Transcript
A (0:00)
Chris, welcome to electioncast.
B (0:01)
Well, thank you for having me. This is great to be back on a pod called electioncast. What a great idea.
A (0:06)
I mean, you've been on every episode of Newscast for like the last 200 episodes, so it's not really that different.
B (0:11)
But it's good to be back.
A (0:13)
It means you get to hear Remoter Voter.
B (0:14)
Yes, my favorite.
A (0:16)
So the most recent Remoter Voter we had was somebody in Geelong in Australia. And I said, well, you know what? You don't have to be tens of thousands of kilometers or miles away from the UK to be part of it. You can be just down the end of the road. It's just about interesting reasons that meet people can't vote in person. And Joe has answered this call spectacularly and he says, I filled in my postal vote for the May elections today. I'll be posting it tomorrow in the box just over the road from my house. I will be at home on the 7th of May, but I work nights, so I'll be asleep for most of the day and then working all evening.
B (0:49)
Well, that's fair enough, isn't it? That saves the body clock taking even more of a, you know, a hit than those kind of shifts. Those kind of shifts do.
A (0:57)
And then Joe reveals a bit more about their life. He says, my job is making podcasts about boring IT stuff, which I find really interesting. And it involves working with lots of Americans, so it's just easier to work at night and sleep during the day. I listen to newscasts every day. So thanks for all the effort you put into it. Maybe one day I'll be as good as Adam at presenting my shows. Dare to dream, Joe.
B (1:18)
I reckon you're a rival for Adam already. I can sense it. I can feel it with that kind of level of organization about sorting out a postal vote so it doesn't interrupt your sleeping patterns. Your street's ahead of us.
A (1:29)
And also being able to do shifts is a prime qualification for this business.
B (1:33)
That's definitely true.
A (1:35)
He says, working mostly nine till five. Right, let's get on with this episode of electioncast. Newscast.
