Blair & Murrell : Chopsticks, Kettles & Net Zero

About this episode

Marina and Jemma discuss Donald Trump's recent controversies and Peter Murrell's extravagant spending, alongside various political and climate-related topics.

Marina and Jemma wade into the internet frenzy surrounding Donald Trump’s extremely strange White House pillar moment, the increasingly odd questions around his health, and why he apparently skipped his own son’s wedding. Then it’s over to Scotland, where the pair unpack Peter Murrell’s extraordinary £400k spending spree involving luxury pens, kettles, chopsticks and enough bizarre purchases to accidentally turn the episode into a very disturbing edition of The Generation Game. Plus: Tony Blair pops up to tell everyone to calm down about net zero, Marina prepares to battle Reform on Jeremy Vine, and Gavin Williamson mourns his tarantula in what may be the most baffling BBC headline ever written. There are also live show updates, climate facts, sensory play chat absolutely nobody asked for, and a growing concern that Marina may know far too much about niche fetishes. Get your tickets for The Trawl Live from https://thetrawl.tix.to/tickets Thank you for sharing and please do follow us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast Patreon https://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@TheTrawl Twitter https://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcast If you’ve even mildly…

People in this episode

Hosts: Marina Purkiss, Jemma Forte

Topics covered

• Donald Trump
• Peter Murrell
• Net Zero
• Scottish politics
• Climate change
• Luxury spending
• Bizarre news

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• Peter Murrell
• Net Zero
• Tony Blair
• Gavin Williamson
• luxury spending
• Scottish politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, Reform

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