Oh God, What Now? Zack’s Appeal – Are the Greens a one-man band?
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The Greens are on fire and Zack Polanski’s travails don’t seem to be hurting them much. How did they get here? Is Polanski-mania just Corbyn-mania without all the Labour baggage? And can you be a vehicle for popular rage and a credible party of government at the same time?
Plus, is everything just online betting now? Or is it the new insider trading? With platforms like Polymarket enabling insiders to clean up on everything from the timing of bombings in Iran to the removal of Maduro, we talk to the Guardian’s Aisha Down about how betting is warping – and corrupting – politics.
Plus: Should we ban 6am pints in the airport? Why has the right-wing press upped its sneering against Angela Rayner? And in the Extra Bit, the panel reveal their hidden talents.
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ESCAPE ROUTES
• Jonn recommends Blue Lights on BBC iPlayer
• Marie went to see Spanish pop sensation Rosalía in London and her album Lux is Marie’s favourite of the year.
• Aisha has been brushing up on commodities trading and is reading The World For Sale by Jack Farchy and Javier Blas
• Seth has been watching Liberace camp-fest Sincerely Yours from 1955.
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Presented by Seth Thévoz withJonn Elledge and Marie Le Conte. Produced by James Liddell. Audio Production by Tom Taylor. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Tom Taylor and Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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