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Three Old HacksAuthor: Mihir Bose, David Smith, Nigel Dudley
Mihir Bose former BBC Sports Editor, David Smith Economics Editor of the Sunday Times and political commentator Nigel Dudley have been friends since they first met while working at Financial Weekly in 1980s. They have kept in touch regularly, setting the world to rights over various lunches and dinners. With coronavirus making that impossible, what do journalists do, deprived of long convivial lunches over a bottle of red wine or several? Why, podcast of course.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, wed love to hear from you! Language: en-gb Genres: News, News Commentary Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Simply the Best!
Episode 65
Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
The Three Old Hacks is the Best Podcast, produced by the Best Team Ever!Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for his own brilliance is infectious. Once they have finished praising each other, the Three Old Hacks settle to a discussion of Trump’s latest exploits and, in the week that Robert Jenrick swaps parties, they ponder the price of party loyalty in politics.“Backstabbing is never a good look”, says David Smith, adding that Jenrick’s political journey from ‘Robert Generic’ to Reform is “not that credible”.They then move to the serious issue of how football managers should behave during a match. Thomas Frank has been accused of chewing gum ‘aggressively’. And should they wear their expensive suit in the pouring rain, or a track suit?Join former BBC Sports Editor Mihir Bose, political analyst Nigel Dudley and Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith for the latest edition of the Three Old Hacks.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!













