WTS 344: Hilary McGann

About this episode

Hilary McGann returns to discuss various topics including her life as a new mum and the current political climate.

Hilary McGann is back! And so is the chaos of the global news cycle... well, that never really went away did it? We catch up with Hil on all we can cram into an hour - from life as a new mum and the return of her Booked In podcast to the deepening instability in U.S. and Israeli politics, this episode covers a lot of ground. We dig into Trump, polarisation in politics and society, media pressure, religion in the corridors of power, and why so much of the world right now feels like history unfolding in real time.

People in this episode

Guest: Hilary McGann

Topics covered

• politics
• society
• media
• personal life
• culture

Keywords

• global news cycle
• new mum
• Booked In podcast
• Trump
• polarisation
• media pressure
• religion in politics
• history unfolding

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Booked In

Places: U.S.

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