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Q&A: Bezos or Musk–who would you rather be in a rocket with?
Season 2 Episode 61
Alan and Lionel are asked about Tortoise's imminent takeover of the Observer. The hosts discuss a surprisingly timely encounter, and share some break…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Who owns the media?
Season 2 Episode 60
Does it matter who funds and owns the media?
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by Rodney Benson, professor and author of How Media Ownership Matte…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Q&A: How do you spot a story?
Season 2 Episode 59
In this week’s Q&A, Alan and Lionel are asked what makes a good story—and which big ones they’ve missed.
They reminisce over the hedonistic days of Va…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Trump’s tariff-mania: What are journalists missing?
Season 2 Episode 58
On Media Confidential this week, Alan and Lionel discuss the world being turned upside down by Donald Trump’s tariffs.
As former editor of the Financi…
9 months ago
Q&A: Have you ever felt your life was under threat?
Season 2 Episode 57
What would you do if you realised your work was putting you in danger?
This week, Alan and Lionel are asked if they’ve ever been unsafe because of the…
9 months ago
Is this the most dangerous time to be a journalist?
Season 2 Episode 56
This week, Alan and Lionel discuss alarming threats to global press freedom with guests Jodie Ginsberg and former war correspondent Peter Greste.
As a…
9 months, 1 week ago
Q&A: Signal and the Atlantic defence leak
Season 2 Episode 55
What would you do if you got added to a messaging group that was discussing top-level classified information?
This week, Alan and Lionel are asked ab…
9 months, 1 week ago
Michael Wolff: Cancelled by Trump attacks
Season 2 Episode 54
In this episode Alan and Lionel talk to journalist and author Michael Wolff, who has chronicled the rise and fall and rise again of Donald Trump acro…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Q&A: How to deal with a conspiracy theory
Season 2 Episode 53
How will artificial intelligence change how people consume media?
Alan and Lionel discuss more listeners' questions on this week's Q&A.The editors al…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
John Sawers: ‘The deep state is what keeps us stable’
Season 2 Episode 52
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers to discuss the new world order...or should that be disorder?
They share thei…
9 months, 3 weeks ago