Ep 034: You Couldn't Write It - Only they have. When Headlines take a Turn for the Strange....

The Trawl

Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

Politics, Government, News

4.6 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This trawl is one of the weirdest. Jemma and Marina are wondering why so many of our national newspapers have taken a turn for the deeply weird. From reporters wearing masks in bathtubs, ridiculous headlines about Kate Middleton's latest venture to war mongering in the Express, it's all gone a bit bananas. And that's before you discover that Nadine Dorries has been given her own TV show. Join Jemma and Marina to try and make sense of all of this with the help of some brilliant tweets. Buckle up, it's a surreal one. Seen a great tweet? Tweet us @TheTrawlPodcast Follow @MarinaPurkiss and @jemmaforteon Twitter and @jemmaforte on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tax Act can think of a million things more fun than filing taxes.
0:04.0	Tax Act is going to name some now.
0:07.0	Sitting in traffic.
0:08.0	Folding a fitted bed sheet.
0:11.0	Listening to your coworker talk about his fantasy team.
0:14.0	Digging a hole.
0:16.0	Digging an even larger hole next to that original hole.
0:19.0	Unfortunately, Tax Act's filing software can't make taxes fun.
0:24.3	But Tax Act can help you get them done.
0:27.4	Tax Act, let's get them over with.
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0:32.8	and get our great 5G coverage that keeps you connected.
0:35.3	Like during a scenic road trip, you'll still get a call from Grandma.
0:38.4	And right now get a Samsung Galaxy A14 5G for free. US Cellular, built for us. Terms apply. See
0:43.8	UScellular.com for details.
0:45.8	Funny enough, I think this lady's actually on the Brexit side, which is my side of the argument,
0:49.5	but basically it's the same way. Well, you're not acting like a Brexit. You're too, you know, I think like a Brexit, too, you're here, yeah, you, yeah, yeah.
0:59.5	Hello, and welcome to The Troll, where we scroll through social media so you don't have to.
1:06.2	I'm Marina Perkis. And I'm Gemma Forte, and Marina, I'm thinking that we should call this episode,
1:13.3	you couldn't write it, only they have, because the content in this episode is all quite weird, I think.
1:18.3	There's just been a lot of strange, I mean, I know there always is, but particularly strange and surreal takes going on in our national newspapers. So firstly, I want to draw your attention to
1:24.8	one of the oddest front pages of the telegraph I've ever, ever seen. So it was a few
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