247. The Pope’s Hope? Biden’s Tariffs and Jeremy Clarkson’s About-Turn
Outrage + Optimism
Persephonica
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s show….
Christiana's Corner: Dive into the riveting insights from Christiana as she unpacks the recent CBS interview with the Pope where he declared "Climate change at this moment is a road to death." Discover why she believes stubborn optimism is our strongest ally in turbulent times.
Paul's Perspective: Join Paul as he shines a spotlight on the pressing issue of green tariffs. Get ready for a deep dive into how these tariffs can revolutionize our approach to sustainability.
Tom's Take: Brace yourself for a captivating argument from Tom as he advocates for the redemption of none other than Jeremy Clarkson. It seems his newfound role as a farmer has transformed his outlook on climate change…
Tune in to this week's episode for a whirlwind of thought-provoking discussions and inspiring perspectives!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and |
| 0:13.2 | I'm Tom Riffic Carnock. |
| 0:15.6 | I'm Christina Figuera. I'm Christina Figuera. |
| 0:17.2 | And I'm Paul Dickinson. |
| 0:18.4 | This week we talk about the Pope and whether he has any hope. |
| 0:21.4 | We talk about tariffs on what they mean for the future of the green economy |
| 0:25.0 | and weirdly we talk about Jeremy Clarkson. Thanks for being here. Oh, Hey friends nice to see both. Welcome to this week's episode. How are you both |
| 0:49.8 | doing? In fact I should start off by saying this is a momentous week is it not one of our illustrious hosts has a big birthday coming up this weekend |
| 0:58.4 | Yeah, well yeah, we're going to cheat and celebrate on Friday, |
| 1:02.9 | although that's not his real birthday. |
| 1:05.0 | But we're going to celebrate on Friday. |
| 1:06.4 | You turn 30 or 40 or whatever it is, |
| 1:08.8 | and you know, obviously you're at a different stage in your life, |
| 1:11.5 | you know, and you recognize that. And, you know, so that's your life you know and you recognize that and you know so that's how do you feel |
| 1:14.4 | passing passing a big milestone in life feeling good free transport on the London underground and on buses that's the way I'm |
| 1:21.5 | looking at it and yeah I mean what can I say I |
| 1:26.5 | never celebrate my birthday at all and find it extremely weird that I am on this |
| 1:30.5 | occasion but it's lovely for you to mention it Tom. |
| 1:32.3 | All right well we're very excited to see you on Friday. |
| 1:35.0 | And it was a great podcast last week with Shutter. |
| 1:37.2 | I sorry I couldn't join you but everybody did very well. |
| 1:40.0 | So, we missed you but she was great. |
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