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Podcast: The Discourse
Episode: Soaps Losing the Plot, What a Time to Be Alive & We Live in Awful Times
Description: Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this episode, Carl and Tony discuss soaps via the lens of Coronation Street - where did they come from? When were they at their best? And have they lost the plot?Plus! Carl loves his YouGov polls and this one asks what previous decade we were happiest in. They discuss the nostalgic era they would choose, and whether the present day has more to like than we think.And finally, are we living in awful times thanks to doom scrolling and a...