The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1320
Harry, Firas and Josh discuss Australia’s reaction to Islamic terrorism, the slow death of rural English culture, and the weirdest news of 2025.
Reading List
RMXnews post on current events – RMXnews (Twitter/X)
Imams Council post – ImamsCouncil (Twitter/X)
Keren Zelwer tweet – KerenZelwer (Twitter/X)
Holly Da tweet – Holly_Da (Twitter/X)
VoteLewko tweet – VoteLewko (Twitter/X)
ABC News Australia: Bondi hate/antisemitism plan – ABC News (Australia)
Drew Pavlou tweet – DrewPavlou (Twitter/X)
Archived snapshot of an article or page – archive.ph
r3tarddownunder tweet – r3tarddownunder (Twitter/X)
YouTube video (topic unspecified) – YouTube
Facebook shared link (Facebook doesn’t show title) – Facebook
Gallery: England honesty boxes — eggs, marrows, chutney – The Guardian
BBC News article on UK honesty boxes / community sales – BBC News
How Scottish honesty boxes work and who uses them (NPR) – NPR
BBC News article on related community issue – BBC News
DVanLangenhove post on social/cultural topic – DVanLangenhove (Twitter/X)
BBC News article on social / rural topic – BBC News
MickOKeeffe post – MickOKeeffe (Twitter/X)
Farmer catches egg thieves from honesty box – Daily Mail
ZoomerHistorian tweet on historical / cultural topic – ZoomerHistorian (Twitter/X)
NJ Observer article on migrants and labour issues in Jersey – Observer
NewGenPPC tweet – NewGenPPC (Twitter/X)
Tablesalt13 tweet – Tablesalt13 (Twitter/X)
kunley_drukpa tweet – kunley_drukpa (Twitter/X)
Police investigate unusual incident reported in UK – BBC News
Kansas child says “monster” under bed leads to man found hiding – NBC News
Tennessee man shot by his own dog – The Guardian
US bill tracker entry – BillTrack50
KFC launches fried-chicken-flavoured toothpaste – New York Post
Josh Ferme tweet – JoshFerme (Twitter/X)
Man who married a hologram in Japan can no longer see her – Entrepreneur
Man survives bizarre accident in the US – BBC News
Man survives two days with arrow lodged in his head – Euro Weekly News
Dog elected mayor of Minnesota town – Worldcrunch
BBC News human-interest story – BBC News
German apartment doorbell prankster revealed to be a slug – The Guardian
Fact check: Did Pope Leo host a rave in Slovakia? – Catholic World Report
Ukrainian refugee becomes sumo champion in Japan – Der Spiegel
Study finds dogs and humans share genes linked to emotions – Irish Independent
Bald eagle crashes into car windshield – The Guardian
86-year-old fined over minor offence – Stoke Sentinel
Drunk raccoon becomes repeat offender at liquor store – The Independent
Raccoon breaks into liquor store and karate studio – Washington Times
Runaway migrant caught after bizarre escape attempt – Daily Star
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