This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by elite-tier Bugler and guest producer Belinda (as well as Nish Kumar and Tom Ballard) delivering a show so saucy it might get you banned from the Vatican gift shop.
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๐ Top Story: India v Pakistan โ More than just a cricket match, itโs a boiling cauldron of nationalism, sport obsession, and a few pesky borders. What does this frenzy say about both countriesโand how does it compare to how Russia does fun (spoiler: poorly)?
๐ธ Who will step in to sponsor the IPL extended break? Weโre imagining a bidding war between detergent brands and authoritarian regimes.
๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ณ Plus, we dive into the UKโIndia post-Brexit trade deal: will it involve actual trade, or just ceremonial handshakes and whisky?
๐๏ธ Also in the news: a Ukraine ceasefire, which may or may not hold longer than a political promise, and Woke Pope Newsโhas the Vatican gone vegan?
๐ค And in literary slander: Is Andy Zaltzman truly โthe Wordsworth of anal filthโ? We may never know, but weโll speculate wildly.
โ๏ธ Also, we remember the Witch Trialsโa time when women were persecuted for floating, speaking, or simply existingโand toss some flaming audio cocktails into the bin for good measure.
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Produced by Belinda Copeland, with support from Chris Skinner and Laura Turner.
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