NS#261: Gone Fishing
Stephen is away this week, so Anoosh is at the helm. First, she is joined by Jonn Elledge to discuss the Brexit transition deal. Then, she interviews Francisco Cantú, a former US border guard. Finally, George Eaton answers your questions.
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Episode 261 · March 22, 2018
NS#261: Gone Fishing
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<p>Stephen is away this week, so Anoosh is at the helm. First, she is joined by Citymetric editor and known Brexit loather Jonn Elledge to discuss the transition deal and why fish were thrown into the Thames at Westminster. Then, she interviews Francisco Cantú, a former border guard on the US-Mexico border and the author of <em>The Line Becomes a River. </em>Finally, George Eaton answers one of your questions: why is it the convention not to name politicians' spokespeople?</p><p>Send us your questions for future episodes via Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/anoosh_c" target="_blank">@anoosh_c</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/jonnelledge" target="_blank">@jonnelledge</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/georgeeaton" target="_blank">@georgeeaton</a>, or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/newstatesman" target="_blank">join us on Facebook for a live Q&A</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1847924875/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=nocomplaint02-21&creative=6738&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1847924875&linkId=486ac549d0b3911f128bbf959b620653" target="_blank"><em>The Line Becomes a River </em>by Francisco Cantú is available to buy now.</a></p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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