Big shout to the woman at last night’s The Hives gig at Eventim Apollo who had made her own Hives outfit. Excellent work.

Sun’s out/Pod’s out

Really good edition today

Includes the inside track on China’s stamp plot against the West.

This fucking tool, who introduced an alcohol ban on London public transport which nobody wanted just because he wanted to feel powerful, is now Captain Freedom of Choice. Christ how I hate him. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

“Baaaybee, I don't really wanna know/How yer gaaarden grows/Cos I just wanna flyyyyy/Lately…” (cont.)

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Kate Lister has tried out an AI boyfriend, so you don't have to 🤖🧍‍♂️Has scrabble gone woke? 🎲😲 Plus – Top 10 ways to see if your partner has a secret wife! 👰🔟

Join Miranda Sawyer, Zing Tsjeng and Gráinne Maguire
🎧listen.podmasters.uk/AIBoyfriend?at…

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Donald Trump is comparing himself to Nelson Mandela?🙃 Disney is creating a community in California 🐭🏘️Plus – Lawyer up for love! Why a man is suing a woman for 'ruining his love life'🫢💔

Join Jacob Dylan Jarvis, Robert Hutton and Coco Khan
🎧listen.podmasters.uk/PC240409TrumpM…

In which I have to marshal all my skills in interviewing trauma victims.

🚨OUT NOW🚨Is the UK really the second most powerful country in the world, as the Tories claimed? And Brexit's about to make life more expensive again, how?

Alex Andreou is joined by Matt Green and Hannah Fearn for this one👉listen.podmasters.uk/OGWN240409Erro…

Every time we suggest on the podcast that boomers were quite fortunate we get angry tweets. And then you read things like this and you want to go full Logan’s Run on them.

(Yes I know I would have met the Sandman years ago)

⏰Start Your Week⏰
As the Israel/Gaza war reaches stalemate, are hopes of a ceasefire just wishful thinking? Are “peace talks” in Ukraine just a euphemism for giving Putin what he wants? Ros Taylor talks Andrew Harrison through the week ahead➡️listen.podmasters.uk/BKSYW240408?at…

Making Bobson Dagnutt and Sreve McDichael look like old news, dad.

An earlier animal?

Joy in Leeuwarden for sure.

RIP trainers culture, 1977-2024

CILLA BACK TO BLACK:

Dynamic dub duo #BassMidsTopsAndTheRest 🛸🫠 & brian david stevens are doing spectacular work on their Bass, Mids, Tops and the Rest Substack. An interview worth reading and an amazing portrait too.

bassmidstopsandtherest.substack.com/p/no-17-jah-wo…

Underworld lyrics In unexpected places.

Get over it guys, the Yesterday’s Britain Was Loads Better account is just harmless nostalgic fun!! #life #britain #nostalgia 🇬🇧