The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1212
Carl, Luca and Beau discuss the escalation in Epping, the Japanese fightback against immigration, and the fall of the late night comedians.
Reading List
Video coverage of Epping asylum hotel protest – YouTube Channel: Resistance GB – YouTube
Police warn of ‘inflammatory’ posts after Essex asylum hotel clashes – The Guardian
Hotel protest escalated into 'mindless thuggery', Essex Police say – BBC News
Essex PR responds to media coverage of protests – EssexPR – Twitter
Epping protests are the latest flashpoint of public frustration – Sky News
Dave Atherton comments on protest aftermath – DaveAtherton20 – Twitter
Jack Hadders posts video from Epping protest – JackHadders – Twitter
Janey_J questions local council transparency – _janey_j – Twitter
Questions about migrant hotels prevented under councils’ privacy rules – The Telegraph
Migrant forcefully kissed suicidal mum on mouth after she refused to go back to his asylum hotel – The Sun
Fury as 90 criminal charges brought against 41 migrants living in taxpayer-funded hotel – Daily Express
UK will end use of asylum hotels by 2029, Reeves says – BBC News
IMMEDIATELY CLOSE THE ASYLUM HOTELS IN EPPING FOREST DISTRICT – Change.org
DW News reports on Sanseito’s rise in Japan’s upper house election – DW News – Twitter
Nikkei Asia: Sanseito brings far-right populism to Japan – Nikkei Asia – Twitter
Video: Who is Japan’s Sanseito party? – YouTube Channel: DW News – YouTube
Japan eyes up to 800,000 more skilled foreign workers over next 5 years – Nikkei Asia
Indian temporary worker sexually assaulted Japanese schoolgirl – Asian Dawn – Twitter
Asian Dawn profile page – Asian Dawn – Twitter
Japanese liberals chant "inshallah" while flying Turkish flag – Asian Dawn – Twitter
Asian Dawn: Japanese liberals likened to Western “traitors” – Asian Dawn – Twitter
Video of conflict among foreign students in Japan – Asian Dawn – Twitter
Late Night (franchise) - Wikipedia
Article Cover Image - LinkedIn
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Wikipedia
Late Night TV Ratings Q2 2025 - Latenighter
The Daily Show Just Hit Its Highest Ratings in a Decade - The Daily Beast
Late Night on Life Support? Not According to Emmy Voters - Latenighter
BBC Article - BBC
Colbert’s Show Reportedly Losing CBS - Yahoo News
Archived Article - Archive.is
Stephen Colbert Late Show Ending - The Guardian
Trump Takes Victory Lap After The Late Show Cancellation - The Daily Beast
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