Ep 207: Lee’s monthly Somme, Twitter BEEF and Syria

The Trawl

Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

Politics, Government, News

4.6 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

You can tell everyone at Trawl HQ (Jemma, Marina and editor Max) are sliding towards Christmas because the atmosphere is tinged with faint hysteria. It's not just Gregg Wallace who is turning the air blue, Nigella's at it, even Prue Leith is at it! Who'd have thought baking could sound so filthy?

Then, reasons to be cheerful, ranging from Rees Mogg having his show cancelled, Johnson's Australian book tour having to be cancelled due to 'unforeseen circumstances' (AKA no one coming) and last, but definitely not least, and certainly more important, the fall of the brutal Assad regime in Syria.

Marina and Jemma discuss what's happened, cover some of the reaction, and hear from joyful Syrians who feel like going home has just become a possibility. It's almost like they were fleeing violence and persecution and not just here for benefits as some would have us believe. Reform and Co ...ahem.

Then, buckle up, because there has been some Twitter BEEF - and yes, we are still calling it Twitter. Sure Elon will cope. Marina and Jemma enjoy recalling Marina's interactions with one Isabel Oakeshott which went viral and revealed so much about what she thinks of anyone who doesn't have a degree from a certain type of university, which is most of the population. Elitist anyone?

It's all very amusing but not as downright hilarious as Lee Anderson's latest clanger. Ladies, prepare to find out why what you go through every month is nothing compared to what Lee's imagination has to suffer.

Pudding is wonderful and served up by Will Sebag Montefiore @wsebag on Insta

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Edited by Max Carrey

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0:00.0	Make the most of longer, warmer days with Halford's biggest ever Easter sale.
0:04.3	We've got up to 50% off loads of motoring and cycling products,
0:08.0	like car cleaning, tools, bikes, cycling accessories and more.
0:11.4	Pop into your local Halford's today.
0:13.5	Halford's, keep on moving for less.
0:15.7	Offers subject to availability, full teas and season exclusion supply.
0:18.5	See Halford's.com for details.
0:20.1	Battle of the song, very painful.
0:21.9	Period.
0:22.5	Not painful at all, I imagine.
0:24.4	I've never asked a woman.
0:28.0	Hello and welcome to The Trul where we scroll through social media so you don't have to.
0:33.0	I'm Marina Perkis.
0:34.4	And I'm Gemma Forte.
0:35.6	And for those of you who enjoyed the Greg Wallace episode
0:38.5	recently, in the interest of balance over on Instagram, at So wrongstagram, pointed out,
0:45.5	it's not just Greg who's up to no good on cooking shows, listen to Nigella.
0:50.4	Very heady aroma. A bit fishy, I know, but you have to trust me. My clam flesh is absolutely addictive. How could you not be charmed by that? Because any minute now, it's going to be covered luxuriantly with my sweet juices.
1:11.9	All right, Nigella.
1:15.7	I think I'm going to squirt and then sit in the warm liquid.
1:22.9	It could get messy, but I think a bit of clam soaking is so lovely to look at.
1:26.9	Okay, this is a bit X-rated this now, Nigella.
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