Any Stupid Questions about... Elections?
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03/11/19 • 44 min
Ever feel like you missed something important when it comes to the news? A fact, a detail, or an event that it feels like everyone else knows about, and now you'd look like a moron if you asked someone to explain? Well, here's a podcast that will ask those questions so you don't have to.
This week Danielle Ward gets elections explained to her by Lewis Baston, a political journalist and author formerly of the Electoral Reform Society. Danielle is joined by comedy writers Sarah Morgan (Wilsons Save The World, The Fear) and Joel Morris (Philomena Cunk, The Ladybird Books For Grownups).
Questions asked and answered include:
- What happens if Theresa May never calls another election?
- How can we get young people interested in voting without making polling booth selfies legal?
- Should we lower the minimum age for voting? And should we introduce a maximum age for voting?
- AV Vs PR: whoever wins, will we lose?
....so if you've sort of been guessing the answers based on a gut feeling, why not listen and find out for sure? And then subscribe to stay equally informed about other issues, as we get around to them.
All our guests are on Twitter, so go and say hello - @gralefrit, @sarahlmorgan and @lewis_baston, and Danielle is @captainward. The show itself now has a Twitter account: @AnyStupidQs. Follow it for information about upcoming episodes, recordings, and extra bits of the show that had to be cut for any reason.
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
Music from www.akmmusic.co.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ever feel like you missed something important when it comes to the news? A fact, a detail, or an event that it feels like everyone else knows about, and now you'd look like a moron if you asked someone to explain? Well, here's a podcast that will ask those questions so you don't have to.
This week Danielle Ward gets elections explained to her by Lewis Baston, a political journalist and author formerly of the Electoral Reform Society. Danielle is joined by comedy writers Sarah Morgan (Wilsons Save The World, The Fear) and Joel Morris (Philomena Cunk, The Ladybird Books For Grownups).
Questions asked and answered include:
- What happens if Theresa May never calls another election?
- How can we get young people interested in voting without making polling booth selfies legal?
- Should we lower the minimum age for voting? And should we introduce a maximum age for voting?
- AV Vs PR: whoever wins, will we lose?
....so if you've sort of been guessing the answers based on a gut feeling, why not listen and find out for sure? And then subscribe to stay equally informed about other issues, as we get around to them.
All our guests are on Twitter, so go and say hello - @gralefrit, @sarahlmorgan and @lewis_baston, and Danielle is @captainward. The show itself now has a Twitter account: @AnyStupidQs. Follow it for information about upcoming episodes, recordings, and extra bits of the show that had to be cut for any reason.
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
Music from www.akmmusic.co.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ever feel like you missed something important when it comes to the news? A fact, a detail, or an event that it feels like everyone else knows about, and now you'd look like a moron if you asked someone to explain? Well, here's a podcast that will ask those questions so you don't have to.
This week Danielle was away working with Idris Elba, so Carrie Quinlan (Agendum, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme) asks Claer Barrett, personal finance editor of the Financial Times, to explain how banks work. Carrie is joined by comedy writer Gareth Gwynn (Gareth Gwynn's Alternative Archive, Ankle Tag) and comedian Olivia Lee (Balls of Steel, Frank).
Questions asked and answered include:
- Why shouldn't we just take our money out of the bank and hide it under the bed?
- Which is the best bank?
- Are banks getting more ethical?
- Could we start a bank?
....so if you've sort of been guessing the answers based on a gut feeling, why not listen and find out for sure? And then subscribe to stay equally informed about other issues, as we get around to them.
All our guests are on Twitter, so go and say hello - @garethgwynn, @OliviaLee7 and @ClaerB, and Carrie is @quinlan_carrie. The show itself now has a Twitter account: @AnyStupidQs. Follow it for information about upcoming episodes, recordings, and extra bits of the show that had to be cut for any reason.
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
Music from www.akmmusic.co.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Any Stupid Questions about... The Environment?
Ever feel like you missed something important when it comes to the news? A fact, a detail, or an event that it feels like everyone else knows about, and now you'd look like a moron if you asked someone to explain? Well, here's a podcast that will ask those questions so you don't have to.
This week Danielle Ward gets the environment explained to her by Emily Beament, the Environment & Heritage Correspondent for the Press Association. Danielle is joined by comedians Alice Fraser (Tea With Alice, The Bugle) and John-Luke Roberts (Bull, Spats).
Questions asked and answered include:
- How screwed are we?
- Should we ban cars?
- What's the environmental cost of sex toys?
- What's the best form of renewable energy?
- No, seriously, how screwed are we?
....so if you've sort of been guessing the answers based on a gut feeling, why not listen and find out for sure? And then subscribe to stay equally informed about other issues, as we get around to them.
All our guests are on Twitter, so go and say hello - @aliterative, @jlukeroberts and @EmilyBeament, and Danielle is @captainward. The show itself now has a Twitter account: @AnyStupidQs. Follow it for information about upcoming episodes, recordings, and extra bits of the show that had to be cut for any reason.
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
Music from www.akmmusic.co.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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