podcast programs to assist with sanity
Sometimes it seems that the only sane thing to do given the dangerous state of US politics is to find somewhere to hide and no longer communicate with anyone.
Become a hermit. But…
The more sane thing to do is to stay as informed as you can. This is not easy given the poor state of most of the media in Australia. (more on that later)
However if you have not already been introduced to it, there is a great podcast series on YouTube that is a must follow for people trying to stay on top of what is happening. It was the most popular podcast leading into the UK elections.
More recently another has appeared that focusses on the US and its coming elections. Both are highly recommended. The current ones are 44 mins long (US) and 55 mins (UK).
It is really worth the time to watch them both now.
They will be updated soon – probably next week but they also do special ones if circumstances require – such as when former presidents get shot at by a screwed up bloke.
Here’s links to the current version – being this Wednesday 17th July.
click for the link to The Rest is Politics (UK)
and for US The Rest is Politics
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The two presenters on The Rest is Politics are fascinating characters:
Alistair Campbell – former Labour Advisor and numerous other things.
Rory Stewart – former Conservative politician and many many other things.
Maybe I need to explain how I have come to be listening to the wise words of a conservative politician.
In short, I am reading his book and can see that he is someone who does good stuff but found himself out of step and rejected by the party he thought he signed up to.
Rory and Boris Johnson are at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to intelligence and common sense.
It is actually hard to use the word intelligence and to mention Boris in the same sentence!
Enough!
Have a look at those podcasts and bookmark them to watch them regularly.
Then you may ask yourself, as I have done, have we in Australia anyone who could do a similar job of objectively talking about political goings-on and to have opinions based on facts?
So far, no.