Inauguration: Live Q&A
The Coming Storm
BBC
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Gabriel Gatehouse is joined by the BBC’s US Digital reporter Mike Wendling to answer listener questions.
Has the storm finally come?
What do listeners want to know about the incoming Trump administration?
Gabriel Gatehouse is joined by US-based BBC journalist Mike Wendling to answer listener questions about Donald Trump's picks for influential positions and about how to report on conspiracy culture. This live recording happened on the Live News stream on BBC Sounds the day before President Trump was inaugurated.
Producers: Lucy Proctor and Charlotte McDonald
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| 0:37.4 | Hello, Gabriel Gatehouse here. |
| 0:40.1 | Let's get straight into this Q&A. |
| 0:42.5 | Donald Trump will take the oath of office tomorrow, |
| 0:45.2 | and he's bringing with him a cast of characters |
| 0:47.4 | that many of you might be familiar with |
| 0:49.9 | if you're keen listeners to this podcast. |
| 0:52.1 | So, the basic premise of this session is what happens when the conspiracy theorists take over? |
| 0:59.1 | To discuss it, I've got Mike Wendling with me live from Chicago. |
| 1:03.8 | Hello, Mike. |
| 1:05.0 | Hello, Gabriel. How are you doing? |
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