Episode 463 • • 1:06:33 - 1:09:29
463: Dead Hand of Bureaucracy
BBC World Service, Staged War Reporting Parody
The hosts parody the dramatic style of war reporting used by the BBC World Service and CNN. They play a clip of BBC reporter Jon Donison reacting to an airstrike in Gaza City, which they suggest follows a predictable script designed to create a sense of danger for the audience. The segment mocks the "be safe" platitudes often exchanged between anchors and field reporters.