Topic: Hugh Grant

The HBO Max streaming application experienced significant technical issues during the finale of the limited series The Undoing. Viewers expressed frustration on social media over the inability to access the episode starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. The discussion also mentions the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, praising its direction and production quality.

Piers Morgan testified via video link before a British tribunal regarding his knowledge of phone hacking during his tenure as a tabloid editor. The "hacking" often involved simply using default factory passcodes to access celebrity voicemails. Critics argue the intense media focus on Morgan and celebrities like Hugh Grant serves as a distraction from the much larger issue of state-sponsored mass surveillance and data collection by governments.

Piers Morgan's alleged involvement in the British phone hacking scandal is discussed following testimony in the Leveson Inquiry. Former editors describe a culture of paying for tips and "nicking" private photographs, including images of Carla Bruni. The hosts contrast the public outrage over celebrity privacy with the general acceptance of government surveillance in the UK.