S4E9 Bigotry & bad information: Islamophobia, far-right riots, and Olympic boxing row
This week has seen stories of bigotry, fuelled by bad information. Anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant riots sprung up across the UK, with no factual basis in the incident that triggered them - a stabbing...
8 Aug 202451min
Southport stabbings: Why do people join the far-right?
On Monday, three young girls were killed in a knife attack in Southport at a Taylor Swift themed dance class. They were 6, 7, and 9 years old. Eight other children were stabbed. A community, and a c...
1 Aug 202430min
Mina Smallman: Misogynoir, survival, and A Better Tomorrow
Warning: Strong language “Race is always seen as Black men's issue, gender is always seen as white women's issue. So Black women always fall through the cracks.” Preferential acceptance rates for Whi...
11 Jul 202433min
S4E8 General Election, Gen-Z, and propaganda in the papers
It's VOTING DAY! How did you pick who to vote for? Hopefully not by relying too heavily on our mainstream media. Listen to this episode to find out why! It’s a dose of media literacy that is so essent...
4 Jul 202456min
S4E7 Pride Month under attack: rainbow-washing, queerbaiting, and fears of "gender ideology"
Quite a lot to NOT be proud of this Pride Month, with corporations creeping away cowardly as ultra-Conservatives boycott their rainbow campaigns. Meanwhile, much of the mainstream media refuses to rep...
27 Jun 202454min
S4E6 World Refugee Day: Inclusion and solutions
Today is #WorldRefugeeDay - an international day designated by the UN to honour refugees around the globe. World Refugee Day feels especially relevant at Media Storm, because refugees make one of the...
20 Jun 202440min
Rape Off The Record: The price of open justice
This investigation contains discusses of rape, sexual assault, and suicide which some listeners might find distressing. If you need someone to talk to, you can call the Samaritans on 116 123 or Rape C...
13 Jun 202436min
S4E5 Media racism: Faiza Shaheen, Palestine coverage, and the limits of representation
This week, Faiza Shaheen announced she has resigned from the Labour Party, after a shock email revealed she had been deselected as a candidate in this year's General Election. The Labour Party candid...
6 Jun 202455min
