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The Media Show: Mehdi Hasan on journalism, opinion, and independence
The former MSNBC star on why he’s now flying solo

The Media Show: Diplomacy and the media and 100 years of The New Yorker
The battle to report Ukraine, Russia, and government narratives

Unspun World: Is Western support for Ukraine holding firm?
John Simpson examines whether Western support for Ukraine is holding firm

The Media Show: Understanding the attention economy
How big tech is reshaping how we pay attention

Unspun World: Donald Trump’s whirlwind start to his second term
John Simpson examines Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office

The Media Show: Bill Gates on tech and politics
Microsoft co-founder discusses social media, Trump, and his concerns over misinformation

Unspun World: How will Trump's second presidency affect the war in Ukraine?
John Simpson reflects on how the collapse of the Soviet Union has shaped Putin’s Russia

The Media Show: China’s AI rise
DeepSeek shakes up tech, raising security and influence concerns in the West

Mindu Hornick: Interview with an Auschwitz survivor
Tim Franks speaks to Mindu Hornick, who survived the Nazis' largest concentration camp

Unspun World: What's behind the growing tensions between China and Taiwan?
In Taiwan, John Simpson reflects on the last 60 years of Chinese politics