Ryan Tubridy

Well, let's leave it on that today because we've got so much coming in.

But we have run out of time because I have to go to my car, my Red Ford Fiesta, on my own to eat my lunch by myself.

And that is what we're doing.

We're going to end the show like we began it.

Loneliness in the front seat of a car.

okay what do you want to talk about next week if you want if you are here next week or do we say this is the last one we keep saying this is the last one this is like me going this is like going out with me on a good night out where I'll say last one keep the party going last one keep the party going and then clunk so let's see what happens but you can follow me on Instagram if you're not already on InstaTuberty and put in suggestions for things you'd like us to talk about for next week oh I forgot to tell I brought the books in

America and the world, troubled old place at the moment.

And last week I brought in The Big Brother by George Orwell because I plucked it off my shelf.

Today, I plucked two books off my shelf that are for the history buffs among you, really, or the politics buffs among you.

So we're going to go to ancient Rome, to Suetonius and the Twelve Caesars.

And in this book, it's really good.

I described this once as being like Sky News meets ancient Rome.

And he takes the 12 leaders of Rome, one after the other, beginning with Augustus, and there's a chapter in each one, and it tells you their peccadillos, their modus operandi as rulers, and how they treated and roamed the world, excuse the pun.

It's really good.

But then, and the reason I picked this up is because then...

This one, it's a bit stane because it's that good, by Nigel Hamilton.

It's called the American Caesars.

He picked 12 presidents of America, presuming that, of course, America is the Rome 2.0.

And each chapter goes through each president.

It's a lovely look into the presidents and the presidency.