February 2, 2024· 23 min

Lots More on Why Farmers Across Europe Are Furious

Orality
Model
89%
Highly oral (epic poetry, sermons, hip-hop)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(3,115 words)
M:29%
HostJoe Weisenthal(744 words)
M:29%
GuestLorcan Roche Kelly(730 words)
M:29%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic23%
definitely, absolutely, unbelievable
Engagement70%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, now, so
Repetition100%
like (47x), they (44x), farmers (32x)
Parallelism74%
And, Lorcan, I'm sorry to say,..., So you're gonna have to We can..., And people are like, I don't r...
Sound Patterns49%
25 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases8%
i mean, believe it or not

Literate Indicators

Hedging13%
could, maybe, possibly
Passive Voice7%
were invited, be taken, being squeezed
Abstract Nouns27%
investment, personality, business
Subordination10%
because, while, though
Sentence Length27%
Avg: 11.8 words/sentence
Word Complexity44%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style30%
354 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style62%
actually, really, kelly

Description

In France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Poland, we've seen a wave of protests recently from angry farmers. So what's driving the activity? On this episode of Lots More, we speak with Lorcan Roche Kelly, a former cattle farmer in Western Ireland who is now the business editor at the Irish Farmers Journal. He explains how a combination of factors from climate obligations, economic conditions, government regulation, and free trade deals have put the squeeze on many farms, causing this public revolt. He explains the unique conditions facing each country, as well as broader political and economic ramifications. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.