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The Skepticrat - 228: Skepticrat228 - Debated Breath Edition

228: Skepticrat228 - Debated Breath Edition

07/01/24 • 52 min

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On this week's episode: The Tory party will have some bad luck at the bookies ... Boeing will take aircraft failure to new heights ... And the New York Times editorial board wants to take Joe Biden to a farm upstate.
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Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:
https://twitter.com/susie_dent
Headline Sources:
Biden vs Trump debate: https://apnews.com/live/presidential-debate-2024-updates#00000190-5cdc-dd31-aff9-fefed7f50000
https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/538-ipsos-june-2024-presidential-debate-poll
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/politics/debate-poll-cnn-trump-biden/index.html
Sunak aide admits placing bet on general election: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722eyxxknro
Nigel Farage claims "We provoked war in Ukraine": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c8vv3vgngd0o
Reform UK defends candidates as more comments emerge: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx77lvd6e73o.amp
Boeing astronauts still stuck in space: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/27/why-are-two-boeing-astronauts-stuck-in-space
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On this week's episode: The Tory party will have some bad luck at the bookies ... Boeing will take aircraft failure to new heights ... And the New York Times editorial board wants to take Joe Biden to a farm upstate.
To support our show on Patreon, go here:
https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat
To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:
https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars
Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:
https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat
https://www.policygenius.com
https://mintmobile.com/skepticrat
https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat
https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)
https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50)
Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:
https://twitter.com/susie_dent
Headline Sources:
Biden vs Trump debate: https://apnews.com/live/presidential-debate-2024-updates#00000190-5cdc-dd31-aff9-fefed7f50000
https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/538-ipsos-june-2024-presidential-debate-poll
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/politics/debate-poll-cnn-trump-biden/index.html
Sunak aide admits placing bet on general election: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722eyxxknro
Nigel Farage claims "We provoked war in Ukraine": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c8vv3vgngd0o
Reform UK defends candidates as more comments emerge: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx77lvd6e73o.amp
Boeing astronauts still stuck in space: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/27/why-are-two-boeing-astronauts-stuck-in-space

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undefined - 227: Skepticrat227 - Sobs Tory Edition

227: Skepticrat227 - Sobs Tory Edition

On this week's episode: Rishi Sunak shows us what the Normandy landing looked like in reverse ... Donald Trump tries his luck with word-saying again ... And a bombshell revelation in the world of cylindrical food contract law ROCKS the community.
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Headline Sources:
Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill mifepristone: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/politics/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-abortion-pill-mifepristone/index.html
PM apologises for leaving D-Day commemorations early: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722zv2myjro
Reform UK candidate apologizes over Hitler neutrality comments: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjmmrwexv4ko
US ran anti-vax campaign under Trump: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/
Champion hot dog eater excluded from Coney Island contest over veggie franks:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/champion-hot-dog-eater-excluded-coney-island-contest-over-veggie-franks-2024-06-12/
Joey Chestnut to face rival Takeru Kobayashi in hot dog eating contest on Netflix: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5559677/2024/06/12/joey-chestnut-takeru-kobayashi-hot-dog-contest-netflix/
Gove’s replacement caught out on claim he moved to Surrey Heath as home found on Airbnb: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/conservative-general-election-surrey-heath-michael-gove-b2559359.html
Voters Laugh At Esther McVey After She Says 'Tories Always Get The Country Back On Its Feet': https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/voters-laugh-at-esther-mcvey-after-she-says-tories-always-get-the-country-back-on-its-feet_uk_66669940e4b0a01ba85b4df2
Trump’s teleprompter goes out again, leads to rant about sharks and electric boats: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/11/trump-electric-boats-sharks/

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undefined - 229: Skepticrat229 - Labor of Love of Labour Edition

229: Skepticrat229 - Labor of Love of Labour Edition

On this week's episode, we’ll record a little too early to discuss the events in Pennsylvania. Missed it by just a little bit. Such a shame. That we recorded too early.
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