Ep.228 - Protest Clampdown & Brixton Academy

In a week where:

1. Eurovision comes and goes.
2. The Turkish Presidential election goes to a runoff. 
3. The BAFTA TV Awards go down.
4. Vice files for bankruptcy.
5. World likely to breach 1.5°C climate threshold by 2027.

In Society: (8:04) During the Coronation weekend, there was a unprecedented amount of arrests made that wouldn't have been lawful even a fortnight before the Coronation. But now, with new laws, the police are clamping down on essential protests.

In Music: (20:40) The Brixton Academy is one of the most iconic music venues in the UK. Name an artist and they have most likely played there. But the Met Police (quelle surprise) are pushing for the venue to be shut down forever.

Lastly, a Long Read! (31:48) For this one we spin Alex Murrell's "The Age of Average" where Murrell, using several sectors and anecdotes, critiques how everything is, kinda the same now?

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