1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: Now it is Tuesday, but it's a tree bonus Tuesday. 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Let's call it bonus Tuesday. Joe McKinnon's with us and 3 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: eaterly very good morning to you. 4 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 2: Good morning, ye. 5 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: I'm looking at a photo currently of Georgia Maloney, who 6 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: seems to have got some sort of vice like grip 7 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: on Elon Muskin, doesn't want to let him go, and 8 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: she's looked happier than she's ever looked. What an earth 9 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: is going on? 10 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 2: What is going on? They're the best of buddies at 11 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 2: the moment. I think he's due to present her with 12 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: the Global Citizen Award at a ceremony in New York, 13 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: if he hasn't done it already. The question is, will 14 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 2: that mean that he's looking for special favors from Georgia 15 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 2: Maloney for his companies in Italy? Are not really sure 16 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: about that at the moment. 17 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: Isn't that funny to think that George Maloney. For all 18 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: of the critics of Georgia Maloney, she was far right. 19 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: She was a crazy Look at it. Now they're handing 20 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: awards to her as a global citizen, Yes. 21 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: And she's making all the right noises about working on 22 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 2: a multilateral level. We need to work for peace and 23 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 2: climate and fight climate change and all the rest of it. 24 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: At this You and Summit of the Future in New York, 25 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 2: talking about crises presenting opportunities, I think many Italians would 26 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 2: not be thinking the same way on that at front 27 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:07,119 Speaker 2: at the moment. 28 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: Okay, the poll, this bloke who quit we talked about 29 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago, the culture minists who had 30 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: the social media influencer woman, et cetera. Anyway, this has 31 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: affected the government's polls. 32 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 2: It looks like it we're starting to see I mean, 33 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: I haven't seen a definitive figure, but I'm starting to 34 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 2: see some sign in the media that one in three 35 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 2: Italians believe that this will weaken Maloney. And this woman 36 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 2: who had her eyes on a consultancy in the Cultural 37 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 2: ministry has obviously caused a great deal of trouble and 38 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 2: people are not happy about it. But we would be 39 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 2: interesting to see the polls because the last poll I 40 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 2: think we had on Maloney Mike was still had her 41 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: at around twenty seven percent, so she was quite strong. 42 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 2: But we might see some changes in the next few weeks. 43 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: Very interesting. Now the spag and A can update. You 44 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: haven't tried it, have you. 45 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 2: I didn't find it, but I understand it's on sale 46 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: in London there for the weekend, and one of the reporters, 47 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: one of the Italian reporters, has gone across and has 48 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 2: been rajing about shock horror. It's even worse than we 49 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 2: expect it. It smells like dog food and they're even slicing 50 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 2: the spaghetti into smaller pieces. So it's not a good 51 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 2: look for the Italians. They're very upset about this. 52 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: I take it you can't buy it in Italy. 53 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: I haven't seen it on sale yet. I think they're 54 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: targeting the UK market because the Brits might be more vulnerable. 55 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: Spanish Bagan, Are you standing in the rain? Is it 56 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: raining in the background of my hut? It is, yes, 57 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: it is because I was noted. Are you in Italy 58 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,959 Speaker 1: at the moment? You're back home in landed in Italy? No, 59 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: it's just the reason I asked that is because the 60 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: dreadful floods across parts of Europe. But then I thought 61 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: there was a storm heading into Italy somewhere. Am I 62 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: correct in saying that I've literally made that up? 63 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 2: Yes? You might remember we've talked about the floods. We've 64 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: had the return of the floods in Emlia Romagna and 65 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 2: the government to its creditors, started throwing money at some 66 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 2: of those families and victims up there. Small amounts, but yeah, 67 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 2: a lot of appeal in the area around Bologna in 68 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 2: the north central part of Italy. 69 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: Was a pleasure. Joe ketchup very much, Joe McKenna. 70 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 71 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 2: news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 72 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.