This week, Billi and Becca dissect the broken headlines from July 2021. We discuss the Tokyo Olympics, Foreign Aid and Military Intervention and migrant 'crises' and all sorts of random thoughts in between. You can also find links to our recommendations as well as a few things we have found interesting below. As always let us know what you think of the episode and which stories you would love us to rant about next month. You can contact us on Twitter (@[brokennewscast]) and Instagram (@[thebrokennewspodcast]). We hope you enjoy!

p.s. Billi says a rude word at 24:53 so you may want to skip this if delicate ears are nearby.

Headlines:

1. Politics: RNLI and migrant rescues
2. Policy: UK Foreign Aid Budget Cuts
3. Culture: The Olympics

Recommendations

• Old (Movie Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4U2pMRV9_k&t=39s
• Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall (Book Review): https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/books/prisoners-of-geography-ten-maps-that-tell-you-everything-you-need-to-know-about-global-politics-by-tim-marshall-review-a2488801.html
• Naomi Osaka Netflix Documentary (Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZRls7B7uzY

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Listeners can donate to the RNLI here: https://rnli.org/support-us/give-money/donate
• RNLI soundbite/campaign link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZgskb-TrpE
• Feminism, Interrupted by Lola Olufemi (Book Review): https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/16/hood-feminism-interrupted-mikki-kendall-lola-olufemi-review
• Toulouse School of Economics Report on Foreign Aid vs. Military Intervention in the War on Terror: https://www.tse-fr.eu/sites/default/files/medias/doc/wp/dev/wp_dev_61_2009.pdf
• Gogglebox/Naked and Afraid: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/celebrity-gogglebox/on-demand/72091-008