Former GQ and Bloomberg News journalist Conrad Quilty-Harper joins the show to discuss his new publication, Dark Luxury. Through original reporting, he and his business partner seek to expose the underbelly of the industry that provides some of the world’s most expensive (and desired) goods and services. Before that, we discuss the sudden rise of […]
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The Traitors UK season three is over and it feels like it is the biggest one yet. This may just be down to my increased awareness, (I wrote previously that I had become obsessed with the show after tuning in for the first time,) but it does feel like a tipping point. Whether it’s the
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We are, somehow, coming to the end of the first month of 2025. While I’m loathed to do predictions, mainly because I always get them wrong, I thought I’d share a few brief thoughts on what January might tell us about the media year to come. Firstly, obviously, Trump. I wrote about it the 47th
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Yesterday, you may have noticed, was quite a big news day. I try to avoid writing about him too much, but with Donald Trump now back in the White House, there seemed little choice but to do so today. I watched both the UK and US media yesterday. There were valiant attempts to fact-check the
The deal that would see media start-up Tortoise buy-out The Observer has been controversial from the start. Tensions quickly escalated and staff at the newspaper went on strike. Former Guardian journalist James Ball gave a good explanation of what was going on on the podcast. You can listen to that here. Now that the deal
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As had been speculated upon, Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan will replace Gary Lineker as the presenters of Match of the Day. The trio will divide responsibilities across MOTD, MOTD 2 and MOTD Champions League. Commenting, Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport said: I know viewers will love these three incredible broadcasters and
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Rachel Maddow will return to MSNBC five nights a week during the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term in office. At the moment she is just there on Mondays. Alex Wagner, who takes the time slot Tuesday-Friday in the current arrangement, must be delighted. She is leaving the cosy studio and getting sent
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Per Press Gazette, individual pageview targets are being introduced for journalists on The Mirror. According to a staffer at parent company Reach, this will not be implemented at other national titles within the business. “It’s not going to get rolled out across everyone,” they said. “The Mirror is a very, very different beast to The
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This weekend is FA Cup third round weekend in England. It is a favourite amongst fans here as it is when the big boys from the Premier League and Championship join the oldest cup competition in the world. They can, and do, face sides from many tiers down the football pyramid. Except it doesn’t start
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I’m back with the first podcast of 2025! This week, I’m discussing Elon Musk’s closeness to President-elect Donald Trump with the journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker. We also unpack Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end fact-checking across Meta’s various platforms. Chris Stokel-Walker’s Books YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created A New Generation Of Stars
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