Silvia Maresca

Journalist | Senior Podcast Producer @Persephonica making @PolCurrency 🎙️🎧

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[Silvia Maresca @silviamaresca]

It’s been a ride to launch + produce The Political Fourcast this past year - this is just the cherry on top!

Absolutely thrilled to be nominated for Producer of the Year with the rest of the (v talented) @Channel4News podcast team 🙌🏻

[iNHouse @iNHouseComms]

Our Producer of the Year finalists are:

Andrew Alexander: How to Win An Election (The Times)
The Channel 4 News Team: Political Fourcast
Laura Fitzpatrick: Electoral Dysfunction (Sky News)

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

Thanks to the team at @AmazonMusicUK for the sweetest surprise - literally.

The branded cupcakes have gone down a treat in the office 🍰

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️ New episode of Political Currency:

🇬🇧 Is Starmer’s leadership in trouble?
↩️ Reeves's 'tax lock' bind: will she break the manifesto pledge?
🇨🇳 Was Trump’s meeting with Xi a 12/10 success?

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffqmXP

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

Ever wondered what really happens at party conferences?

Ed Balls & George Osborne take you behind the scenes of politics’ biggest annual gathering - with stories from @EricPickles, @bbcnickrobinson & Sir Oliver Letwin.

🎧 Listen to our latest episode: https://t.co/iDPgtZ4Lgb

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️ New episode of Political Currency:

🤫 What REALLY goes on at party conference
📄 Faxing speeches, managing applause, and other insider chaos
😡 The moment a PM lost his temper

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/iDPgtZ4Lgb

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️ New episode of Political Currency:

⚡Is Andy Burnham coming for Starmer’s job?
🇪🇺Donald Trump attacks Europe at the UN
💰Could a wealth tax be imminent?

🎧LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffqmXP

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

Enjoyed contributing to this special episode as part of Project Everyone's 'Be Hope' podcast takeover.

No spoilers, but Ed and George's answers show how London is the greatest city in the world ⬇️

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️ New episode of Political Currency:

🎯 Is Starmer’s Trump strategy paying off?
🙋‍♂️ Labour leadership speculation
📈 Why won’t inflation come down?

LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️ New episode of EMQs:

💼 What really happens in your first 24 hours in a new cabinet job?
🍝 Was Ed Balls' lasagna dinner really a secret plot to topple Ed Miliband?
🤖 Can an AI write a better speech than a Chancellor?

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/CO7FNh7lZN

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

Emily Thornberry joins @George_Osborne to go inside the Corbyn-era shadow cabinet, assess Starmer's first year in government and reflect on two decades in Parliament.

🎧 Hear the full conversation on the latest episode of Political Currency, out now: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️ New episode of Political Currency:

🌹 Emily Thornberry on what PM Corbyn would really have been like
⚠️ Her warning to the government not to be "buffeted about"
🔄 The brutal art of the reshuffle: being hired and fired by a PM

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffqmXP

[Silvia Maresca @silviamaresca]

Health Secretary @wesstreeting joins us on Political Currency this week + Ed and George reveal why the back of a ministerial car can sometimes be the most dangerous seat in politics...

Give it a listen 👇

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️ New episode of Political Currency:

🏛️ Wes Streeting on why he's loving government (even when it's tough)
👀 Why Nigel Farage is now Labour's "real opposition"
🚗 From heavy petting to state secrets: what really happens in ministerial cars

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️ New episode of Political Currency:

🤫 Sarah Vine on the "third person" in her marriage to Michael Gove
💔 How Brexit shattered her closest friendships with the Camerons
🏛️ The dark arts of politics: how the Whips' Office works

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️ New episode of Political Currency:

💥 Kwasi Kwarteng on the day he was sacked
📉 What really sank the Truss government
🗣️ How great political speeches get written

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

"I said to her, ‘If you carry on like this you'll have two months left!’”

Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng walks @edballs through the demise of Liz Truss’ premiership in the aftermath of the mini-budget.

🎧 Listen: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️ New episode of EMQs

👑 Will Prince George make it to King?
👷How can the Conservatives rebuild?
🫰Is rejoining the single market the answer to fiscal challenges?

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/CO7FNh6Oaf

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️New episode of Political Currency

🇺🇸 “Daddy” Trump takes centre stage at NATO
⚖️ Iran bombing: why won’t the UK say if it was legal?
🧮 Labour MPs revolt over welfare: trouble ahead for Starmer?

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h

[George Osborne @George_Osborne]

Our first ever live ⁦@polcurrency⁩ show ⁦⁦at #SXSWLondon2025 conference - brilliantly organised. Thanks to everyone who came. Sorry we ran out of time to take all the questions!

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️New episode of Political Currency

🔥 Winter fuel payment U-turn: fiasco or fix?
🇪🇺 UK-EU deal: what’s next for trade and migration?
🏦 Bank regulations: time to change them?

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️New episode of Political Currency

🇬🇧 “Island of strangers” – is Starmer’s immigration blitz worth the price?
🌍 Trump’s Middle East trip: peace talks or plane perks?
🎬 US film tariffs: America First… Hollywood last?

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h

[Political Currency @polcurrency]

🎙️New episode of Political Currency

🤝Starmer’s big week of deal making
🤷‍♀️ Is Reform officially the opposition party?
📉 What does a rate cut mean for the economy?

🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h