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Q&A: Has journalism become a commodity?
Season 2 Episode 51
Alan and Lionel respond to more listeners’ questions on this week’s Q&A.
In this episode they are asked if the amount of low quality journalism availa…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ash Sarkar: ‘Media is politics by other means’
Season 2 Episode 50
Journalist and political commentator Ash Sarkar joins Alan and Lionel to talk about her debut book Minority rule, adventures in the culture war, whic…
10 months ago
Q&A: What's the difference between dead cats and real cats?
Season 2 Episode 49
Alan and Lionel respond to more listeners’ questions on this week’s Q&A.
In a world where the news never sleeps, the editors are asked whether news co…
10 months ago
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 …
10 months, 1 week 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…
10 months, 1 week 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…
10 months, 2 weeks 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…
10 months, 2 weeks 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…
10 months, 3 weeks 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…
10 months, 3 weeks 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…
11 months ago