Slavoj Žižek: ‘Elon Musk lives like a communist’
You’ve been listening to the Prospect Podcast, Media Confidential’s sister podcast. To subscribe on Spotify, click HERE. For Apple podcasts, click HERE. Does the Left need its own Trump? While Media...
7 Aug 202541min
Q&A: Has the media contributed to ‘tinderbox Britain’?
Has the media contributed to “tinderbox Britain”? Alan and Lionel discuss in this week’s Q&A episode, in light of protests outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping, as authorities anticipate a...
4 Aug 202520min
Tesla exposed: how a whistleblower lifted the lid on Elon Musk
What turns a loyal devotee into a whistleblower seeking revenge? And what would you do if an anonymous source handed over reams of sensitive information on one of the biggest companies in the world?Th...
31 Jul 202557min
Q&A: Can you express your own views as an editor?
In this week’s Q&A episode, Alan and Lionel are asked how much an editor’s personal opinions and politics affect their judgements.They also discuss Mehdi Hasan’s viral debate against far right Republi...
28 Jul 202523min
How long can Ofcom allow Nigel Farage to keep his own show?
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by Stewart Purvis, formerly editor-in-chief of ITN and content regulator for Ofcom. Stewart talks about confronting Ofcom about their judgement on GB News. Are cu...
24 Jul 202558min
Q&A: Mamdani vs the media
In this week's Q&A episode, Alan and Lionel are asked about Zohran Mamdani, Democratic candidate for New York mayor, and whether big newspapers have made any impact on his campaign.The hosts also disc...
21 Jul 202515min
Tom McTague: ‘This country’s problems run deeper than Starmer thinks’
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by Tom McTague, former Unherd political editor and recently appointed editor-in-chief at the New Statesman.Tom explains his vision, both for the magazine and for ...
17 Jul 202552min
Q&A: Would you ever break an NDA?
In this week’s Q&A episode, Alan and Lionel react to a petition signed by hundreds of media industry figures and BBC journalists, which criticises the broadcaster’s coverage of the war in Gaza and cal...
14 Jul 202522min
