Child Brides

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03/01/23 • 37 min

Humans Exhaust Me

Brexit is done. Again. The gaslighting is incredible as the UK still does not have vegetables.

We have an update on our Bingo Card 2023 - we're getting close to crossing off several items.

In the UK, the age you can get married is raised to 18. In the US, child marriage is very much legal. Join us as we talk through how we got to this point, what makes a society accept children being married off.

Brexit is done. Again. The gaslighting is incredible as the UK still does not have vegetables.

We have an update on our Bingo Card 2023 - we're getting close to crossing off several items.

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TikTok Detectives

In today's world, everyone feels they have the answer and they're not afraid to talk about it online.

We talk about the world of the TikTok detective, solving crimes - or, rather, giving their opinion - and criticising authorities.

Just this last week the cases of missing woman Nicola Bulley and missing child Madeleine McCann have been so prominent on social media with people wading in with their theories and accusations. What makes people think they have the right to get involved? Is it a natural evolution from reality TV?

And how interesting that the same energy was not being given to Mariama Kallon (who has now been found). I wonder what the difference could possibly be.

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Boats

This is somewhat of a ragefest as Paul is furious about the UK government's dehumanising of people crossing the channel in small boats. With aggressive tweets and general shoutiness, Paul and Phylecia considers where this stems from and the ways in which this nefarious language is being normalized.