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Podcast: The Same Drugs
Episode: Graham Linehan: arrested for tweets!
Description: Earlier this month, Graham Linehan stepped off the plane at Heathrow airport, met by five armed police officers who informed him that he was under arrest for tweets. Graham was a beloved Irish comedy writer, most well-known for having created Father Ted and The IT Crowd. Once he began speaking out in defense of women’s sex-based rights and spaces, everything changed. Graham was vilified across the UK, ostracized by his friends and co-workers, and threatened endlessly by trans activists. He never gave up, despite all this, and went on to publish his memoir, Tough Crowd, as well as co...