A Swift Transition (with Matt Forde and Ria Lina)
6/24/202634 min
Armando is under the weather this week, so in true World Cup style, we have called up a super sub.
Matt Forde steps in to host, and Ria Lina joins him to discuss the big news of the week.
Is it a bit rich of the Labour Party to claim they don't want to 'exaggerate small differences'? How does Starmer sell his achievements, and is there anything we can learn about how Burnham uses language?
In the longer version, we also look back at some of Starmer's best bits, and whether Manchesterism is an ideology, or just good branding
Armando will be back next week, but in the meantime, if you have got a strong message for the show, email us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk
Sound editing: Chris Maclean Production Coordinator: Katie Baum & Asha Osborne-Grinter Executive Producer: Pete Strauss Recorded at The Sound Company
Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Speaker 30:33
How did a boy called Jimmy become a billionaire from posting videos?
Speaker 10:37
On Good Bad Billionaire, we're gonna find out how the world's most popular YouTuber, MrBeast, made his fortune.
Speaker 30:42
He's buried himself in a coffin for days- Counted to 100,000 on camera ... and even recreated Squid Games, all in an attempt to go viral on the internet.
Speaker 10:51
But it all started when he gave a homeless man $10,000. So is he a philanthropist reshaping capitalism?
Speaker 30:57
Or is he just the king of the attention economy?
Speaker 10:59
Find out on Good Bad Billionaire.
Speaker 31:01
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Matt Forde· Host1:04
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Strong Message here from BBC Radio 4, a guide to the use and abuse of political language. I'm Matt Ford, and before you panic, I haven't traveled down on an Avanti West Coast to stage a coup. Armando is under the weather this week, so I'm stepping into hosting duties. Have to admit, I'm a little under the weather myself with World Cup fever, which has been slightly tempered