Satire after Trump—Will Smith and Richard Smith

Satire after Trump—Will Smith and Richard Smith

Will Smith, comedian and writer on Veep and The Thick of It, and Richard Smith, editor of satirical news site Newsthump join Newsweek's Mirren Gidda and Josh Lowe to discuss: How do satirists ridicule the ridiculous?Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election in a stunningly rude manner with an "anything goes" approach to publicity and jokes about the size of his hands. Like UKIP's Nigel Farage in Brexit Britain, Trump seems to come out on top no matter what the media throw at him. Making satire stick with such figures around can be tricky. What's more, the much-discussed phenomenon of "fake news" may be alarming for spoof news sites; how can they stop their work fueling the supposed misinformation epidemic?Trump's famously thin skin has already led to outbursts of rage against journalists and comedians. Should they be worried about retaliation?Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville.

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Episoder(36)

Trumpcare

Trumpcare

Newsweek's Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda spoke to Chatham House's Xenia Wickett and the LSE's Brian Klaas to discuss.Obamacare has become more than a policy for the U.S. right. It has become a symbol of ...

29 Mar 201727min

America in Retreat

America in Retreat

Regular contributor, Leslie Vinjamuri from Chatham House and Executive Director of the Overseas Development Institute, Alex Thier, join Newsweek's Mirren Gidda and Josh Lowe for this week's episode. D...

22 Mar 201727min

The Redemption of WikiLeaks?

The Redemption of WikiLeaks?

Jason Murdock from the International Business Times joins Mirren and Josh to discuss the eponymous WikiLeaks, who's latest leak involved the C.I.A. and their espionage practices. Wikileaks was the fut...

15 Mar 201726min

North Korea—No Laughing Matter

North Korea—No Laughing Matter

Cristina Varriale from The Royal United Services Institute's and Newsweek's Asia Reporter, Eleanor Ross, join hosts Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda to discuss the current hive of activity in North Korea, i...

7 Mar 201727min

Oscars Still Divided—Helen O'Hara

Oscars Still Divided—Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine's Helen O'Hara and Newsweek's Tufayel Ahmed join Mirren Gidda and Josh Lowe to discuss this years Oscars. The Academy Awards are never without surprises, but this year was more surpris...

28 Feb 201725min

What Should Facebook Do?

What Should Facebook Do?

The Guardian's Alex Hern and Newsweek's Anthony Cuthbertson join Mirren and Josh this week to discuss the media behemoth that is Facebook—what it really is in 2017 and whether it can be a force for go...

22 Feb 201728min

Putin's New Empire

Putin's New Empire

What is Putin's plan for the Middle East? How will he and President Donald Trump work with—or against—each other there? For the inside track on the issue, Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda spoke to Newsweek ...

15 Feb 201725min

The Special Relationship

The Special Relationship

Chatham House's Jacob Parakilas and writer Abi Wilkinson join Newsweek's Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda to discuss the so-called "special relationship" between the U.K. and U.S.British Prime Minister Ther...

8 Feb 201725min

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