Punorama Investigates...

Punorama Investigates...

Annabel Edmonds

English Comedy Explicit
Episodes 17
Avg. Duration 13m
Activity Dormant
Since Feb 2025
Latest Episode Aug 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Hosting
anchor.fm

About This Podcast

Punorama Investigates is a podcast about politics, patriarchy and power – with the occasional pun. Join comedy writer & performer Annabel Edmonds as she investigates a topic that fascinates her – from prison reform to sexual harassment in stand-up comedy. Instead of the usual running commentary about everything going on in the news, Punorama Investigates does a weekly deep dive into a single topic. Punorama Investigates is a lot like ‘Last Week Tonight’ with John Oliver, except in half the time and with half a percent of the budget. Also John Oliver wasn’t available.

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Recent Episodes

S2E8 Punorama Investigates… The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Yes, it’s Pseudoscience

Aug 13, 2025 18m

Annabel investigates the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. It’s the world’s most influential personality test, but can it accurately predict human behaviour or is it a money-grabbing cult?

S2E7 Punorama Investigates… Predatory Men in Stand-Up Comedy Part 4: The Bystander Effect

Aug 06, 2025 13m

After a report upholds 45 complaints against Gregg Wallace, Annabel investigates why we let predatory men get away with this behaviour for so long.

Punorama Investigates… The Four-Day Work Week: We Can’t Let Iceland Beat Us

Jul 23, 2025 14m

As South Cambridgeshire Council votes to make its four-day work week permanent, Annabel investigates whether the rest of the UK should follow suit or if we should let Iceland get the economic upper…

S2E5 Punorama Investigates… Flat-Faced Dogs: For People Who Appreciate Neither Dogs Nor Faces

Jul 16, 2025 12m

As the UK sweats its way through its second heatwave, Annabel investigates summer’s wheeziest victims: flat-faced dogs.

S2E4 Punorama Investigates… The Male Loneliness Epidemic: Is There One?

Jul 09, 2025 12m

The term ‘male loneliness epidemic’ has entered the chat and shows no signs of leaving. Annabel investigates where it comes from, what it means and how a Christian horse-riding drug rehabilitation…

S2E6 Punorama Investigates… What Has Immigration Ever Done For Us? (Apart From Helping Our Economy, The NHS, Care Homes...)

Jul 02, 2025 11m

Like every government for a generation, Labour have announced plans to significantly reduce immigration. Annabel investigates whether we are really at risk of becoming an island of strangers or…

S2E2 Punorama Investigates… PIP Reform: Very Bad, But Still Only The UK’s Second-Worst Reform

Jun 25, 2025 12m

As Liz Kendall prepares to make it harder for disabled people to access Personal Independence Payments, Annabel asks the most important question: do Labour just want to make a sequel to Les Mis?

S2E1 Punorama Investigates… All-Male Line-Ups: How Are They Still a Thing?

Jun 11, 2025 14m

All-male line-ups are embarrassing, regressive and somehow still a thing. Annabel investigates what we can do about them.

S2 Punorama Investigates...

Jun 10, 2025 0m Trailer

A podcast about politics and patriarchy - with the occasional pun. Annabel Edmonds investigates a new story every week. Edited by Emma Millen

S1E8 Punorama Investigates… Predatory Men in Stand-Up Comedy Part 3

Apr 16, 2025 12m

Annabel investigates how to talk confidently and kindly about the issue of predatory men in stand-up comedy.

S1E7 Punorama Investigates…Beavers (Not a Euphemism)

Apr 09, 2025 12m

After the government approved the reintroduction of beavers into the wild in England, Annabel explains why everyone should be thrilled about loose beavers.

S1E6 Punorama Investigates…Gen Z Men and Gender Equality

Apr 02, 2025 12m

After a new study suggests that Gen Z men and women are increasingly divided on gender equality, Annabel investigates whether the patriarchy is actually going well for men.

S1E5 Punorama Investigates…How to Support Women's-Only Spaces Without Being Transphobic

Mar 26, 2025 14m

With the NHS Fife changing room case receiving national and often transphobic coverage, Annabel investigates the real threat to women’s-only spaces. Spoiler alert: it’s not trans women.

S1E4 Punorama Investigates…Regional Accent Bias

Mar 19, 2025 11m

After a new study suggests that people with working-class accents are more likely to be suspected of committing crimes, Annabel asks the most important question: does the nation owe Gemma Collins an…

S1E3 Punorama Investigates…Predatory Men in Stand-Up Comedy Part 2

Mar 12, 2025 15m

Annabel investigates how we create a system for ridding stand-up comedy of predatory men and explains why we should all be more like Seth Rogen.

S1E2 Punorama Investigates…Predatory Men in Stand-Up Comedy Part 1

Mar 05, 2025 13m

After getting an email about Louis C. K.’s new tour, Annabel investigates whether predatory men in stand-up comedy are just a few bad apples or an entirely rotten apple tree. Spoiler alert: it’s the…

S1E1 Punorama Investigates...Prison Reform

Feb 26, 2025 12m

With the UK’s prison population the highest it’s ever been, Annabel investigates how we got into this mess, where we go from here, and whether Labour might be about to do something sensible in…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Punorama Investigates... have?

Punorama Investigates... has published 17 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Comedy.

Is Punorama Investigates... still active?

Punorama Investigates... is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 13m.

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