The News Quiz: Ep5. 'Manchester Sausage'
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The News Quiz: Ep5. 'Manchester Sausage'

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 202628 min

This week we go triple lock picking with Andy Burnham, Sham contract making with Manchester City, and Canal Diving with a Shark-fluencer. With Alasdair Beckett-King, Susie McCabe, Danny Finkelstein and Sam Nicoresti. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by James Farmer, Stephanie Kemp and Adrian Gray. Producer: James Robinson Executive Producer: Pete Strauss Production Coordinator: Giulia Lopes Mazzu Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

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So before AI wipes out all of humanity.

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. So, uh, quick summer recap. Heatwaves, data leaks, AI hacks, holding phones, and a viral, spinally challenged raccoon.

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Yeah, I think that, uh, that covers it, right? I'm Thomas Germain. I'm Jess Maddox, and the interface is back from its summer break. New season, new co-host, same deep dives into the tech

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that's shaping our world and our lives. So before AI wipes out all of humanity. Allegedly. Join us for the interface.

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