And another country heard from. Sabine Hossenfelder has an interview with Lee Smolin on Ethan's Starts With a Bang blog.
The Road Less Traveled… To Quantum Gravity
An interview with theoretical physicist Lee Smolin.

I assume that Lee Smolin, who has been active in research on Quantum Gravity for many years, is not an acceptable spokesman for your taste Orac?

Bill Gill

C is not the speed of light in a vacuum.
C is the universal speed limit.