This episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts features podcast favourite Phil Cowley talking about his new book, The Smallest Room in the House. It is crammed full of fun yet useful insights from political science. Listen to us talk about Simon Cowell, fish and chip shops, riots, the rise of AI, potholes and more.

Show notes

• All the fish and chip shops in the UK.
• Distribution of passport ownership.
• Causes and Consequences of Electoral Violence 1832-1914.
• Philip Cowley on Bluesky.
• Read a free chapter from the book.
• Get The Smallest Room in the House: 50 political oddities to read in more than one sitting from Waterstones, Amazon (including e-book version) and Bookshop.org (affiliate links).
• Theme tune by Hugo Lee.
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• Check out some of this show's most popular previous episodes.