The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1176

The Stelios, Firas, and Luca discuss how Britain is broke, the breaking of the Wheel of Time TV series, and how it's so over for Harry Potter.

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Reading List

• Britain is Broke

  • Torsten Bell tweet - Torsten Bell - Twitter

  • Reeves pension megafund power grab panned by industry - Order-Order

  • Malaysia’s economic news - The Edge Malaysia

  • National debt of the United Kingdom in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) - Statista

  • Government’s April borrowing surges above forecasts - Order-Order

  • Parliamentary research briefing on UK public finances - UK Parliament Commons Library

  • UK public finances show £164 billion pound deficit in March 2025 - Reuters

  • PMI S&P Global press release - S&P Global PMI

  • Labour no longer concerned that spending will cause run on the pound in raft of U-turns - Order-Order

  • Rachel Reeves warning on taxes - Express

  • Britain paying highest electricity prices - Yahoo News

  • Real national debt hits £180,534 per person - Taxpayers’ Alliance

• The Wheel of Time Gets Cancelled

  • Wikipedia article about the Wheel of Time book series - Wikipedia

  • Constipated faces - Collider

  • Magic visuals - Fantasy_Into - Twitter

  • The world of critics - MovieWeb

  • Money-based troubles. - Empire Online

  • Wheel of Time Rotten Tomatoes score - Rotten Tomatoes

  • The wheel of time imdb score - IMDb

  • Lotr Imdb score - IMDb

  • Game of thrones imdb score - IMDb

  • Aviendha fanart - Wheel of Time Fandom

  • Aviendha on the show - MarkoArcabic - Twitter

  • Aviendha and Elayne were not lesbians. - IMDb

  • Aviendha on the show - Wheel of Time Wiki

  • Money was not the problem - n4n4daim3 - Twitter

  • Knights Watch Video about the wheel of time’s depiction of women and men - Knights Watch - YouTube

  • Google gemini answers - Google Gemini

  • Expanding LGBTQ+ representation - Hollywood Reporter

  • They even made an LGBTQ+ version of the website - Wheel of Time Wiki

  • The OG fandom account - Wheel of Time Fandom

  • Rafe Judkins - LateToTheScene - Twitter

  • Rafe Judkins Wot Wiki - Wheel of Time Wiki

  • Judkins’ purpose was - Hollywood Reporter

  • Aviendha and Elayne were not lesbians. - IMDb

  • Maksim - Wheel of Time Wiki

• It’s so over for Harry Potter

  • Harry Potter Director: Robin Williams Rejected Over American Actor Ban - The Guardian

  • HBO: J.K. Rowling's Involvement Benefits Harry Potter Series - Deseret News

  • Robin Williams was rejected from playing Hagrid because he was American - @americanreqiuem - Twitter

  • Discussion on JK Rowling's involvement in new Harry Potter series - @AmericanMisty - Twitter

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Wikipedia - Wikipedia

  • JK Rowling tells of anger at attacks on casting of black Hermione | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | The Guardian - The Guardian

  • Harry Potter series cast: Paapa Essiedu and Janet McTeer confirmed by HBO - BBC

  • 'Harry Potter' Series' Paapa Essiedu Signs Open Letter on Trans Rights - Them

  • The Daily Harry Potter discusses Paapa Essiedu’s casting - @TheDailyHPotter - Twitter