This week we go from the serious to the absurd. We find out what the Kurdish region of Syria is actually like, we take Owen Jones’s suggestion of a National Restaurant chain seriously, get down to a Brexit Disco, and ask an actual goose behaviour scientist if geese really are dicks.

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Norma Costello's Twitter and Journalist Page.

Prof Peter Atkins' writing on nationalised British restaurants [PDF].

Dr Claudia Wascher (she's also on Twitter).

The Hustle by Article 54 on Bandcamp and Spotify.

Rhodri Marsden on Twitter.

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