Topic: Chancellor

5 chapters across the catalog

Flu Zone
Episode 1385 2:32:23 - 2:35:05

1385: Flu Zone

Hillary Clinton Heckled in Belfast

Hillary Clinton was heckled by protesters in Belfast while attending an event in her capacity as Chancellor of Queen's University. Protesters called her "evil" as she entered the university, an incident that received limited coverage in American mainstream media.

Roscoe!
Episode 1028 2:54:56 - 3:00:03

1028: Roscoe!

Aleksandr Kogan Partner Joseph Chancellor Works at Facebook

A major revelation from the 60 Minutes report is that Aleksandr Kogan's research partner, Joseph Chancellor, is currently employed by Facebook. Kogan testified that he and Chancellor did everything together, yet only Kogan has been publicly discredited and financially ruined. Kogan also revealed that he consulted for Facebook in 2015, teaching them how to apply the lessons learned from the Cambridge Analytica dataset internally.

Busted Router
Episode 738 28:05 - 31:21

738: Busted Router

UK Budget Announcement, George Osborne Living Wage

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced a new national living wage for the United Kingdom, set to reach £9 an hour by 2020. The announcement is viewed as a political maneuver to position Osborne as the next Prime Minister. The policy mandates a starting rate of £7.20 for workers aged 25 and over beginning in April.

Spam Horse
Episode 499 2:20:23 - 2:23:15

499: Spam Horse

David Cameron's Twitter Comment in Parliament

A clip from the British Parliament features Prime Minister David Cameron discussing the Chancellor of the Exchequer joining Twitter. The hosts reference Cameron's 2009 remark that "too many tweets make a twat." They find the exchange in the House of Commons to be a trivial waste of public time during a budget discussion.

Episode 395 1:16:37 - 1:18:28

395: Multi Modal Mutt

Joe Biden Speech Gaffe, Dr. Pepper Reference

Vice President Joe Biden committed a verbal slip during a speech about American jobs, accidentally thanking "Dr. Pepper" instead of "Dr. Paper" or the intended chancellor. The gaffe occurred while Biden was listing states where government-supported economic initiatives are reportedly working.