ExtraCast! – Matt Hancock bullsh*ts the Covid Inquiry

Oh God, What Now?

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Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Matt Hancock has been giving evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry and frankly he’s not done himself any good. Alex Andreou has been locked in to the sessions on Thursday and Friday. He joins Andrew Harrison to unpack what the former Health Secretary said – and just how badly he came across. • “His appearance was always going to be very defensive.” – Alex Andreou • “He was doing the same bullshitting that he was being accused of.” – Alex Andreou • “Someone of his limited ability should never have been in that position.” – Alex Andreou We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Group Editor Andrew Harrison with Alex Andreou. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Jade Bailey. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	May we freshen your drink, splash of port and lemon, care for a twiglet.
0:07.3	This edition of Oh God What Now comes with special Christmassy support from Aldi, the smart shoppers choice, where you can get spectacular value on everything you need for the holidays.
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0:32.8	Ross Taylor, you're a dyed in the wool Aldi shop, aren't you?
0:35.0	You're a fan.
0:36.0	What do you like from their Christmas range?
0:38.0	Well, I love the nuts and chocolates and sweets.
0:41.0	And one of the best things about Aldi and there's an Aldi fortunately
0:44.2	between the studio of Podmasters and my home which is really convenient is that you
0:47.9	can just drop in and get a little packet of nuts or dried fruit and one of the
0:51.6	worst things in podcasting is if your stomach starts
0:53.9	rumbling you've got to avoid that and it is incredibly useful to have that little
0:57.8	bag of stuff that you can eat. It's Christmas every day in the studio. What
1:01.0	Christi stuff do you love from Aldi? I really like the Lebkukun,
1:04.0	which are little German sweets.
1:07.0	They're the small ginger and apricot jam-filled
1:10.0	biscuits that are covered in chocolate
1:12.0	you get them in delicious little packets and they are gorgeous
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