Topic: Nick Gordon

4 chapters across the catalog

Things Could Get Complicated
Episode 198 1:23:20 - 1:26:40

198: Things Could Get Complicated

UK General Election and Hung Parliament

The 2010 United Kingdom general election resulted in a "hung parliament," where no single party achieved an absolute majority. The hosts discuss the role of Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg in diluting the vote between Labour and the Conservatives. They suggest the outcome was engineered to create a coalition government, effectively putting the Queen and European interests in a position of greater influence.

Kidnapping The Truth
Episode 195 15:16 - 22:00

195: Kidnapping The Truth

Gordon Brown, Bigoted Woman Hot Mic Incident

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is caught on a hot microphone calling a constituent, Gillian Duffy, a "bigoted woman" after a campaign stop in Rochdale. The hosts analyze the audio and suggest the incident may be an orchestrated "Dean Scream" moment designed to facilitate a transition of power to David Cameron or Nick Clegg.

Ketchup is Hard to Make
Episode 85 18:14 - 19:56

85: Ketchup is Hard to Make

Barack Obama Press Conference, British Media Interaction

During a joint press conference with Gordon Brown, President Barack Obama engaged in a pointed exchange with Nick Robinson of the BBC. The hosts analyze Obama's speaking style without a teleprompter and the "community theater" aesthetic of alternative press briefings held by other European leaders.