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Katie Alcock

@wontsomeonethi2.bsky.social

Robin Ince : I'm a scientist
Also Robin Ince: I am going to storm out now my anti science views aren't going to be rubber stamped by the BBC Trans desk and I can't gaslight women any more.

Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 7d

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

This is the saddest day of my professional life.
Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.
I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys.
I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show,
A show that I named and helped develop over all those years.
Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry.
These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter

In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices.
Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'.
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I chose the latter.
It broke my heart.
I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make.
I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer.
I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence.
One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.

I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more.
I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost".
James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice.
Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences.
I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness.
Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire.
I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal.
I am so sorry to let you down.
I hope that you can understand my reasoning.
I have to accept that I am not what the current
BBC expects of their freelance presenters.

Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not
"just a job"
I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world.
From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too.
The strawberry is dead.
Long live the strawberry. B

December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM

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Olga Nesterova

@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

December 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM

Saerd

@saerd.bsky.social

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/.... Some lovely Canada/US news for a change.

Lost for 5 months in the Northern Rockies, this cat is heading home to Oklahoma for Christmas | CBC News

After five months lost in northeastern B.C, a beloved family cat is heading home for the holidays. Since July, Shadow the cat has been surviving in the wilderness of the Northern Rockies.

www.cbc.ca

December 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM

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@sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social

“Polytechnique Montréal and others across the country will pay tribute today to the 14 women who were murdered at the engineering school 36 years ago in a brazen anti-feminist attack.”

PM Carney is expected to attend the ceremony.

#Canada

Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989

MONTREAL — Polytechnique Montréal and others across the country will pay tribute today to the 14 women who were murdered at the engineering school 36 years ago in a brazen anti-feminist attack.

www.villagereport.ca

December 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM

Saerd

@saerd.bsky.social

Quebec City is beautiful at any time of the year but at Christmas, she’s spectacular!

🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 14d

Looking to get into the Holiday spirit with a short getaway?

Québec City is a Hallmark movie set this time of the year. 🎄

#Canada
#Québec
#Tourism

December 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM

Saerd

@saerd.bsky.social

Agree with Prof Galloway but are any Americans listening? In any case, Canada moving on with new partners.

Geneva 🇨🇦 @geneva1111.bsky.social · Nov 15

This is the best clip I've ever seen that has Kevin O'Leary and Piers Morgan in it.

Also, thank you @profgalloway.com 🇨🇦

November 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM

Saerd

@saerd.bsky.social

www.cbc.ca/player/play/.... Year after year, we remember and recognize the generosity of #Boston

Nova Scotia sends its annual Christmas thank you to Boston

The Tree for Boston has been felled and the city's mayor, Michelle Wu, was in Lunenburg County for the occasion on Wednesday. As Brett Ruskin reports, the holiday tradition honours the help Boston provided Nova Scotia after the Halifax Explosion of 1917.

www.cbc.ca

November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM

Saerd

@saerd.bsky.social

Gorgeous!

DAPPER DON DHARSHI @dapperdondharshi.bsky.social · Nov 3

That giraffe very clearly wanted a hug very badly 😭🤣

November 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM

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Swagger

@girlswagger101.bsky.social

Is this one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in my life? Quite possibly! ❤️❤️❤️ Vladdy Jr. walks into the Blue Jays clubhouse before Game 7 of the 2025 World Series, wearing a Marie-Philip Poulin Team Canada hockey jersey. 😭😍 #BlueJays #WorldSeries #TeamCanada

Vladdy Guerrero Jr. walks into the Blue Jays clubhouse before Game 7 of the 2025 World Series, wearing a Marie-Philip Poulin Team Canada hockey jersey.

November 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM

Saerd

@saerd.bsky.social

@marshacoupe.bsky.social how I wish we could sit across from one another with a lovely bottle of wine and some excellent nibbles. We'd solve all the problems of the world....

October 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM

Saerd

@saerd.bsky.social

Why do some Americans care so much about the fact we are a constitutional monarchy with HM King Charles III as our head of government? Especially when their OWN head of government is completely enthralled by the British royal family? Based on comments I've received, it's just weird.

October 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM