"As one legal professional addressed the bench, the voice of Tom Holland, host of the popular podcast the Rest is History, boomed out through the court's microphone system, delivering a satirical impersonation of the late US president Jimmy Carter. One of the judges inadvertently pressed play on an episode of the Rest is History on his phone, which then played into the courtroom microphones."
"As proceedings were being recorded, the moment was captured and quickly circulated online. As the theme song plays and gets louder, the lawyer starts to laugh, while Lord Briggs, one of the judges, appears to look down at his phone. The Rest Is History. It was switched to silent, do carry on, he said, prompting laughter in the courtroom. The clip was quickly shared by the podcast's social media team with the caption: What was Jimmy Carter doing in the supreme court last week?'"
A UK Supreme Court hearing was interrupted when a judge inadvertently played an episode of the Rest is History podcast through the courtroom microphones. The episode featured Tom Holland performing a satirical impersonation of former US president Jimmy Carter, prompting laughter as the theme song swelled. Lord Briggs appeared to check his phone, switched it to silent, apologised, and proceedings continued. The recorded clip circulated online and was shared by the podcast's social media with a humorous caption. The Rest Is History is hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook and has over 600 episodes and roughly 20 million monthly downloads.
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