Radio Ranch with Roger Sayles REPLAY 080826 - Distraction vs. Duty in a World Coming Unstitched

Global Voice Radio Network's tracks · Aug 8, 2026 · 2h 4m · transcript

In this episode, I opened with a very real-world reminder that technology can derail even the best-laid plans, as we compared notes on Microsoft updates, Skype headaches, and the strange ways “productivity” tools can do the exact opposite. From there, Paul, Chris, Jim, Patrick, Bob, and I moved into a wide-ranging conversation on Brexit, France’s yellow vest protests, media blind spots, and the growing sense that ordinary people across Europe are losing patience with centralized power. We also managed to find some comic relief in the middle of it all with an extended and unforgettable riff on…