Katrina Perry
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292 appearances
3 recordings
3 series
first heard Jan 2025
last heard 17 Jun
Katrina Perry’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And I would say maple syrup and poutine are great reasons to do it.
Well, the question of should I move to Ireland was also heavily Googled in the days after. And the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ireland actually has had many, many queries from Americans looking to trace their Irish grandmothers and whatever to move to Ireland.
And I think the question of the role of the media is quite an interesting one and one that we'll see people do PhDs and various studies on for times to come because this was the first election where we really saw the role of the podcast and the user-specific, user-generated media really play a role there.
So I think large numbers of people, particularly those who Gary's talking about there, who maybe were in the middle, don't normally vote, came out to vote, so on, probably weren't being hugely influenced by, you know, what the questioner describes there as overly liberal rhetoric in the media.
I think they were more swayed by things they were hearing in their own social circles, things they were hearing from podcast hosts who have massive reach and... You know, Donald Trump doing that three hours or whatever it was with Joe Rogan, you really got to see quite a different side to him than you get to hear when he just does short soundbites or his big long rallies and so on.
So I think it's the role of the media has changed. And I suppose for us here in the BBC, you know, that's something we're trying to get back. handle on as well and that audiences are moving and you need to go where the audience is and give them the information they need, such as on a podcast like this.
I think actually I've noticed, because I'm presenting programmes on the news channel and we have debates every night and we have people from different perspectives on every night, and I've noticed in the last week things are actually less harsh and less competitive. I find our panellists more trying to find a place where they can reach common ground and trying to find a place where they can...
be in agreement with each other because I think for some anyway there is an appreciation that America got to a place that was so polarised and you know people can't have family dinners and they can't speak to their brother or sister because one supports Trump and one doesn't and that you have to try and get to a place where everyone can work together and that there's an acceptance of
OK, it wasn't a landslide victory, but it was a victory. A majority of the American people, 77 million of them, voted for President Trump. 75 million didn't. And so you have to find a way to be able to live your life and move on from there and try and have some type of society. And, you know, here in Washington, D.C., we can all get caught up on
the Republican Party did this and the Democratic Party did that. Whereas most people are just trying to get on with their life and feed their families and go to work and earn a few quid to have a little holiday here and there or, you know, pay their health care bills and so on. And I've noticed a slight shift.
Maybe it's wishful thinking in this first week, but definitely there seems to be an effort there to try and improve things.
Thanks, Oliver. Great to be with you.
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