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All after words programs are also available as podcasts. Hi lindy, its so nice to be here with you. Talking about your new book, the witches are coming. I want to start by asking you about humor. Because your writing in this book and always, is very funny. Would you call yourself a humor writer . I guess so. Thank you. People always call me a comedian which i dont feel is accurate because i dont do standup comedy. I have but it was a long time ago but its very hard and i didnt like it and i wasn...

Which also implies gdp will not be as bad and the final quarter of the year. David what you project for the Fourth Quarter . That is the critical question. Tracking estimates suggest that growth will fall below 1 . We do not think so. We think growth will be in the vicinity of 1. 7 , which will be just enough to keep the projections at 2. 2 for the year as a whole. David the direction is clearly down. Absolutely. The direction is showing deceleration in the main engine of Economic Activity in Co...

Violent extremism and said talk to me about what you are doing. And she said im doing a lot and Hillary Clinton decided and then thats a person to create a brandnew job special representative to muslim communities around the world. With the National Security Council First time ever filled position at the state department but most important is very different when i was at the state department for what we Work Together on. But i was amazed. How incredibly smart she is. And has a way to say that yo...

Please . Impeachment is a bunch of bull. Wow, a little over the top, isnt it she seems insane. Donald trump is my. Line . President. Sorry, it is a tough role. You are an actor. Act like you like him. Okay, you got this. Can i just do something from guys and dolls . Like, sit down, sit down, sit down sit down, youre rockin the boat. Its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight no quid, no co. Plus, helen mirren. And the kids from masterchef, junior. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. Now li...

It is so nice to be here with you talking about your new book the witches are coming. I want to start by asking you because your writing in this book is always is very funny. Would you call yourself a humor writer . I think so thank you. [laughter] people love to call me a comedian which i dont think it is accurate because i dont do standup comedy. I did a long time ago its very hard and i do not like it. I am a comedy writer with the comedy tv show and i am a humor writer thats my main mission....

Do nothing but try to be funny all the time. That is my main mission. Host as a feminist Political Writer and cultural critic, how is humor a useful entry point for the things you want to say . Guest its been useful to me and mayb maybe that is just convenient for me to say because that is what i like to write, but it feels like a great way to so challenging concepts to people because even when i was a film critic, i always tried to make everything funny or make each piece of writing a piece of ...

We will be focusing on transport. Television and im here, just 2 miles down the road, at a factory that jams, to find out what businesses anthonyjoshua says that he is going here want from this election. To conquer the world. That is quite what do firms you want to hear from a trim anthonyjoshua. In the fight, politicians in the last few days of campaigning . Anthony joshuas plan to conquer the world after his win over andy ruinr i dont know how to fate say this on saturday night now he has his ...

The president of france says that nato is brain dead and that terrorism is now the enemy of the not russia and the neo mccall wants his criticism to be a wakeup call for the military alliance so what does it mean for nato future an organization the us president also once described as obsolete this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im Adrian Finnegan after world war 2 and facing a rising threat from the soviet union a group of european and north american countries banded together and ...

Role in an alqaeda inspired plot. Former wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas says he wants breaking the stigma around hiv to be his everlasting legacy in an interview with prince harry to mark world aids day. We know theres a hell of a lot to do, but what you have managed to do in the space ofjust six or eight weeks has been transformational. Police in hong kong use pepper spray as thousands of protesters return to the streets to maintain pressure on the territorys bejing backed government. And cl...

It has become the center of these impeachment proceedings. Now, as you can see, the Committee Room in the long Worth Building is already gng toromee officials who were listening in on that call. Theyll be giving public testimony. Jennifer williams, an aide to Vice President mike pence. She described President Trumps actions on that call as, quote, unusual and inappropriate. We are also going to hear from Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman. Aries the top ukraine specialist on the unusual securi...