I maybe biased as I’m a contributor to this podcast, but even if I wasn’t I know I’d be a big fan. The live Q&A sessions with Alex and one of the experts is a great way to learn more, explore ideas and have fun. Plus, just look at that amazing illustrated guide, it’s fab! ⬇️
I made a whole BBC TV series (2020) about the remarkable resilience of the people of Iran and their culture over centuries of threat and callous rule. You can watch it right here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
1/ NYT out with a huge piece on the decision to go to war. It's much as we thought: Bibi sold Trump a rosy scenario that he heard over the mild to moderate warnings that it was BS but the details are so...appalling/demoralizing.
Vance clearly a source:
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Thank YOU!
An absolute Easter treat from @quietriotpod.bsky.social with two episodes filled interesting conversations, served with a healthy dose of fun.
Please let’s make @ayeshahazarika.bsky.social a regular guest.
@chronicnotebook - Remember staying at home because of illness/disability is not an excuse or choice. It's not watching TV all day, having fun or resting. It's struggling with symptoms and finances, being frustrated, exhausted, and wishing you could do all the things people accuse you of avoiding.
@the_chronic_notebook on insta
Palantir CEO promises that his technology will reduce educated women's economic and political power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...
If you’re feeling as concerned as I am about domestic and international politics, I recommend subscribing to this fabulous podcast @quietriotpod.bsky.social
It is a rare show that manages to bring the political temperature down without dumbing down, and is a tonic in the current political climate.
Tip-top listening recommendation!
🆕 2.2 PANDORA: Worst. Unboxing. Video. Ever. 📦
Wicked troublemaker or the victim of history's longest smear campaign? This episode is one WILD ride. And it includes some of my favourite cinematic references.
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What’s ‘family voting’ and ‘Sectarianism’ refer to here, I wonder?
Are they by any chance hinting to muslim men forcing the females in their households to vote for a white female plumber who belongs to a Party led by a gay Jewish man? 🤔
Thank you for the laughter this morning btw. I needed it 😂
🆕 PROMETHEUS: I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
One man; several contradictory myths.
Is he protector or disruptor? Genius or arsonist?
Season 2 of Podyssey kicks off with an absolute belter.
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Do you feel overwhelmed? Tired? Exhausted with the constant news cycle?
I want you to know: that's their goal.
They want you checked out. They want you burnt out. I get it. I feel it.
Take a break, but don't give up. When you give up, they win.
BRAND NEW 🍏 How Do You Like Them Apples? 🍎
From the Garden of Hesperides to the Garden of Eden, from the Atalanta and the Trojan War to The Beatles and the iPhone, apples are laden with often conflicting symbolism.
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This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia.
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
Nigel Farage wants to drag Britain down the same road as Trump’s America: chaos, division and fear. Our NHS, our rights and our communities are at risk. Do not let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
I need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/
What might be more surprising is how closely Trump’s view of the prerogatives and entitlements of abusive husbands towards their abused wives mirror his own sense of his prerogatives and entitlements as president towards his abused country. Throughout his second term, Trump has spoken of the 2024 election in terms similar to the way that Hale spoke of the marriage vow: as an irrevocable grant of total power. He believes, he says, that because he won the 2024 election, that there are now no more rights that Americans have that he must respect: that he can discard the will of Congress, fire civil servants at will, kidnap our neighbors and invade our cities.
I wrote about Trump’s comments trivializing domestic violence, and tried to chart the parallels between his own theory of governance and the logic of abusers. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’ve never been more scared about the state of the world
Farage has gone to the US to tell them Britain is ”awful” - If you don’t like it over here Nigel maybe don’t catch a return flight?
When centrists adopt far-right rhetoric, they don’t make themselves stronger. They make themselves look inauthentic, legitimise the far right, and shift the political debate onto terrain defined by their opponents.
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NOT a small part. A big, big, big part. I am a glorified audio stenographer, to these fabulous women.
Sorry, but wtaf? This does absolutely nothing but ensure that even more people, including children, have to use irregular crossings, and blocks people who even this government have recognised are refugees from being with their families. This is utterly sickening from Labour. 1/
Season Finale! I’m so proud to have been a small part of this podcast with my fellow experts. But the credit goes to @sturdyalex.bsky.social who has worked incredibly hard and produced an outstanding podcast. He really is as lovely, inclusive, funny and clever as he comes across on his podcasts 💜
🐍 MEDUSA - Here's Looking At You, Kid 🪦
Before Medusa was monstrous, she was beautiful. And before she was beautiful, she was powerful. She is a riddle that defies solution, from a time before the shape of things was settled.
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🚨 BREAKING: Russia has struck the EU delegation building in Kyiv.
Read the developing story: ow.ly/N2RW50WNllP
Well said David - I couldn’t agree more!
Here’s my take. I resent having to hear voices that I trust endorsing a platform that erodes the value and viability of our profession. As a kicker, they are helping to line the pockets of US tech bros and investors whose values I (and I suspect they) find repellent. 🤑💰 #podcast #advertising
