Best bits from the rocket: Part 2
Planet Normal
Louisa Wells
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In this the second of the four part best of the rocket series, our co-pilots take a look back at some of their most explosive voyages on the rocket of right thinking from the year so far.
Back in February, co-pilots Halligan and Pearson welcomed Telegraph Science Editor, Sarah Knapton who explained why she felt 'bruised' by her experiences reporting on Covid and why she pushed back against the mainstream narrative. Sarah also weighed in on the concerns of the vaccine and whether young people should be encouraged to have it.
Staying within the theme of health, in May, Planet Normal listener Jon Chapple shared his moving story of dealing with the NHS as ‘a covid only service’ whilst dealing with stage four cancer diagnosis.
Two very important episodes outlining some of the problems within our health service.
Read more from Liam: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/ |
Read more from Allison: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/ |
Read: At 34, Jon has incurable bowel cancer – all because the NHS turned into a Covid-only service: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2023/05/30/crowdfunding-germany-bowel-cancer-nhs-failures/
Read: Planet Normal: 'People should be made aware of link between Covid jab and heart problems’:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2023/02/09/planet-normal-people-should-made-aware-link-covid-jab-heart/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:03.0 | ...podcasts. |
| 0:09.0 | Five... |
| 0:12.0 | ...four... |
| 0:15.0 | ...three... |
| 0:18.0 | ...two... |
| 0:21.0 | ...one... |
| 0:25.0 | We have let it off. |
| 0:28.0 | And welcome to Planet Normal, the Telugu-Podcasts with Alison Pearson. |
| 0:32.0 | Hello. |
| 0:34.0 | And me, Liam Halligan. |
| 0:37.0 | Copilot Pearson and I are having a well-deserved summer break from stirring the rockets of right-thinking. |
| 0:40.0 | But to help keep you sane, dear citizens of Planet Normal, |
| 0:43.0 | during the month of August we'll be bringing you some classic interviews from our Planet Normal archive over the last year. |
| 0:49.0 | The discussions we've had on our flying refuge of recent views. |
| 0:53.0 | In June, Alison spoke to John Chappell, |
| 0:57.0 | emancipated in his early 30s, who had written to us at Planet Normal at telegraph.co.uk. |
| 1:03.0 | Prior to lockdown, John, who had just married his childhood sweetheart, |
| 1:07.0 | was diagnosed with a small polyp in his bowel. |
| 1:10.0 | Lockdown related delays to appointments and treatments meant a minor issue, |
| 1:15.0 | then turned into inoperable cancer. |
| 1:18.0 | John's now crowdfunding in a bid to pay for life-saving treatments in Germany. |
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