nickfthilton.bsky.social
Chief TV Critic: @theindependent
Podcaster in Chief: @podotpods
Other "chief" roles: tbc
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yes, it's perfect
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Though Kemi Badenoch has the special ability of making even the most civil interrogation sound like she's being dunked on, relentlessly.
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Thanks James (and too much agreement wouldn't be fun anyway). I was sorry to miss your talk – I have been assured that it was a) very good, and b) too short.
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You can sort of understand young journalists feeling pressured, in the current media environment, into the world of hot take writing, where you’re constantly hostage to fortune. But *Sir* Simon Jenkins..?
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that's the sweet spot 🙏
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Thank you for making it right to the ~bitter~ end!
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But what’s clear is that the podcast brosphere is gripped by a nutrition obsession which, at best, offers false hope, and, at worst, will prevent people from seeking proper clinical interventions. That’s actively dangerous, and shouldn’t be be rewarded with advertising deals or awards.
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Bartlett received this award even after he was censured by a BBC investigation last year for spreading medical misinformation. The world of podcasts, frankly, doesn’t give a damn about accuracy. It apparently has a very different definition of “insight” to mine.
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The episode itself is basically just a long list of dietary dos and don’ts with Dr Li, aimed at reducing cancer risk. But the headline - “We Can Now Reverse Stage 4 Cancer!” - blithely uses a word - “reverse” - that few clinicians ever would.
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Long form non-fiction writing is actually very simple. You simply write about your incredibly and important family history. Your granddad who worked on the Manhattan project? Simply write about him! Your aunt who was Pat Nixon’s body double? Simply write about her! Simple!