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Sean Thomas, Mary Killen, Owen Matthews & Patrick Kidd
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Sean Thomas explains how an AI-generated goth girl became a nationalist icon; Mary Killen argues we should all regret the loss of the landline; Owen Matthews says that banning Russian art only weakens Ukraine; and finally, Patrick Kidd makes the case for letting children experience alcohol.
Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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