37. Question Time: Scottish Unionism, growth, and cannibalism

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  • 4 August 2022

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Join Alastair and Rory for the latest episode of TRIP: Question Time, where they answer your questions on Bhutan's Gross Domestic Happiness, Scottish Unionism, political biographies, cannibalism, and more.


Show notes:

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln - Doris Kearns Goodwin

De Gaulle - Aidan Crawley 

The Years of Lyndon Johnson - Robert Caro 

The Power Broker - Robert Caro


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