Best Prospect Magazine Podcasts (2024)

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Trump and conspiracies: Does the truth even matter now? 46:10

14m ago46:10

46:10

Following the shocking attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, social media platforms were flooded not only with truthful accounts of what happened at the rally, but also with lies, conspiracies and “fake news” concerning the shooting. Alan and Lionel are joined by Jay Rosen, associate professor of journalism at New York Universit…

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Asylum King: How Britain’s broken immigration system made a billionaire 29:54

1h ago29:54

29:54

Home Office housing contracts have turned Clearsprings founder Graham King into one of the UK’s richest men. Meanwhile, the asylum seekers living in his business empire of taxpayer-funded hotels have compared living in them to being in prison, with reports of physical assault, racist abuse and confiscated belongings. Mark Wilding from Liberty Inves…

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Biden: Is the game up for the President? 48:35

3d ago48:35

48:35

Can Biden stay in presidential race or will concern about the state of his health force him out of the running? There are plenty of reporters who say his time is up, but how did the president get to this stage in the campaign without anyone running a health-check on him? Jill Abramson, the first female executive editor of the New York Times, joins …

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Isabel Hilton: Will Britain rejoin the world? 20:14

7d ago20:14

20:14

In the post-Brexit years, Britain has become increasingly irrelevant on the global stage. After Thursday's historic election, what can Keir Starmer and David Lammy do to put it back on the map? Senior Editor Alona Ferber is joined by international affairs expert, and Prospect contributing editor, Isabel Hilton to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast…

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Why I shot my sheep...and other tough choices 38:49

10d ago38:49

38:49

This month, the lives writers feel compelled—in their own different ways—to take action in challenging circumstances. Tom Martin has to make the most difficult decision any farmer could face when one of his ewes experiences pain during labour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Election 2024: It’s the Sun wot lost it! 47:12

10d ago47:12

47:12

As Britain goes to the polls, what role has the media played in shaping the way that nation votes? Traditionally, the tabloid media, mainly Murdoch’s Sun, had a significant role in influencing the public, simlpy due to the huge swathes of the population that read the paper. But what about this year? Where have the tabloids and the broadsheets put t…

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How many seats will Labour really win? Plus Starmer’s trip hazards 33:48

13d ago33:48

33:48

With the country heading to the polls this week, legendary pollster and former president of YouGov Peter Kellner gives his predictions for what the split of seats will look like, while contributing editor Tom Clark explains the six trip hazards he thinks Starmer might face in his first term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati…

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Julian Assange: A landmark moment in press freedom? 54:43

17d ago54:43

54:43

After 12 years without freedom—first after seeking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London and then as a prisoner in high-security Belmarsh—Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, is free and is back on home soil in Australia. Assange’s crime was to publish classified information leaked from the US Army. He was working alongside Chelsea Mannin…

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SHN Presents: This Day in Sports History - SHN Trailers 2:56

17d ago2:56

2:56

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. HIGHLIGHTED SHOW: THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports H…

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Is Britain ready to defend itself? Plus election culture wars 32:32

18d ago32:32

32:32

In this week’s episode of the Prospect podcast, Emily Lawford quizzes Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary, University of London, on the gambling scandal, election culture wars and who, out of all the candidates, has had the best campaign so far. After the break—is Britain ready to for Putin? Ellen Halliday speaks with Malcolm Chalmers, de…

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Farage’s Reform: the media’s wife—or its mistress? 49:46

27d ago49:46

49:46

Is the UK general election all over even before the first vote is cast? Polls suggest that Labour has an unassailable lead, and so with two weeks of campaigning to go, is there any chance that media coverage could still influence the electorate? Lionel Barber and Alan Rusbridger are joined by two experienced political commentators to discuss how th…

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Farage’s manifesto—and behind the scenes on The Muslim Vote campaign 35:35

1M ago35:35

35:35

Westminster editor at The Lead UK, Zoë Grünewald, joins the podcast to dissect the Reform party's new “contract with the people”, while Prospect’s editorial fellow Imaan Irfan takes us on a deep dive into The Muslim Vote campaign, a volunteer collective mobilising Muslim voters to elect pro-Palestine third-party and independent candidates. Hosted o…

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The Washington Post: the chaos continues 44:28

1M ago44:28

44:28

This week Alan and Lionel follow the latest twists and turns at the Washington Post. The noisy departure of Sally Buzbee, the paper’s former executive editor, continues to reverberate around the media world, following Buzbee’s bust-up with Will Lewis, the Post’s publisher and chief executive, over an article that she approved about a phone hacking …

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The Tory manifesto, and universities in crisis 40:54

1M ago40:54

40:54

Assistant editor Emily Lawford introduces Prospect’s election panel—the ultimate group chat of politics nerds from across the spectrum. One of the team, former Number 10 speechwriter Phil Collins, joins to give his take on the Tory manifesto and much more. After, Ellen unpacks the crisis in universities with professor of academic history Glen O’Har…

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The British are coming! How editors from the UK are conquering the American media 50:13

1M ago50:13

50:13

Media circles across the pond are abuzz with the news that Robert Winnett is heading to the USA to take up the job as editor at The Washington Post, but not until after the US election. He’s the latest appointment by publisher Will Lewis following the sudden departure of Sally Buzbee. Winnett joins a handful of British journalists who have moved to…

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Rafael Behr: The farce of our electoral politics 28:00

1M ago28:00

28:00

As the election campaign whirrs on—media circus in tow—Prospect’s senior editor Alona Ferber is joined by Guardian columnist and author Rafael Behr to look beyond the Westminster bubble and ask: what does the Punch-and-Judy nature of our politics mean for the country, and our democracy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Kara Swisher: How big tech squashed the media 45:32

2M ago45:32

45:32

Kara Swisher—maverick, rock star and tech guru—has interviewed some of the highest profile and biggest personalities on the planet, from Mark Zuckerberg to Barack Obama, Rupert Murdoch and Kim Kardashian. Joining Alan and Lionel on the podcast this week, Kara unpicks the relationship between big tech and the media. Big tech, she says, have no inter…

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Election kick-off! Sunak, Starmer—and South Africa’s historic vote 29:13

2M ago29:13

29:13

On today’s podcast, Ellen Halliday is joined by legendary British pollster Peter Kellner to discuss Sunak’s soggy start and Labour’s “no mistakes” tactics. And calling in from Cape Town, Peter Fabricius, a leading political journalist for the Daily Maverick, explains why the ruling ANC could lose its majority for the first time since 1994—and what …

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The Tory TV Channel 48:54

2M ago48:54

48:54

GB News has repeatedly breached broadcasting regulations, been accused of political bias and featured anti-vax stories—but it got away with such misdemeanors until Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared on a show called “The People’s Forum”, in which he was able to outline key Conservative messages, largely unchallenged. Ahead of the general election …

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Priyamvada Gopal: What do the Gaza student protests mean for universities? 26:19

2M ago26:19

26:19

As a series of encampments have sprung up at universities around the world, what do the Gaza protests tell us about freedom of speech at these often-embattled institutions? Author and Cambridge professor Priyamvada Gopal joins Ellen Halliday to dive beyond the headlines on this divisive story. Read Priymavada's piece here. Hosted on Acast. See acas…

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Prospect Lives: A question of identity 33:06

2M ago33:06

33:06

This month, our writers are mulling over questions of identity: Sheila regrets her lifelong habit of judging people by appearances while sex-worker and author Tilly Lawless considers the solidarity that exists between sex-workers and trans-women. OCD sufferer Sarah Collins feels destabilised by her recent birthday, while Anglican Priest Alice Goodm…

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‘Reporting from a horror movie’: Motaz Azaiza and Youmna El Sayed 47:23

2M ago47:23

47:23

No foreign journalists are allowed into Gaza, so the rest of the world relies on those living in area to relay what is happening on the ground—dedicated and determined reporters who have made sure that no-one can look away. For months, photojournalist Motaz Azaiza and Al Jazeera reporter Youmna El Sayed were among those reporting from Gaza. Motaz h…

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Britain’s opioid crisis? 24:01

2M ago24:01

24:01

The United States has been ravaged by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and a few months ago, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that a similar disaster might be coming for Europe. Is he right? Freelance journalist Ella Glover joins Prospect’s deputy editor Ellen Halliday to discuss who is really at risk from nitazenes—a category of synt…

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Phone hacking: What did Murdoch know? 43:57

2M ago43:57

43:57

Investigative journalist Nick Davies returns with yet more remarkable insights and analysis about the phone-hacking scandal that engulfed Murdoch’s papers. Having trawled through documents disclosed through a host of court cases, Davies has pieced together information that suggests figures at the top of the Murdoch news empire—including potentially…

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Local election special, with Peter Kellner 22:06

2M ago22:06

22:06

The local elections went very badly for the Tories and pretty well for Labour—but what can the results really tell us about the upcoming general election? Prospect columnist and pollster Peter Kellner joins deputy editor Ellen Halliday to explain why Sunak is overselling the odds of a hung parliament, why Sadiq Khan underperformed in London and why…

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Prospect Lives: A decision that changes everything... 32:04

3M ago32:04

32:04

This month, Jason Thomas-Fournillier, Prospect’s Displaced life writer makes a reappearance to reveal some truly exciting news about his story of seeking asylum in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The phone hacking scandal: new evidence and fresh claims 45:39

2M ago45:39

45:39

Back in 2009, journalist Nick Davies uncovered a scandal: newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch had been hacking the phones of celebrities, public figures and even victims of crimes—notably the missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler—in search of stories. The Leveson inquiry was established to investigate, and the world moved on. For this month’s Prospect mag…

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Will Hutton: How Labour can get it right 29:46

3M ago29:46

29:46

Polls suggest Labour is set to win the next general election—but if it does, it will face governing in dismal economic circumstances. What would it take for Labour to transform the country, despite the apparent lack of money available to government? Perhaps more importantly, what should the animating moral principle of a potential new Labour govern…

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Meloni’s Media Clampdown 45:36

3M ago45:36

45:36

Lionel Barber and Alan Rusbridger are joined by Maurizio Molinari, editor of Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica to explore exactly what Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is doing with Italian state media. Renowned historian Antonio Scurati was booked to deliver a monologue on a talk show on Italian broadcaster RAI 3 on 25th April, Italy’s Liberation…

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Avraham Burg: Israel’s tyrannical leadership 26:49

3M ago26:49

26:49

Author, politician and former member of the Israeli Knesset Avraham Burg joins Ellen Halliday to discuss political leadership in Israel and the influence that extremist voices are having on Netanyahu. Burg argues Israelis must push for the change in leadership needed for the nation to pursue a more peaceful path. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv…

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Pre-Draft Thoughts/Mock Drafts. Free Agency Grades. Brian Callahan. 58:40

3M ago58:40

58:40

Talkin' Two Tone is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Asher and Tyler are back discussing the upcoming draft along with their thoughts on the free agency signings of the offseason. Listen in for some fun! TALKIN' TWO TONE BACKGROUND Talkin’ all things Tennessee Titans! Join us (Asher & Tyle…

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The West Bank according to Gideon Levy: Locked inside a living hell 48:59

3M ago48:59

48:59

Tensions in the Middle East ramped up at the weekend with the massive drone and missile attack launched by Iran on Israel. The eyes of the world refocused on the region, particularly Gaza—but what about the other occupied Palestinian territory, the West Bank? Gideon Levy is an award-winning journalist who has been writing a column in Haaretz called…

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Broke Birmingham and the council crisis 36:38

3M ago36:38

36:38

Last year three councils in England went bust, and the BBC political research unit has reported that one in five councils have warned of effective bankruptcy in five years, unless there is reform. Contributing editor Tom Clark joins Ellen Halliday to unpick the deficit in local government funding, and to the chart the sorry course of Birmingham, a …

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