# Hot Take Time Machine – Britpop Burnham, ‘eat the ponies!’ and kinky cruises with Miranda Sawyer and Jonn Elledge

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Podcast: [The Bunker – News without the nonsense](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bunker-news-without-the-nonsense-1209382)
Published: 2026-07-09T03:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Columnists need critics too… Hot Take Time Machine is back with Paper Cuts alumni Miranda Sawyer , Jonn Elledge and Jacob Jarvis picking apart the most bizarre takes in the op-edaverse.   On this episode: Andy Burnham’s wardrobe causes a stir, Kwasi Kwarteng – yes, the man who nearly exploded the economy – warns against “Red Ed” Miliband becoming chancellor, one Telegraph columnist has a solution for the Dartmoor ponies (eating them) and a Times writer takes a kinky cruise.   • Spotted a column we should talk about next time? Send it to info@bunkercast.co.uk  • Listen to Miranda’s sit-down with 5Live legend Elis James in the latest episode of Talk ‘90s to me . • Back us on Patreon – www.patreon.com/bunkercast   Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis with Miranda Sawyer and Jonn Elledge . Producer: James Liddell. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.   www.podmasters.co.uk   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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