Get Real (with Hugo Rifkind)
Who is a 'real person' in politics? How do politicians use language to change reality?
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Show Notes
Journalist and Times Radio presenter Hugo Rifkind joins Armando this week.
In another breakneck week, we look at the language of reality in politics. Are plumbers more 'real' than economists? Can Trump really 'manipulate reality'? And has he been watching Shrek?
We also look at the parallels between Marco Rubio and the general in Dr Strangelove, Tony Blair powering down when talking to Alan Partridge, and whether 'Epic Fury' really means what Pete Hegseth thinks it does.
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