News Watch: Trump v Zelensky, Gaza ceasefire sabotage, and the law putting Black boys in prison
Time for another weekly news debrief: we pick apart the most unhinged headlines and try to make sense of the mainstream media, helping you consume the news critically. In this episode, we take you thr...
6 Mars 202538min
S5E4 How to fight polarisation: With Jess & Nathan from Channel 4's Go Back To Where You Came From
Warning: strong language For the first time since they wrapped filming, Mathilda, Jess, & Nathan from Channel 4's four-part documentary Go Back To Where You Came From are reunited! In the documenta...
28 Feb 202539min
News Watch: Palestinian child murder trial, BBC Gaza doc, and is history repeating in Germany?
Vote for Samfire to perform at Tramlines festival! Time for another weekly news debrief: we pick apart the most unhinged headlines and try to make sense of the mainstream media, helping you consume t...
27 Feb 202542min
S5E3 Antisemitism: Israel, Anti-Zionism, and the politics of hate
Between the rise of the far-right and Israel’s ongoing warfare, today’s world is a feeding frenzy for antisemitism, and many Jewish people are afraid of prejudice and attack. But as many provocateu...
21 Feb 202546min
News Watch: Chagos Islands, GB News queerphobia, and Sweden's mass shooting victims
Time for another weekly news debrief: we pick apart the most unhinged headlines and try to make sense of the mainstream media, helping you consume the news critically. The UK agreed to hand the Chago...
20 Feb 202529min
S5E2 Why does asexuality make the media so angry?
It's Valentine's Day! A day full of overpriced chocolates, high expectations, and focus on how much sex you're going to have. So what about those who have no interest in it? 'Ace' is an umbrella ter...
14 Feb 202535min
News Watch: Trump’s ‘war on women’s sports’, hostage handovers, and is Labour Reform-ing?
! JOIN US AT SAMFIRE’S EP LAUNCH PARTY TONIGHT ! This week’s political news reads like a playbook in fascist propaganda - and rule number 1 is throwing minorities under the bus. Whether it’s Trump’s ...
13 Feb 202530min
S5E1 Female Genital Mutilation: Can we achieve zero tolerance with zero coverage?
This week, we’ve decided to cover a topic that’s hugely underreported in the mainstream media: FGM. Yesterday was FGM Zero Tolerance Day, so you may have seen a (very small) flurry of articles about t...
7 Feb 202532min
