Why is Joe Biden shooting down UFOs?
The News Agents
Global
4.1 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the airspace, another one gets shot down. What are these unidentified flying objects? Are they *just* balloons? And are there more of them now or are we just noticing them more?
What does it tell us about a) the sky b) the relations we now have with one of our biggest trading partners, China.
And - missing in action? Jon Sopel has finally turned up ... on Prime Time Australian TV. We are merciless, as you would expect.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Global Player original podcast. |
| 0:05.9 | We like to think of ourselves as a very family-friendly podcast. |
| 0:10.9 | So when John Sopal asked for much-needed time off to see his newborn grandson, of course we couldn't have been happy. |
| 0:17.8 | Absolutely. |
| 0:18.3 | Off he went. We weren't sure exactly. |
| 0:20.3 | But, you know |
| 0:20.9 | Heading off a continent away |
| 0:23.4 | The other side of the world |
| 0:24.5 | To spend much needed |
| 0:26.9 | Never met him before |
| 0:28.0 | Time with his grandchildren and family |
| 0:30.3 | And we weren't really expecting |
| 0:32.2 | To hear from John were we |
| 0:33.2 | No no no not at all |
| 0:34.4 | We left him in peace |
| 0:35.2 | Has to bond |
| 0:36.1 | Really important |
| 0:36.7 | So this was quite a shock. |
| 0:56.0 | That is the same. That is the signature question. That is the signature question time show on Australia's leading broadcaster, ABC. |
| 1:05.1 | And it's Monday night in Australia. |
| 1:07.5 | And John Soaple, it seems, is setting the agenda for Australian viewers. |
| 1:13.1 | It's a disgrace. |
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