The Alexei Sayle Podcast

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.Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive (http://www.andyhollingworth.com)Music by Tarboosh Records (http://www.instagram.com/tarbooshrecords)The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti (http://www.linktr.ee/talalaban)

78: Guildford/Basingstoke
Apr 12, 2025 – 01:15:40
77: Kungfusional
Apr 5, 2025 – 52:02
76: Then He Died
Mar 29, 2025 – 01:03:17
75: Sayle-O & Breezewell
Mar 15, 2025 – 01:12:25
74: Molly
Mar 8, 2025 – 01:13:47
73: Revolutionary Cats (with Jess Barnard)
Mar 1, 2025 – 01:47:52
72: Vituperative
Feb 22, 2025 – 01:04:33
71: Intrinsically Political (with Sami Abu Wardeh)
Feb 15, 2025 – 01:04:13
70: Bastards with Combovers
Feb 8, 2025 – 01:09:09
69: The Alta Kakas
Feb 1, 2025 – 01:06:22
68: Trusty Arabian Sidekick
Jan 25, 2025 – 01:07:36
67: Now, Ceasefire?
Jan 18, 2025 – 01:06:02
66: The Flying Saylovskis
Jan 11, 2025 – 01:08:18
65: Soundtrack to a Coup d'État (with Andrew Feinstein)
Jan 4, 2025 – 01:03:50
64: Communism Schmommunism
Dec 25, 2024 – 01:11:51
63: Pangolin
Dec 14, 2024 – 01:03:42
62: Frestonia
Dec 7, 2024 – 01:06:10
61: Do They Know They're Evil?
Nov 30, 2024 – 01:11:00
60: Autogyro
Nov 23, 2024 – 01:03:20
59: Tennis Ball on a Stick
Nov 16, 2024 – 58:42
58: Trumpet
Nov 9, 2024 – 01:07:02
57: Total Brake Failure!!!
Oct 25, 2024 – 01:14:21
56: The Siege (with Ben Macintyre)
Oct 11, 2024 – 01:24:53
55: Reaching for Perfection (with Lenny Henry)
Sep 26, 2024 – 01:18:22
54: War of Position (with Andy Beckett)
Sep 9, 2024 – 01:19:46
53: Famous Fish Person (Lee Mack part 2)
Aug 23, 2024 – 01:28:07
52: Maybe I'll be a Jockey (with Lee Mack)
Aug 2, 2024 – 01:20:38
51: REFLECTORAMA!!!
Jul 12, 2024 – 01:27:07
50: Just a Clown (with Paul Currie)
May 24, 2024 – 01:38:23
49: C is for Communism (with Fred Weston)
May 9, 2024 – 01:07:49
48: Autocratic Tendencies (with Khalid Winter)
Apr 25, 2024 – 01:50:16
47: What Isn't To Be Done (with Edmund Griffiths)
Mar 26, 2024 – 01:02:14
46: Italian Shawarma (with Ellen E. Jones)
Mar 1, 2024 – 01:38:53
45: A Very Capaldi Valentine! Part 2: Doctor Mysterio (with Peter Capaldi)
Feb 15, 2024 – 01:19:04
44: Torrent of Rage (with Jacqueline Rose)
Jan 8, 2024 – 01:12:24
43: A Very Capaldi Christmas! Part 1: The Dreamboys (with Peter Capaldi)
Dec 19, 2023 – 01:23:15
42: Where Were Your Grandparents During the War? (with Adam Broomberg)
Nov 11, 2023 – 01:04:20
41: The Right Kind of Jew (with Jenny Manson)
Oct 25, 2023 – 01:04:43
40: Palestine Action!
Oct 18, 2023 – 01:25:18
39: Where's The Happy Ending? (with Richard Parry)
Sep 28, 2023 – 01:01:31
38: Take Pleasure in the Struggle (with Maxine Peake)
Jul 28, 2023 – 01:19:53
37: Theatre of the Streets (with Ogmios)
Jun 24, 2023 – 05:37
36: Little Rubber Alexei
Apr 5, 2023 – 45:00
35: Haughty Disdain (with Bassem Youssef)
Mar 2, 2023 – 49:05
34: BDS is My Kink
Feb 11, 2023 – 01:15:02
33: Two Sort Of Muslims and a Sort Of Jew (with Imran Yusuf)
Jan 26, 2023 – 01:05:54
32: A Very Alexei Christmas: Part II
Dec 25, 2022 – 01:01:07
31: Outsider (An Evelyn Waugh Special)
Dec 2, 2022 – 01:15:31
30: The Perfect Weapon (with Richard Sanders)
Oct 28, 2022 – 01:11:09
29: Sugarfoot
Oct 18, 2022 – 01:06:36

Recent Reviews

NIK in Cambodia

Reassuring ethics in sobering times

A very compassionate and honest listen. Talal and Alexei have a great chemistry who bounce off of each other discussing fair takes on current politics, but with great banter. What’s touching is you can feel they’re great mates and good for each other. Going weekly has been a much needed addition, keep up the great work, Gents! x
BergKatse

Quite left wing despite being the conquer of Abyssinia and former dictator of Italy

As a 1980s era Socialist Scot exiled in the USA I sometimes like I’m going crazy surrounded by working class people who think their liberation is with the oligarchs or “lefties” more obsessed with demographic labels rather than class & capitalism being the root cause of the country’s failures. It’s reassuring to hear a voice from back home who is still fighting the good fight and being funny, sardonic and sometimes biting with it. Talal has the unenviable but laugh out loud job of keeping Mr Sayle (and Wilf) in line.
PLUChris

Came for Alexei, stayed for Talal

So dreamy!
Dave Twodaves

Film Club Suggestion

Please do a review of Children of Men; a film which portrays a dystopian future in an incredibly nostalgic way and which becomes more and more prescient as the year in which it is set looms ever closer. One of those films which is like a changing relationship and has aged beautifully. And it’s only recently and it took someone pointing it out to realise that it’s a nativity as well. Many thanks, keep up the good work
Cunty Knickname

More Young Ones Please!

Loved the ep with Lise. Brilliant stuff. How about podcasts breaking down each episode of The Young Ones?
Milkshake_Thee

The man is a legend and as funny as ****

I have been a fan of Alexei for decades. His perspective is always unique and very funny. Definitely not everyone’s cup of the blackstuff but if you like comedy from the UK this may be worth a go. Also, check out his writing. His books are excellent!
Goodmania7000

C**t in first episode

I thought Alexei Sayle was dead