403: Donald Trump, Master Debater

Rob and Tom discuss new COVID tests, lockdown efficacy and who won in the US Presidential debates.

Topics

• [0:00] Headlines: COVID Testing

• [10:32] Headlines: Are Lockdowns Working?

• [18:19] Main Story: US Electoral Debates

• [24:47] COVID

• [28:34] Mail-In Voting

• [31:42] Condemning White Supremacy

• [36:36] Trump's Taxes

• [41:26] Military

• [46:45] Vice President Candidate Debate

• [48:45] Trump Gets COVID

• [55:33:] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

• [55:49] Quick Polls Update

• [1:04:51] Outro

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Shownotes

• Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan - Trade agreement

• “Will you shut up man?”

• Planet Money: Trump's Tiny Taxes

• 538: Polls National Election

• 538: 2020 Election Forecast

• Planet Money: REDMAP (Update)

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Trump and Biden in the Public Domain

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402: Breaking The Law

Rob and Tom discuss new COVID restrictions, testing and if the government is going to break international law in the name of Brexit.

Topics

• [0:00] Headlines: New COVID Regulations

• [13:17] Headlines: COVID Testing

• [21:48] Brexit: It's Been A While

• [33:34] Breaking International Law?

• [46:16] Arguments Against The Bill

• [55:29] The Effect On Devolved Administrations

• [1:00:09] Will The Bill Pass?

• [1:09:08] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

• [1:09:47] Quick Polls Update: US Election

• [1:16:15] Outro

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Shownotes

• Bake Off Boris Parody

• YouGov: Brits increasingly don’t care whether Northern Ireland remains in UK

• Belfast Telegraph: Northern Ireland poll shows 45.4% back Irish unity and 46.8% support Union with UK

• Ed Miliband Speech

• Independent: Theresa May vows to rebel over ‘reckless’ Brexit bill and claims Boris Johnson didn’t understand his exit deal

• United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21

• 538: General Election Polls

• 538: 2020 Election Forecast

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21

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321: Oh God!...The Economy (Indonesia and the Coronavirus)

Rob and Tom are joined by Indonesian correspondents Dan & Sage to discuss how Indonesia is coping with the Coronavirus pandemic under Joko Widodo.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [00:57] The Scale Of The Problem

• [12:48] COVID Categorisation

• [24:07] Resource Management

• [37:04] Oh God! The Economy

• [1:01:44] The Travel Industry & Coronavirus

• [1:13:54] Where Does Indonesia Go From Here?

• [1:22:45] Outro

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Shownotes

• COVID-19 developments in Indonesia Factsheet

• Red Tape Holds Up $50 Billion Needed to End Indonesia Slump

• Indonesia: Coronavirus Pandemic

• Ear to Asia Podcast

• Indonesia In-depth Podcast

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: COVID-19 Outbreak Deaths in Indonesia by Flix11 under CC by SA 4.0

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319: Replainting Your Pane

Rob and Tom discuss multiple government u-turns in the last few weeks of the lockdown before diving into a quick polls update on the US presidential race.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:52] School Meals

• [11:27] Track And Trace App

• [19:47] NHS Surcharge

• [22:23] NHS Bereavement Scheme

• [23:58] The Mogg Conga

• [28:25] Boris' U-Turns & Reputation

• [40:49] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

• [41:08] Quick Polls Update

• [57:34] Outro

• [58:55] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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Shownotes

• Marcus Rashford: a brief history of free school meals in the UK

• Paint job on Boris Johnson's plane will cost taxpayer £900,000

• Coronavirus: What went wrong with the UK's contact tracing app?

• Coronavirus: All the u-turns Boris Johnson has been forced to make during pandemic

• Massive Yacht!

• Boris Johnson ‘mistake’ could harm case for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, say family

• Presidential Race Poll

• How unpopular is Donald Trump?

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Airbus Voyager of the RAF arrives Fairford in the Public Domain.

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318: Black Lives Matter

Rob and Tom discuss the death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests worldwide with a specific focus on the US and UK protests and government responses.

Black Lives Matter Resources

• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice

• Me And White Supremacy

• How To Be An Antiracist

• Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

• YouTube: Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

• Support Podcasts in Colour

• Support Black People Google Doc

• Petitions and Donations Google Doc

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:51] George Floyd

• [8:33] Protests

• [16:01] Facing Our White Privilege

• [19:30] Structural Racism

• [22:02] Trump's Response

• [29:06] James Mattis Speaks Out

• [36:42] Biden's Response

• [40:28] UK Protests

• [47:32] Removal Of Statues

• [57:16] UK Government Response

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Shownotes

• 'Say their names': Stories of black Americans killed by police

• YouTube: John Oliver: Police

• Left, Right & Centre: Will waves of protest bring waves of change?

• Rocket 282

• The Atlantic: James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution

• BBC: Biden: Trump ‘despicable’ for invoking George Floyd

• BBC: Biden on George Floyd: Death is great 'inflection point in US history'

• BBC: George Floyd death: 'We have a pandemic of black people dying every day'

• Twitter: BBC London News as statue is take down

• BBC: Boris Johnson Speech

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Black Lives Matter by Tom, inspired by the list of names at Baby Names

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316: Control the Virus...With a Net!?

Rob and Tom discuss the possibility of lockdown lifting and the muddy waters of communicating the government’s message.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:34] Main Story: Coronavirus

• [5:38] Lockdown Lifted?

• [23:51] Boris' Big Speech

• [28:11] COVID Alert System

• [49:24] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

• [49:39] Quick Polls Update

• [58:48] Outro

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Shownotes

• Independent: VE Day conga line criticised

• BBC: NHS staff fear second wave after VE Day parties

• Twitter: The Sun: Happy Monday

• Twitter: TIMES: PM to keep Britain in lockdown until June

• BBC: Use common sense to see loved ones outdoors – Dominic Raab

• Twitter: Boris Johnson Stay Alert

• Stay Alert Memes

• 538: President: General Election Polls

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Photoshop inspired by the Government slogans by Tom.

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315: Very Reliant on the Dover-Calais Crossing

Rob and Tom discuss the ongoing situation touching on Boris’ recovery, missed COBRA meetings and what is happening with Brexit. Followed by a Quick Polls Update on Trump’s approval ratings and what they’ve been watching during the lockdown.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:21] Main Story: Coronavirus

• [11:59] Boris Missed COBRA Meetings?

• [25:04] Coronavirus Vs. Brexit

• [31:41] Remote PMQs

• [35:58] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

• [36:16] Quick Polls Update: Trump Approval

• [47:52] Lockdown Media Suggestions

• [53:52] Outro

• [55:24] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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Shownotes

• Financial Times: UK coronavirus deaths more than double official figure, according to FT study

• COVID-19 Coronavirus Datapack

• China on the graph

• The Times: Coronavirus: 38 days when Britain sleepwalked into disaster [Paywalled]

• The Guardian: Timeline of UK's coronavirus PPE shortage

• The Guardian: PMQs verdict: a distinct improvement on what came before

• 538: How Popular is Donald Trump?

• BBC: This Country

• Netflix: Inside Bill’s Brain

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Dominic Raab MP by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Govt under CC by ND 2.0

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218: In Fifth Place, The Conservative Party

Rob and Tom discuss the results of the European Elections 2019. Who were the winners and losers? How does Brexit Britain compare to the continent? Does the Brexit Party have any staying power?

Topics

• European Election Results

• The UK Parties

• Brexit Party

• Change UK

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Shownotes

• EU Election Results

• YouTube: Guy Verhofstadt Compares Farage to a Blackadder Character

• BBC: European elections 2019: Brexit Party dominates as Tories and Labour suffer

• BBC: UK Results at a Glance

• Twitter: UK Final Results Map

• Twitter: Led By Donkeys

• YouTube: Islington Results Announced

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Craig

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: European Parliament Strasbourg Hemicycle by David Illiff under CC by SA 3.0

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215: Indonesian General Election 2019

Tom and Rob are joined by Evan and Daniel (live from Indonesia) to get a rundown of the results of the Indonesian General Election 2019.

Topics

• The results

• Voting process

• Media balance

• Social media’s effects

• Religion’s effect on voting

• Quick polls update

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SHOWNOTES

• UL: The History of Indonesian Politics

• BBC: Indonesia election: Widodo declares victory amid dispute

• YouTube: Sexy Killers

• Wikimedia: Indonesian Ballot Paper

• New Mandala: Mapping the Indonesian political spectrum

• Wikipedia: Pancasila

• ABC: The fight against fake news in Indonesia

• Indonesia in Depth

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Brexit Party (almost)

• Picture of Tom Running the Marathon

• Donate to Teenage Cancer Trust

• Twitter: Lord Buckethead for MEP

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Craig

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: TPS 019 North Sumatra, 2019 Indonesian General Election (02) by Aldnonymous under CC by SA 4.0.

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S05: The History of Indonesian Politics

Tom is joined by Evan (our Indonesian correspondent) to get the lowdown on Indonesian politics to date and the two main candidates for the upcoming General Election.

Topics

• Indonesian Politics to date

• Jokowi

• Prabowo

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SHOWNOTES

• Wikimedia: Indonesian Political Timeline

• Wikipedia: The Ahok Affair

• Wikipedia: Joko Widodo

• Wikipedia: Prabowo Subianto

• Wikipedia: Islam in Indonesia

• Indonesia’s election debates: there’s substance in the style

• Jakarta Post: Are We in the Shallow Now?

• Inside Indonesia: God in the Indonesian Election

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Craig

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: President Indonesian Jokowi by Agus Miftah under Pixabay License

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