Gwydir Podcast: Recent Episodes

Gwydir Podcast

Gwydir is a new, not-for-profit media platform whose primary aim is to promote and share conservative ideas and values with like-minded individuals the length and breadth of Wales.

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A Welsh Conference special in which Harvey McCabe interviews the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, Andrew RT Davies, following his Spring Forum address.

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This week, podcast host Jenny Ramsay is joined by the Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - Janet Finch Saunders MS in a discussion about Welsh Conservative manifesto commitments; and Myles Langstone on public spending waste. 

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This week, podcast host is joined by Andrew RT Davies MS in a discussion that focuses on the need to publish a roadmap out of lockdown, ahead of May's Senedd Election 

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On this week's podcast, Calum Davies is joined by Welsh Conservative MS, Darren Millar on the fight for Wales' tourism industry; Nick Evans on liberty during lockdown; and Sam Bidwell on the shortcoming of uniform policy. 

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Our new podcast host, Jenny Ramsay, is joined by Angela Burns MS in a discussion on COVID-19; Jeremy Kent on the impact COVID has had on mental health; and Abigail Mainon on the relaunch of the CWO. 

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In a slightly delayed podcast, host Harvey McCabe is joined by Russell George MS on the need for a economic road map for COVID recovery and Meghan Francis on the China-Taiwan dilemma.  

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This week, host Calum Davies is joined by Janet Finch-Saunders MS on the latest Welsh Labour-led Government agriculture controversy; Samantha Chohan who discusses Wales' watershed election; and junior doctor, Rob Sutton on the accountability disparity between the UK and Welsh Governments. 

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In this week's podcast, new host James Wallice is joined by Suzy Davies MS; Gareth Davies - The Welsh Conservative candidate for the Vale of Clwyd; and Christopher Harries.

Topics up for discussion in include the UK Government's Turing Scheme, Gareth's plan for the Vale of Clwyd, and the need for the Welsh Conservative Party to unite. 

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This week, Harvey McCabe is joined by Mark Isherwood who discusses the need to enable communities; Roger Cracknell on the Post-Brexit EU relationship; and Adam Wordsworth on the fight against Big Tech bias. 

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In the first episode of 2021, regular podcast host Amanda Jenner is joined by Shadow Health Minister Andrew RT Davies; Cllr Nick Evans on the Welsh Conservative OGRE Dept; and Kirsty Lewis on the issue of political labels. 

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In an unusual change of events, Editor of Gwydir, James Wallice, is joined by regular hosts, Harvey McCabe, Calum Davies and Cllr Amanda Jenner, in a look back at 2020. 

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This week, host Harvey McCabe is joined by Welsh Conservative Senedd candidates, Mia Rees and Michael Enea and Taxpayers Alliance activist Kieran Neild-Ali.

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This week, Amanda Jenner is joined by Darren Millar MS in discussion about the FM's one size fits all approach to COVID-19; Sam Kurtz on the fight for business; and Chris Harries on musings of Conservatism.

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Calum Davies speaks to Angela Burns MS about Welsh Government accountability, Matt Smith on Labour's relationship with devolution, and Matt MacKinnon on Wales' charity sector.

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In this week's instalment of the Gwydir Podcast, Amanda Jenner is joined by Russell George MS in a discussion on the state of Wales' economy; Cllr Joel Williams on the question that faces voters next May; and Jeremy Kent on the changing political culture.  

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Harvey McCabe speaks to Janet Finch-Saunders MS on helping farmers, Cllr Joel James on Remembrance Sunday, and Cllr Sian-Elin Melbourne on exams during Covid.

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Following the Senedd's Autumn recess, we return with Season 2 of the Gwydir Podcast. 

Hosted by Calum Davies, we're joined by Gareth Davies who discusses Wales' regional divide; Crispin John on Drakeford's use of data; and Suzy Davies on the need to look beyond Wales' educational pigeonhole. 

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In episode seven, our host Harvey McCabe is joined by Shadow Health Minister, Andrew RT Davies MS, in a discussion about Wales' 'Circuit Break' lockdown; Bridgend Councillor, Carolyn Webster, in an important discussion about the NHS; and Deputy-Chairman of the Welsh Conservative Party, Dr Tomos Dafydd Davies, who discusses the need for a pro-Union Welsh Conservative campaign. 

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Councillor Amanda Jenner is joined by James Evans, Mia Rees and Darren Millar MS, where they discuss the importance of next years elections and how the Welsh Conservatives can suceed. 

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A conference special with Calum Davies. First is an interview with Paul Davies MS, followed by a panel with Gwydir's own Kirsty Lewis, Prydain Review's Chris Harries, and Vale of Clwyd Conservatives Chair Abigail Mainon.

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This week we have a special host in Natasha Ashgar who with Nick Ramsey, discusses the life of Mohammad Ashgar on his 75th birthday. We're also joined by Jonathan Morgan who talks about what's being done by the Welsh Conservatives in the run-up to May's election. And Lastly, we're joined by Daran Hill who discusses the relationship between the media & Welsh Government. 

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On episode three of the Gwydir Podcast we're joined by Darren Millar MS who discusses his latest piece on the Internal Market Bill and the wider implications for Wales, Cllr Thomas Parkhill who discusses the ins and outs of NHS bureaucracy and Meghan Francis, who talks about the need to bridge the North-South divide. 

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Amanda Jenner talks to Lord Davies of Gower about his years as Welsh Conservative Party Chair, Janet Finch-Saunders MS  about action vs virtue signalling, and Cllr Adrian Robson on the Cardiff Youth Offending Service.

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In our debut episode, we're joined by Paul Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Tabitha Anthony and Matt MacKinnon, Director of the Centre for Welsh Studies.