News Roundup - July 8, 2022
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Derek and Danny—through Covid and the sniffles, respectively— reunite for a news update. This week, they cover the fraught Iran nuclear discussions in Doha (0:31), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting (3:47), the start of the Chilean constitutional campaign (8:05), Ukraine (11:00), Finland and Sweden inching towards NATO membership (17:11), and dear Boris Johnson’s resignation (21:23).
The music played under our Bojo sendoff is “Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar.
Recorded July 7, 2022
News Roundup - July 8, 2022
I have been a American prestige head since the first episode I tend to disagree when you say your shows are downers. The fact that you cover any of this and give a shit about it speaks volumes then Nprs the world garbage spouting. In fact that is one of the reasons I subscribed to you to you at almost the highest level which I have only down for three other podcast plus you guys are really funny.
In fact if you permit me building what you said in this recent mail bag what you contribute to a better world. In the words of grandpa Munster (Al Lang)
“Everybody in this society wants the quick fix,”
“So do the radicals, whatever you want to call them. A bumper sticker, put it on your car: ‘I'm a radical’, ‘I'm a lefty’, ‘I'm a progressive’, ‘I'm left of centre’. It's all bullshit. I learned a long time ago — I've been in the struggle over 70 years. It doesn't bother me I may not win.
“After doing X amount of time or years, don't throw your hands up in the air because, you see, everybody wants ‘the win’. They want it today,” he added.
“It doesn't happen. The struggle goes on. The victory is in the struggle, for me. And I accepted that a long time ago.”