Don't be afraid to be a contrarian
Planet Normal
Louisa Wells
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Entrepreneur Luke Johnson is Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan's latest guest to blast off to Planet Normal. The man behind Pizza Express and Gail's Bakery tells Allison why the government's only effective lockdown policy has been 'Project Fear', how the High Street will have to get creative to survive, and reveals what other captains of industry are telling him behind closed doors.
Plus, Allison and Liam respectfully disagree over face masks, discuss the government's 'My way or the Huawei' ruling, and enjoy more of your 'elf and safety tales.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telugu- |
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| 0:27.0 | Slashpuzzles-Pam-It Normal today. |
| 0:36.0 | Five. |
| 0:38.0 | Don't be afraid of being a contrarian. |
| 0:41.0 | Four. |
| 0:42.0 | I was throwing a slipper at the rage at three. |
| 0:46.0 | Too many people are embracing, well this is the new normal. |
| 0:50.0 | Two. |
| 0:51.0 | Safe space darling. |
| 0:53.0 | One. |
| 0:55.0 | We have left off. |
| 0:59.0 | And it's blast off number eight. |
| 1:02.0 | Welcome again to Planet Normal, the Telugu- |
| 1:04.4 | Podcast with Alison Pearson. |
| 1:06.4 | Hello. |
| 1:07.4 | And me Liam Halligan. |
| 1:08.9 | Subritten and China have fallen out big time, as Boris pulls the plug on Huawei. |
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