Ructions | Even the political nerds are bored

On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss Grant Shapps new cabinet assignment, the Sahel and coups in West Africa, senior citizens running the US government, the Fukushima wastewater release, Apple's release of the iPhone 15, plus what they are reading and watching.

Timestamps:

0:48 | Who is Grant Shapps?

5:23 | The Sahel + Coups in West Africa

13:42 | How old is too old to be in government?

24:09 | The Fukushima wastewater release

33:15 | Apple's release of the iPhone 15

42:40 | Reading + Watching

Reading + Watching List:

The World: A Family History of Humanity by Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian + Tom Griffiths

Goal: The Ball Doesn't Go In By Chance: Management Ideas from the World of Football by Ferran Soriano

Painkiller on Netflix