Heatwave Britain & Reform's Sexist Summer
5/28/202642 min
In this Trawl, Marina and Jemma survive Britain’s latest heatwave, the London Underground sauna experience, and yet another deeply questionable Reform candidate.
They dive into the climate conversation nobody seems to want to have anymore and discuss whether “doom fatigue” has pushed climate change down the political agenda.
Plus: the latest Reform UK chaos, misogynistic comments from would-be politicians, councillors wildly out of their depth, and why Parliament perhaps shouldn’t resemble an open-mic night for angry Facebook commenters.
Elsewhere there’s Jane McDonald, holiday romance confessions, furious ranting, sweaty train journeys, parallel parking bragging rights, and one of the greatest misunderstood song lyrics of all time.
Cool yourselves down. This one gets fiery.
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[upbeat jingle] He also said on this post, "Women can't referee, drive, or give directions," and happily declared, "I'm sexist." This is someone Reform wants to be an MP.
Marina Purkiss· Host1:03
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to The Trawl, where we wade through Insta, boomerang round Blue Sky, meander through Threads, tiptoe about TikTok, and hold our noses on X, all so you don't have to. I'm Marina Purkiss.
Gemma Forte· Host1:29
And I'm Gemma Forte.