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Lester Kiewit discusses major global stories with Adam Gilchrist, focusing on the US-Iran conflict and other political updates.

Lester Kiewit speaks to world news correspondent Adam Gilchrist about major global stories, including fears of what could intensify the US-Iran war, who Andy Burnham is, the UK's new Prime Minister, and a delivery driver-turned-poet in China.  Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show.  Lester Kiewit brings you a fresh and reliable start to the day on Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. The show covers the stories that matter to Cape Town, with clear, thoughtful conversations and a focus on what’s relevant and interesting. Thank you for listening. Catch the show live on Primedia+ weekdays from 6 am to 9 am (South African time) https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk Find more from the show, and all catch‑up podcasts on Primedia+ https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters to stay up to date https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5     Let’s keep the conversation going online: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk   CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk   CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capetalkza CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk   CapeTalk on…

People in this episode

Host: Lester Kiewit

Guest: Adam Gilchrist

Topics covered

• US-Iran conflict
• global news
• politics
• poetry
• UK Prime Minister

Keywords

• US-Iran war
• Adam Gilchrist
• Andy Burnham
• UK Prime Minister
• poet in China

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Organizations: CapeTalk

Places: US, Iran, UK

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