First Contact was a particular talking point.
There was no way of avoiding this particular talking point.
Peter Singer in particular talked about the evolutionary imperatives for fairness and for rendering aid.
A few weeks after this particular talk, I moved my family to Fire Island for the summer.
"They are very cognisant of the fact they are talking to somebody in particular, talking to their friends on social media," he says.
On refugees: "Well, I think you've heard a lot of these refugees in particular talk about the fact they're not looking to flee".
Banner doesn't seem interested in sticking to any particular talking points, or presenting an easily remembered image; he'd presumably rather bring up as many questions and ideas as possible and let them intermingle.
Hopes of further action by central banks, in particular talk of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank, has followed some poor economic data from the eurozone and Germany.
Up or down, down or up: there isn't much to be said for the Harriet Miers episode, but at least it ought to shelter us, for a while, from this particular talking point.
