Marina Hyde on Trump, tech bros and Taylor Swift
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Marina Hyde on Trump, tech bros and Taylor Swift

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 202625 min
  • Interview
  • Politics

Guardian columnist Marina Hyde on the release of her new book What a Time to be Alive!. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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This is The Guardian. Today, a wild ride through the mind of Marina Hyde. I won't make a song and dance about it, So let's just get straight to the conversation.

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We're talking to Marina Hyde, a star for The Guardian and winner of many, many awards for her columns, which are more original, much smarter, and far funnier than political writing deserves to be.

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How do you stay sane writing about a world that isn't? From The Guardian, I'm Noshinik Bhaal. To Dane Focus, Marina Hyde, And what a time to be alive.

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