012: The Dark Arts of Thinkie Tankie Bankies

<p>In the 12th edition of The Trawl, <a href="https://twitter.com/marinapurkiss">Marina Purkiss</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/jemmaforte">Jemma Forte</a> take a deep dive into two articles that feel worthy of some proper scrutiny. </p><p>In short: basically we’re now being governed by extremists. </p><p>There’s a lot of Think Tank chat too… one of whom has blocked one of our hosts.</p><p>The political pair also discuss UK PM Liz Truss’ tete a tete…or tete a tit as far as Truss is concerned… with Joe Biden at the UN conference.</p><p>Plus there are some clips from LBC’s James O’Brien on trickle down economics, some reminders of lies told by “Brexiteers”, a fun description of new health secretary Therese Coffey, and a few pies of despair…</p><p>Here are the two articles discussed in the show </p><p><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/business/liz-truss-a-foot-soldier-for-american-economic-and-religious-fundamentalists">Liz Truss – a foot soldier for American economic and religious fundamentalists? by Ann Mood for Yorkshire Bylines </a></p><p><a href="https://bylinetimes.com/2022/09/14/american-dark-money-the-mercers-and-the-conservative-party-a-network-of-influence/">American Dark Money, the Mercers and the Conservative Party A Network of Influence by Nafeez Ahmed for Byline Times</a></p><p>Seen a great tweet? Twit us <a href="http://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcast">@TheTrawlPodcast</a>.</p><p>🎧 Subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trawl-podcast/id1634883984">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5MiyZrplqSz48NGTToxeBt?si=p6X1XeNHRlOv0VEWGgU_GA">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3Vic3RhY2suY29tL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdC85OTc3ODUucnNz">Google</a> | <a href="https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-trawl-podcast/">Podtail</a> | <a href="https://pca.st/rx88qf2e">Pocketcasts</a></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://thetrawl.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_1">thetrawl.substack.com</a><br /><p> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p><p>If you’ve even mildly enjoyed The Trawl, you’ll love the unfiltered, no-holds-barred extras from Jemma &amp; Marina over on Patreon, including:</p><br /><p>• Exclusive episodes of The Trawl Goss – where Jemma and Marina spill backstage gossip, dive into their personal lives, and often forget the mic is on</p><p>• Early access to The Trawl Meets…</p><p>• Glorious ad-free episodes</p><br /><p>Plus, there’s a bell-free community of over 3,300 legends sparking brilliant chat.</p><br /><p>And it’s your way to support the pod which the ladies pour their hearts, souls (and occasional anxiety) into. All for your listening pleasure and reassurance that through this geopolitical s**tstorm… you’re not alone.</p><br /><p>Come join the fun:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator</a></p><p><br /></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>