14: James O'Brien

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Society & Culture, Arts, Performing Arts, Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Presenter, podcaster and author James O'Brien is best known for his LBC radio show where his combative style and willingness to challenge the establishment has made him one of Britains best known radio personalities.

You can listen to James' Podcast Full Disclosure where ever you get your podcasts from and hear him on LBC weekdays 10.00 - 1.00pm.

All the music in this episode is by ‘Waiting For Smith’, go and check out more from ‘Waiting For Smith’ on Spotify and follow him on social media.

This episode contains strong language.

Produced by Dan Quick

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0:00.0	Are you receiving tax credits? If so, this message is for you.
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0:28.2	Eligibility criteria apply. Today's guest James O'Brien is the very definition of radio Marmite, loved and loathed in equal measure for his outspoken views on Brexit, immigration and a cult of English exceptionalism.
0:49.0	We started with him giving me an exclusive, which would have been groundbreaking had the show been going out
0:55.2	live and not pre-recorded.
0:57.1	Yes it's true.
1:01.7	So I listen to you most mornings I would say.
1:04.0	Well, thank you.
1:05.0	And I wouldn't say that I'm one of those listeners that is locked in to LBC.
1:10.0	Because to its credit, it is a station that has a broad church of opinions represented.
1:17.0	Yeah.
1:18.0	How does that feel because there's quite a lot of weight on your shoulders amongst a few others actually having to
1:24.2	when when the station slightly left of gerbils when will this go out
1:29.2	this um well Dan my overlord will know but probably in the next three or four weeks I suspect.
1:36.0	Is your person pertinent to you?
1:38.0	Yes, because in the next hour I suspect that that question would lose a lot of its relevance.
1:45.4	What's happening in the next hour? I'm not allowed to tell you.
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