This week's episode is a mixed bag. Pat and Mike talk about how the Danish political party, Liberal Alliance wants to test whether you think like a Dane before you can become a Danish citizen. They believe being vetted by the Danish intelligence services PET is a possible solution. Then the pair go on to vilify The Royal Family after the revelation that they profit from the British National Health Service, schools and the military adding yet more fuel to the fire of just how much good does The Royal Family do for Britain? Finally, the American election and the racist, incendiary remarks at Trump's NYC rally last weekend are touched on.

Oh, and Mike sticks the boot into Joe Rogan after he publicly endorsed Trump, four years after endorsing Bernie Sanders.

Enjoy!

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This episode was mixed and edited by Pat Garratt

Music by Mike Bowden

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4l1lzv2nro

https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/danmark/la-vil-kun-give-statsborgerskab-til-personer-med-de-rette-vaerdier

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-kick-off-final-week-campaign-with-madison-square-garden-rally-2024-10-27/

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In The Forrin Podcast Season 2 Episode 7, Pat and Mike discuss how the way we refer to others not only affects the way we perceive them and their status in society, but can also result in political legislation. They start by referring to an article (linked below) that discusses the use of the term migrant in US politics by both the Republicans and now the Democrats, how its usage only serves to slowly dehumanise the groups in which it refers, and how such rhetoric has ultimately led to Donald Trump's campaign promise of reinstating The Alien Enemies Act of 1798...

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You Should Stop Calling Immigrants “Migrants”

https://theintercept.com/2024/09/24/immigrants-migrants-language-harris-trump/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter

Migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants: What’s the difference?

https://www.rescue.org/article/migrants-asylum-seekers-refugees-and-immigrants-whats-difference

Trump Wants To Use This 18th Century Law To Deport Undocumented Immigrants

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/16/trump-wants-to-use-this-18th-century-law-to-deport-undocumented-immigrants/

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Should The England National Team have appointed a foreign manager? Does nationality matter...at all? The Daily Mail thinks so, and, uncomfortably, Mike thinks so too. However, we hasten to add, for entirely different reasons. This week Mike tries to convince a very sceptic Pat, that it does actually matter. Well to him, at least. Listen as Mike makes his case and Pat shoots him down at every turn!

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Guess who's back? The Forrin Podcast is. Pat and Mike are. This time, it's personal etc. In short, the guys talk about being unemployed in Denmark and France and the hoops you have to jump through in order to get any kind of support from the government. Also, Pat's job situation is discussed and Mike's tells a tale of what his grandad thinks about unemployment benefits.

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America. Mike went there. In this, the fourth episode of the second season, listen to Pat and Mike talk about their experiences in Minnesota, Los Angeles and more. Want to know what it's like to go to a MAGA shop? Mike did it and literally bought the t-shirt. As a bonus, listen to Mike uncover the deleted verse of the British national anthem than calls for the crushing of the Scots.

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In this, the third episode of Forrin's second season, as promised in S2 E2, Pat and Mike talk the peculiarities of the English and French national anthems, what they actually say, and how, if it all, they actually reflect a sense of culture and/or togetherness in the UK, France and Denmark. That could've probably have been two or even three sentences but I wanted to see how far I could push it.

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In the second episode of Forrin's second season, Mike talks about his lifelong love of football and his relationship with the England's national side. He talks with Pat about how his link to the team has changed since he moved to Denmark 25 years ago, and this episode ends with a promise to look into the peculiarities of the English and French national anthems.

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The boys are back!

After a slightly extended summer break - as is their wont - Pat and Mike talk about, well, what they did on their holidays.

Pat reminisces about the zombie apocalypse he experienced in England whilst Mike became everything he hated whilst in Barcelona. In short, they had a blast!

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