Just got myself some wireless earbuds. I poo-poohed the very notion when they first became a thing, on the grounds that they'd soon get lost... but I instantly like them. Not having to worry about getting caught in the cable (which is something I do quite often) is really quite convenient. Also I can pause by tapping rather than having to unlock my phone. So, that's a win. Until they got lost, that is.
I don't normally listen to podcasts because I just don't have the time. If I'm sat down I want some visual stimulation (reading, TV, games, whatever) or I feel like I'm a useless lemon. Just sat there staring into space listening to things isn't for me. I don't cook, which is when everyone else seems to do podcasts, and when I do work-office I prefer to use commuting time for reading. But I do do washing-up and stuff, which with wireless headphones threatens to become a viable route to regular podcasts...
Anyway, this one is hosted by Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart - both respectable figures, in my view, of their respective parties. Here they interview Keir Starmer, who calls Boris Johnson a bullshitter and says he took the piss out of the public. Yes, mild-mannered lawyer has had enough. Interesting discussions on whether politics is systematically broken (Stewart) or just in need of a good reform (Starmer).I think they both have good points - the system does need strengthening, some things need to be hardened from convention; not sure about Stewart's suggestion of proportional representation, fairly convinced that a written constitution would be useless. Dunno if he's right about their being permanent global shifts in politics over the last few years but it's certainly provocative. Pretty clear from Keir that he has a very firm grasp of political theory, and I continue to want to marry the man and have his babies.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rest-is-politics/id1611374685
