Ola, imagine you're in Spain, and you've just poured a refreshing Strya Galicia,

Cervesa. You hear the bubbles in the glass calling out.

In the Penlyown and brooding Galutia since 1906, 100% authentic. But not all Spanish beers are what

they seem, a bit like me. I'm not Carlos from Acrounia. I'm Charles from Cambridge. Estreia Galicia.

Spanish. Not Spannish.

The latest one I had was with the Welsh. I wrote something, it was one of the most

anodyin things I've ever written. It was just saying what they might call their

new seven bridge and I said it should be something with no

vowels in it and going on for 30 letters you know they brought the police

yeah the person in charge of the Welsh language and we gave her response which was saying,

we must always respect freedom of speech.

However, this is a hate crime!

What the fuck?

Hello and welcome to the Brendan O'Neill show with me Brendan O'Neill. This is a monthly podcast in which an esteemed guest joins me to talk about the big ideas,

the bad ideas, the problems, and the controversies of life in the early 21st century.

This month I am delighted to be joined by Rod Liddle.

Rod is one of Britain's best known and most controversial newspaper colonists.

He writes for The Sunday Times, The Sun and The Spectator. He was once editor of the Today program on Radio 4 and he is author of four books including Selfish Wining Monkeys, How We Ended Up Greedy, Narcistic and Unhappy.

It's fair to say his columns provoke a strong reaction.

A few years ago Rod wrote a piece about the Labour Party Bigwig

Harriet Harmon which Rachel Cook of the observer said she found so disgusting that the article made her flush violently all the way from my breastbone

to my forehead so that I looked like I had German measles.

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