many not least hollywood actors who are rushing to say sorry for their own performances but as polly boyko reports critics are starting to ask whether it's maybe all gone a little too far 2020 has been a hot yeah fact is now oneself is more in the world than act is and celebrities. professional pretend is trying to engage with intellectual debate is a great well it's great for a half actually. these are the people who have to look like they love humanity well all the cinema going humanity but if they loved anyone but themselves they probably wouldn't be celebrities in the 1st place this year the oscars announced that in order to get one of those gold statuette you've got to have underrepresented ethnic groups among the leading cost the crew and the marketing department so that was a tough start for the luvvies but they don't actually all fall into the same category so for every 7 whimpering apologists cough cough which even phoenix. there are some people wondering won't but hell is going on and. why themselves in take. this year of college ised for playing nina simone in a 2016 film and sh

leave the pentagon that person will need a waiver from congress to take up the role as he's probably boyko explains why. not even his own caucus is happy with joe biden's choice as secretary of defense lloyd austin he's got. and that is great. well john right you very much at all stands as a retired 4 star general and that has raised a lot of lefty eyebrows. since ignored the longstanding tradition of having a civilian at the helm of the most well unclipped fighting force in the world america the it's a great country we're drinking it is a green light so austin actually needs a special waiver from cloned grass to take the job because the army retired in 2016 he hasn't been out of active service for the required 7 years no one seems to care that he spent the last 4 years on the board of a massive defense contractor called rapier. with. the most interesting thing about biden picking austin is that alston is a. porch of the world with. pres picking to be secretary of defense is a little bit blurry by which i mean it's not progressive everyone expected find until point michelle through and i a

be careful what you say with more on the challenges of not being politically correct here's polly boyko. frontlines of the culture wars in 2020 not everyone gave up on the practice of insulting everyone and not carrying these red beasts who faced. basically this is it there was something about when i put this handle and maybe through like superman kanye west with strong winds. that. are still a freedom and 1st of all just doing something that everybody tells you not to do london had teacher katherine bubbles saying gives 0. count the box why the local races when faced with the idea of putting down statues and di colonizing the curriculum she gave a reply that came straight from your grandad and now we're talking about the colonizing the curriculum it is not about the colonizing curriculum it's about getting good behavior in our schools how can you support a social justice warrior these days well just check. they spend so much time meeting down against racism that there's hardly any skin left so guess what happened when basketball legend charles barkley said you know greed is a very slip

generated huge waves of discussion from liberation to celebration and probably confusion to a party boyko looks now at how the year has left more than a few people in a personal private predicament but all this is fertile ground for the culture wars to get really vicious local. paper canteen the word care is. for the base. yeah i didn't know what bass man i just heard dismissed the work arrows as a whiny tweet is reveling in victimization no they're here to say to people from things that they didn't even know they needed saving from like words or gender who or the fact whether you're own or you are a massive racist right yet all the based look just all right trump apologists looking for a fight no these are brave souls trying to express opinions that 5 years ago you and rand wouldn't. even see but now could get hot and you lived was canceled. so let's delve in and see who was on the front line of the culture wars in 2020 this is like being in jail the battle of the sexes is no longer finery and no one represents the crazy state of affairs better than the j.k. rowling nor is it weird that

boyko taking us through 247 news live from the russian capital this is our 2 international stay close for more great programs kicking off in mere moments and i'll see you all again soon bye from a. boxing day special. boxing day is a holiday celebrated the day after christmas thus being the 2nd day of curse miss todd. joins me every thursday on the all excitement and i'll be speaking to just a little bit politics. i'm sure i'll see you then. visionaries maybe. one time was there once the phrase that her old snows discover is not here but that's funny my guest today knows all about the humor of science the founder of the ig nobel prize and the editor of angels of improbable research magazine marc abrahams joins me now. marc abrahams to founder of the ig nobel price editor of the angels of improbable research magazine hi great to see you again strange times these are with me today tell me they are quite our love your hat. i've heard you say that the problem with signs in general is that it takes itself too seriously and i agree that science shouldn't be all about cancer or atomic resear

do you probably boyko that i just got off 3 here in moscow we're back again at the top of the. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy going from duration let it be an arms race is on off and spearing dramatic development only really i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical garm time to sit down and talk. i am max kaiser this is the kaiser report boxing day special episode boxing day is a holiday celebrated the day after christmas thus being the 2nd day of christmas time i stacey that sounds so british to have christmas tide and we're joined today for this 2 part special on boxing day from the united kingdom lisa dependency of the united kingdom and it looks like buckingham palace this is simon dixon of bank to the future dot com welcome to kaiser you for example me again did you receive any boxes for all your service to the big community over the past year just snowball says you know on our christmas week special and new year's week special what we like to do is look back at the year that we were just ab