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May 8, 2020 73 mins

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Should you trust the Government's new Coronavirus contact tracing app? No. Grab a drink and find out why in The Virtual Pub - the perfect podcast for those who miss going to the pub in this particular pandemic.

On this week's episode:

  • We pick the biggest pricks of the week - including Matt Hancock telling a female MP to watch her tone and people who waste online supermarket delivery slots with pointless orders like 15 single cans of beer.
  • The Government's new track and trace app, explained in a way we can all understand by special guest and developer extraordinaire Kris Athi - what is it, why it's been built in a suspicious way (almost as if they want to track you after the pandemic) and why you shouldn't download it.
  • And we run a lightning round of some good news, capped off with a quiz.

Please support the show by subscribing and leaving us a good review! Join as we record it live on twitch.tv/mrjasonengland and get in touch by emailing me at jason@newrisingmedia.com!

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Special thanks to the incredibly talented Ishani for her song 'Unkind Vibrations!' Check her out.

Show Notes

Jason's Prick: https://twitter.com/doctor_oxford/status/1257676399013507075

Moody's Prick: no link. A lived experience!

Good News

Jason's Good News: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/05/04/this-man-posts-daily-bad-dad-joke-his-front-yard-people-groan-they-love-it/?utm_source=reddit.com

Lindsey's Good News: https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-welcomes-adorable-cubs-among-4095699

Dalby's Good News: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/parks-and-rec-cast-raises-3m-for-covid-rel

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