Luke Kempner, Mali Ann Rees, and Jason Forbes join Kiri Pritchard-McLean to discuss the challenges of re-adapting to office life, Barbie's celebration of Ken's 60th birthday, and dealing with the Perseverance Rover's galactic ego.
The podcast highlights the urgent need to address violence against women and confront the flaws and biases within law enforcement.
The episode sheds light on the controversial crime bill and criticizes the lack of scrutiny and opposition, emphasizing potential consequences.
Deep dives
The Importance of Addressing Violence Against Women
The podcast episode discusses the urgent need to address violence against women and the issue of toxic masculinity. The murder of Sarah Everard serves as a recent and tragic example of this problem. The episode highlights the tone-deaf response of the police during a vigil in Clapham and the government's inadequate suggestions, such as sending undercover police officers to nightclubs. It emphasizes the need for society to confront the flaws and biases within law enforcement and acknowledges the existence of systemic issues that have come to light following this tragic event.
The Controversial Crime Bill and its Implications
The episode sheds light on the controversial crime bill, which recently obtained the second reading in Parliament. It highlights the priorities of the Conservative government, proposing heavier sentences for damaging memorials rather than focusing on more pressing matters. Additionally, the bill raises concerns about the impact on communities such as gypsy, Roma, and travelers, as it criminalizes trespassing without providing adequate provisions for sanctioned sites. The episode criticizes the lack of scrutiny and opposition from a weaker party, highlighting the potential consequences of this bill.
Netflix Password Sharing and Mattel's 60th Anniversary of Ken Doll
The episode also covers lighter news topics such as Netflix's plans to crack down on password sharing and Mattel's remaking of Ken for his 60th anniversary. It humorously addresses the challenges of navigating video conferencing etiquette as people transition back to in-person meetings. The episode touches on various other news topics, including Fisher Price's work-from-home playset, magic tricks and political rhetoric, and the Perseverance Mars rover's humorous portrayal. These lighthearted segments provide a contrast to the serious topics discussed earlier, bringing some levity to the episode.
For the final time this series, Newsjack's host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by Luke Kempner, Mali Ann Rees, Jason Forbes and a virtual audience to make sense of this week in news.
This week, we find out how we might struggle to re-adapt to office life, how Barbie is celebrating Ken's 60th birthday, and what it's like to deal with the Perseverence Rover's galactic ego .
Written by - The British Public
Script Editors - Ed Amsden and Tom Coles
Producers - Gwyn Rhys Davies and Hayley Sterling
Production Coordinator - Mabel Wright
Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production
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