Nathan Gower
@nathanjgower.bsky.social
BBC audio journalist working on, amongst other programmes, More or Less.
Trying to make a career out of splicing together complex explanations with stupid, stupid jokes. Results pending.
Trying to make a career out of splicing together complex explanations with stupid, stupid jokes. Results pending.
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The ONS vs Industry www.ft.com/content/12c6... The ONS vs Industry
The ONS vs Industry
The stats agency / prestige television beef we didn’t know we needed
www.ft.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The ONS vs Industry www.ft.com/content/12c6... The ONS vs Industry
What a sensational piece that I'd never heard before. Feel like it's transformed my day already.
BBC Radio 3
Breakfast
Now Playing
George Gershwin, Turtle Island String Quartet & Turtle Island String Quartet
Fascinating rhythm
Breakfast
Now Playing
George Gershwin, Turtle Island String Quartet & Turtle Island String Quartet
Fascinating rhythm
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
What a sensational piece that I'd never heard before. Feel like it's transformed my day already.
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"Your AI engineers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could they didn't stop to think if they should."
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 10:39 AM
"Your AI engineers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could they didn't stop to think if they should."
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IF ONLY THERE WAS A SNAPPY ACRONYM
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
IF ONLY THERE WAS A SNAPPY ACRONYM
Big revelation of the morning for me is that Macron texts like your dad.
January 20, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Big revelation of the morning for me is that Macron texts like your dad.
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the greatest documentary ever broadcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTkF...
Neanderthal voice
YouTube video by Ragna Þórsdóttir
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM
the greatest documentary ever broadcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTkF...
Did you see the claim from the Government in the House of Lords that "10.8 million families use X as their main news source"?
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
More or Less - Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT? - BBC Sounds
Tim Harford investigates closing schools, X users, Covid deaths and churchgoers
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Did you see the claim from the Government in the House of Lords that "10.8 million families use X as their main news source"?
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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*Rachel Reeves banging table*
safe haven, safe haven
*Andrew Bailey joining in*
safe haven, safe haven
*entire DMO chanting as one*
SAFE HAVEN, SAFE HAVEN
safe haven, safe haven
*Andrew Bailey joining in*
safe haven, safe haven
*entire DMO chanting as one*
SAFE HAVEN, SAFE HAVEN
Sexy gilts news today! 🫦
Strongest demand seen for a gilt auction since DMO records began in 1998.
Britain sold £900 million of an index-linked gilt due in 2035 and received orders worth £4.333 billion - the highest such ratio (4.81) seen in at least 27 years.
Strongest demand seen for a gilt auction since DMO records began in 1998.
Britain sold £900 million of an index-linked gilt due in 2035 and received orders worth £4.333 billion - the highest such ratio (4.81) seen in at least 27 years.
January 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM
*Rachel Reeves banging table*
safe haven, safe haven
*Andrew Bailey joining in*
safe haven, safe haven
*entire DMO chanting as one*
SAFE HAVEN, SAFE HAVEN
safe haven, safe haven
*Andrew Bailey joining in*
safe haven, safe haven
*entire DMO chanting as one*
SAFE HAVEN, SAFE HAVEN
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Check out my BBC Radio 4 stand up show! First ep is already out, three to come!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Stand-Up Specials, Why in the Name of Pierre Novellie
Pierre Novellie focuses on the deep and the shallow in a comedic answer to In Our Time.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Check out my BBC Radio 4 stand up show! First ep is already out, three to come!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
If only this had happened during Radio 3's Christmas broadcast from Peak Wildlife Park three weeks earlier.
Would have made for possibly the best Outside Broadcast ever.
Would have made for possibly the best Outside Broadcast ever.
December 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If only this had happened during Radio 3's Christmas broadcast from Peak Wildlife Park three weeks earlier.
Would have made for possibly the best Outside Broadcast ever.
Would have made for possibly the best Outside Broadcast ever.
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My response to anything over the next two weeks
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My response to anything over the next two weeks
You love to see it (pt. 1).
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
You love to see it (pt. 1).
Good news on ambulance handovers (and it was already quite good)! Looks like average time taken to hand patients over to hospitals in England is at about 31 minutes, down from about 38 minutes last week.
December 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Good news on ambulance handovers (and it was already quite good)! Looks like average time taken to hand patients over to hospitals in England is at about 31 minutes, down from about 38 minutes last week.
Well, the end of the cricket was pretty dispiriting. Time to cheer myself up with this happy little book.
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Well, the end of the cricket was pretty dispiriting. Time to cheer myself up with this happy little book.
I'm on your radios / podcast feeds from 9am talking about how this year's flu might be bad, but it ain't 'superflu', and the NHS isn't under record winter pressures.
More or Less, Radio 4 at 9am.
More or Less, Radio 4 at 9am.
December 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I'm on your radios / podcast feeds from 9am talking about how this year's flu might be bad, but it ain't 'superflu', and the NHS isn't under record winter pressures.
More or Less, Radio 4 at 9am.
More or Less, Radio 4 at 9am.
Made it to the 12th of December so far without yet hearing John Taverner's The Lamb - aka Lambageddon.
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Made it to the 12th of December so far without yet hearing John Taverner's The Lamb - aka Lambageddon.
Forget Whammageddon, it's not truly Christmas till you listen to this banger.
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Forget Whammageddon, it's not truly Christmas till you listen to this banger.
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Reading the OBR report before the chancellor starts. An illicit thrill.
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Reading the OBR report before the chancellor starts. An illicit thrill.
Finally got round to watching TV highlights of day 2 of the Perth Test. That Head knock was quite something to witness, the lightness of heart and confidence running through the innings.
I know it's a shocker for England, but hard not to appreciate the brutal glory of an Ashes series in Australia.
I know it's a shocker for England, but hard not to appreciate the brutal glory of an Ashes series in Australia.
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Finally got round to watching TV highlights of day 2 of the Perth Test. That Head knock was quite something to witness, the lightness of heart and confidence running through the innings.
I know it's a shocker for England, but hard not to appreciate the brutal glory of an Ashes series in Australia.
I know it's a shocker for England, but hard not to appreciate the brutal glory of an Ashes series in Australia.
As Richie Benaud would say - morning, everyone.
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 AM
As Richie Benaud would say - morning, everyone.
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I was in a meeting where the chart in the Budget showed they were missing the rule. Gordon asked if they could just make the line fatter, so it appeared to meet the axis.. and a certain SPAD (now with a popular podcast) responded "well yes, but we did that last time... there are limits" 🤣
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I was in a meeting where the chart in the Budget showed they were missing the rule. Gordon asked if they could just make the line fatter, so it appeared to meet the axis.. and a certain SPAD (now with a popular podcast) responded "well yes, but we did that last time... there are limits" 🤣
Boy, I sure wish someone would make a radio documentary about how budgets and bond markets interact, eh, @duncanweldon.bsky.social?
Oh wait:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(From April this year)
Oh wait:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(From April this year)
Currently - Of Budgets and Bond Markets - BBC Sounds
Duncan Weldon explores the political and economic reality of relying on the bond markets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Boy, I sure wish someone would make a radio documentary about how budgets and bond markets interact, eh, @duncanweldon.bsky.social?
Oh wait:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(From April this year)
Oh wait:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(From April this year)
Bank of England getting out of the bond-buying game as it announces plans to drop a seminal prog rock album.
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Bank of England getting out of the bond-buying game as it announces plans to drop a seminal prog rock album.
Discussing the prospects of a financial crash was so fun, we made an extended podcast cut.
Very happy with this episode of the Briefing Room I produced this week, though almost all the credit goes to our excellent guests, @katie0martin.ft.com, @duncanweldon.bsky.social and Simon French.
Very happy with this episode of the Briefing Room I produced this week, though almost all the credit goes to our excellent guests, @katie0martin.ft.com, @duncanweldon.bsky.social and Simon French.
The Briefing Room - Is there a crash coming? - BBC Sounds
Could an AI bubble or so-called ‘shadow banking’ threaten the global economy?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Discussing the prospects of a financial crash was so fun, we made an extended podcast cut.
Very happy with this episode of the Briefing Room I produced this week, though almost all the credit goes to our excellent guests, @katie0martin.ft.com, @duncanweldon.bsky.social and Simon French.
Very happy with this episode of the Briefing Room I produced this week, though almost all the credit goes to our excellent guests, @katie0martin.ft.com, @duncanweldon.bsky.social and Simon French.