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How do you solve a problem like gen Z?
Season 2 Episode 48
Gen Z aren't switching on the TV for the 10 o’clock news. They aren't picking up newspapers, and they're less likely to trust the big media names in …
1 year, 3 months ago
Q&A: Do echo chambers actually exist?
Season 2 Episode 47
In this second special episode, Alan and Lionel are joined by aspiring journalists from Oxford Brookes University to tackle their tough questions abo…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Murdoch monarchy: Who will take the crown?
Season 2 Episode 46
One of the world's biggest media dynasties is in crisis. Last December, in a Nevada court, the Murdoch family battled to decide who would take contro…
1 year, 4 months ago
Q&A: What's the role of journalism in the age of Trump?
Season 2 Episode 45
In a rapidly changing world, can journalists still cut through the noise? In this special episode, Alan and Lionel are joined by aspiring journalists…
1 year, 4 months ago
Can you ‘bomb-proof’ the BBC?
Season 2 Episode 44
If someone wanted to take over British institutions like Trump's government has done in the USA, what would their first steps be—and how could we gua…
1 year, 4 months ago
Q&A: How to stay safe in a war zone
Season 2 Episode 44
Which actor would you want to be played by? Though that question isn’t hypothetical for Alan (shoutout Toby Jones), Lionel shares his own thoughts in…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sam Freedman: “The press lobby’s gone feral!”
Season 2 Episode 43
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by Prospect columnist Sam Freedman, a senior fellow at the Institute for Government.
Sam reveals the inner work…
1 year, 4 months ago
Q&A: How to interview a president
Season 2 Episode 42
This week, we get up close and personal with Alan and Lionel as they discuss dream guests, hobbies and personal media habits.
How does a high-flying …
1 year, 4 months ago
Norm Pearlstine: “Media is Trump’s cocaine”
Season 2 Episode 41
Alan and Lionel are joined by American editor and media executive Norman Pearlstine. They reflect on Trump’s second term so far, and how news outlets…
1 year, 4 months ago
Q&A: Reporting as an act of resistance
Season 2 Episode 40
Alan and Lionel return to answer listeners’ questions on today’s hot topics.
With Lionel currently in New York, attention turns to American news cov…
1 year, 4 months ago