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The Martin Lewis Podcast

The Martin Lewis Podcast

BBC Radio 5 Live · BBC

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Show overview

The Martin Lewis Podcast has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 203 episodes. That works out to roughly 170 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 42 min and 1h 3m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 38 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 63 episodes published. Published by BBC.

Episodes
203
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
56 min
Cadence
Weekly

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Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.

Latest Episodes

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Why the Price Cap rise is voluntary! £87bn of lost pensions & accounts. Reclaim student loans

Jun 4, 20261h 3m

Question Time: Cancel old credit cards? Martin: What 3 laws would you introduce? Pay v pensions?

Jun 1, 202632 min

Big Energy Bill Hikes Coming: Should You Fix Now, Even If You’re Already Fixed?

May 21, 202659 min

Question Time: Beginner investor: explain the risk? Faulty kitchen: getting money back? Self-employed: how to start a pension?

May 18, 202638 min

Council Tax Cost Cutting Special: 5 ways to try to cut your bill & possibly get £1,000s back

May 14, 20261h 1m

What’s the best way to stooze (pervert 0% cards to make money)? | Top savings for 17yr-old | Will I lose Child Benefit?

May 11, 202630 min

Energy firms sitting on £3bn of our credit – how to get it back | Cheapest way to spend abroad

May 7, 20261h 1m

Question Time: Where do I put house sale money? Consumer rights wrong righted! How to talk to my partner about money?

May 4, 202630 min

Can you make £500 switching bank?

Apr 30, 202647 min

Question Time: I got £5k back after calling the pod! Can I move a loan to a 0% card? Claim car finance comp for dead relative?

Apr 27, 202635 min

The big mistake many make when saving or investing for their children…

Apr 23, 20261h 4m

Question Time: Keep saving hard, or spend more on my family? £30,000 stoozing success! Top up missing NI years?

Apr 20, 202648 min

Energy fixes are back! | Best ISAs for 2026/7 | Council Tax Change

Apr 16, 202655 min

URGENT MINI POD: Car finance mis-selling confirmed: Will you get your money back?

In a special, urgent edition of the podcast, Martin explains what you need to know right now - as the financial regulator sets out its redress scheme for millions of motorists who were mis-sold finance deals.The scheme will apply to more than 12 million deals - and will cost lenders 9.1 BILLION pounds.So - who is included? Should you put in a complaint now? What vehicles are eligible? How do I know if it was mis-sold? Martin answers all those questions - and more.If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know what colour his eyes are, what he's planning to do in his eventual retirement, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].

Mar 30, 202620 min

Question Time: 5 year old TV’s faulty, can I get a refund? Your caller helped me sort my debt! When shouldn't I pay IN FULL?

In our Question Time podcast, Martin Lewis gives you answers on anything and everything, including: if my holiday’s cancelled due to the Middle East conflict, can I get a refund on the travel insurance? Vodafone promised me a 50% discount but now they’re chipping away at it, what can I do? When is paying off a credit card IN FULL not worth it? My high-end TV is faulty after 5 years, am I due any money back? Plus, a wonderful success from Carly, who was inspired by a podcast caller to finally seek the debt help she needs.If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know his favourite yoga position, if he’s mastered pottery, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].

Mar 30, 202638 min

Lifetime ISA, is the free £1,000/yr still worth it? | Your insider MoneySaving tips

The big topic in this pod is Lifetime ISAs, LISAs give up to £1,000 a year bonus for first time buyers, but there are pitfalls to watch too. With the ISA year about to end, Martin Lewis runs through how they work and how best to use them in detail.Martin also explains the LISA's predecessor the Help to Buy ISA and which is best. He also goes through the best options currently on the market.Plus why are vulnerable people made to declare their issues to firm after firm, isn’t it time we stopped that?This week’s Tell Us is about insider tips you learned from your work that can help others, we’ve brilliant ones from doctors, techies, accountants, electric installers, supermarket, hospitality workers and more.And this week’s Mastermind is all about pensions.If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know what colour his eyes are, what he's planning to do in his eventual retirement, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].

Mar 26, 202650 min

Question Time: Am I due car finance payback? 9-year-old learns about interest! If my bank overpays me, can I keep it?

In our Question Time podcast, Martin Lewis answers your questions including: is my car finance agreement covered by the mis-selling redress scheme? Can my partner and I couple up to maximise cashback offers? I’ve told Monzo its overpaid me but it’s done nothing, can I keep the money? What can I do about a retailer that displays the wrong returns info online? Plus, we have a lovely success story involving a 9-year-old who’s doing jobs for her parents for pocket money! If you want to ask Martin a question, his Question Time podcast lets you do just that! You can ask him questions about absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know which chocolate he prefers, how many sudokus he can solve in a day, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].

Mar 23, 202641 min

Isa Isa Baby! Everything you need to know before the end of the tax year

In this podcast Martin explains everything you’ve ever wanted to know about ISAs but were afraid to ask. Cash ISAs, shares ISAs, how to transfer, how much you can put in, best buys for cash, and top picks for investments.Chartered Financial Planner Ed Marshall also joins Martin to help with stocks and shares ISAs.There is an update on the potential energy bills crisis brought on by the conflict in the middle east.The Tell Us is asking about the best £1 you’ve ever spent.And there’s Money Mastermind, this question is all about savings interest.If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know what colour his eyes are, what he's planning to do in his eventual retirement, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].

Mar 19, 20261h 4m

Question Time: Should I overpay my mortgage? If I sign up online, why can’t I cancel online? Can I open an ISA for my niece?

In our Question Time podcast, Martin Lewis answers your questions including: which travel insurance policy do I make a claim to? When you say ‘pay off all debts’ does that include your mortgage? Can I open an ISA for my niece or nephew? Why is cancelling a subscription so hard? Plus, how your height impacts your step count, and what should we call you if you ask us a question? And we have a success story following Martin’s answer to a question on broadband.If you want to ask Martin a question, his Question Time podcast lets you do just that! You can ask him questions about absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know which tree he likes best, how many burpees he can do in a minute, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].

Mar 16, 202628 min

Car finance Mis-selling: what you need do | Top joint bank accounts | Economic Abuse the signs

In this week’s podcast Martin Lewis gives an update on the car finance mis-selling story. He questions such as: ‘what counts as mis-selling?’ ‘How do you know if you were mis-sold?’ ‘How much will be paid out?’ ‘How can you find old agreements?’, ‘What if you’ve complained and not contacted?’ And so much more.We also look at couples’ finances – in Tell Us this week we talk through how you and your partner work on your money together. Martin runs through the top joint accounts and the rules on joint accounts if something goes wrong. Plus how joint accounts can be misused as a form of domestic abuse… he talks to the charity Surviving Economic Abuse about that.Plus news on stamp prices, mortgages, student finance and Martin’s reaction to the news that some customers using Bank of Scotland, Lloyds and Halifax apps have been able to see other users' transactions on their accounts.If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know what colour his eyes are, what he's planning to do in his eventual retirement, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].

Mar 12, 202650 min
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