Regime Change (with Natalie Haynes)
Natalie Haynes joins Armando to look at the language around events last week in Venezuela, from the confident Trump administration to the hemmed-in response from the UK government.
New Year, and Venezuela is under new management.
The fallout from the "extraction" of Maduro has thrown up some interesting political language. Why aren't the US calling it 'regime change'? Why is Starmer damned if he does or doesn't say anything? and is Trump the first politician to use the word 'literally' correctly?
In the extended version, we also look at Natalie's pedometer, Armando as the Elder of Taskmaster, and why a 'mild zombie apocalypse' has been described as 'encouraging'.
Sound editing: Chris Maclean
Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman and Giulia Mazzu
Executive Producer: Richard Morris
Recorded at The Sound Company
Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A 麻豆社 Studios production for Radio 4.
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- Thu 8 Jan 2026 09:45麻豆社 Radio 4
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Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
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