Chocolate, Law and Dinosaurs: Recent Episodes
Michael Fay
A podcast by academics and university students. We talk about anything and everything. Sometimes we're even funny.
Is Die Hard a Christmas film? What are our favourite Christmas presents? Why do Jamie and Michael both have glow in the dark dinosaur bedding? Join us for a chaotic Christmas episode, complete with terrible Christmas cracker jokes.
This month we discuss UK politics and the policies and promises that led to Liz Truss losing in a battle of longevity with a lettuce. We also discuss Suella Braverman's return to frontline politics, identity in modern Britain, and Matt Hancock's joining other celebrities on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. Our special guests this episode are John Cotter and Prashant Sabharwal.
Transcript available here.
This week we sit down and talk about defamation including the Alex Jones libel trial in the USA, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, the cheating scandal in the world of chess, and the "Wagatha Christie" Rooney and Vardy case in the UK. We even fit in the immortal snail...
Trigger warnings for school shootings, domestic violence, and the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Transcript available here.
In our first episode, we chat all things royal as we consider the death of Queen Elizabeth II and how the monarch's death impacts our lives.
The passing of HM Queen Elizabeth was a significant moment in the UK. This week, we talk about grief and grieving in public, the role of the monarch in our constitution, pageantry, and the potential state funeral of No. 10 Downing Street's most important resident, Larry the Cat.
The audio is a little quiet at times in this episode - please bear with us as we improve our skills.