I Understand the Anxiety (with Ria Lina and Coco Khan)

About this episode

Armando discusses the political language around anxiety with guests Ria Lina and Coco Khan.

Armando is joined by Ria Lina and host of Pod Save the UK, Coco Khan, to look at the political language around anxiety. How do we engage with difficult headlines? Can we switch off an just read about the rugby? Is AI starting to feel as anxious as us? and are we more sympathetic because of the personal language it uses? We also discuss the origins of international women's day, the death of the public intellectual, and a workplace acronym to watch out for. Got a strong message for Armando? Email us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk Sound editing: Chris Maclean Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter Executive Producer: James Robinson Recorded at The Sound Company Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.

People in this episode

Host: Armando Iannucci

Guests: Ria Lina, Coco Khan

Topics covered

• political language
• anxiety
• international women's day
• public intellectual
• workplace acronyms

Keywords

• anxiety
• politics
• international women's day
• public intellectual
• AI
• workplace acronyms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pod Save the UK, BBC Radio 4, The Sound Company

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