New Cronyvirus Variant Detected – plus special guest David Aaronovitch

<p>The Greensill scandal continues to leak dodginess like a busted fridge. Is lobbying really the issue, or is it really about the <strong>corrupt Old Boys’ Network</strong>? Joe Biden withdraws US troops from Afghanistan after 20 years: what does it mean? And we look at the new Carey Mulligan movie <strong>Promising Young Woman</strong>, an intense and provocative rape revenge fantasy, and what it says about Hollywood after #MeToo. <strong>David Aaronovitch</strong> of <em>The Times</em> is this week’s special guest&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>“People love a story of sex sleaze, but the thing is, they won’t always condemn the perpetrator for it.”</em><strong><em> – David Aaronovitch</em></strong></li><li><em>“ACOBA isn’t just toothless, it’s gumless and mouthless too.”</em><strong><em> – Arthur Snell</em></strong></li><li><em>“The problem with sleaze is that it’s easy to end up painting it on ALL politicians.” </em><strong><em>– David Aaronovitch</em></strong></li><li><em>“If you have to keep affirming that you’re a nice guy,&nbsp;you’re probably not.”</em><strong><em> – Yasmeen Serhan on </em>Promising Young Woman</strong></li><li><em>“Why should withdrawing troops somehow mean ‘the end of America’s longest war’? The troops might be gone but the war isn’t.”</em><strong><em> – David Aaronvitch</em></strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Yasmeen Serhan and Arthur Snell. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic . Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>The Bunker is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p><p><br></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>