What would you ask Donald Trump?
As Donald Trump visits the UK, Alan and Lionel consider: if you were given one question to ask at Thursday’s press conference, what would it be?The editors are asked about the media coverage of Saturd...
18 Sep 202523min
Does the news need gatekeeping?
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by journalist and researcher Ayala Panievsky to talk about her most recent book The New Censorship: How the War on Media is Taking Us Down.Ayala, whose research f...
15 Sep 202535min
The Murdoch succession: Lachlan gets the power; his siblings get rich(er)
After a gruelling few years and a bitter legal battle, Rupert Murdoch’s heir has been chosen.This week, Alan and Lionel discuss the conclusion to the real-life Succession, as Lachlan Murdoch looks set...
11 Sep 202527min
Greg Lukianoff: ‘Bring back freedom of speech’
Does the First Amendment have a future? This week on Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel talk to Greg Lukianoff, the lawyer, best-selling author and president of the Foundation for Individual Rights a...
8 Sep 202533min
Why is the media dancing to Farage’s tune?
Media Confidential is back for Season 3!Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber take a dive into the world of media. What—and who—drives it? What do they get right... And what do they get wrong?This week, a...
4 Sep 202532min
Trump’s 100 days, with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
You’ve been listening to the Prospect Podcast, Media Confidential’s sister podcast. To subscribe on Spotify, click HERE. For Apple podcasts, click HERE. Has Trump's America become an autocracy?While ...
28 Aug 202545min
Ethan Zuckerman: How to escape the internet hellscape
To subscribe to the Prospect Podcast on Spotify, click HERE. For Apple podcasts, click HERE. Will AI achieve superintelligence—and, if so, when? While Media Confidential is on a short break, we’re ...
21 Aug 202541min
Mehdi Hasan: ‘The media doesn’t want to hear certain people’
You’ve been listening to the Prospect Podcast, Media Confidential’s sister podcast. To subscribe on Spotify, click HERE. For Apple podcasts, click HERE. Has mainstream media failed? While Media Con...
14 Aug 202539min
