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The Bunker

PoliticsPodcastsNewsSociety & CultureENunited-kingdomWeekly
4.5 / 570 ratings
<p>Your daily Need To Know on news and politics. Every morning <strong>The Bunker</strong> cuts through the noise to make sense of what’s really going on, with smart explainers, interviews, fresh perspectives and under-reported stories to rescue you from everyday Punch and Judy news coverage. It’s the only way to start the day. From the producers of <strong>Oh God, What Now?</strong></p><p>Our regulars include: Alex Andreou • Gavin Esler • Miatta Fahnbulleh • Dipo Faloyin • Hannah Fearn • Bobby Friction • Andrew Harrison • Ayesha Hazarika • Jacob Jarvis • Marie le Conte • Laura Makin-Isherwood • Jude Rogers • Yasmeen Serhan • Ahir Shah • Siân Pattenden • Ros Taylor.</p><p>• Sign up to support the podcast and get episodes ad-free and early: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast">patreon.com/bunkercast</a></p><p>• <strong>Apple users:</strong> Get all of our core shows ad-free and early with the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/podmasters/id6445001390?ign-itscg=30200S
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Key Facts

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Weekly
Episodes
1.8K
Founded
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Category
Politics
Number of listeners
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Audience: 200K–400K / month
Canonical: https://podpitch.com/podcasts/the-bunker
Cadence: Active weekly
Reply rate: Under 2%

Latest Episodes

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Mandelson gone, Starmer or McSweeney next? – Weekly Wrap-up with Zoë Grünewald and Jacob Jarvis

Fri Feb 06 2026

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Wrapping up the stories of the week… With Peter Mandelson quitting the Lords after more damning info emerged from the Epstein files, will this lead to Starmer’s demise? Zoë Grünewald and Jacob Jarvis discuss this and more as they round up the biggest stories from the past week. • Head to nakedwines.co.uk/thebunker to get 6 top-rated wines from our sponsor Naked Wines for £39.99, delivery included. www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bunkerpod.bsky.social  • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk to find out more Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis with Zoë Grünewald. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Design by James Parrett. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Wrapping up the stories of the week… With Peter Mandelson quitting the Lords after more damning info emerged from the Epstein files, will this lead to Starmer’s demise? Zoë Grünewald and Jacob Jarvis discuss this and more as they round up the biggest stories from the past week. • Head to nakedwines.co.uk/thebunker to get 6 top-rated wines from our sponsor Naked Wines for £39.99, delivery included. www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bunkerpod.bsky.social  • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk to find out more Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis with Zoë Grünewald. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Design by James Parrett. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Pitches sent
17
From PodPitch users
Rank
#19531
Top 39.1% by pitch volume (Rank #19531 of 50,000)
Average rating
4.5
From 70 ratings
Reviews
13
Written reviews (when available)
Publish cadence
Weekly
Active weekly
Episode count
1.8K
Data updated
Feb 10, 2026
Social followers
8.4K

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Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Language (ISO)
Release cadence
Weekly
Latest episode date
Fri Feb 06 2026

Audience & Outreach (Public)

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Audience range
200K–400K / month
Public band
Reply rate band
Under 2%
Public band
Response time band
3–6 days
Public band
Replies received
1–5
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Social followers
8.4K
Contact available
Yes
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Sponsors detected
No
Guest format
Yes

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What is The Bunker about?

<p>Your daily Need To Know on news and politics. Every morning <strong>The Bunker</strong> cuts through the noise to make sense of what’s really going on, with smart explainers, interviews, fresh perspectives and under-reported stories to rescue you from everyday Punch and Judy news coverage. It’s the only way to start the day. From the producers of <strong>Oh God, What Now?</strong></p><p>Our regulars include: Alex Andreou • Gavin Esler • Miatta Fahnbulleh • Dipo Faloyin • Hannah Fearn • Bobby Friction • Andrew Harrison • Ayesha Hazarika • Jacob Jarvis • Marie le Conte • Laura Makin-Isherwood • Jude Rogers • Yasmeen Serhan • Ahir Shah • Siân Pattenden • Ros Taylor.</p><p>• Sign up to support the podcast and get episodes ad-free and early: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast">patreon.com/bunkercast</a></p><p>• <strong>Apple users:</strong> Get all of our core shows ad-free and early with the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/podmasters/id6445001390?ign-itscg=30200S

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