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Drillico ft. Alan White
This week, we're joined by journalist and magician Alan White (@Aljwhite), who is the Editor-in-Chief of Politics Home, and the former Lord Justice of Twitter (according to his bio). We discuss the most important issue of our times: Are Clowns a subset of Magician? It's an important question which tackles the conception of 'audience' that underpins the current culture war in the Magic Circle, between old school, guarded Magicians and their younger TikTok friendly counterparts. Hussein also comes out as a CERF, with his own gatekeeping over what constitutes a Clown in the context of the Now You See Me franchise.
Later, we talk about Andrew Lilico, a once moderately respected British economist who is now mainly known for his weird tweets, that range from whether or not you can marry an Alien in a Catholic church, to his fantastical scenario in which two low-level English cricketers are put on trial for calling the Home Secretary a pedophile on Twitter. Lilico is one of the best examples of Poster's Brain we've seen, and Alan tries to explain why this might be reflective of a broader trend of former think-tank people who, having realised nobody reads their reports or cares what they have to say, have simply decided to be posters instead.
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This is a free episode! But if you fancy more bonus content, you can subscribe on Patreon at : www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast.
----more----In memory of our late friend Dawn Foster, we encourage you to donate to her memorial bench fund, here:
A Bench In Memory of Dawn Foster: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-bench-in-memory-of-dawn-foster?utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer
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This week, we're joined by journalist and magician Alan White (@Aljwhite), who is the Editor-in-Chief of Politics Home, and the former Lord Justice of Twitter (according to his bio). We discuss the most important issue of our times: Are Clowns a subset of Magician? It's an important question which tackles the conception of 'audience' that underpins the current culture war in the Magic Circle, between old school, guarded Magicians and their younger TikTok friendly counterparts. Hussein also comes out as a CERF, with his own gatekeeping over what constitutes a Clown in the context of the Now You See Me franchise.
Later, we talk about Andrew Lilico, a once moderately respected British economist who is now mainly known for his weird tweets, that range from whether or not you can marry an Alien in a Catholic church, to his fantastical scenario in which two low-level English cricketers are put on trial for calling the Home Secretary a pedophile on Twitter. Lilico is one of the best examples of Poster's Brain we've seen, and Alan tries to explain why this might be reflective of a broader trend of former think-tank people who, having realised nobody reads their reports or cares what they have to say, have simply decided to be posters instead.
----more----
This is a free episode! But if you fancy more bonus content, you can subscribe on Patreon at : www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast.
----more----In memory of our late friend Dawn Foster, we encourage you to donate to her memorial bench fund, here:
A Bench In Memory of Dawn Foster: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-bench-in-memory-of-dawn-foster?utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer
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