If I Ruled the World Podcast: What Would The World Look Like If You Were In Charge?

What would the world look like if you were in charge? We have all contemplated how much better work would be if we were put in charge. 

The gridlock in politics? We could fix that if we were in charge.

Too many commercials on TV? We could fix that, if only we were in charge. 

There's a new podcast that enables listeners to vicariously "rule the world."

If I Ruled the World is a bold new podcast from The Big House, where host X hands the mic to care experienced and at-risk young people to ask that one powerful question.

From rewriting school curriculums to settling global conflicts, rethinking AI to reimagining Mars—this series dives into the radical, the hopeful, and the brilliantly unexpected ideas of very rarely heard
voices.

But it’s not all serious business. Expect new national anthems, dream coronations, fresh bank holidays, and maybe even a cabinet made up of rappers and robots. Real voices. Big ideas. A world turned upside down—on purpose.

The Big House is a theatre company that works with care experienced and at-risk young people, using the creative arts to unlock their full potential, whilst offering long term support. They are a multi-award-winning organization whose young members have gone on to win BAFTA’s and to feature in productions at Soho Place, The Bush, The Globe and appear in numerous series on Netflix, BBC, Amazon Prime, Sky TV, Channel 4 and the BBC.

Marnie Duke is an exciting, award-winning audio producer working across entertainment, factual, and fiction in both audio-only and visualized formats. She is the Silver Rising Star at the British Podcast Awards 2025, and has been shortlisted for the International Women’s Podcast Awards and the Independent Podcast Awards.

Original music for the podcast is by Jammz, and the artwork was done by Rich Jackson.

Here is the episode list: 

10/13/25 Episode 1: Oli: Middle class people are boring
X interviews Oli for the job of ruler of the world. He shares his plans to redistribute wealth, reveals the real difference between working class people and middle class people, and tells us
why he wants a rapper in his government.

10/20/25 Episode 2: Millz: Birthdays are cancelled!
X interviews Millz for the job of ruler of the world. He talks about why prison-time prepared him for the role, the reason Christmas and birthdays are canceled, and why he’s abolishing money.

10/27/25 Episode 3: Charde: A Caribbean coronation
X interviews Charde for the job of ruler of the world. She and X discuss the impact of witnessing violence as children, why people of all ages should be taking emotional regulation classes, and which restaurant she’ll be scrapping once she’s in charge.

11/3/25 Episode 4: Konz369: Karl Pilkington for Prime Minister
X interviews Konz369 for the job of ruler of the world. They discuss what happiness means in different cultures, why parliament should be like a fantasy football league, and debate whether rice belongs on a roast dinner...

11/10/25 Episode 5: Becki: How to catch a wild chicken
X interviews Becki for the job of ruler of the world. She fills us in on some queer history, explains why seven-year-olds should be in government and why if you want to eat meat you should kill it
yourself!

 The Big House is a theatre company that works with care experienced and at-risk young people, using the creative arts to unlock their full potential, whilst offering long term support. 

Check out If I Ruled the World. Maybe one day, you will be in charge.