Media Confidential Podcast
1) 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...Show More
2) 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...Show More
3) 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 Confidenti...Show More
4) Mehdi Hasan: ‘The media doesn’t want to hear certain people’
Has mainstream media failed? While Media Confidential is on a short break, we’re bringing you the best of the Prospect Podcast. Back in February, broadcaster and author Meh...Show More
5) Slavoj Žižek: ‘Elon Musk lives like a communist’
Does the Left need its own Trump? While Media Confidential takes a short break, we’re bringing you the best of our sister podcast, the Prospect Podcast. In April, Prospect’s El...Show More
6) 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...Show More
7) 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...Show More
8) 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...Show More
9) 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...Show More
10) 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...Show More