I Understand the Anxiety (with Ria Lina and Coco Khan)
Do we just want 'bread and peace'? Do we all know too much now? And what's happened to the public intellectual?
Armando is joined by Ria Lina and host of Pod Save the UK, Coco Khan, to look at the political language around anxiety.
How do we engage with difficult headlines? Can we switch off an just read about the rugby? Is AI starting to feel as anxious as us? and are we more sympathetic because of the personal language it uses?
We also discuss the origins of international women's day, the death of the public intellectual, and a workplace acronym to watch out for.
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Sound editing: Chris Maclean
Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Recorded at The Sound Company
Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
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- Thu 12 Mar 202609:45BBC Radio 4
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Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.

