Hello and welcome to podcast of the Lotus Eaters episode 1377.

It is the 18th of March, Year of Our Lord, 26.

And I'm joined by Bo, special guest Tim Davies.

Thank you much for coming in.

Thank you.

Yes.

And today we're going to be talking all about the Oscars.

Who's in, who's out?

No, only joking. Nobody watched it.

I didn't. He didn't brief me on that. I have no idea. Yeah, no, not interested in actors, I'm afraid.

No, just stirred you up. No, actually, we're going to be talking, I'm going to track down a pilot and ask

them about air operations in Iran, if that has to be a thing. A real-life pilot? An actual pilot. A real-life pilot? Somebody who actually knows about stuff? Yes. Really? Yes. Maybe you find such a man. Exactly. We will track one down. You're going to tell us about UK military strength. I'd imagine that's going to be a very short segment. Yeah.

A quick seven seconds. Yeah, that's right. Minimal. Next segment. Yeah, yeah, it's on. Not much. On, right? And, oh, you got Joe's Kent resignation, haven't you? Yeah, the US counterintelligence fella who handed his notice in. Yeah. Just talk a bit about that. It was eye-opening.

It's all over the news today, right?

It's a big story. He handed his notice in. Just talk a bit about that. It was eye-opening that one.

It's all over the news today, right?

It's a big story today in the corporate mainstream media.

And of interest, I thought, so.

I think so.

I think so.

I agree.

And also, let's announce breakfast with Beau.

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