{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/052dfabe-771a-4599-8e88-580a3a43a348/57cedbfa-124c-4ee2-88ed-f83fb14b6c76?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Any Stupid Questions about... Defence?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ee3dd67b57990bc2e77e5f/60ee3de8d705c20012eb5474.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Ever feel like you missed something important when it comes to the news? A fact, a detail, or an event that it feels like everyone else knows about, and now you'd look like a moron if you asked someone to explain? Well, here's a podcast that will ask those questions so you don't have to.</p><p><br></p><p>This week, host <strong>Danielle Ward</strong> is joined by <strong>Peter Felstead</strong>, the editor of <strong>Jane's Defence Weekly</strong>, to ask questions about the military and defence. Danielle is joined by comedians <strong>Ahir Shah</strong> (<strong>Edinburgh Comedy Award</strong> nominee 2017) and <strong>Athena Kugblenu</strong> (<strong>BBC New Comedy Award </strong>finalist).</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Please note that this episode includes sensitive information about how well \"we\" (Britain) would do in an international conflict, so please do not play it to Kim Jong-Un.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Questions asked and answered include:</p><ul><li>Which countries could Britain beat in a war?</li><li>Is having nuclear weapons useful, or is it just dick-swinging?</li><li>Would it kill the Russians to say anything nice about Britain's aircraft carriers?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>...so if you've sort of been guessing the answers based on a gut feeling, why not listen and find out for sure?</p><p><br></p><p>All our guests are on Twitter, so go and say hello - @PFelstead_JDW, @AhirShah, @AthenaKugblenu, and Danielle is @captainward.</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded by James Hingley</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Ed Morrish</p><p><br></p><p>Music from www.akmmusic.co.uk</p>","author_name":"Danielle Ward"}