25 years of Stalin Cosplay

48m

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This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined byĀ David O’DohertyĀ andĀ Alice FraserĀ to deliver your weekly fix of democracy despair, snake news, and historical nonsense.


šŸ—³ļøĀ Top Story: Global Democracy Update — The world is somehow both leaning towards and veering away fromĀ Donald Trump. We check in on:


  • Australia, where going viral now involves saying racist things in chip shops šŸŸ
  • The UK, where a party that isĀ definitely notĀ far-right (and will sue you if you say otherwise) made gains šŸ“
  • AndĀ Ireland, where we mark the first hundred days of government with a sigh, a shrug, and mild confusion ā˜˜ļø


šŸŒ Also this week: Remember whenĀ Net ZeroĀ was an actual goal and not just a vague eco-dream whispered into the wind? Good times.


šŸ InĀ Snake News: one man basically conquers snakes by letting them bite him. Yes, this is a real story. Yes, he’s probably not okay.


šŸ“š Plus, we look back atĀ Tennessee banning the teaching of evolutionĀ (because that couldĀ neverĀ happen again, right?), and the thrill of the firstĀ four-minute mile.


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