{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65804e0f1585de00125ded2d/65804e163c61a300185b5be8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Numpty Class","description":"<p>Another seven days on Planet Normal means another ‘numpty of the week’ and this time our very own Prime Minister is a hot contender.&nbsp;Liam tells listeners why he thinks Boris Johnson is ‘winging it’, while Allison worries that the&nbsp;PM has been taking writing tips from his infant son following his recent chaotic speech at the CBI conference. But will Sir Keir Starmer's popularity surge as Boris Johnson's dwindles? Or would that be all too... normal?</p><p>Also on the podcast: award-winning science writer Matt Ridley boards the rocket to tell our co-pilots why he's spent months investigating the origins of Covid-19. He tells us why swift and widespread dismissal of the&nbsp;Wuhan lab leak theory was a ‘shocking episode in the history of science’, and proposes his solution to see health information shared more quickly, fully and globally.</p><p>Plus, the Great British Bake Off causes a stir as our co-pilots reveal who they would have crowned champion.</p><p><br></p><p>Allison will be replying to comments beneath this article on Thursday 25th of November 11am-12pm:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2021/11/25/planet-normal-dismissing-wuhan-lab-leak-conspiracy-theory-shocking\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2021/11/25/planet-normal-dismissing-wuhan-lab-leak-conspiracy-theory-shocking</a> |</p><p>Read more from Allison:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/allison-pearson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/allison-pearson/</a>&nbsp;|</p><p>Read more from Liam:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/</a>&nbsp;|</p><p>Listen to Brian Moore's Full Contact:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.playpodca.st/fullcontact\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.playpodca.st/fullcontact</a>&nbsp;|</p><p>Need help subscribing or reviewing? Read more about podcasts here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/</a>&nbsp;|</p><p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk</a>&nbsp;|</p><p>For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal</a>&nbsp;|</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}