Episode 13: Brexplainer

In a departure from regular programming, Gavia and Morgan spend this week explaining and shouting about Brexit, the EU membership referendum that sent both the United Kingdom and global markets into chaos last week. Their discussion spans the referendum's key figures, from Prime Minister David Cameron to professional toad Nigel Farage, its potential consequences for the UK, the embarrassing state of the Labour Party, and, of course, how Donald Trump fits into everything.

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David Cameron has the thousand-yard stare of a man who now knows definitively what the first line of his obituary is going to be.

— Nicole Cliffe (@Nicole_Cliffe) June 24, 2016

"EU referendum: The result in maps and charts," BBC News

Gavia's post-Brexit explainer

Simpler times, sort of: "Britain's Brexit debate devolves into a bizarre standoff between boats on the Thames," Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, The Daily Dot

Boris Johnson, a man whose Wikipedia article must be read to be believed

So amazing that power has shifted so dramatically from the guy 3rd from the left to the guy 4th form the right. pic.twitter.com/SUn0NvZocD

— Paul Oswell (@Shandypockets) June 24, 2016

"Britain’s Flight Signals End of an Era of Transnational Optimism," Rachel Donadio, The New York Times

"I want my country back," Laurie Penny, The New Statesman

"Philip Pullman on the 1,000 Causes of Brexit," The Guardian

"Instances of Racism and Xenophobia Documented Across Britain Following Brexit Vote," Hannah Gold, Gawker

"The English have placed a bomb under the Irish peace process," Fintan O'Toole, The Guardian

Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy, Christopher L. Hayes