Strong Message Here

Strong Message Here

Armando Iannucci hosts the programme that gives you a cast-iron guarantee to be laser-focused on decoding the baffling world of political language.

Strong Message Here

Episodes (84 available)

Strong Message Here, Strong Message Here, There's Been An Under-Discussion (with Natalie Haynes)

Armando and Natalie wade in on the under-discussed topic of AI safety.

4 Jun 2026

36 mins

Strong Message Here, Strong Message Here, That's Not for Me to Say (with Munya Chawawa)

A look at the political art of not saying anything.

28 May 2026

35 mins

Strong Message Here, Strong Message Here, A Febrile Atmosphere (with Tom Peck)

After some 'febrile' weeks in parliament, we look at the language of heightened times.

21 May 2026

40 mins

Strong Message Here, Strong Message Here, We Can't Go On Like This (with Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Ayesha Hazarika)

Armando defies the naysayers with the programme of his life.

14 May 2026

35 mins

Strong Message Here, Strong Message Here, Technological Republic (with Stewart Lee and Carole Cadwalladr)

Why are tech companies releasing manifestos? We look at the language of the tech bro.

7 May 2026

34 mins

Strong Message Here, Strong Message Here, Game On (with Natalie Haynes)

War memes, prediction markets, protecting your streaks - is everything a game now?

30 Apr 2026

28 mins

Strong Message Here, Strong Message Here, The Process Was Followed (with Tim Shipman)

Are we obsessed with process? And can language can tell us the true severity of a crisis?

23 Apr 2026

24 mins

Strong Message Here, Strong Message Here, Only the Fake News Would Come Up with This (with Amol Rajan)

Armando Iannucci and Amol Rajan look at politicians getting into their own media bubbles.

16 Apr 2026

35 mins

Strong Message Here, Strong Message Here, Righteous Targets for Violence (with Hugo Rifkind)

Are politicians invoking the Almighty more regularly than before?

9 Apr 2026

38 mins

Strong Message Here, Strong Message Here, That's a Great Question (with Stewart Lee in Laugharne)

Is AI's sycophantic language grating? That's a great question - let me check that for you.

2 Apr 2026

28 mins

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