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Revenge of the childless cat ladies – podcast | News

When Taylor Swift announced her support for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign last week, she signed her post “childless cat women,” a reference to Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance's 2021 interview with Tucker Carlson, in which he said Democrats are “a bunch of childless cat women living miserable lives.” journalist El Hunt and Helen Pidd […]

Why Brazil is taking on Elon Musk – podcast | News

“One Saturday morning at the end of August, I woke up here in Rio and looked at my phone. For the first time since I was living in China as a correspondent before coming here, I looked at my phone and Twitter wasn't working.” The Guardian's Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips,tell Michael Safi How Elon […]

Will Labour’s cold winter of cuts be worth it? – podcast | News

Keir Starmer has spoken a lot about “tough decisions” since becoming chancellor this summer. Some of his MPs were soon forced to make tough decisions in the vote on the two-child benefit cap: Seven Labour MPs who rebelled against party line and voted to lift the cap were stripped of their party mandate. Then the […]

Sean O’Malley walks off podcast in just 40 seconds

UFC champion Sean O'Malley made a brief appearance on the podcast, but it took him less than a minute to close his laptop in front of the host. O'Malley is set to defend his title on Mexican Independence Day at UFC 306, where he will face Merab Dvalishvili for the bantamweight championship. The event is […]

Mehdi Hasan on how to beat Donald Trump in a debate – podcast | News

Mehdi HasanColumnist for the Guardian US Win every argument,tell Michael Safi Why is Donald Trump such a difficult debate opponent? “He basically does a nonstop, relentless, constant barrage of bullshit that he bombards his opponent, the host, the interviewer. It's nearly impossible to interrupt him, fact-check him, respond to him, or get him to answer […]

Grenfell: the lies and greed exposed – podcast | News

It’s been more than seven years since Grenfell Tower burned, and now, finally, after a public hearing has reviewed hundreds of pieces of evidence, more than 1,600 witness statements and thousands of documents, the result is crystal clear: all 72 deaths were preventable. Social issues reporter at the Guardian Rob Boothhas covered the tragedy from […]

The Israeli negotiator who talks to Hamas – podcast | News

Gershon BaskinAn Israeli hostage negotiator, he knows what it takes to make a deal with Hamas: He began contacting senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamid in 2006, and that relationship became the basis of the deal to free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2011. “I was committed to freeing Gilad Shalit,” Baskin said. Michael Safi“That was […]