owes a Middup a Coke
July 24, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to eventually dissect why Dr Middup was right. What was he right about? You'll have to wait until near the very end of the episode as before we discuss *deep breath* Notts County, Huawei, YouTube, Tick Tock, how Will and Luke met each other, Jeremy Corbyn and Labour's legal difficulties, Arlene Foster's latest mistake, Fianna Fial running into difficulties already, Chris Grayling vs Julian Lewis and SNP lies about the UK Internal Market. Af...
It Could Be Said #140 When a Cooling Owes a Middup a Coke
July 24, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to eventually dissect why Dr Middup was right. What was he right about? You'll have to wait until near the very end of the episode as before we discuss *deep breath* Notts County, Huawei, YouTube, Tick Tock, how Will and Luke met each other, Jeremy Corbyn and Labour's legal difficulties, Arlene Foster's latest mistake, Fianna Fial running into difficulties already, Chris Grayling vs Julian Lewis and SNP lies about the UK Internal Market. Af...
It Could Be Said #139 Lightening Round; Bars Reopening, LibDems, Sinn Fein, David Starkey, John Bolton, Hong Kong, Question 33
July 06, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 37 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return for a lightening round where we cover the bars reopening, the Liberal Democrat leadership election, Sinn Fein's recent troubles, David Starkey not so recent troubles, John Bolton's hawking his conscience round for profit, and the latest developments in Hong Kong. We then end by answering the most important question of all....
It Could Be Said #138 Rebecca Long Bailey, New Irish Government & When Does Contemporary Politics Begin
June 29, 2020 12:00 - 2 hours - 53.1 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about why Keir Starmer was right to fire Rebecca Long Bailey (note that this was recorded just before Starmer appointed the new Education Secretary), formation of a new Irish Government and when contemporary politics begins
It Could Be Said #137 Statues in the UK
June 15, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about the week of protests that have engulfed the UK following the murder of George Floyd in America the week before. They talk the Britain First/EDL protest in London on Saturday 13th June, before looking back to the Black Lives Matter protests across the country the weekend before. They talk Edward Colston's statue being brought down in Bristol, and also debate Winston Churchill, Joe Chamberlain, Cecil Rhodes and James II. They al...
It Could Be Said #136 Talking Black Lives Matter w/ Rich Fann & David Starr
June 05, 2020 07:00 - 2 hours - 49.7 MBWill Cooling is joined by Pro-Wrestling Torch's Rich Fann and We The Indie's David Starr to talk the recent protests in America following the murder of George Floyd by the police last Thursday. They talk police brutality, the protest movement, the roots of American racism, the role of the Democratic Party, what allies in America and overseas can do, and much more.
It Could Be Said #135 Dominic Cummings, Coronavirus Chaos and This House
June 02, 2020 19:00 - 2 hours - 46.1 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup for another bumper podcast. We talk briefly about the situation in America before we look at the latest chaos surrounding Coronavirus and review The National Theatre's presentation of This House.
It Could Be Said #135 Dominic Cummings, Coronavirus Chaos and This House
June 02, 2020 19:00 - 2 hours - 46.1 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup for another bumper podcast. We talk briefly about the situation in America before we look at the latest chaos surrounding Coronavirus and review The National Theatre's presentation of This House.
It Could Be Said #134 Dom, You're A See You Next Tuesday
May 24, 2020 22:00 - 2 hours - 55.4 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk Dominc Cummings for over an hour before talking Keir Starmer, Brexit, Happiest Political Moments and Scotland's lockdown before Will starts effing and jeffing about Boris Johnson's press conference
It Could Be Said #133 2010 General Election Flashback
May 11, 2020 17:00 - 2 hours - 55.2 MBIt's not flash its Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup looking back at the 2010 General Election. We talk through the three big parties performance plus The Notorious D.U.F.F.Y. We also talk VE Day and the importance of STAYING ALERT!
It Could Be Said #132 Review of Normal People & Key Themes, Plus What We're Watching
May 05, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 56.2 MBSimon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about why Simon loves Normal People so much, the themes that it raises about Ireland, Mental Health and Sexual Consent and then what other things we're watching during lockdown.
It Could Be Said #131 North Korea, Keir Starmer and PMQs
April 26, 2020 17:00 - 2 hours - 90.8 MBWill Cooling, Simon Alvey and Dr Luke Middup once again converge on the podcast sphere to talk the latest craziness in North Korea, Keir Starmer having his first proper week as Leader of the Oppposition and our memories of Prime Minister Questions.
It Could Be Said #131 North Korea, Keir Starmer and PMQs
April 26, 2020 17:00 - 2 hours - 90.8 MBWill Cooling, Simon Alvey and Dr Luke Middup once again converge on the podcast sphere to talk the latest craziness in North Korea, Keir Starmer having his first proper week as Leader of the Oppposition and our memories of Prime Minister Questions.
It Could Be Said #130 Vince McMahon, Wisconsin, Keir Starmer and Anti-Semitism
April 17, 2020 02:00 - 2 hours - 109 MBWill Cooling, Simon Alvey and HRH Dr Luke Middup talk about Vince McMahon's wild week, Wisconsin's strange week in the centre stage, Keir Starmer's debut as labour leader and handling of coronavirus and the weird document about labour's approach to anti-semitism.
It Could Be Said #130 Vince McMahon, Wisconsin, Keir Starmer and Anti-Semitism
April 17, 2020 02:00 - 2 hours - 109 MBWill Cooling, Simon Alvey and HRH Dr Luke Middup talk about Vince McMahon's wild week, Wisconsin's strange week in the centre stage, Keir Starmer's debut as labour leader and handling of coronavirus and the weird document about labour's approach to anti-semitism.
It Could Be Said #129 A New Coronavirus
April 05, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBWill Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvery return to talk for NINETY MINUTES about the Coronavirus! We talk abouthow we're finding the lockdown, how that announcement came about, the problems with the media and Dominic Cummings, which of us want to be part of a group called Kyle Walker's Sex Party, troubles in Scotland, and FOOTBALL!
It Could Be Said #129 A New Coronavirus
April 05, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBWill Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvery return to talk for NINETY MINUTES about the Coronavirus! We talk abouthow we're finding the lockdown, how that announcement came about, the problems with the media and Dominic Cummings, which of us want to be part of a group called Kyle Walker's Sex Party, troubles in Scotland, and FOOTBALL!
It Could Be Said #128 The Neverending Coronavirus Part 3
March 20, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBWill Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvey return to talk the Coronavirus. Again.
It Could Be Said #127 Coronavirus vs The People
March 15, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBWill Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvey return to sing the Coronavirus blues. They breakdown the latest news before sharing things to make quarantine more bearable.
It Could Be Said #127 Coronavirus vs The People
March 15, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBWill Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvey return to sing the Coronavirus blues. They breakdown the latest news before sharing things to make quarantine more bearable.
It Could Be Said #126 Flybe, Saudi Arabia, Super Tuesday, Coronavirus, Budget
March 12, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBWill Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvey return to talk so many topics. We talk the collapse of Flybe, MBS tightening his grip over Saudi Arabia, the latest from the Democrats' Super Tuesday and the Rishi Sunak's Budget.
It Could Be Said #126 Flybe, Saudi Arabia, Super Tuesday, Coronavirus, Budget
March 12, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBWill Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvey return to talk so many topics. We talk the collapse of Flybe, MBS tightening his grip over Saudi Arabia, the latest from the Democrats' Super Tuesday and the Rishi Sunak's Budget.
It Could Be Said #125 Talking Super Tuesday w/ David Starr
March 07, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBWill Cooling is once again in Oberhausen and that means he can once again catch up with acclaimed pro-wrestler David Starr. We talk Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Donald Trump and even a bit of Labour Leadership Election.
It Could Be Said #124 Democrat Primary Contest, Priti Patel and SNP
February 23, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBWill Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvey return to talk the Nevada Caucus and Bernie Sanders ongoing march to the Democratic Party nomination, Priti Patel's week in the Home Office, arguments over the future of SNP and EU budget.