Am I Boring? Don't Answer That!

Giles Coren Has No Idea

The Times

News & Politics, News

4.3 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Giles and Esther mine for a column idea from this week's papers; from brands leaving Russia and what makes people boring to the inflation index and police no longer being able to have affairs. Giles reminisces about the night he thought he'd become cool and Esther buys a piece of controversial garden furniture.

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0:22.4	So look, this chair's just arrived.
0:23.8	Okay, we were going to record the podcast, the doorbell rang.
0:26.2	I thought, oh, it's Ben, excellent.
0:28.8	What jealousy we can talk about in Ukraine?
0:30.4	No, because Ben was late again.
0:31.6	He was late.
0:32.6	Yes, he was late.
0:33.4	Giving time, this could have all happened live on the podcast.
0:36.0	Giving time for some American shop and say,
0:38.2	hello, it's Estelle over here.
0:40.2	And I went, for the moment.
0:43.0	And he goes, I've got a chair.
0:45.0	And I went, it's not an ad-a-ron-dact chair.
0:48.2	And he went, yes, yes, it is.
0:50.6	He went, sure, it is.
0:51.6	Meanwhile, Estelle is getting commissioned for the time
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