Zoë Grünewald

So, yeah, no, new cat. I mean, if this story has been briefed out, I think they should have led with they wanted a puppy and he negotiated them down, which I think is a, they start off hopeful, get what you're given, which I think speaks to a wider philosophy. Starmer's also ordered a redecoration of number 10, leading to the removal of a portrait of Margaret Thatcher,

So, yeah, no, new cat. I mean, if this story has been briefed out, I think they should have led with they wanted a puppy and he negotiated them down, which I think is a, they start off hopeful, get what you're given, which I think speaks to a wider philosophy. Starmer's also ordered a redecoration of number 10, leading to the removal of a portrait of Margaret Thatcher,

from the Iron Lady's former study, which according to his official biographer, the PM found unsettling. Right-wing media has been whipped up into an outrage about this. I mean, what are you thinking, Zoe?

from the Iron Lady's former study, which according to his official biographer, the PM found unsettling. Right-wing media has been whipped up into an outrage about this. I mean, what are you thinking, Zoe?

There we go, I just came up with it.

There we go, I just came up with it.

Sorry, sorry, I interrupted you. It just came to me in a moment of genius.

Sorry, sorry, I interrupted you. It just came to me in a moment of genius.

So that is some of your bookings gone. I just hope you know that. And finally, to close the show, I have a retraction to make. So listeners to our episodes recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival may recall that we had a brief conversation about the Baja Men's seminal song, Who Let the Dogs Out? You're familiar with it, right, Zoe? Yeah, I know the song.

So that is some of your bookings gone. I just hope you know that. And finally, to close the show, I have a retraction to make. So listeners to our episodes recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival may recall that we had a brief conversation about the Baja Men's seminal song, Who Let the Dogs Out? You're familiar with it, right, Zoe? Yeah, I know the song.

It's an iconic song. Basically, we were having a chat about like, oh, you know, when you're a kid, you thought it was about dogs. And then I mentioned, yeah, and then I found out, oh, it's so annoying because I wanted it to be about dogs, that it's actually slightly sexist. It refers to unattractive women being in a place. Who let these unattractive women in here? Who let these dogs out?

It's an iconic song. Basically, we were having a chat about like, oh, you know, when you're a kid, you thought it was about dogs. And then I mentioned, yeah, and then I found out, oh, it's so annoying because I wanted it to be about dogs, that it's actually slightly sexist. It refers to unattractive women being in a place. Who let these unattractive women in here? Who let these dogs out?

Certainly that's what I thought anyway. And then I was promptly corrected. That is not what the song is about.

Certainly that's what I thought anyway. And then I was promptly corrected. That is not what the song is about.

I think the reason we think that is because nasty men have been saying that phrase, who let the dogs out? And so we thought maybe that's what the song was about because of this being a sort of street insult. But in fact, the song is actually the other way around.

I think the reason we think that is because nasty men have been saying that phrase, who let the dogs out? And so we thought maybe that's what the song was about because of this being a sort of street insult. But in fact, the song is actually the other way around.

It's told from the perspective of women at a party where some rowdy, rude and unpleasant men come in and ruin the party and they are the ones saying, who let the dogs out? So all along, it was actually... you know, maybe even a feminist track that got hijacked. And there I was participating in this misinformation.

It's told from the perspective of women at a party where some rowdy, rude and unpleasant men come in and ruin the party and they are the ones saying, who let the dogs out? So all along, it was actually... you know, maybe even a feminist track that got hijacked. And there I was participating in this misinformation.

So I do want to issue a retraction, not least because, you know, it's the Baha men's biggest song. I'm sure they wouldn't like to be misrepresented. But also any man who sings that song in a derogatory way, you are wrong.

So I do want to issue a retraction, not least because, you know, it's the Baha men's biggest song. I'm sure they wouldn't like to be misrepresented. But also any man who sings that song in a derogatory way, you are wrong.