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Oh, well, since YOU put it like THAT, this guy sounds COMPLETELY REASONABLE! 👍
interview 2026-09-07 1310ish
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(well, this was shit. will listen to the repeat later and decide if my assessment was fair.)
#BBCRadio4 #BBCStartTheWeek
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Here is Gaslighting PART TWO - about how the anti trans gaslighting gave them victory (though that didn’t mean the end)
#gaslighting #translivesmatter #lgbtq #bbcradio4 #psychology
https://www.patreon.com/RobinInce/posts/to-end-part-two-166818254
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Now listening: Crossing Continents - Getting Gaza back online
How amid the tents and the rubble Gaza is developing once again as an unlikely tech hub.
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#AndyBurnham #UlamSpirals #AirCon #Whales #WernerHerzog
Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’
More or Less
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:23) Andy Burnham may not be Prime Minister yet, but he’s setting out his economic agenda, and its based on his old stomping ground, Greater Manchester. We ask whether the official figures that seem to show an economic miracle can be fully believed, and how much credit he deserves.
(10:09) As our towns and cities get hotter, would turning to air conditioning really drive outside temperatures up by 10 to 12 degrees celcius? We learn about the fascinating world of ‘urban heat islands’.
(15:40) We turn to homophones in an attempt to continue a running joke. This week, we follow six items about Wales with an item about whales - are our cetacean friends the carbon sinks of our dreams? Will we ever write a stranger paragraph?
(22:10) Cult director and maths fanboy Werner Herzog has been waxing lyrical about the intruiging mysteries of prime numbers. Tim cracks out a surprisingly decent impression and we learn about one of the most inscrutable problems in mathematics - what’s not to like?
More or Less is the programme that looks at numbers and statistics in news and in life. We’re always looking for questions from listeners - you can contact us on [email protected].
Guests:
Paul Swinney - Chief Economist at The Data City
Liam Sides - Associate Director at Oxford Economics
Dimple Rana - Heat Resilience Leader at Arup
Sue Grimmond - Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
Dr Olaf Meynecke - Marine Ecologist, Griffith University
James Grime - Mathematician and star of YouTube channel NumberphileSpecial Guest Appearance:
The Voice of Werner HerzogPresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Nathan Gower
Producers: Josh McMinn, Lizzy McNeill
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown
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Interesting episode of More or Less this week, particularly factchecking the greenwash around the “carbon capture” from restoring whale populations (which we should do because it is good to do regardless, not for bullshit financial/monetised benefits).
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(side-hustle show from Kate Lamble ("More Or Less") about the state of UK water industry and water environment)
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Rinsed Episode 1 of 13After watching their local river grow murky and lifeless, two retired neighbours decide to take on the water industry and its regulators. The unlikely sleuths begin a ten-year battle to clean up our rivers.
On the banks of the River Windrush in Oxfordshire, Kate Lamble meets campaigners Ash Smith and Peter Hammond
Reported and presented by Kate Lamble
Producer: Elle Scott
Sound Design: Andy Fell
Executive Producer: Joe Kent
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeRinsed is a BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4
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'We cannot have chaos': Emily Thornberry on the law of war and Labour's struggles
2926-03-07 1730-1755
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
The Foreign Affairs Committee Chair on Iran, Trump's 'asteroid of awfulness' and the 'grief' she felt after being dropped by Starmer.
Emily Thornberry tells Nick about how her father's career as a UN peacekeeper helped shape her commitment to the ideals of international law.
She also has frank views about what her party needs to do to stem the rise of the Green Party.
Senior Producer: Daniel Kraemer
Producer: Flora Murray
Sound: Jack Wilfan
Editor: Giles Edwards42 min extended versiob available for download
#BBCRadio4 #Iran #BBCPoliticalThinkingWithNickRobinson
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BBC Radio4 "Today" programme.
2025-07-25 0815-0825
#BBCRadio4 #BBCTodayProgramme
#Israelinterview of spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister David Mencer
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David Grusch & his lawyer Chuck McCollough are on the World Tonight Show on Radio 4 (UK)
https://bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm… #UKDisclosure #Brits4Disclosure #ufoX #uapX #Ufotwitter #MUFOG #uaphearing #Whistleblower #BBCRadio4 -
#MoreorLess absolutely savaging our corrupt Tory government this morning - I'm amazed Tory donor and BBC Chairman Richard Sharp hasn't pulled the emergency plug! I guess he's busy with his own worries right now.
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Coffee with the Chancellor, inflation measures, GP numbers, and toilet paper...
#MoreOrLess on #BBCRadio4 at 9am today then on #BBCSounds
"We fact check Jeremy Hunt’s pledge in a recent social media video to halve inflation..."
25th January 2023
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@vitaminsludge Are you familiar with @TimHarford and his prog on #bbcradio4 #MoreorLess about numbers and statistics? Very good. He’s doing a thing today on whether there are more Irish pubs in Ireland or rest of World. I’m sure you’ve been in most of them. Anyway, perhaps you can get on #BBCSounds