# E413 - Smears and Present Dangers ft. Juliet Jacques

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Podcast: [Podcasting is Praxis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcasting-is-praxis-713365)
Published: 2026-04-11T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://Praxiscast.podbean.com/e/e413-smears-and-present-dangers/
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Duration seconds: 6233

## Resource

Pod favourite Juliet Jacques joins us as we run through Sam Altman's latest efforts to prevent being rotated along an inconvenient axis. And for our main topic we bring ourselves up to do date with the latest sackings and resignations from the Labour Party in the wake of Mandelson's ejection back in February. Catch Juliet's excellent article in Novara - https://novaramedia.com/2026/02/17/the-media-let-mandelson-get-away-with-it-for-decades/ Subscribe for three whole bonus episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/praxiscastWatch streams: https://www.twitch.tv/praxiscastBuy shirts: https://praxiscast.teemill.com/Follow us: https://bsky.app/profile/praxiscast.bsky.social Cast:Special Guest Juliet Jacques - https://julietjacques.com/Jamie - https://bsky.app/profile/reobinwagon.bsky.socialDavid - https://bsky.app/profile/sanitarynaptime.bsky.socialRob - https://bsky.app/profile/trufflehog.bsky.socialAlasdair - https://bsky.app/profile/ballistari.bsky.social

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