Popular Rhetoric is a collaboration between political journalist James Galley and data visualisation and interactive engineer Joshua Rayman.
2016 saw two events that many said would never happen: The UK voted to Leave the European Union, and Donald Trump was elected President of the United States.
Perhaps the most tumultuous year of 21st century politics is over, but what do we have to look forward to in 2017?
Theresa May’s Brexit Plan
Theresa May recently gave an important speech about her plan for the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. In this episode we listen to some clips of her speech, and discuss her plans, and what they might really amount to.
Trump’s Inauguration
After a very contentious Presidential Election we discuss President Trump’s Inauguration, what a Trump Presidency means for the UK, and we test our knowledge of Donald Trump with a 6-question quiz.
We also talk about Trump’s nomination for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, and her answers to questions – which can be seen here.
CORRECTION: I incorrectly stated that Forbes estimates Donald Trump’s worth at $4.5bn. This must have been an old valuation. The new estimate is $3.7bn.