270: Taipei Personality Edition

In this week's episode, Marsh will explain British elections just in time for the empire to fall, Donald Trump gets through his China visit without jumping out of the car at a red light and running around it, and Trump supporters still won't have their gold phones.Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:mintmobile.com/skepticratquince.com/skepticratHeadlines sources:Trump’s China summit: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/15/key-takeaways-from-trumps-china-trip/England Local election results 2026https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2026/england/results#council-scoreboard The More Than 30 Scandal-Hit Reform Candidates Elected Last Weekhttps://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/12/the-more-than-30-scandal-hit-reform-candidates-elected-last-week/  How Mamdani and Hochul Are Solving New York City’s Budget Crisishttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/nyregion/mamdani-budget-nyc.htmlTrump phone shenanigans: https://www.pcmag.com/news/after-delays-scam-accusations-trump-mobile-says-t1-phone-ships-this-week and https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-mobile-shipping-gold-t1-phones-after-nearly-a-year-of-delays/507-28f15b24-fc2a-45b0-bea1-23effcad36b5Who Are the Favorites to Win Eurovision?https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/arts/music/eurovision-song-contest-favorites.html