Mushroom Opera

The News-Show features a whimsical and satirical take on various major historical and cultural events, blending absurdity with fact to create an entertaining narrative. The episode begins with a bizarre maritime incident off the coast of Western Australia, where a German ship disguised as a Dutch merchant vessel lures the HMS Sydney into a fierce naval altercation. This "catfishing" maneuver leads to a catastrophic explosion and the sinking of both ships. Local fisherman Bruce Prawn-Johnson witnesses the drama unfold, providing comedic commentary on the chaos, which he likens to a “jacuzzi of death.” Ultimately, while the German crew survives, the Australian sailors tragically perish, marking this encounter as one of the most ill-fated maritime duels in history. Transitioning to the sporting world, the show shifts focus to an unforgettable moment in football: Brazilian icon Pele scoring his 1,000th goal at the Maracanà Stadium in 1969. The event ignites a frenzy among 80,000 spectators, causing outright pandemonium. Witnesses report moments of fan hysteria, including spontaneous combustions of excitement, while the powerful penalty kick supposedly creates a brief tear in the space-time continuum. The moment is deemed a matter of national security by the Brazilian government, which struggles to control the fervor surrounding it, underscoring the cultural significance of athletic achievement in Brazil. The narrative then delves into the explosive reception of Latin heartthrob Luis Miguel's romance album released in 1991, which sends middle-aged women into a frenzy. Labelled a "lethal weapon of mass seduction," the album's impact on listeners prompts health warnings of spontaneous combustion from prolonged exposure. This comedic hyperbole evokes nostalgia while highlighting the cultural phenomenon of slow, romantic ballads influencing Latin music. The segment humorously describes how the recording process resulted in a literal mess from all the “puddles of romance,” leading the authorities to consider classifying it as a controlled substance. The show features an engaging weather report that humorously exaggerates typical November weather conditions, detailing a UK forecast that is drearily cold and damp, thereby setting a comedic tone for the subsequent segments. In a further dive into the past, the program then covers the absurdity of President Reagan's summit with Soviet leader Gorbachev in 1985, where candy is exchanged with comical interactions that mimic a tense first date between the two leaders. Political correspondent Hardeman Pesto provides comic relief by detailing the trivial matters discussed among global leaders while emphasizing the lighter, humorous aspects of Cold War politics. In a historical retrospective, the episode also revisits the Mayflower's inaugural journey in 1620, humorously chronicling the ship's misguided journey to Cape Cod instead of Virginia. This comedic recounting of the pilgrims’ reactions to their unexpected landing serves to illustrate the unintentional founding of America, concluding with reflections on their struggle for survival and the drafting of the Mayflower Compact as they set about establishing a new society. Lastly, Penelope Windchime's segment on environmental disasters highlights the tragic sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in 2002, depicting the calamity's impact on marine life and the ensuing chaos of blame among responsible parties. The dispatch blends urgency with levity in addressing the seriousness of environmental issues while also commenting on corporate negligence. Wrapping up the evening, the show teases upcoming news items with a flourish of humor, promising more absurd yet insightful commentary on cultural and historical events. The entire broadcast maintains a fast-paced rhythm punctuated by humor, providing a unique blend of entertainment while shedding light on significant occurrences woven through the fabric of history. The show concludes with a reminder t

Episode Transcript

Speaker2: Tonight's titillating. Tidbits. (00:04):
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Speaker2: Cruiser clash. (00:12):
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Speaker0: Metal mash-up in maritime mayhem. Pele's potent punt. (00:14):
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Speaker2: 1,000 goals of glory. (00:21):
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Speaker0: And Bolero blast. Luis Miguel resurrects the rhythm. (00:24):
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Speaker0: Plus, coming up, an exclusive interview with the world's most mediocre accordion (00:31):
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Speaker0: player arrested for sonic assault with the Macarena. (00:38):
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Speaker2: Those are the headlines. Don't let the facts bite. (00:44):
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Speaker0: A news bang conjuring a cyclone of certainty in the desert of doubt. (00:51):
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Speaker1: Off the coast of Western Australia, a German ship dressed as a Dutchman has (01:02):
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Speaker1: pulled off the most audacious catfishing scam in naval history. (01:08):
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Speaker1: The Cormoran, sporting a very convincing Dutch merchant disguise, (01:13):
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Speaker1: lured the unsuspecting HMS Sydney into a deadly embrace. (01:17):
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Speaker0: Local fisherman Bruce Prawn-Johnson reported seeing two ships getting way too (01:22):
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Speaker0: friendly before an explosion of gunfire turned the Indian Ocean into what he (01:26):
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Speaker0: described as the world's largest jacuzzi of death. (01:30):
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Speaker1: The battle lasted 30 minutes, roughly the same time it takes to cook a decent (01:34):
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Speaker1: risotto before both ships decided to take a permanent vacation to the ocean floor. (01:38):
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Speaker1: The German crew, clearly better swimmers, managed to doggy paddle their way (01:44):
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Speaker1: to safety, while the entire Australian crew tragically perished in what's being (01:48):
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Speaker1: called the worst blind date in maritime history. (01:53):
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Speaker0: 1969. Pandemonium at the Maracana Stadium today as Brazilian football legend (01:58):
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Speaker0: Pele scored his thousandth goal through what witnesses described as kicking (02:05):
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Speaker0: the ball really hard into the net. (02:09):
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Speaker0: The historic moment caused such pandemonium that several spectators spontaneously (02:12):
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Speaker0: combusted with excitement. (02:17):
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Speaker1: The match was halted for 23 minutes as 80,000 fans invaded the pitch to kiss, (02:19):
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Speaker1: hug, and attempt to eat small pieces of the footballer. (02:25):
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Speaker1: Local man Eduardo Spinoza claimed he managed to acquire one of Pele's toenail (02:29):
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Speaker1: clippings, which he later sold for 18 million cruiseros. (02:35):
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Speaker0: The penalty kick itself was so powerful it created a temporary tear in the space-time (02:40):
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Speaker0: continuum, briefly allowing several Victorian-era spectators to witness the event. (02:45):
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Speaker0: One top physicist claimed the ball reached speeds of up to 7,000 miles per hour, (02:50):
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Speaker0: causing several small birds to explode. (02:55):
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Speaker1: The military government immediately declared the goal a matter of national security (02:58):
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Speaker1: and attempted to classify it as a state secret, but were thwarted when it was (03:03):
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Speaker1: revealed that everyone in the country had already seen it happen. (03:08):
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Speaker0: 1991. Latin heartthrob Luis Miguel's romance album is causing mass hysteria (03:12):
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Speaker0: among middle-aged women. (03:18):
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Speaker0: Doctors warn that prolonged exposure can lead to spontaneous underwear combustion (03:20):
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Speaker0: and an uncontrollable urge to book a last-minute trip to Acapulco. (03:25):
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Speaker1: The album, which has sold 8 million copies, was originally conceived as a contractual (03:29):
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Speaker1: obligation but mutated into what scientists are calling a lethal weapon of mass seduction. (03:35):
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Speaker1: Recording studio janitor Pete Thompson recalls, The microphone melted. (03:41):
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Speaker1: Actual puddles of romance everywhere. (03:46):
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Speaker1: Took weeks to mop up the passion. (03:49):
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Speaker0: Authorities are considering classifying the album as a controlled substance, (03:52):
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Speaker0: with warnings that prolonged exposure may cause chronic hip swaying and uncontrollable eyebrow raising. (03:56):
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Speaker0: News bang, bringing the bread and circus to a fact-free world. (04:03):
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Speaker0: And now, for a weather forecast that's more explosive than a methane leak in (04:09):
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Speaker0: a match factory, it's Shakanaka Giles. (04:14):
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Speaker2: Good evening, viewers. Across the Midlands, a day that's as grim as a (04:27):
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Speaker0: We're talking chilly temperatures, damp conditions and a general atmosphere (04:32):
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Speaker0: of, well, let's just say it's not exactly a picnic. (04:37):
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Speaker0: Down south, it's colder than a polar bear's toenail. (04:45):
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Speaker0: Wrap up warm, folks, or you'll be frozen stiffer than a forgotten sausage roll in the. (04:49):
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Speaker2: Back of the freezer. (04:54):
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Speaker0: Up north, a ripe pea super rolling in. Fog so thick you could lose a small child in it. (04:58):
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Speaker0: Visibility down to practically zero. So if you're heading out, (05:04):
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Speaker0: take a guide dog, a torch and a very large map. (05:09):
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Speaker0: And in Scotland, it's raining like a broken fire hydrant, a proper deluge, (05:15):
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Speaker0: the sort that could turn your garden into a loch. (05:20):
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Speaker0: So grab your wellies, your Sue Wester and maybe a rubber dinghy just in case. (05:23):
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Speaker0: In short then, chilly, foggy and incredibly wet. (05:31):
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Speaker0: Typical November weather, eh? And that's all the weather. (05:37):
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Speaker0: A night to see, Sir Duttyl, 1941. Things have gone belly up down under. (05:50):
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Speaker1: The HMS Sydney, the pride of the Aussie Navy, has gone entangled with a German (05:56):
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Speaker1: raider disguised as a Dutch merchant ship. Talk about a nautical nightmare. (06:01):
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Speaker1: It seems those sneaky Germans were hiding more than just tulips and clogs. (06:05):
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Speaker1: We go now to our man overboard, Brian Barstable. (06:09):
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Speaker1: Brian, what in Poseidon's name happened? (06:15):
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Speaker0: Pamela, it's like a scene from a particularly violent episode of Spongebob Squarepants out here. (06:20):
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Speaker0: The Indian Ocean's having a right (06:26):
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Speaker0: royal boil up, and the only thing hotter than the water is the action. (06:28):
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Speaker0: That Sydney, bless her barnacles. (06:32):
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Speaker1: Went and got (06:34):
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Speaker0: Herself seduced by a German wolf in sheep's. Well, merchant ship's clothing. (06:35):
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Speaker1: The cormorant flayed her like a fiddle, (06:42):
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Speaker0: Pamela, a right proper maritime mugging. (06:44):
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Speaker0: I'm bobbing about in a lifeboat pamela dodging bits of burning ship and what (06:49):
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Speaker0: i can only assume are the remains of the captain's toupee the seas a witch's (06:53):
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Speaker0: brew of fire oil and extremely confused marine life i just saw a shark wearing (06:58):
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Speaker0: a sailor's hat it's that kind of day, (07:03):
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Speaker0: both ships are going. (07:07):
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Speaker1: Down pamela like (07:08):
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Speaker0: A pair of drunken sailors at a karaoke contest It's. (07:09):
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Speaker1: A right proper (07:13):
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Speaker0: Tragedy, a maritime disaster of epic proportions. This is Brian Bastable Newsbang, (07:13):
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Speaker0: signing off from a watery grave that's about as welcoming as a shark's smile. (07:20):
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Speaker0: Back to you, Pamela, before I become fish food. (07:25):
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Speaker0: 1985 President Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev have just concluded what observers (07:29):
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Speaker0: are calling the Great Geneva Get-Together. (07:35):
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Speaker0: In scenes reminiscent of a particularly tense first date, the two leaders spent (07:38):
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Speaker0: hours discussing everything from nuclear weapons to Reagan's peculiar fascination with space lasers. (07:42):
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Speaker0: Sources say Gorbachev was particularly impressed by Reagan's collection of jellybeans, (07:49):
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Speaker0: while Reagan praised Gorbachev's rather fetching birthmark. (07:54):
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Speaker0: The summit has been hailed as a triumph of diplomacy, or at least a triumph (07:58):
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Speaker0: of not accidentally starting World War III. (08:02):
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Speaker0: For more on this historic meeting, we cross to our political correspondent Hardeman (08:05):
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Speaker0: Pesto, who's been monitoring developments from behind a particularly large potted plant. (08:10):
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Speaker0: Yes, Martin, I'm here in Geneva with noted Cold War historian Professor Natasha (08:16):
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Speaker0: Warhead-Smith, and we're watching what can only be described as a remarkable thawing. (08:21):
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Speaker0: Actually, it's quite warm for November. Pesto, what's happening with the talks? (08:26):
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Speaker0: Well, Martin, President Reagan has just offered Mr Gorbachev a Werther's original, (08:31):
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Speaker0: which he declined, citing dental work. The talks, Pesto. (08:36):
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Speaker0: What about the actual talks? The talks are proceeding at a glacial pace, (08:40):
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Speaker0: which, as Professor Warhead Smith just pointed out, isn't very glacial at all today. (08:45):
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Speaker0: I said nothing of the sword. Can we focus on the Strategic Defence Initiative? (08:50):
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Speaker0: What's Gorbachev's position? (08:55):
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Speaker0: He's sitting down, Martin. Although he did stand up briefly to admire Reagan's (08:57):
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Speaker0: tie. His position on Star Wars, pesto. (09:02):
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Speaker0: His position on Star Wars. (09:05):
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Speaker0: Well, Martin, Mr. Gorbachev has expressed concerns about American plans to weaponise Luke Skywalker. (09:07):
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Speaker0: That's not what SDI means at all. (09:14):
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Speaker0: Breaking news, Martin. Reagan has just offered Gorbachev another sweet. (09:17):
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Speaker0: This time it's a Murray mint. (09:22):
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Speaker0: Professor, perhaps you could clarify the actual significance of these talks. (09:24):
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Speaker0: Well, this summit represents a crucial moment in Cold War diploma. Another sweet, Martin. (09:28):
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Speaker0: It's a fruit pastille this time. (09:34):
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Speaker0: Pesto, if you interrupt our expert again, I will personally ensure you spend (09:36):
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Speaker0: the rest of your career covering village fate openings in Basildon. (09:41):
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Speaker0: Sorry, Martin. Although I should mention Gorbachev has just put the fruit pastille (09:44):
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Speaker0: in his pocket. That's Hardiman Pesto. (09:49):
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Speaker0: Live from 1985, apparently monitoring Soviet candy consumption. Thank you, Pesto. (09:52):
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Speaker0: Udo Deel, 1620. (09:58):
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Speaker1: 1620 now, where the Mayflower has just been spotted lurching towards Cape Cod (10:01):
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Speaker1: like a drunken uncle at a wedding. (10:06):
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Speaker1: After 66 days of what passengers describe as the worst cruise ever, (10:08):
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Speaker1: 102 religious enthusiasts and 30 increasingly anxious crew members have found (10:14):
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Speaker1: themselves spectacularly off course. (10:19):
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Speaker2: The vessel, which our sources confirm was actually aiming for Virginia, (10:22):
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Speaker1: Has instead decided to create history by accidentally founding modern America. (10:26):
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Speaker1: The passengers are reportedly drafting something called the Mayflower Compact, (10:32):
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Speaker1: which appears to be history's first example of making it up as we go along. (10:38):
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Speaker1: For more on this story, we cross to our American correspondent, (10:43):
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Speaker1: Melody Wintergreen, who's standing by with a quill and parchment. (10:47):
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Speaker4: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1620. (10:53):
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Speaker4: Melody Wintergreen here, on the scene (10:58):
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Speaker4: of a navigational nightmare that accidentally gave birth to a nation. (11:00):
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Speaker4: Ahoy, America! It seems the Mayflower, that leaky tub of pilgrim dreams, has arrived. (11:05):
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Speaker2: Just not where it was supposed to. (11:12):
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Speaker4: After 66 days at sea, battling storms, scurvy, and the questionable culinary (11:17):
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Speaker4: creations of the ship's cook, those 102 pilgrims and 30 increasingly seasick (11:24):
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Speaker4: crew members have finally spotted land. (11:29):
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Speaker4: They were aiming for Virginia, but thanks to some creative navigation, (11:32):
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Speaker4: or perhaps a faulty compass, they've ended up here in chilly Cape Cod. (11:36):
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Speaker4: As those seasick settlers stumble ashore, they're faced with a dilemma – press (11:45):
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Speaker4: onto warmer climes or set up shop in this uncharted wilderness. (11:50):
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Speaker4: With winter approaching and supplies dwindling faster than a Puritan's patience, (11:54):
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Speaker4: they decide to roll the dice and stay put. (11:59):
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Speaker4: They're drafting a document, the Mayflower Compact, a set of rules for their new society. (12:02):
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Speaker4: It's basically a how-to-survive-in-the-wilderness-without-killing-each-other contract. (12:08):
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Speaker4: But it's not all smooth sailing from here. Freezing temperatures, (12:16):
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Speaker4: hostile natives, and the constant threat of starvation, these pilgrims have (12:21):
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Speaker4: their work cut out for them. (12:25):
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Speaker4: But little do they know, they're about to lay the foundation for a nation that (12:27):
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Speaker4: will one day be obsessed with pumpkin spice lattes and reality TV. (12:32):
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Speaker4: This is Melody Wintergreen, newsbang from Cape Cod, the accidental birthplace (12:40):
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Speaker4: of America, where history just took a wrong turn and ended up in the right place. (12:46):
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Speaker0: Newsbang, carving headlines from the granite of absurdity and truth. (12:54):
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Speaker0: 1969. And now to Rio de Janeiro for a special report on Pele's thousandth goal. (13:02):
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Speaker0: Our correspondent Ryder Boff was there to witness sporting history in the making. (13:08):
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Speaker0: And now, coming to you live from 1969, where the temperature is as hot as my (13:18):
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Speaker0: ex-wife's temper and twice as sticky. (13:23):
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Speaker0: Brazilian football sensation, Pele has just netted his thousandth goal at the (13:25):
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Speaker0: Maracanã Stadium, a feat as rare as finding a decent cup of tea in Manchester. (13:28):
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Speaker2: And here comes Pele, (13:37):
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Speaker0: Stepping up to take the penalty, cool as a penguin's kneecap. (13:38):
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Speaker0: The Vasco da Gama keeper, Jorge the Human Octopus Mendoza, dancing on his line (13:42):
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Speaker0: like my Aunt Mabel after too much sherry trifle. (13:46):
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Speaker0: Pelly approaches and he's done it. (13:49):
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Speaker0: His thousandth goal. The crowd's gone absolutely bananas. (13:55):
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Speaker0: They're carrying him around like a prized marrow at the village fete. (14:02):
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Speaker0: The match had to be paused for 20 minutes while 80,000 delirious fans celebrated. (14:10):
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Speaker0: Reminds me of the time I scored my first goal in the BBC Sports and Social Club Five Aside. (14:16):
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Speaker0: Granted, it was against my own team, and the goalkeeper was actually a coat (14:21):
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Speaker0: stand, but the principle remains the same. (14:26):
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Speaker0: Pele dedicated his milestone goal to the poor children of Brazil, (14:32):
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Speaker0: which is a damn sight more noble than when I dedicated my broadcasting award (14:35):
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Speaker0: to my collection of commemorative plates. The Santos striker has been averaging (14:39):
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Speaker0: a goal every other minute since he learned to walk. (14:43):
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Speaker0: According to my statistics man, Trevor numbers number wang, who hasn't been (14:46):
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Speaker0: wrong since that unfortunate incident with the. (14:51):
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Speaker2: Cricket scoreboard in 67. (14:53):
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Speaker0: Join me next week when we'll be covering the annual cheese rolling championship (14:58):
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Speaker0: in Gloucester, where last year's champion, rolling Roger Stilton, (15:02):
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Speaker0: hopes to defend his title despite still being partially embedded in the hill from last time. (15:05):
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Speaker0: This is Ryder Boff, signing off from Rio de Janeiro, where the carnival atmosphere (15:11):
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Speaker0: is making my moustache tingle. (15:16):
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Speaker1: And now, our environmental correspondent, Penelope Windchime, (15:24):
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Speaker1: with today's Envira News, examining the dark legacy of Europe's most notorious maritime disaster. (15:27):
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Speaker4: Oh, the devastation! Tonight, viewers, we revisit (15:35):
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Speaker1: A tragic chapter (15:40):
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Speaker4: In maritime history, the sinking of the prestige. On this day in 2002, (15:41):
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Speaker1: This ill-fated oil tanker, laden with more black gold than a shake swimming (15:48):
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Speaker1: pool, met its watery grave off the coast of Spain. (15:52):
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Speaker1: Imagine the scene, viewers. A storm-tossed vessel, groaning under the weight (16:02):
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Speaker1: of its toxic cargo, splitting apart like a broken heart. (16:08):
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Speaker1: Thousands of tons of oil, a viscous black tide, gushing into the pristine waters, (16:12):
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Speaker1: creating a slick that stretched for hundreds of miles. (16:18):
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Speaker1: A devastating blow to marine life. (16:22):
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Speaker2: A scar upon the face of Mother Earth. (16:24):
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Speaker1: And who was responsible for this catastrophe, (16:31):
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Speaker4: Viewers? A tangled web of corporations, governments and maritime bureaucrats, (16:34):
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Speaker1: All pointing fingers and passing the buck. They squabbled over salvage rights (16:40):
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Speaker1: while the oil continued to spread. (16:45):
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Speaker1: Like a toxic rumour in a small town. (16:47):
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Speaker4: This is Penelope Windchime, weeping for the oceans, the seabirds and the (16:55):
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Speaker1: Countless creatures whose lives were tragically cut short by this preventable disaster. (16:59):
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Speaker1: Remember the prestige, boycott oil, (17:04):
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Speaker0: And for the. (17:08):
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Speaker1: Love of all that is green and good, (17:08):
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Speaker4: Never trust a tanker. (17:10):
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Speaker0: Erdil Newsbang, illuminating the darkness with a thousand flashlights of fact. (17:15):
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Speaker0: 1991. Mexican heartthrob Luis Miguel has reportedly revolutionized Latin music (17:22):
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Speaker0: by singing old songs very slowly. (17:28):
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Speaker0: The album Romance, recorded in that most Latin of locations, (17:30):
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Speaker0: Hollywood, has apparently sold more copies than there are actual boleros in existence. (17:34):
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Speaker0: Sources close to the singer suggest he only did it to get out of a contract, (17:40):
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Speaker0: but accidentally invented a whole new way of making grandfathers cry. (17:44):
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Speaker0: For more on this cultural earthquake, we cross live to our culture correspondent, (17:48):
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Speaker0: Smithsonian Moss, who's been investigating whether singing slowly is indeed the future of music. (17:53):
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Speaker4: Now, at this point of the evening, we welcome listeners (17:59):
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Speaker0: On SM who've just joined us. (18:02):
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Speaker3: Waho. Newsbang Nation? Gather round. (18:11):
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Speaker3: I've got a tale to tell that's hotter than a freshly waxed Brazilian bikini line. (18:15):
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Speaker3: So, you know how everyone's always talking about the Latin explosion, right? (18:20):
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Speaker3: Well, let me tell you, it all started with a little album called Romance, (18:25):
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Speaker3: courtesy of the one and only Luis Miguel. (18:31):
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Speaker2: This cat was like the Elvis of Latin music, (18:36):
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Speaker3: But with better hair and more schwag. (18:38):
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Speaker3: So it's 1991 and Luish is like, hey, I need to put out an album, (18:43):
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Speaker3: but I'm feeling lazy. What can I do? (18:49):
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Speaker2: And his producers all, (18:51):
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Speaker3: Dude, just do some covers. It's easy peasy. (18:54):
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Speaker3: But Luish is all, no way. I'm a star. I need to do something epic. (18:57):
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Speaker3: And thus, romance was born. (19:03):
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Speaker3: This album was like a shot of adrenaline straight to the (19:07):
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Speaker2: Heart of Latin (19:10):
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Speaker3: Music. It was like the ultimate throwback, but with a modern twist. (19:10):
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Speaker3: Luis took these classic boleros and (19:17):
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Speaker3: made them cool again. It was like your abuela's music, but on steroids. (19:19):
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Speaker3: And let me tell you, the people went wild. (19:25):
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Speaker3: They were like, Luis, you're a genius. We love you. (19:29):
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Speaker3: And the album was like, selling out left and right. (19:33):
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Speaker3: It was like the Latin music equivalent of Thriller, but without the creepy music video. (19:37):
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Speaker3: But what really sets romance apart is its authenticity. Luis wasn't trying to (19:44):
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Speaker3: be some fake crossover artist. (19:49):
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Speaker3: He was keeping it real, keeping it Latin. (19:51):
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Speaker3: He was like, I'm proud of my heritage, and I'm going to make music that reflects that. (19:54):
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Speaker3: And that, my friends, is what makes romance a true masterpiece. (20:01):
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Speaker2: Peace. (20:08):
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Speaker3: So, if you haven't listened to romance yet, what are you even doing with your (20:09):
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Speaker3: life? Get on that, pronto. (20:14):
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Speaker3: Trust me, your ears and your hips will thank you. (20:18):
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Speaker3: That's all for now, folks. Keep it locked on Newsbang for more culture updates. (20:23):
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Speaker3: And remember, if it's not romance, it's not worth listening to. Wah-ho! (20:27):
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Speaker0: Nussuz Bang, marching through the meadows of misinformation with truth torches. (20:38):
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Speaker0: And finally, let's peer into the crystal ball of tomorrow's news. (20:45):
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Speaker0: The Times screams, Nuremberg nutters in the dock, 24 top Nazis to face the music. (20:51):
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Speaker2: The independent shouts (21:01):
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Speaker0: Redcoats on the rampage continentals cry for their mummies in new jersey, (21:03):
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Speaker0: the mail bellows mecca madness gunmen (21:09):
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Speaker0: grab mosque claim imam is the messiah and that's your lot from me martin bang (21:13):
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Speaker0: and the rest of the newsbang team good night don't let the historical facts (21:20):
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Speaker0: bite Tune in next time for more artificially intelligent hilarity. (21:25):
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Speaker0: Newsbang is a comedy show written and recorded by AI. (21:31):
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Speaker0: All voices impersonated. Nothing here is real. (21:36):
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Speaker2: Good night. (21:40):
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