Summary
The BBC’s legendary New York correspondent Nick Bryant swaps in for Sopes. He comes carrying a cocktail of stories, including how some states are using boozy incentives to boost their vaccination campaign. And as the President hardens his position on the Israel-Palestine conflict, we ask veteran pollster John Zogby why it puts Biden in a bind with his party.
And hold on to your sequins! The Eurovision Song Contest is coming to the United States… and it’s going to get Political. We talk to one of its producers and America’s most fanatical Eurovision lover.
Studio Director: Emma Crowe Producers: Caitlin Hanrahan and Daniel Wittenburg Editor: Dino Sofos
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | So we start with the big news of the day. |
| 0:07.8 | Soaps has left us. |
| 0:09.9 | The inbox has been absolutely unundated, drowning. |
| 0:12.4 | Yes, drowning in emails from worried and concerned listeners. |
| 0:15.8 | By which I mean Anne Valentin wrote in to ask if he's coming back. |
| 0:19.4 | Well, yes, he is. |
| 0:20.6 | He is, Anne. |
| 0:21.8 | John Soaps is away for just two weeks. |
| 0:24.6 | And in the meantime, we have to find a way of addressing Nick Bryant. |
| 0:29.2 | I'm not sure whether you're Bryant or you're Nick's or you're Nick Bryant. |
| 0:33.0 | Nick Hello. |
| 0:34.7 | Emily, I feel like the guy who took over from the yellow wiggle, |
| 0:38.4 | the new blue feet are presented that nobody remembers. |
| 0:41.6 | The caretaker manager who gets a couple of games at the end of the season |
| 0:44.8 | before being booted back to the boot room. |
| 0:48.0 | Bryant, if you're going to talk about the wiggles, you've had me at Hello. |
| 0:52.0 | We're so pleased that you're with us, Nick's. |
| 0:54.6 | You, I believe, have some pretty important, Empire State news. |
| 0:58.7 | I do bring you some very important Empire State news. |
| 1:01.8 | There is free beer, Emily, in Buffalo. |
| 1:04.8 | I'm shot in a chaser. |
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