“Brexit? It wasn’t our job to have a plan” – What the BBC’s jaw-dropping doc reveals
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The episode discusses the BBC's documentary on Brexit and explores the psychological aspects of belief and political disgust.
The BBC gets in early with its “ten years since the Brexit Referendum” jamboree with a “star”-studded retro-documentary, Brexit: A Very British Civil War from legendary film-maker Norma Percy. Our panel bravely retraumatise themselves by watching it. What do we learn that’s new? Who comes out of it worst: Cameron, Corbyn, Johnson, Seumas Milne, Gove, Osbourne or Cummings? Could anything have averted this catastrophe? And have any of these egotists and hobby-horsers learned a damn thing in the past decade? Plus, in related matters… Why do we believe what we believe? Why are conservatives more disgusted by disgusting things than liberals? And why (good news!) do liberals have more interesting sex? Author Turi Munthe joins us to discuss the psychology behind our deepest impulses. • Buy Turi Munthe’s book Why We Think What We Think through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. • Questions for But Your Emails? Thoughts? Comments? Email us at ogwn@podmasters.co.uk. ESCAPE ROUTES • Rachel enjoyed A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering on audiobook – but you…
People in this episode
Guest: Turi Munthe
Topics covered
- Brexit
- politics
- psychology
- media analysis
- cultural commentary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC
Books & works: Brexit: A Very British Civil War, Why We Think What We Think, A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering, Paris 1919, Other People’s Children, Deep Cover
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