Episodes
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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.
We've decided to do two 2019 UK General Election specials. In this one, Danielle Ward is joined comedians Sooz Kempner (Mystery On The Rox podcast) and Nat Tapley (Date Fight podcast), to ask questions about the coverage of the campaign to former Labour party political advisor, Tom Hamilton.
Questions asked and answered include:
Is it more important to knock on doors or go on TV?Do people really care who their MP is?Where has Jacob Rees-Mogg gone?Would Jeremy Corbyn win a majority if he ran a Tony Blair-style campaign?With just a week to go, can ChangeUK The Independent Group For Change win a majority?....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 - @SoozUK, @Natt and @thhamilton, 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, and to shout at us for any bits in this week's show that we got wrong.
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
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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.
We've decided to do two 2019 UK General Election specials. In this one, Danielle Ward is joined comedians Sooz Kempner (Mystery On The Rox podcast) and Nat Tapley (Date Fight podcast), to ask questions about the coverage of the campaign to the political editor of The New Statesman, Stephen Bush.
Questions asked and answered include:
Why is everyone just allowed to lie these days?Do the Greens look better than they deserve to because they've only got one MP so can't split?Does anything you print about any candidate make any difference at all?Is this the dirtiest campaign ever?Which of Boris Johnson's children is the best one?....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 - @SoozUK, @Natt and @thhamilton, 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, and to shout at us for any bits in this week's show that we got wrong.
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
Music from www.akmmusic.co.uk
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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 - and, dear Lord, we hope we've got this one right - Danielle Ward is joined by comedy writer and Guardian columnist Jack Bernhardt (The Lentil Sorters, The Amazing World of Gumball) and writer/producer Clarissa Maycock (Ray Moss: No Stone Unturned, Glitzy Ghost Hunter) to talk to Hugh Lovatt, Policy Fellow at the pan-European thinktank The European Council on Foreign Relations about - and, basically, we apologise in advance - Israel & Palestine.
(Everyone except Hugh sounds a bit more nervous than usual.)
Questions asked and answered include:
How did this start?Are there any comparable situations in the world?If a baby is born in the West Bank, what nationality are they?How helpful was Tony Blair to the whole thing?What's the state of left-wing politics in Israel?....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 - @jackbern23, @ClarissaDM and @h_lovatt, 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, and to shout at us for any bits in this week's show that we got wrong.
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
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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 Ward is joined by Tim Roca, a member of Westminster City council, to talk about how councils work. Danielle is joined by comedians Tiernan Douieb (Partly Political Broadcast) and Kemah Bob (FOC It Up comedy club).
Questions asked and answered include:
Is being a councillor a full-time job?Why is my council tax so damn high?Does Parliament pay business rates?What night is bins?....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 - @TiernanDouieb, @kemahbob and @timroca95, and Danielle Ward 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)
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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 Ward is away, so Carrie Quinlan sits in as Rick Muir, director of the Police Foundation, explains the police. Carrie is joined by comedians Gareth Gwynn (Gareth Gwynn's Alternative Archive) and Olivia Lee (Frank).
Questions asked and answered include:
What's crime are you most likely to get away with?When's the best time to commit a crime if you don't want to get caught?Do detectives in real life have partners who they love to hate?What's the most realistic police drama on TV?....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 @RickMuir1, 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)
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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 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)
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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 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
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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)
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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 Ward asks Philip Clarke, executive editor of Farmers Weekly, to explain the farming industry. Danielle is joined by comedy writer and Guardian columnist Jack Bernhardt (The Lentil Sorters, The Amazing World of Gumball) and writer/producer Clarissa Maycock (Ray Moss: No Stone Unturned, Glitzy Ghost Hunter).
Questions asked and answered include:
Are farmers happy to be losing their EU subsidies?What's the most profitable thing to farm?Will we have to wash our chicken in chlorine?Do farmers listen to the Beef & Dairy Network Podcast?....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 - @jackbern23, @ClarissaDM and @farmersweekly, 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
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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 Ward is joined by Nicole Badstuber, who researches and writes about transport policy, to explain how trains work in the UK or, more to the point, why they don't. Danielle is joined by comedy writers Sarah Morgan (Wilsons Save The World, Not Going Out, The Fear) and Joel Morris (The Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups, Rule of Three, Philomena Cunk).
Questions asked and answered include:
Why are the trains so buggered?What's stopping someone from starting a new rail service?Why are trains given more attention than buses?Can you flush the toilet while the train is in the station?....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 - @sarahlmorgan, @gralefrit and @nicolebadstuber, 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
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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 Ward is joined once again by Anand Menon, director of the UK In A Changing Europe think tank, to explain what's gone on with Brexit since we last spoke in series one. Danielle is joined by comedians Alice Fraser (Tea With Alice, The Bugle) and John-Luke Roberts (Spats, Bull).
Questions asked and answered include:
Will there be a No Deal?What's happened to all those Brexit secretaries?Is Brexit just a scam to avoid tax?Should we be stockpiling?....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 @anandmenon1, 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)
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Look, we know how it is. The news has been saying stuff like "quantitative easing" and "the backstop" and "nationalisation" and "cows" for ages and you just nodded like you understood and now it's too late to ask without looking stupid. Luckily Danielle Ward is here for you, with her guest comedians, to ask experts the questions that reveal that they've not really been paying enough attention up til now - but from now on they, and you, will be able to follow current affairs with confidence.
We've already done two series, covering subjects like the NHS, Brexit and Northern Ireland; series three will cover Banks, Elections, The Police and, because it doesn't seem to have sorted itself out since we last spoke about it, Brexit again. Oh, and farming.
Check out our back catalogue, and subscribe now to make sure you don't miss an episode - the new series will be released weekly on Sunday evenings from the 10th February, 2019.
"Funny and insightful" - Miranda Sawyer, The Observer.
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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, for the last episode of series two, Danielle Ward is joined by historian and screenwriter Alex von Tunzelmann, to tackle the thorny issue of The British Empire. Danielle is joined by comedians Benjamin Partridge (The Beef & Dairy Network) and Sadia Azmat (No Country For Young Women).
Questions asked and answered include:
Why did the British build an Empire? What's the worst thing the British Empire did?Why did the British Empire end?Who will conquer Britain next?....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 - @alexvtunzelmann @benpartridge and @sadia_azmats_, and Danielle is @captainward. And 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)
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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, host Danielle Ward is joined by Dr James Kennell, principal lecturer on Tourism, Events & Hospitality at Greenwich University in London, who can tell us literally everything about tourism. Danielle is joined by comedians Jessica Fostekew (The Guilty Feminist ) and Nat Tapley (The Revolution Will Be Televised, HistoryHit.tv).
Questions asked and answered include:
How many Queens does our economy need?Why shouldn't you pay attention to Americans and Brits on TripAdvisor?When's the best time to book a holiday?Why is foreign money easier to spend?....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 - @jameskennell @jessicafostekew and @natt, and Danielle is @captainward. And 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 (usually it's just a bit off-topic; this week it's because we wanted the show to be under 45 minutes long).
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
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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, host Danielle Ward is joined by Kate Devlin, a Northern Irish journalist who currently works for the Sunday Express, who will totally explain Northern Ireland. Danielle is joined by comedians Athena Kugblenu (BBC New Comedy Award finalist) and Michael Legge (Do The Right Thing).
Questions asked and answered include:
Who started it?Will Brexit finish it?What are Orangemen?Why do the English bother keeping it?....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 - @michaellegge @athenakugblenu and @_katedevlin, and Danielle is @captainward. And 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 (usually it's just a bit off-topic).
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
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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, host Danielle Ward is joined by Jonn Elledge from The New Statesman and CityMetric, who will explain everything you need to know about housing - and assuming you like living indoors, that's quite a lot. Danielle is joined by comedians Gabriel Ebulue (host of the The Three Track Podcast) and Margaret Cabourn-Smith (John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme).
Questions asked and answered include:
Why are houses so expensive?Why do you need planning permission to put up a ten-foot statue of Dot Cotton on your own property?Why aren't the government building social housing?What is the best way to tax property?....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 - @jonnelledge @gabrielebulue and @mcabournsmith, and Danielle is @captainward. And 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 (usually it's just a bit off-topic).
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
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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, host Danielle Ward is joined by Phoebe Griffith, Associate Director for Migration, Integration and Communities at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), who will explain everything there is to know about immigration to the United Kingdom. Danielle is joined by comedians Sadia Azmat (host of the BBC's No Country For Young Women) and Benjamin Partridge (writer and star of The Beef & Dairy Network Podcast).
Questions asked and answered include:
How many immigrants are there in the United Kingdom?How easy is it to get into the UK?What are the downsides to immigration?How can immigrants both be taking all our jobs AND claiming benefits?....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 - @phoebegriffith @sadia_azmats_ and @benpartridge, and Danielle is @captainward. And 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 (usually it's just a bit off-topic).
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
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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, host Danielle Ward is joined by Emily Ashton, chief political correspondent at BuzzFeed News and Chair of the Parliamentary Lobby, who will explain everything there is to know about the UK's Parliament. Danielle is joined by comedians Sophie Duker (writer on The News Quiz, Famalam, and The Amazing World of Gumball) and John Finnemore (writer and star of John Finnemore's Double Acts, and Cabin Pressure).
Questions asked and answered include:
Why can stupid people become MPs?How do laws get made?Why is filibustering good when Leslie Knope does it but bad when Philip Davies does it?How drunk can you get for a tenner in a Parliamentary bar?....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 - @elashton, @sophieduxebox and @johnfinnemore, and Danielle is @captainward. And 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 (usually it's just a bit off-topic).
We forgot to ask everyone what they wanted to plug at the end of this recording, so we re-used John and Sophie's plus from the Cyber Security episode, and Emily would like you to read BuzzFeed News: https://www.buzzfeed.com/news
Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)
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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, host Danielle Ward is joined by Hugo Rifkind, a regular guest on The News Quiz and a columnist and leader writer for The Times, who will explain everything there is to know about newspapers. Helping Danielle ask the stupid questions are comedians Margaret Cabourn-Smith (Do The Right Thing, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme) and Gabriel Ebulue (host of The Three Track Podcast).
Questions asked and answered include:
Why are all newspapers right-wing?Do columnists believe what they write?Who writes the puns in the headlines?....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 - @hugorifkind, @MCabournSmith and @GabrielEbulue, and Danielle is @captainward. And 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)
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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, host Danielle Ward is joined by James Ball, a journalist who has worked for The Guardian, BuzzFeed and Wikileaks, and who wrote the book Post-Truth: How Bullshit Conquered The World, to ask questions about cyber security. Danielle is joined by comedians Sophie Duker (writer on The News Quiz, Famalam, and The Amazing World of Gumball) and John Finnemore (writer and star of John Finnemore's Double Acts and Cabin Pressure).
Questions asked and answered include:
What's the best password to have?Is Alexa listening to me, and what is she telling other people she's heard?Julian Assange: Good or Bad?.How can I defeat my sex robot clone?....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 - @jamesrbuk, @sophiedukebox and @johnfinnemore, and Danielle is @captainward. And 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
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