Ep.41 - Politics, Protest & 'Friends' Is Trash

In a week where:

1. Officers at Gatwick called in after the Airport found 25 bags of powder. Turned out to be for a Vegan Bakery.
2. Charles LeClerc gets his maiden F1 win at Spa-Francorchamps, a day after his friend & F2 driver Anthoine Hubert succumbed to a fatal crash mid-race.
3. School begins for another year.
4. Tory MP Phillip Lee Defects to the Lib Dems, removing Boris Johnson's working majority.
5. Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam finally withdraws the Extradition Bill.
6. After Romelu Lukaku witnesses Italian racism & calls it out, Inter fans claim that making monkey noises isn't racist. 

In Life: (9:42) UK Politics has been set ablaze since Boris Johnson Prorogued Parliament last week. MP's on both sides of the Commons has responded now that Parliament is back in session, the news is so fresh, news about a snap General Election came across my wire.

In the 1st of two Film/TV segments: (24:00) Disney have announced that they're going to release their Disney+ exclusive shows on a weekly basis. If you remember on Ep.38 of WG, I noted that Disney are mapping out their future (and therefore, the future of Film & TV) and this is another ripple in the looming Disney earthquake.

In Sports: (38:56) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (My GOAT) hits up The Guardian to talk about political protesting in the Olympics and asks whether athletes should protest during Tokyo 2020 even though the IOC strictly prohibits it. It's an interesting question and some answers can be found looking back and seeing how it can actually ruin careers, making the decision that more brave.

Lastly, in the 2nd Film/TV segment: (54:53) I read an amazing article all about "Friends" and why it is so terrible... I fully co-sign everything said.

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