Topic: Royal Baby

2 chapters across the catalog

Spy Slut
Episode 1136 1:19:15 - 1:22:40

1136: Spy Slut

Royal Baby Archie and Racial Identity Politics

The birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, prompts a discussion about an LA Times opinion piece. The article, titled "Will Meghan Markle and Prince Harry raise their baby to be black?", is criticized by the hosts as an example of absurd racial identity politics in the media.

Swivel-Chair Speed
Episode 535 9:55 - 12:22

535: Swivel-Chair Speed

British Royalists, Royal Baby Watch, Barbados Ambassador

A group of British elites and the Ambassador to Barbados are described as being obsessed with the birth of the Royal Baby, watching the BBC for hours. The atmosphere is described as strictly pro-monarchy, where jokes about the royal family are unwelcome. A past interaction with the Ambassador regarding Barack Obama's "Audacity of Hope" is recalled to illustrate the lack of political change over seven years.