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Hello and welcome to the Americano podcast, a series of discussions about American politics, power, and prejudices.

This year, 2024, is an election year in America, a presidential election year.

And so we will be doing two podcasts a week, rather than our usual one, because we want to and because we know you can't get enough Americano in your life.

I am delighted to be joined. Once again, it's been a while since we've had

this particular guest on, but I'm delighted to be joined by Miranda Devine from the New York Post,

who I want to talk to about Harrison Butker, the American football kicker, who has found himself in hot water in recent days.

And I think this is one of those stories that has been quite big in America, but hasn't really

come across the Atlantic.

So Miranda, if you would be so kind, would you please explain the story of Harrison

Buckker and what's been going on in recent weeks?

Yes, thank you. Look, Harrison Buckker and what's been going on in recent weeks? Yes, thank you.

Look, Harrison Butker is a very talented kicker in the team that won the Super Bowl this year,

the Green Bay Packers, if I've got that name right.

Kansas City Chiefs.

Sorry, Kansas City Chiefs.

You can see I'm just such an expert on the NFL.

So Harrison Butker is the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs.

And he was asked to go and give a speech, a commencement speech at the graduation class for

24 for a Catholic college called Benedictine College in Kansas.

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