I’m Gonna Be/Overkill
In this episode Dr. Richard Tobin, a politically engaged polyglot immigrant, joins the gang to discuss life in Western Australia, where the pandemic experience has been relatively mild and life is basically back to normal. Richard employs his engaging Scottish burr to talk about how his experiences down under differ from Europe, the UK and the US.
Dr. Tobin moved with his family to Australia approximately ten years ago for better opportunity and although he remains in his heart a Glaswegian, he is immensely proud of the way the people of Australian are handling the COVID crisis. (But all things considered would love to live in Spain).
Richard explains how the wildfire crisis in Australia may have helped prepare the political leadership in Australia to deal with the pandemic. Richard and John also discuss the relationship between Australia and China and famous musical acts with an Australian pedigree.
There is reminiscing about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and other events from the past. But they never do get around to talking Scottish football.
At the beginning of the episode Shelly is frazzled because she is suffering from a pinched nerve and Peggy is frazzled because, well, she is Peggy. John engages in his usual glib summations of complex problems.
During the recommendations section, Jim losses his mind when Shelly speaks these horrifying two words: Malcolm Gladwell.
