Planet Normal

By: The Telegraph
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  • The podcast that speaks your language. News and views from beyond the bubble with Telegraph columnists, Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan, every Thursday.

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  • A helluva week on the rocket

    A helluva week on the rocket
    Nov 21 2024

    It’s been one helluva week on the rocket for co-pilot Pearson, as she describes the ‘news tsunami’ that has crashed through her life.


    Your co-pilots talk through the reaction to Allison’s story and discuss the principle of free speech in this country.


    Also boarding the rocket to discuss his new book, ‘What went Wrong with Capitalism’, is author Dr Ruchir Sharma who lays out his solution to the relationship between state support and free markets.


    And there is no shortage of post this week as your co-pilots dive into the rocket’s bulging mailbag as readers react to recent events.


    Read more from Liam: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/ |

    Read more from Allison: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/

    Read Allison: ‘My week from hell shows that the Britain we love and trust is gone’: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/19/my-week-in-the-eye-of-the-storm/ |

    Read Susanne Moore: Read Suzanne Moore:’ I don’t always agree with Allison Pearson but I will defend her right to free speech’: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/20/defending-free-speech-left-right/ |

    Need help subscribing or reviewing? Learn more about podcasts here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/ |

    Email: planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk |

    For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal |



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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • You have the freedom to be silenced

    You have the freedom to be silenced
    Nov 13 2024

    In wake of co-pilot Pearson’s shock visit from the police on Remembrance Sunday, the rocket reflects on the principle of free speech in our country. Allison explains what happens when the journalist becomes the story…


    Elsewhere Liam gives his take on why the Harris campaign failed to reach many voters in the US election after his trip across the pond last week.


    Also Joining your co-pilots on the rocket this week to discuss her arrest following a tweet about the Southport killings, is Bernadette Spofforth.


    And your co-pilots weigh in on the latest news from the COP29 conference.


    Read more from Liam: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/ |

    Read more from Allison: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/

    Read Allison: ‘My visit from police on Remembrance Sunday is living proof of our two-tier justice system’: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/12/my-visit-from-police-is-proof-of-two-tier-justice-system/ |

    Need help subscribing or reviewing? Learn more about podcasts here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/ |

    Email: planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk |

    For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal |




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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • US Election 2024

    US Election 2024
    Nov 7 2024

    Co-pilot Pearson is off on a special mission this week so Liam is joined in the cockpit by resident part time co-pilot, Tim Stanley.


    As the news breaks of Donald Trump’s victory in the US Liam and Tim dissect the news tsunami from across the pond.


    As the rest of the world comes to terms with what just happened, Tim describes why we shouldn’t be that surprised at the result, and Liam gives his economic prognosis.


    Whilst back on UK soil, the Tory party welcomes a new leader but what do your co-pilots make of Queen Kemi?


    Also boarding the rocket to discuss the fate of UK farming in wake of Labour’s first Budget is farmer Richard Payne, who delivers a harsh prognosis for the future of the profession.


    Read more from Liam: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/ |

    Read more from Allison: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/

    Read more from Tim: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/t/tf-tj/tim-stanley/ |

    Need help subscribing or reviewing? Learn more about podcasts here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/ |

    Email: planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk |

    For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal |



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common sense

wonderful to hear common sense in this crazy world. definitely my therapy for the week.

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A brilliant podcast

I really look forward to Thursdays and the new edition of Planet Normal. Allison and Liam, our pilot and co-pilot who both write for the Telegraph put the week's events into perspective, pulling apart inflated numbers and mis-information - especially regarding the Covid pandemic and the one sided, misleading and downright dishonest science presented by the media. Their knowledgeable guests are often people shunned by the BBC and other media as they don't toe the party line. A real breath of fresh air.

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I look forward to it every week

I really enjoy this podcast. Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan have great chemistry and are fearless in their opinions. Interesting guests and relevant topics

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Still good but..

PN used to be great but it's refusal
to acknowledge the possibility of vaccine harm is infuriating. This week Andrew Bridgen spoke very powerfully about this to an empty Parliament...yet this bombshell was completely ignored!. But because PN supported the vaccine they cannot possibly do an about face as the facts change.!.
Also Haligan's refusal to discuss immigration without banging on about his Irish ancestory growing up in London..tolerance bla bla bla yada yada every time is becoming boring and patronising. He's too cosy with his chums in power to be the voice of reason we need.

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Clear summary of budget

The budget was controversial- good coverage of the budget, Bank of England response and market reaction. Entertaining too!

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Required listening to stay sane!

A fantastic insight into the statistics and human stories behind the pandemic. A must-listen every week.

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Love love love… freedom of speech and polite debate

What’s not to love about a podcast that speaks the thoughts of most people freely. Planet Normal is simply and plainly speaking generally centrist type thoughts. The type of thoughts that are, worryingly, being increasingly touted as bigoted and far right, or, overblown as dangerous by numerous Legacy Media outlets who’s presenter’s/editors/journalists/backers now seem to live in an ideological bubble that no one normal can identify with, and instantly cancel or target as bigots anyone who has a thought that does not strictly align with their chosen rhetoric. So, shame, shame, shame on main stream & legacy media, and WELL DONE Rocket Pilots who got me through lockdown with some sanity left. THANK YOU. Never give up, never surrender.

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pure common sense in a mad mad world

Planet Normal should be compulsary listening for everyone! 🤣
Great political analysis, humour and some of the best guests from across the political, business & social spectrum. I cannot recommend a weekly trip aboard the Rocket of Right Thinking enough.

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