The Rational National is a podcast created and hosted by David Doel that offers independent political commentary and corporate media criticism “with an occasional comedic tinge.” It’s one of the few podcasts I follow, primarily because it advocates in a calm and informed way for human rights, workers’ rights, and equality.
Recently, Doel shared his thoughts on “the brilliant new political ad from the U.K.’s Green Party with leader Zack Polanski.” In this 12-minute segment, Doel also examines the surge in popularity of the Greens in the “few short months since [Polanski’s] victory as leader.”
Related Off-site Links:
How Zack Polanski Had a Phenomenal Year – Turn Left (December 29, 2025).
Why 2026 Will Be the Year of Hope – Zack Polanski (The Huffington Post, December 24, 2025).
2025: The Rise of Zack Polanski – PoliticsJOE (December 23, 2025).
Zack Polanski Smashes Question Time Again – Curtis Daly and Kevin Logan (Turn Left, December 5, 2025).
Zack Polanski and the Rise of the Green Party – Harry Marshall (The Badger, December 1, 2025).
Zack Polanski and Reform’s Laila Cunningham Clash Over U.K. Asylum Plans – BBC Newsnight (November 18, 2025).
Zack Polanski’s Impressive Green Party Surge Continues – Novara Media (November 12, 2025).
What Are the Green Party’s Ambitions in the Next General Election? – Sky News (November 5, 2025).
Zack Polanski Shuts Down Robert Peston in Israel Debate – Aaron Bastani (Novara Media, October 21, 2025).
Is the Green Party the Answer to the U.K.’s Pedantic Politics: An Interview with Zack Polanski – Ashfaaq Carim (Middle East Eye, October 16, 2025).
Zack Polanski and Zia Yusuf Trade Blows on Question Time – Michael Walker and Curtis Daly (Novara Media, October 10, 2025).
“This Is Racism and Fascism”: Green Leader Zack Polanski Clashes with Reform’s Zia Yusuf – Politics U.K. (October 10, 2025).
How Far Can the Green Party Go? – PoliticsTeacher (October 9, 2025).
Zack Polanski Will Be the Most Powerful Man on the Left – Megan Kenyon (New Statesman, November 12, 2025).
The Right Can Mock My Teeth All It Wants – It Shows the Greens Have Struck a Nerve – Zack Polanski (The Guardian, November 10, 2025).
“Hope Has Just Won in New York – It Can Win Here Too” – Zack Polanski (The Observer, November 6, 2025).
Mamdani and Polanski: Can a New Left Undo Trump’s Climate Reversal? – Channel 4 News (November 6, 2025).
Zack Polanski Humiliates Andrew Marr Live on Air – Antony Jones (via YouTube, November 6, 2025).
“We Need to Make Hope Normal Again”: Zack Polanski on How a Zohran Mamdani Win Will Send Shockwaves Around the World – Bold Politics (October 31, 2025).
The British Mamdani? Meet Political Star Zack Polanski – Mehdi Hasan (Zeteo (October 23, 2025).
Zack Polanski and the Reform Party’s Zia Yusuf Go Head-to-Head on Question Time – Novara Media (October 10, 2025).
Let’s Make Hope Normal Again – Green Party of England and Wales (via Facebook, October 6, 2025).
Just Zack Polanski Being a Legend – PoliticsJOE (September 3, 2025).
Zack Polanski Interview – The News Agents (July 19, 2025).
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Zack Polanski’s Christmas Message
• Zack Polanski’s Message of Hope
• “The Answer, Actually, Is Hope”
• Hope Over Fear: Voting Green
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