Dutiful Future Hugh Smiley

After it took 15 votes for Mcarthy to become the Republican Speaker of the House - we are seeing the right in the US more divided then it has been in years - here's why.  

Today I am joined by journalist and progressive Oliver Willis (American Independent, formerly Media Matters for America) to discuss the divisions within the Republican Party, from Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert in the House, to Rob DeSantis and Donald Trump eyeing for the Presidency.  

We then explore the current state of the Democrats. How has Joe Biden been in his first 2 years in charge? Will Joe Biden run again and if he doesn't who will be the Democrat candidate?  

And finally we discuss January 6th's impact on the world, after the recent insurrection in Brazil by Bolsonaro supporters.   

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As the UK faces drought, heatwaves, water shortages and sewage overflows, the New Statesman's enviornment correspondent India Bourke joins the podcast to discuss the current consequences the UK is facing from the climate crisis.  

India Bourke explains why the UK is facing drought, water shrotages and sewage issues, wether the blame should lay with Boris Johnson and his Conservative Government or with the private Water companies and the role that renationalisation could play in fighting this climate crisis.



Hope you enjoy this deep dive into the climate crisis and it's impacts on the UK, specifically in terms of drought, sewage, water shortages and more!



Chapters: 

0:00-1:02 Intro 

1:02-2:58 What is the issue?

 2:58-7:56 What the consequences of sewage dumping 

7:56-11:30 How has privitisation made the crisis worse 

11:30-17:59 How much is the government to blame?

17:59-19:30 How much worse will the crisis get? 

19:30-22:21 Climate denial and right wing media 

22:21-25:31 What can individuals do to make a difference? 

25:31-25:41 Outro

Ben Walker is the co-founder of political polling aggregtor Britiain Elects and a data journalist for the New Statesman (my co-worker, how exciting). He joins me on the Dutiful Future podcast today to discuss Boris Johnson's current survival as Prime Minister, the Labour party's current polling lead and what is behind Ben Walker's political polling passion.  

With Ben Walker we also explore who could be the next Prime Minister, will Boris Johnson survive to see another general election, or will Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss or any other names push him out... How solid is Keir Starmer's current polling lead?  All this and more, discussed.  

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Chapters:  0:00 Intro

 0:43 Who is Ben Walker? 

2:00 Britain Elects 

10:29 The New Statesman and Data Journalism 

14:58 Is Polling Useful? 

20:00 Political Polling and Journalism 

24:51 Who would win if an election was held tomorrow? 

32:50 How Solid is Labour's Polling Lead? 

35:50 Why do Brits Vote the way they do? 

47:02 What is Ben Walker going to cover this year? 

49:27 Outro

Oli Dugmore is the Head of Politics and News at JOE and he joins the podcast to discuss the role of comedy in journalism at Politics JOE, the future of video vs written journalism, Britain’s attitude to immigration in both media and politics and much more! 

Oli Dugmore also chats to me about a few of his seminal pieces at @PoliticsJOE  including the English Channel crossing crisis and drug abuse and suicide in Scotland. Journalism, immigration, and lockdown pints, I hope yopu enjoy this fun chat with Oli Dugmore on all things Politics JOE!  

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Chapters: 0:00 

Intro 2:09 

What is Politics JOE? 3:00 

What is Politics JOE's Voice? 7:17 

Comedy in journalism 15:44 

The future of journalism 18:09 

Britain and immigration 28:51 

Drug abuse and suicide in Scotland 35:20 

The 'Westminster Bubble' and journalism 

44:12 How was your first post-lockdown pint? 

45:32 Outro  

#OliDugmore #PoliticsJOE #Journalism

Joining me on the podcast today is Super Smash Bros commentator, esports castor and coach Hazmatt, to discuss Smash Bros commentary, the culture of esports competitions, the development of international smash scenes and much more. 

Hazmatt joins the podcast to explore how sponsors and developers like Nintendo can impact their games competitive scenes, the growth of european Smash Bros, oh and some random tangents about spiderman and lucky charms!  

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Chapters: 

Intro: 0:00

Sponsors in esports: 0:54

Commentary pet peeves/advice: 3:35

Hazmatt's 0-2'er therapy time: 

19:44The culture of Esports: 23:18

Is Twitch chat literally the devil: 27:35

Nintendo, sponsors and the future of the Smash scene 34:14

The future of international competitive Smash 44:28

Outro 48:48

Random funny tangents 50:17 

#SmashBros #esports #commentary

Adam Payne is the Westminster and Brexit reporter for PoliticsHome (formerly Buisness Insider) and today he's back on the podcast to chat all things Brexit!  There have been many headlines recently about food shortages due to Brexit, but why are these shortages happening? Will they get much worse? And are there any ways to combat the problem?  

Beyond this we dive into how Brexit food shortages will impact Christmas this year and what Boris Johnson and the current government are doing (if anything) to combat these consequences.  

It's not all just about food however, we also discuss Adam's recent article on Brexit's impact on the music indsutry and concert touring! 

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Chapters: 

0:00 Intro 

1:14 Brexit and Food Shortages

9:51 Solutions/Government Action  

16:55 Consequences for Trade 

20:25 The Politics of Brexit 

27:31 Brexit and the Music Industry 

32:36 Outro  

#Brexit #FoodShortages #UKPolitics #AdamPayne #BrexitFoodShortages #UKPolitics #politics