Megan Basham

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3,174 appearances 136 recordings 4 series first heard Apr 2023 last heard 3d ago

Megan Basham’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Morning Wire · Trump’s Greenland Power Move & Ed Sheeran Backlash Explodes | 9.21.26 · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

Yeah, Georgia. voice-verified

I mean, this story spun out of control very quickly, and it really became sort of a a divide within the entire music industry. voice-verified

So I think it is worth covering. voice-verified

And what happened was back in early September at Boston's Gillette Stadium, Macklemore was Ed Sheeran's opening act, and he used his time on stage to uh to make, as John said, some political statements about Israel. voice-verified

He accused them of genocide. voice-verified

So he was wearing a kafia and he led the crowd in chance of free Palestine. voice-verified

So very political. voice-verified

But that point, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, whose company also happens to own Gillette Stadium, said that McLemore was not going to be welcome to perform there again. voice-verified

The Wall Street Journal reported that Kraft called. voice-verified

Some of the other stadium owners, and they agreed with Kraft's position, particularly when he pointed out that McLemore has a history of anti-Semitic rhetoric. voice-verified

Just one example of that. voice-verified

Back in 2014, he performed wearing a costume that was widely perceived to be a very ugly Jewish caricature. voice-verified

So you can see a little bit of that here. voice-verified

But officially, the promoter, Messina Tour. voice-verified

group made this call, but at that point, Sheeran put out a statement saying that he was quote unquote not complicit in the decision, which I I think is, you know, somewhat interesting rhetoric in and of itself. voice-verified

So, you know, the backlash then grew against Sheeran very quickly from that point. voice-verified

So McLemore said that losing his slot was a price that he was willing to pay, and he pledged to give uh a million dollars from his touring revenues to Palestine. voice-verified

And then other supporting acts began pulling out in solidarity. voice-verified

So Phineas, who is better known as Billy Eilish's brother, Lucas Graham, Aaron Rowe, all pulled out. voice-verified

And even Ed Sheeran's own backup musicians pulled out. voice-verified

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