Hello and welcome to the podcast of the Lotus Eaters for the 24th of March 2025.

I am joined by Carl and Stelios.

Hello everyone.

And today we're talking about how there are barbarians inside the gates, which is something I've heard about but not actually seen, so I'm looking forward to being made very miserable.

It's not good news. Mm-hmm. And then we've got some more bad news where I'm looking forward to being made very miserable. It's not good news.

And then we've got some more bad news

where I'm talking about the online harms bill,

which is terrifyingly dystopian.

And then Stelios is going to lift us all back up again,

talking about where are the Democrats,

probably screeching in a padded room somewhere.

Yes, we're going to have good fun with the third one. But first, I need to announce to Paul. Thank you very much for sending me

these two things. He's given me the winter issue of Monkey World. Very good choice, by the way.

I've enjoyed flicking through. I haven't had a chance to sit down and read it because I'm at work but when I get home I'm gonna look forward to reading this thank you very much anything monkey related other than maybe feces feel free to send it my way in the PO box and also he sent me the way of the samurai so thank you very much. Clearly knows me well.

Monkeys and Asian philosophy.

There we go.

Was it written by Ubisoft?

No, it wasn't. It was actually written by a Japanese person unlike their new game.

That's good.

Anyway, Carl.

Yeah, well, I mean, okay.

Well, so the barbarians are inside the gates.

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