862. WORLD NEWS QUIZ 2023 Part 2 (with Stephen from SEND7 Podcast)
Dec 27, 2023
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In this podcast, Luke Thompson is joined by Stephen from Simple English News Daily podcast. They discuss topics such as the controversial death of Yevgeny Prigogian, the passing of actor Matthew Perry, the challenges of discussing the Israel-Palestine conflict, and the popularity of Taylor Swift in the entertainment industry.
Taylor Swift was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2023.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kiri Akos Mitsotakis and faced backlash from a Greek newspaper.
The Rolling Stones released their album 'Hackney Diamonds' 59 years after their first album.
Deep dives
Taylor Swift named Time Magazine's Person of the Year
Time Magazine named Taylor Swift as their Person of the Year for 2023.
Rishi Sunak cancels meeting with Greek Prime Minister
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled a planned meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kiri Akos Mitsotakis.
Greece newspaper features picture of Rishi Sunak with headline 'Fuck You Bastard'
A Greek newspaper had a picture of Rishi Sunak on the front cover with the main headline 'Fuck You Bastard' after he cancelled a meeting with the Greek Prime Minister.
Javier Millet becomes President of Argentina
Javier Millet became the President of Argentina.
The Rolling Stones release album 'Hackney Diamonds'
The Rolling Stones released the album 'Hackney Diamonds' 59 years after releasing their first album.
*Edits - On reflection, I decided to remove questions 11 and 12 because they were about the war in Ukraine and I think the tone of our conversation was not appropriate considering the solemnity of the situation. I regret not expressing my sincere condolences for the victims of the war.
Question 11 was about Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and question 12 was about the % of land in Ukraine occupied by Russian forces at the end of 2023 (20%).