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How Sunak’s slap-up scheme spread the virus – plus, The sex lives of bats revealed

How Sunak’s slap-up scheme spread the virus – plus, The sex lives of bats revealed

FromPaper Cuts


How Sunak’s slap-up scheme spread the virus – plus, The sex lives of bats revealed

FromPaper Cuts

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Nov 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Eat out to help… the virus? The papers reveal how Sunak’s flagship policy supercharged the second wave of Covid. Red Red Wine… ‘“Boffins” figure out why red wine gives us the worst hangovers. Plus – Well hung. The i paper has identified a well-endowed species of bat and the Guardian goes deeper.
Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalist Rob Hutton of the Critic and comedy writer Jason Hazeley.
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Released:
Nov 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Have you SEEN the state of the papers today? PAPER CUTS has. In our now DAILY podcast, some of Britain’s sharpest commentators and funniest comedians come together to look at the madness, the strangeness, the obsessions, and – occasionally – the brilliance of our national press. Host Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalists and comedians like Fin Taylor, Jonn Elledge, Alex Von Tunzelmann, Grainne Maguire, Rob Hutton, Athena Kugblenu, Marcus Brigstocke and many more. Illustrations by Modern Toss: https://moderntoss.com