{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7bd8cb8a-6602-4bb8-800d-5da81a25af73/1fbc025b-d7c5-4e10-bac6-ed5ad8c623b4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The More Things Change - Stormont, Iran, Things You May Have Missed and comedian Jenan Younis on what The West keeps getting wrong about the Middle East","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ef5a6bd9e6df2b91319633/60ef5a9b63a5910013114577.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The podcast returns for the new year/decade/yet more time we have to endure. What does this new year bring? War, fire, Brexit and of course the worrying issue of some rich people wanting to do other things. Stressful times. Northern Ireland, Iran, Brexit, some things you may have missed and Tiernan (<a href=\"www.twitter.com/TiernanDouieb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@TiernanDouieb</a>) talks to comedian Jenan Younis (<a href=\"www.twitter.com/Jenan_Younis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@Jenan_Younis</a>) about why the situation in Iran is actually more about Iraq, and what the West and in particular the left, keep getting wrong about the Middle East.</p><p><br></p><p>CHECK OUT JENAN'S WEBSITE HERE: <a href=\"https://www.jenanyounis.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.jenanyounis.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>LISTEN TO JENAN'S BBC SOUNDS SPECIAL HERE: <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07xc507\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07xc507</a></p><p><br></p><p>GET TICKETS TO JENAN'S SHOW AT THE VAULTS FESTIVAL HERE: <a href=\"https://vaultfestival.com/whats-on/jenanistan-work-in-progress/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://vaultfestival.com/whats-on/jenanistan-work-in-progress/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>GET THE LAST SKEPTIK'S NEW ALBUM HERE: <a href=\"https://backl.ink/SYITNL\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://backl.ink/SYITNL</a></p><p><br></p><p>SIGN UP TO NEXT UP COMEDY AT: <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/7e335454-573f-47a1-8c6e-a5c5f767fa60/www.nextupcomedy.com/tiernanisgreat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.nextupcomedy.com/tiernanisgreat</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up to Tiernan's comedy mailing list here: <a href=\"https://www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/contact/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/contact/</a></p><p>SUBSCRIBE &amp; LISTEN TO TIERNAN HOST THE NESTA FUTURE CURIOUS PODCAST HERE: <a href=\"https://www.nesta.org.uk/feature/future-curious/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nesta.org.uk/feature/future-curious/</a></p><p>HOW DOES THIS POLITICS THING WORK THEN? Website: <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/cd819a6b-44d2-4cef-ae92-0cec2ef42087/politicsforkids.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">politicsforkids.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>USUAL PODCAST HOO HAH:</p><p>Donate to the Patreon at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/parpolbro\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/parpolbro</a></p><p>Buy me a coffee at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/parpolbro\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ko-fi.com/parpolbro</a></p><p>Join Tiernan's comedy mailing list at <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/9031d49e-924e-41a0-bf50-28e407530664/www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/contact\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/contact</a></p><p>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/parpolbro\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@parpolbro</a>, on Facebook at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParPolBro/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParPolBro/</a>&nbsp;and the fancy webpage at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.partlypoliticalbroadcast.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.partlypoliticalbroadcast.co.uk</a></p><p>Music by The Last Skeptik (<a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/c564f7aa-c21c-4c4c-8cae-5b6fe76067a7/www.twitter.com/thelastskeptik\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@thelastskeptik</a>) - <a href=\"https://www.thelastskeptik.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thelastskeptik.com/</a> - <a href=\"https://www.acast.com/thelastskeptik\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to his podcast Thanks For Trying here.</a></p>","author_name":"Tiernan Douieb"}