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Coco Khan

@cocobyname.bsky.social
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Host, Pod Save the UK; freelance writer (mostly Guardian). Books: The Good Immigrant (and more). Repped by: Aitken Alexander(📚) and Soho Agency (🎤🎬)

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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A very nice surprise to start the week! Our episode of The Good Immigrant podcast is out now x www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Coco Khan and Nish Kumar take on England flags: best podcasts of the week
Bestselling book The Good Immigrant launches a series of thoughtful explorations of race – starting with the hosts of Pod Save the UK. Plus, a look at an outrageous heist
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/08/2026
Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years
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Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years
Pair are offspring of two beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in December Wild beaver kits have been born in Norfolk for the first time in more than 500 years. The pair of newborns are the offspring of two free-living beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in December. Continue reading...
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Musings on a progressive alliance, via… chicken www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Am I a chicken-shop lefty? Here's what a French fast food row taught me about politics | Coco Khan
Feathers are flying over the halal chicken chain Master Poulet opening a branch in gentrified Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine – it’s an issue of wealth and class we know only too well, says writer and podcaster ...
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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
So excited to have Hasan Piker on @podsavetheuk.crooked.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Quu... on @cocobyname.bsky.social and Nish excellent discussion
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Hasan Piker: “If you don’t like it, leave” | Pod Save the UK
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Had a blast on this week’s news quiz - out now x www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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The News Quiz - Series 120 - 8. Peter Scandalman - BBC Sounds
Can I swap my puffin for two of your hedgehogs and a dolphin?
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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Had a blast on @podsavetheuk.crooked.com with @mrnishkumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social! We chatted about what the latest Peter Mandelson files mean for Labour and unpacked Alan Milburn’s major report on youth unemployment 🔗 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/448S...
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rak @raksky.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"Coco, Nish and comedian Rosie Jones discuss how the number of public toilets in England have fallen by 14% in a decade. This has additional impacts on people who need to use accessible loos." Public toilets is a recurring theme with Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social @podsavetheuk.crooked.com
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 29/03/2026
Thanks to brilliant pod duo @mrnishkumar.bsky.social + @cocobyname.bsky.social for having Nerve columnist Stewart Lee as their guest on @podsavetheuk this week. It was a fascinating conversation covering the media -including a chat about the Nerve - misinformation & big tech. Link to full ep ⏬
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
ICYMI, Imperfect Women airs this Weds. My interview w Kerry Washington - one of the leads - alongside Kate Mara and Elisabeth Moss, is here: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
OPINION TODAY featured podcast — This week, @aiannucci.bsky.social is joined by @rialina.com and @cocobyname.bsky.social to look at the political language around anxiety. How do we engage with difficult headlines? Is AI starting to feel as anxious as us? opiniontoday.substack.com/i/190815157/...
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Very much enjoyed guest columning for G2 this week! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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One look at my baby’s dungarees was all it took to give me the rage
Why should he, an eight-month-old boy, have more pockets on his clothes than I do?
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
really must start using this platform more before I am truly brain damaged by X. So let’s start with something jolly - any PSUK listeners have any guest suggestions for our Xmas / NY episodes? Who would you love to hear from?
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 20/11/2025
Can you end racism by giving ground to racists? Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood seems to think so. New PSUK out now - we explore Labour’s cruel new immigration plans, continued Your Party chaos + more. Link in bio! #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Late to post but had fun covering for the inimitable Arwa Haider this week www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Also just want to point out my original piece said bedhead hair could be getting out of bed and giving it a quick brush, not no brush at all. That is frankly madness
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We were on the brink of a big bush revival - then Kim K released her pubic hair thong | Coco Khan
The beauty industry has mastered selling us back an ersatz version of our own nature for enormous profit. Never has this been clearer than in the case of a sold-out modern-day merkin, says Coco Khan
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
blown away to have received a British podcast award, thank you to everyone who listens xxx
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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Make sure you set aside some time to watch @podsavetheuk.crooked.com w @cocobyname.bsky.social and Nish Kumar www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUrJ... as they cover djt horrific visit
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Anger, Rage and Love - Trump’s visit to the UK and Tommy Robinson’s far right rally
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Forward Democracy @fwddem.com · 31/07/2025
Pissed off with Politics? Our headline panel at @forwardsbristol.bsky.social, Aug 24th. Carol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social Zarah Sultana @zarahsultana.bsky.social Coco Khan (host) @cocobyname.bsky.social It’s us against the billionaires.
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 16/07/2025
Has Donald Trump been snubbed? Listen to @MrNishKumar.bsky.social and @Cocobyname.bsky.social chatting about the US President's upcoming UK state visit, where he won’t be able to address Parliament. New Pod Save the UK out tomorrow morning! #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #News #UK #NishKumar #Trump
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Mark Gannon @markgannon.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Really enjoyable live episode of @podsavetheuk.crooked.com to finish ‘Crossed Wires’ Festival. @garyseconomics.bsky.social excellent and spot on - Tax Wealth Not Work! 🎯 Oliver Coppard representing South Yorkshire well @mrnishkumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social very funny hosts. 👌🏼
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
My pitch to get the ‘what a sad little life Jane’ guy on the new banknotes - from yesterday’s Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What quintessentially British images should go on the new banknotes? Our panel has some ideas | Athena Kugblenu and others
The Bank of England is redesigning money with new themes. So how about Lincoln Cathedral, the London Marathon … or wheelie bins, suggest Athena Kugblenu, David Reynolds, Coco Khan, Connor Myers and He...
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 03/07/2025
Is the government trying to end civil disobedience? MPs have voted in favour of banning Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. @MrNishKumar.bsky.social and @Cocobyname.bsky.social discuss what a move like this says about Labour's values. #Politics #News #UK #Trending #PalestineAction #Gaza
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Really lovely chat with @mrnishkumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social today recording @podsavetheuk.crooked.com After the chaos of the vote, I worry I do very much sound like a woman who was still drunk from last night’s bender. But for the record: I was just high on codeine. Out tomorrow!
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Still tickets for our live show in Sheffield! Come down for a pint of Nish Kumar themed beer (I kid you not) and some top chat with @garyseconomics.bsky.social and Mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard crossedwires.live/podcast/pod-...
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Pod Save the UK — Crossed Wires Festival 2025
Pod Save the UK is coming to Sheffield! Join hosts Nish Kumar and Coco Khan alongside special guest Gary Stevenson for a live podcast recording full of sharp political insight, humour and hope. The UK...
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 20/06/2025
We are delighted that PSUK won the Best Podcast at the @BASW_UK Social Work Journalism Awards 2025 - supported by the Social Workers Union @SWU_UK! The winning episode featured care experienced campaigners @RebekahPierre92 and @sissaylemn. Listen here: tinyurl.com/hzszyzsk
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 13/06/2025
Give @Cocobyname.bsky.social a platform and she'll use it! Jeremy Hunt wasn’t convinced by her passion for tax - but @GarysEconomics is. Catch PSUK live at Crossed Wires festival on 6th July to hear radical ideas for fixing our broken system. It'll be good! #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UK #NishKumar
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 05/06/2025
Former First Minister of Scotland @humzayousaf.bsky.social shares the daily reality of staying in touch with his partner's family in Gaza,. Listen to the full conversation with @MrNishKumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social now. #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #News #UK #FYP #Trending #Gaza
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
On tomorrow’s episode we talk abortion with @stellacreasy.bsky.social and reunite with @humzayousaf.bsky.social to discuss Gaza, and the rise of the right in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Subscribe subscribe and get it while it’s hot 👆🖱️
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 29/05/2025
Nigel Farage thinks the laws around abortion needs to change. @cocobyname.bsky.social and @MrNishKumar.bsky.social have some strong feelings about his "pro choice" attitudes. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts. #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UK #News #Trending #NishKumar
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 21/05/2025
David Lammy accuses Labour MP Zarah Sultana of "click baiting" after she quizzed him on continued arms exports to Israel. Is it click bait to hold the government to account or is it just doing your job as an elected representative? @Mrnishkumar.bsky.social @cocobyname.bsky.social
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 22/05/2025
This week, @Mrnishkumar.bsky.social heads to Westminster to witness democracy in action, @cocobyname.bsky.social discusses plans to fix youth unemployment, and the Government's language on Gaza has finally shifted. Interviews: Alison McGovern MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 14/05/2025
Is Starmer playing to the far right? The PM's incendiary language intentionally or otherwise has evoked the ghost of Enoch Powell. Listen to @Mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @cocobyname.bsky.social tomorrow on Pod Save the UK #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #CurrentAffairs #Trending #Starmer
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The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
🧹ICYMI🧹 From ‘cleanfluencers’ to home gurus, the ideal of a spotless home has never been so aspirational. But why are women still being told that inner peace is only a bottle of disinfectant away? @cocobyname.bsky.social discusses with @emmahcasey.bsky.social ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 04/04/2025
Labour are wanting to get down with the public by upping their social media game. @mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @cocobyname.bsky.social just wonder whether they'll be able to land the tone. From the latest episode of Pod Save the UK. Listen here: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK #PodSaveTheUK
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Fascinating chat re our alarmingly fragile food supply. Maybe it’s the feature writer in me but I love subjects like these - it’s the ‘where the rubber hits the road’ stuff of politics, it’s abt people’s daily lives. Check it out on today’s episode 🎙️ and pick up some extra tins later!🥫
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
new episode out now! discussing the spring statement and whether its austerity, and the political impact of Netflix’s Adolescence
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 21/03/2025
Coco spots James Cleverly at Ikea! @zoegrunewald.bsky.social covers for @mrnishkumar.bsky.social on the new #PodSaveTheUK with @cocobyname.bsky.social. Listen here: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK #Politics
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 20/03/2025
What if we rebranded 'wealth tax' to 'patriot tax'? 🤔 @zoegrunewald.bsky.social covers for @mrnishkumar.bsky.social on the new Pod Save the UK with @cocobyname.bsky.social. Listen here: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 19/03/2025
NHS England abolished, and £5bn welfare cuts. All in tomorrow's Pod Save the UK with @cocobyname.bsky.social & @zoegrunewald.bsky.social. Out tomo. Follow the pod so you don't miss it: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK  #PodSaveTheUK
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
I’ll be at @thetroubleclub.bsky.social nxt week, chairing the first (of what will hopefully be many) virtual news evenings. Imagine a women’s book club but instead of a book you read the news, then discuss over🍷☕️ without fear of ruining relationships or breaking the ‘no politics at the table’ rule
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Paper Cuts @papercutsshow.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🚨GET YOUR FRIDAY FIX!🚨 Is peace on the horizon? 🕊️😬 How to bunk off like a Gen Z 😴📈 Plus – The latest trendy bra has built in nipples 😱👙 Join @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social @cocobyname.bsky.social and @stuartmcpherson.bsky.social here: linktr.ee/papercutsshow
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 13/03/2025
Is Amazon a dangerous place to work? Writer and director @lauracarreira.bsky.social speaks to @cocobyname.bsky.social about her film 'On Falling' which provides a window into the algorithm driven life of a warehouse worker. From the latest episode of Pod Save the UK: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
back on the Newsnight couch - on iPlayer if you fancy it x
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 06/03/2025
How can you remain a progressive anti-war person during times when a military feels like a necessity? @mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @cocobyname.bsky.social provide their thoughts. From the latest episode of Pod Save the UK. Listen here: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK #PodSaveTheUK #Ukraine #Zelenskyy
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Paper Cuts @papercutsshow.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 The latest from Trump Land 🇺🇸🤬 Meghan's candles and balloon arches have enraged the usual suspects 🎈🕯️ Plus – Who will you find hanging around outside the stage door? 🚪😱 Join @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social @cocobyname.bsky.social and Jacob Hawley here: linktr.ee/papercutsshow
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
“Writers’ work is already being stolen on an industrial scale to train AI systems, without permission or payment – infringing 300-year-old copyright protections.” One for all creatives/journos/writers to get behind www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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UK unions call for action to protect creative industry workers as AI develops
TUC says proposals on copyright and AI framework must go further to stop exploitation by ‘rapacious tech bosses’
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 27/02/2025
🚨NEW POD SAVE THE UK🚨Lib Dem leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk reveals how he would handle Trump in Washington. @cocobyname.bsky.social & @zoegrunewald.bsky.social on the new Pod Save the UK. Listen now: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK #PodSaveTheUK
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 26/02/2025
Lib Dem leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk is on tomorrow's Pod Save the UK discussing how Starmer should handle Trump. Out tomo. Follow Pod Save the UK, with @cocobyname.bsky.social & @zoegrunewald.bsky.social (covering for @mrnishkumar.bsky.social‬), available wherever you get podcasts.
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
This will resonate w/all us working class kids w creative dreams. I know the arts seem low priority given world is on fire, but we are living thru a battle of stories, telling us who matters & who doesn’t. Storytellers from the workers & marginalised are crucial www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn
Exclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privately
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 21/02/2025
British children are growing up in a complex digital landscape, but are we doing everything we can to keep them safe? @paticlarke.bsky.social joins @mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @cocobyname.bsky.social with some cold truths on the impacts. From Pod Save the UK: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 21/02/2025
People seem to be struggling with love lately, but is it actually you that's the issue, or could it be capitalism that's hurting your love life? Shon Faye discusses this with @mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @cocobyname.bsky.social From the latest episode of Pod Save the UK: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK
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