JK Rowling, Trans Athletes & Blackfishing - Leo Kearse - #415

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello, everybody. welcome back to the show. My guest today is Leo Kearse. He's a comedian, writer and a YouTuber. I brought Leo on to discuss the most important news stories of the last few weeks. Real hard hitting stuff today, like why JK Rowling had been written out of the new Fantastic Beasts trailer, how Sainsbury's signaling their virtue by telling shoppers that they're racist on Twitter, why Jessie from Little Mix has been accused of appropriating black culture because she has ginger curly hair, how Nicki Minaj is rehabilitating people's personal brands over Instagram Live, why Leo got involved in a debate about censorship in comedy, which descended into the historic oppression of women's football and much more. Hope you had a good Christmas. Hope that you have survived time at home with your family. And if you are looking forward to the new year, if you've got plans that you need to make and goals that you want to set, the Modern Wisdom annual review template is available and it's free and you should go and download it immediately. chriswillex.com/review. It's the exact process that I use every single year to reset my goals, learn the lessons from the last 12 months and set some plans and move forward for the next coming year. chriswillex.com/review. In other news, this episode is brought to you by Short Form, Uber high quality guides to non-fiction books. Kind of like your smartest friend teaching you about a book. If you're short on time, use Short Form to check out the key ideas and decide if you want to invest in reading the full book. You can discover new books that you've always heard of, but have never had time to read. For books that you've already read, you can use Short Form to remember the key points. And there are thousands and thousands of book summaries each with detailed analysis. Smart insights help to connect what one author thinks to another, creating a growing web of ideas. There's even interactive exercises after each chapter to improve your comprehension and your attention. You might be thinking for next year that you're going to start a reading habit and consume some more high quality information. Short form is a pretty good place to begin. There's been a hundred X rise in books, articles, podcasts and videos over the last 20 years, but your free time has stayed exactly the same and people need something to help them find the best ideas fast. You can also get a free unlimited pass for five days for the next 200 people that sign up at shortform.com/modernwisdom. And if you choose to stick about after that, you get 30% discount on your annual subscription, but there is no obligation. Sign up at shortform.com/modernwisdom to get unlimited access for five days. And then if you want to stick about, it is a 30% discount on an annual subscription. In other other news, this episode is also brought to you by Element. You do not need to have coffee first thing in the morning. When you enter 2022, it's a new year. Why don't you try new morning routine? Have salt in water first thing in the morning. It will mean that your adrenal system is optimized. It will help you to curb cravings. It will mean that you're properly hydrated. Your first coffee wasn't impacting your fatigue in any case. When you do have your first coffee, maybe 90 minutes or 2 hours later in the day, you're genuinely going to feel it. You're going to sleep better on a night time because you've reduced your caffeine and you're going to be super hydrated. How good is that? Element contains a science-backed electrolyte ratio of sodium, potassium and magnesium with none of the junk, no sugar, no coloring, no artificial ingredients, no gluten, no fillers and no BS. People do not get enough sodium, potassium and magnesium, and they play a critical role in reducing muscle cramps and fatigue, while optimizing brain health, regulating appetite and curbing cravings. Element is the exclusive hydration partner to a team USA weightlifting and relied on by tons of Olympic athletes and high performers in the NFL, NBA, NHL, special forces, Navy SEAL teams, FBI sniper teams and marines, plus tech leaders and everyday athletes around the world. Also, you can get a free sample pack of all eight flavors, so you can do it for an entire week and a day. All that you need to do is cover the cost of the shipping and pay nothing for the pack. Head to drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom.
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