Jul 2024

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Trump Can Now Legally Eat Puppies

About this episode

Andy and Alice fly through the latest election action in the UK, USA and France. Plus, Elon Musk is up to stuff. And we analyse Beyonce's name.

Expect a 2nd episode this week... with election news!

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Written and presented by:

Andy Zaltzman
Alice Fraser

And produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner.

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