Balls Radio is like talk radio, but for thinking people. Now a short regular occurrence, Phil Dobbie offers his opinions on what's happening, in the UK and overseas: politics, social policy, economics, science, religion. Yes, it's another, slightly overweight middle-aged white man telling the world how it should be. But there's nothing alt-right about Balls Radio. And we try and have fun along the way.
Latest episodes
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4 min
Maybe we can cure Trump, but can we cure hate?
A poignant message for today, as Donald Trump fights COVID-19 like nobody has ever fought before, is there a vaccine for the much bigger virus contaminated the world – the preponde…
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16 min
Beware Boris’ COVID Marshall Army
New enforceable laws will be introduced to ensure no more than six people gather together at any one time. Marshalls will be there to enforce the discipline, with fines and public…
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9 min
Corona virus is popular again
COVID-19 is making a comeback. In this edition of Balls Radio Phil Dobbie says its becoming increasingly popular with young people, who enjoy it so much they pass it on to their fr…
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15 min
Staying alive with the help of toenails
We’re all emerging from lockdowns unsure of what’s real any more. In which alternate reality do we find Tony Abbott as a trade envoy for the UK? Can Harry and Meghan escape the lim…
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17 min
You’ve had your fun, now get back to work
Later this week Boris Johnson will outline plans to being lifting the lockdown. Other parts of the world are doing the same. Protestors with guns are out in many parts of the US de…
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12 min
Self-employed go hungry whilst Rishi overthinks it
Over five million self-employed people will be struggling right now, as work dries up and incomes disappear. Chancellor Rishi Sunak found it easy to promise 80% of the income of fu…
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8 min
The Chinese Virus is Bad News For Trump
The US President is repeatedly referring to COIV19 as the Chinese virus, in the hope that he can deflect the blame from the slow response he is making to the pandemic. On Balls Rad…
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20 min
Buybacks, paybacks – the economic answer to the crisis
The Sun this week asked why Richard Branson isn’t offering to sell his island retreat to pay the wages of Virgin Atlantic staff. Phil Dobbie suggests that’s a moronic question, and…
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16 min
Herd but not seen
The UK is pushing ahead with plans for herd immunity, even as other countries push ahead with isolation plans. Could the UK, ironically, be the only country left with freedom of mo…
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14 min
Washing our hands of it all
Whilst Italy is in total lockdown, the UK Prime Minister is telling people to wash their hands more often, an Australian politician reckons it’s all a conspiracy by the Chinese and…
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12 min
From Wuhan with Love
For many the most marked impact of the Corona Virus is that they will have to wait till November to see the new James Bond movie. Apparently the marketing team didn’t want people d…
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11 min
WHO declares another case of Johnson impregnation
The World Health organisation has confirmed another case of coming down with a Johnson induced pregnancy, bringing the known total to six although there are fears unreported cases…
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15 min
Dredging up the good old days
Donald Trump this week suggested he would rather watch Gone with the Wind than an Oscar wining movie made overseas. Remember the good old days. BBC’s Question Time featured a rant…
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14 min
Boris’ Honeymoon Could Soon Be Over
Destroying the BBC, an unworkable migration strategy, crazy bridge talk – could the Boris bounce be over soon? Phil Dobbie suggests that going hard on the national broadcaster coul…
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30 min
Reshuffle and go home
Boris Johnson will send some of his cabinet back to where they came from, maybe because Dominic Cummings doesn’t like that. The same thing applies to criminals born overseas who ha…
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22 min
The rise of right-wing socialism
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have one thing in common – besides their hair style and fashion sense. They both like to spend big with government money. None of the fiscal conserva…
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12 min
Have you got problems with wind?
The entire UK nation has had a wind problem. Is it diet related? Lon today’s Balls Radio Phil Dobbie puts Storm Ciara in perspective. We also present tangible evidence that we have…
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22 min
Limbaugh – freedom for all (whites and entitled)
Steve Keen joins Phil Dobbie on today’s Balls Radio to discuss Donald Trump’s State of the Union address yesterday, plus the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which has gone to radio…
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13 min
Canada Plus What?
At last Britain is free and ready to discover its place in the world. The war is over, as Nigel Farage declared, without him getting his suit dirty (except the occasional milkshake…
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11 min
Farage's Pathetic Brexit
There was no more pathetic sight than seeing Nigel Farage and his band of merry Brexiteers waving their tiny Union Jacks on his last day at the European parliament. In the end his…