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.

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Headlines sources:
Trump’s China summit: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/15/key-takeaways-from-trumps-china-trip/
England Local election results 2026
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2026/england/results#council-scoreboard 
The More Than 30 Scandal-Hit Reform Candidates Elected Last Week
https://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 Crisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/nyregion/mamdani-budget-nyc.html
Trump 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