Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber—two of the world’s greatest editors—dive into the hugely important world of media. What—and who—drives it? What do they get right... And what do they get wrong? Lionel, former editor of the Financial Times, and Alan, editor of Prospect and former editor of the Guardian, will bring you revealing, high profile interviews and in-depth discussion. Media Confidential is a Fresh Air production for Prospect Magazine. Enjoy one-month's free trial to Prospect's digit ...
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Lionel Barber, the former Editor of the Financial Times, is hosting a brand-new podcast series - What Next? with Lionel Barber. In his first broadcast venture since the FT, What Next? with Lionel Barber focuses on life after COVID-19 and sees the multi-award-winning journalist and author discover how the world is adapting to the pandemic, what needs to change and, most importantly, what lessons we have learnt that will shape our lives for the future. Each week, Lionel will be speaking to som ...
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Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four regular episodes per week taking you to the heart of the issues that matter in the company of the world’s great minds. We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or ...
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Former Downing Street adviser, Jimmy McLoughlin interviews top entrepreneurs, politicians, and just about anyone at the top of their game on where they think the future of our economy is going through the prism of jobs.
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Lionel Barber and Zanny Minton Beddoes on the Story of the World’s Wildest Investor, Part Two
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This is the second instalment of a three-part episode. Japan’s Masayoshi Son has purportedly invested or controlled assets worth $1trn in the past two decades through his media-tech giant, SoftBank. He bankrolled Alibaba, China’s internet colossus, before the world had heard about it. He plotted with Steve Jobs to turn the iPhone into a miracle pro…
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The Future of Putin & Softbank | Lionel Barber
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Join us in this episode of Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future as we delve into the experiences and insights of Lionel Barber, former editor of the Financial Times, and the intriguing life of Masayoshi Son, the visionary founder of SoftBank. Explore Barber's reflections on interviewing world leaders like Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama, and Angela Merkel, and …
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Jeremy Bowen: Making Sense of the Modern Middle East, Part One
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The October 7 Hamas-led terrorist attacks on Israel and the subsequent siege of Gaza by the Israeli military upended the Middle East. Can the conflict be contained or will the tensions between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran escalate and engulf the Middle East in a regional war? On October 27, 2024, Jeremy Bowen, the International Editor of the BBC, joi…
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Q&A: The most embarrassing mistakes of our careers
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Alan and Lionel are joined, once again, by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, to answer listeners’ questions on a fast-moving media world. The editors discuss the ethics of whether stories concerning national security should be published. On a lighter note, they share their favourite newsroom-related movies, and are tasked with describing their jobs in just …
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The Future of Budgets & Elections | William Hague
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In this engaging episode of Jimmy's Jobs of the Future, host Jimmy McLoughlin welcomes one of the most requested guests, William Hague. This extensive conversation covers a wide range of topics, including William's reaction to Rachel Reeves's first Labour budget, the impact of AI on education and the workforce, as well as geopolitical issues and en…
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US election 2024: The final days
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Just days ahead of the US election, Alan and Lionel are joined by Steve Coll, a double Pulitzer prizewinner, senior editor at the Economist and former managing editor of the Washington Post. Steve reflects on one of the most fraught US elections in history, analysing how the candidates’ relationship with the media has changed and what a Trump win w…
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Lionel Barber and Zanny Minton Beddoes on the Story of the World’s Wildest Investor, Part One
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Japan’s Masayoshi Son has purportedly invested or controlled assets worth $1trn in the past two decades through his media-tech giant, SoftBank. He bankrolled Alibaba, China’s internet colossus, before the world had heard about it. He plotted with Steve Jobs to turn the iPhone into a miracle product and he invested in hundreds of tech start-ups, hel…
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The Future of Imperial College... is in San Francisco?
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Why Imperial is Moving to San Francisco... In this episode of 'Jimmy's Jobs,' we are joined by Mary Ryan, the Vice Provost for Research and Enterprise at Imperial College London, to explore how the university is driving research, innovation, and entrepreneurial success. We delve into Imperial’s commitment to fostering a culture of discovery, their …
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Grace Dent on the Joys of Comfort Eating, Part Two
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This is the second instalment of a three-part episode. The foods we turn to behind closed doors are deeply personal, saturated in memories and topped with a healthy dollop of guilty pleasure. In Comfort Eating, the podcast and accompanying book of the same name, Grace Dent – one of the UK's best-loved food writers – throws open her kitchen cupboard…
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Q&A: How influential is Joe Rogan?
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Alan and Lionel are joined by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, senior staff editor at the New York Times and former editor-in-chief at gal-dem, for a special edition of Media Confidential’s Q&A. What do newspaper editors talk about when they’re all in the same room? What support is available for reporters who have witnessed traumatic situations? And what a…
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Grace Dent on the Joys of Comfort Eating, Part One
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The foods we turn to behind closed doors are deeply personal, saturated in memories and topped with a healthy dollop of guilty pleasure. In Comfort Eating, the podcast and accompanying book of the same name, Grace Dent – one of the UK's best-loved food writers – throws open her kitchen cupboards to reveal why we hold these secret snacks, naughty ni…
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An Evening with Gary Younge, Part Two
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This is the second instalment of a three-part episode. Gary Younge has had a ringside seat during the biggest events in modern Black history: accompanying Nelson Mandela on his first election campaign, joining revellers on the southside of Chicago during Barack Obama’s presidential election victory, entering New Orleans days after Hurricane Katrina…
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Eric Beecher: Making an enemy of Murdoch
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Alan and Lionel are joined by Eric Beecher to discuss his new book, The Men Who Killed The News about media moguls' abuses of power. At 33, Eric became the youngest ever editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, before Rupert Murdoch crowned him editor-in-chief at the Melbourne Herald. So why, several years later, was he sued by the Murdochs? Eric has s…
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An Evening with Gary Younge, Part One
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Gary Younge has had a ringside seat during the biggest events in modern Black history: accompanying Nelson Mandela on his first election campaign, joining revellers on the southside of Chicago during Barack Obama’s presidential election victory, entering New Orleans days after Hurricane Katrina, covering the rise of Black Lives Matter and interview…
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The Future of Making Millions (in your 20s, 30s, 40s & 50s) | Debbie Wosskow
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In this episode of Jimmy's Jobs of the Future, Jimmy interviews Debbie Wosskow OBE, a visionary entrepreneur who has successfully built and sold multiple businesses. Debbie shares her journey from founding her first company at age 25 to launching Love Home Swap and Better Menopause. This episode has valuable insights into the challenges and strateg…
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Archive: Napoleon the Great? With Andrew Roberts, Adam Zamoyski and Jeremy Paxman
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How should we remember Napoleon, the man of obscure Corsican birth who rose to become emperor of the French and briefly master of Europe? In this archive debate from 2014, as the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo approached, Intelligence Squared brought together two of Britain’s finest historians to debate how we should assess Napoleon’s …
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The Story of the Solar System, with Maggie Aderin-Pocock
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Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock is an award-winning space scientist, broadcaster, author and familiar face from the BBC's The Sky at Night programme. She's also Chancellor of the University of Leicester and for this episode she joins us to discuss her new book, The Story of the Solar System: A Visual Journey. In conversation with Aderin-Pocock for the po…
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