We Need to Talk About Unpopular Opinions
Planet Normal
Louisa Wells
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Novelist Lionel Shriver buckles up to join Telegraph columnists, Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan for their fourth trip to Planet Normal. She tells us why her political views lose her both friends and awards, and why today’s literature fails to pique her interest.
Plus, Allison and Liam weigh in on the footballer who took on the government and won, Marcus Rashford, why the reopening of schools should be “obligatoire” and they reveal who was "leader of the pack" during their Scout and Guides days.
Read more from Allison: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/allison-pearson/
Read more from Liam: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telugu- |
| 0:02.8 | Podcasts |
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| 0:15.0 | Tackle our brilliant brain teasers, including word and number games for every level of ability. |
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| 0:25.0 | Visit telegraph.co.uk |
| 0:27.0 | Slashpuzzles-pam-normal today. |
| 0:36.0 | Five. |
| 0:38.0 | I have an unfortunate tendency to get on the wrong side of just about any authority. |
| 0:43.0 | Four. |
| 0:44.0 | Little bit of a pint-sized crush. |
| 0:48.0 | If I really didn't care, I suppose I would hit Twitter and go in fighting. |
| 0:55.0 | Step away from the Twitter account. |
| 0:58.0 | One. |
| 1:02.0 | We have left off. |
| 1:06.0 | And welcome once again to Planet Normal, the new telegraph podcast with Alison Pearson. |
| 1:12.0 | Hello. |
| 1:13.0 | And me, Liam Halligan. |
| 1:14.0 | So it's blast off number four, the Planet Normal Rockets approaching warp speed. |
| 1:19.0 | Another eye-catching interview last week with the lockdown's skeptic medic, Carol Sakura, |
| 1:24.0 | which once again drove headlines and nationwide discussion of tough and convenient issues. |
| 1:29.0 | It does seem to me, Alison, we've had thousands of people out protesting again last weekend, |
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