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James O'Brien - The Whole Show

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James O'Brien - The Whole Show

Global

News, Daily News

4.3912 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 152 minutes

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Summary

This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. To join the conversation call: 0345 60 60 973

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm currently out of office.

0:04.3

An article I read recently said we're more relaxed and more productive after a good break.

0:14.4

So, I've gone to Barbados for a month for science.

0:22.4

Yours, Toby.

0:24.1

Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways holidays take your holiday.

0:29.0

Atul protected.

0:30.1

Good morning.

0:31.1

Three minutes after 10 is the time.

0:32.7

Are you familiar with Betteridge's law of journalism?

0:37.2

It's quite a splendid one.

0:38.5

It's a bit like Godwin's law with regard to the internet,

0:41.9

wherever the argument is, eventually someone will,

0:45.8

or Goodwin's law, I beg you pardon, or Godwin's,

0:48.2

I've only been on air for 24 seconds, and I've already fluffed it all up.

0:53.1

Whatever the argument is, somebody involved in it will accuse the others of being Nazis

0:58.1

at some point in the argument.

0:59.9

He did, the fellow who actually invented Goodwin's law, came up with an exemption when

1:04.9

Donald Trump announced his candidacy or when his true colours began to emerge during his

1:10.1

first tilt at the White House and the inventor

1:13.4

of the law actually said no, in his case, it's all perfectly valid and justified. But generally

1:17.6

speaking, the hyperbole involved in calling your online opponent a Nazi is neatly encapsulated.

1:25.5

Betteridge's law of headlines is arguably even better.

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