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Today on Truth in Politics and Culture Secretary of State Marco Rubio cancels 5,200 USAID programs and moves over 1000 to the State Department, tariffs on tariffs off rattles the stock market and threatens President Trump's economic agenda. A Casino gaming bill is parked in the South Carolina House. Will South Carolina try to prosper by opening up the state to crime and the heartbreak of gambling addiction?

The Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, says the former Chief Whip Simon Hart has broken “an unwritten code” by releasing a book about his time in Government.Stuart Andrew, who previously served as an Opposition Chief Whip, said he'd take secrets he'd been told by colleagues to his grave.In an interview with Gloria De Piero, Mr Andrew, the Tory MP for Daventry, was pressed as to what he thought about Hart's decision to publish the bombshell new memoir Ungovernable.Speaking exclusively to GB News, he said: “I have to say I take the personal view that when people come to see me I keep it absolutely confidential. I said when I was a whip, whether it be a whip or deputy chief whip or chief whip to that when colleagues sat and talked and told me stuff, it's between me and them. And that's how I will keep it. “Look, I love Simon to bits, but there is a sort of unwritten code, not just within the Conservative Whips office - but all whips office. MPs, you know, they face a really challenging career. And I know that's not a popular thing to say, but, the pressures on them and their families are enormous. And there are times when things go wrong.“I will take all of those conversations I had with colleagues, on a whole variety of issues, to my grave with me.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should the taxpayer fund the BBC? The Culture Secretary is considering scrapping the licence fee and using general taxation to pay for the service instead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Nick Ferrari at Breakfast.The Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, discusses the legislation being put in place to stop ticket touting. Nick talks to a victim of the grooming gang scandal.Nick speaks to former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng about the state of the UK economy after Rachel Reeves budget, and whether her recent trip to China was necessary given the state of the UK economy.A mother who potty-trained her child by 6 months talks about the growing generation of 'lazy parents.'The show also unveils the UK's first drug consumption centre, which is due to open in Glasgow.All of this and more on Nick Ferrari: The Whole Show Podcast.

Hamas says its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an Israeli attack in the Iranian capital, hours after a Hezbollah commander was blown up in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. The twin assassinations risk escalating the conflict in the Middle East. Speaking tonight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was "prepared for any scenario".The Culture Secretary has called an urgent meeting with the BBC's director general over the handling of the Huw Edwards case, with the meeting expected to take place tomorrow. Lisa Nandy wants “further clarity” from BBC management about the case.And could the Moon become the Noah's Ark of the space age? Scientists believe the lunar south pole could be used to store endangered organisms.

In the news this week: The Government has used the King's Speech to announce its intention to bring forward legislation on banning ‘conversion therapy', The Christian Institute has called on the Culture Secretary to prioritise gambling reform, and an Anglican education charity is criticised for its woke, pro-LGBT guidance. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Conversion therapy ban included in King's Speech A response to the King's Speech CI urges Govt to protect vulnerable from gambling firm exploitation Draft CofE schools' guidance ditches biological reality for gender ideology Govt could make puberty blockers ban permanent

As Disco makes its debut at the Proms, conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, who will be leading the BBC Concert Orchestra at Saturday's Everybody Dance! The Sound of Disco Prom, talks about the link between the music which dominated the 1970s pop charts and the orchestral world.Today the Welsh First Minister, Vaughan Gething and four of his cabinet ministers including the Culture Secretary resigned. Jane Henderson, President of The Federation of Museums and Art Galleries of Wales, and Emma Schofield, Editor of Wales Arts Review, discuss the current arts funding crisis in Wales and the impact of the political upheaval.Sweet Dreams is a new immersive installation at Aviva Studios in Manchester which explores our relationship with fast food. It's been created by cutting edge arts collective Marshmallow Laser Feast, and the group's co-founder and director, Robin McNicholas, talks to Nick about fusing theatre, gaming, and video art to tell new stories.Pioneering artist Bill Viola, who was known for his distinctive slow motion videos which reflected on life's biggest questions, is remembered by Marshmallow Laser Feast director, Robin McNicholas. We also delve into the Front Row archives to hear Viola himself talk about how a "miracle" inspired his installation in St Paul's Cathedral. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu

Reporter Ella Sagar and deputy editor Maria Iu look at the stories that mattered most in media and advertising this week.The pair discuss new culture secretary Lisa Nandy's in-tray, Ofcom's ruling on BBC spin-off stations, Meta's view that news is "substitutable" and Paramount Global's merger with Skydance Media.Highlights0:26: What you need to know about the new Labour government3:54: Ofcom delays early launch of BBC Radio 2's "pop nostalgia" service8:30: Industry reaction to Meta saying news is "substitutable"12:15: Paramount Global and Skydance Media merger14:30: Bundling could be "consolidation lite"16:57: News round-up: Channel 4's chief revenue officer will depart at the end of the year; Spotify has added a comments feature for podcasts; the UK and Ireland June box office is up 7%; The Independent has been having “more than half a dozen serious conversations” with global publishers about partnerships; and latest IPA TouchPoints data showing 38% of Brits "are not coping" on their current income.Related linksBig changes ahead in media under a new governmentOfcom delays launch of BBC Radio 2 ‘pop nostalgia' serviceParamount ends merger saga after reaching ‘definitive' Skydance agreementDisney bundling found to lower churn in USChannel 4 sales chief Veriça Djurdjevic exit: CEO's letter to staff in fullJune box office up 7%The Independent's CEO eyes publisher partnerships beyond BuzzFeed

Laurie Anderson, the Grammy award-winning artist and musician whose career has spanned five decades, discusses her latest work. a song cycle based on the final flight of the aviation pioneer Amelia Earheart. And we hear her reflections on the unexpected chart success of of O Superman back in in 1981.While most of the incoming cabinet are already familiar with their briefs ministers, Lisa Nandy has just been appointed Culture Secretary having not shadowed the role. Lara Carmona of the industry body, Creative UK and Liam Kelly, senior culture writer at the Telegraph discuss some of issues that will be at the top of her in tray from the Arts Council to tax breaks and prioritising arts education.The Oldham Coliseum has been resurrected. After last year's decision to close the building, actor Julie Hesmondhalgh led the campaign to re-open the 128 year old theatre. She's joined by the Council Leader Arooj Shah to discuss the work involved in bringing the Oldham Coliseum back to life .Adelaide Hall sang with Duke Ellington, was a contemporary of Count Basie and Louis Armstrong, a jazz and scat pioneer who broadened out into popular tunes, entertained the troops for ENSA in the second world war and sang on the BBC, living in London for more than half her life. As she is remembered with an English Heritage blue plaque, we talk to her biographer and friend Stephen Bourne.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Ruth Watts

It's the fifth and final of our five daily election specials, and today Harriet, Producer Martin and Diversity Correspondent Eshaan Akbar are joined by Prime Minister at the time of recording, Sir Keir Starmer. How did he win? What will he do now? Does he have anyone in mind - perhaps someone with a wealth of experience in the media and knowledge of and appreciation for movies - to replace Thangam Debbonaire as Culture Secretary? All these, and more. Any questions? Send them to noncensoredpodcast@gmail.com. With thanks to Rosie Holt (@RosieisaHolt), Brendan Murphy (@notmurphy), Eshaan Akbar (@eshaanakbar), Joz Norris (@JozNorris) and Ed Morrish. Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now, and she's doing a couple of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe to talk about them. Brendan is taking his show, Buffy ReVamped to the Edinburgh Fringe, and tickets are available now. Eshaan has a stand-up special, The Pretender, available to watch for free on YouTube, and he is going on tour next year with his show Yum. Joz is doing a work in progress, You Wait, Time Passes, as the Edinburgh fringe, so buy tickets to that. Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing. Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass. NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dame Elan Closs Stephens was the acting chair of the BBC after the resignation of Richard Sharp in June last year until her retirement in March. She was a member of the BBC's governing body since 2010, first serving as Member for Wales on the BBC Trust, until its dissolution in 2017, and then as the Welsh member of the BBC Board.On this week's episode we discussed what Dame Elan would like from a new Culture Secretary, her tenure as chair, impartiality, budget cuts and the decision making process, BBC future funding and regulation, Ofcom, BBC election coverage and appointment of BBC chairs.“I would like to go for some sort of cross party commission, I think it would give the chair more freedom to embrace, to be seen to be embracing different sides.”To support our journalism and receive a weekly blog sign up now for £1.99 per month: www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership Or if you'd rather make a one-off payment (which doesn't entitle you to the blog) please use our crowdfunding page: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-boltons-beeb-watch-podcast @BeebRogerInstagram: rogerboltonsbeebwatchLinkedIn: Roger Bolton's Beeb Watchemail: roger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tory bellendery is strong in this ep...  First, we have the audacity of a Govt known for 'losing' its WhatsApps announcing its new Govt WhatsApp, followed by a series of car crash interviews that are almost painful to listen to - a pile-up if you like.  Staring with... Culture Secretary, Lucy Frazer, the little girl who cried bias. Or was it perception of bias? Or evidence of bias? Same Same.  Jemma and Marina explore the possibility that the BBC may be bias, but arrive at a conclusion that is just a tad different to Lucy's.  Next up for interviews they'd rather forget was Tory MP, Huw Merriman who has a perception that the BBC is bias because The News Quiz mocked Tory MPs and the Government - which ironically gives us even more reason to mock Tory MPs and the Government.  And finally, it's guaranteed-to-go viral, Susan Hall, the Tory Mayoral candidate who does Sadiq Khan's campaigning for him. In another Nick Ferrari interview on LBC she is exposed for not knowing the stuff she is supposed to know about now, and then not really knowing the stuff that she supposedly once knew about - splendid stuff.  The ladies touch upon that moment when Sunak laughed in the face of a woman asking him about the NHS and reminded us that he has less charisma and likeability that Mark Francois on a Tory rebellion day.  Then it's into underrated tweets, followed by a pudding so powerful that it couldn't be left out.  Thank you for sharing and do tweet us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast Patreon https://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHeJRdniLDY1H90x_MMPQ_A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The week started with Lucy Frazer, the Culture Secretary calling out the BBC for bias and a failure of impartiality. She struggled to give many examples of either. Today, Prospect magazine has done a deep dive into what it calls ‘the right-wing cabal waging war on the principles of our public broadcaster‘. Is the BBC in thrall to the government? Or is it another institution the government is fighting? Later, What was Sir Simon Clarke hoping to achieve by calling for the PM to go? And is the rebellion now dead - or just getting going.Editor: Tom HughesSenior Producer: Gabriel RadusProducer: Laura FitzPatrickSocial Media Editor: Georgia FoxwellVideo Production: Rory Symon & Arvind BadewalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents".The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/And, The News Agents now have merch! To get yours, head to: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents

Today on Truth in Politics and Culture Secretary of State Blinken visits the Middle East while a massive protest in Washington calls for Israel to declare a cease fire, According to a New York Times poll, former President Trump takes a considerable lead in key swing states, Rep. Comer talks impeachment of President Biden, and Mitch Prosser, Interim President of Palmetto Family in South Carolina joins me to talk about Chole Cole's visit to the Upstate. 

The former Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, has resigned as the Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire

If you opened Friday's Northern Agenda newsletter you won't have been able to miss the cartoon by Graeme Bandeira featuring Nadine Dorries, the Merseyside-born Tory MP and former Culture Secretary who seems to be absent without leave from her constituency in Bedfordshire. She's failed to speak in the Commons for more than a year and hasn't voted in Parliament since April, but as her constituents are finding out, it's very difficult to get rid of an absentee MP outside election season. But at local level in our town halls the rules are very different, as Hull councillor Sarah Harper-Riches found out to her cost. Councillors cease to be a member of their authority if they fail to attend any meeting for six consecutive months. But her recall has sparked fury as her absence was triggered first by the birth of her first daughter but then because she suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome, delaying her return to local politics. She spoke to Rob Parsons about the shock of being kicked off Hull council and why her story matters for the diversity of who represents us at local level.  *** Don't forget you can now watch the best interviews from The Northern Agenda podcast on YouTube - check out our playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzE0rXt9oGq2nfc3VHw-Pzx1tttiLpP6z *** The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons, and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin. You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oliver Dowden, the MP for Hertsmere, has worked closely with four Prime Ministers, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and now Rishi Sunak, one of his best friends in parliament. He's made his mark quietly, mainly behind the scenes - but as Culture Secretary during the pandemic, he managed to secure extra funding to support the arts. As Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, some might argue Oliver Dowden is now the second most powerful person in government. He's been given the key job of organising the government response to the current wave of strike action. Away from work, Dowden is a patriot, a monarchist and a man who enjoys pub lunches and walks in the countryside with his family and pet dog, Betsy. Adrian Goldberg speaks to friends and colleagues who give us an insight into a man whose nicknames run from Olive to The Undertaker. Contributors George Osborne, Chair, British Museum; Former Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir John Hayes, MP for South Holland and The Deepings. Annabelle Dickson, Political Correspondent, Politico. Andrew Gimson, Biographer, Boris Johnson. Sir Nicholas Coleridge, Chairman, Victoria and Albert Museum. Sean Worth, Director, WPI Strategy, Communications Consultancy. PRODUCTION TEAM Presenter: Adrian Goldberg Producers: Diane Richardson and Julie Ball Editor: Simon Watts Production Co-ordinators: Maria Ogundele and Helena Warwick-Cross Sound Production: Neil Churchill

Live from the Radio Academy Festival - living legend Trevor Dann is joined by radio gurus Ann Charles, Brett Spencer and Laura Grimshaw to discuss the highlights, takeaways and gossip from the UK radio industry's biggest conference.Also on the programme: with changes at the top of Government, Michelle Donelan becomes the UK's new Culture Secretary - but what does that mean for the BBC and Channel 4? The panel take a glimpse at her CV to date for clues.Plus, Kantar's EVP for Media Solutions Jane Ostler shares her top tips for media marketing with Matt Deegan - and what advertisers value right now - with a deep dive available at patreon.com/mediapod.Discover the whole report at kantar.com/mediareactionsA Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill and Phoebe Adler Ryan. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at what may be the biggest media deal of the year – Microsoft is trying to buy one of the world's leading games producers Activision Blizzard for almost 60 billion pounds, but UK regulators have questions. The cost of living crisis is deepening, does the news media have the skill set to understand and explain a story of this scale and complexity? And who is the new Culture Secretary? With Sarah Lester, Editor of the Manchester Evening News, Sebastian Payne politics writer for the Financial Times, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Chief Executive of the New Economics Foundation, Faisal Islam, BBC Economics Editor, Jason Kingsley, Co-founder and CEO of video game developer Rebellion and Louise Shorthouse, Senior Games Analyst at Ampere Analysis. Presenter: Ros Atkins Producer: Helen Fitzhenry Studio Engineer: Tim Heffer

Listen back to an edition from our archives with The Bunker Gold. This week, after Tory leadership hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss went head-to-head in fiery TV debates, we've chosen an episode from December 2021, Harsh Reality – How TV Shaped Modern Britain.  We treat TV as the most disposable art form – but for decades it has shaped our world more than we know. From Big Brother to Shameless to Little Britain and Benefit Street, television chose the winners and losers of consumer capitalism, made it OK to sneer at the underclass, and then allowed that underclass a token comeback or two. Author Phil Harrison explores television's innate cruelty, class dynamics and political subtext in The Age Of Static: How TV Explains Modern Britain. Has TV made our politics worse? And should it just give up on live political interviews altogether?  “A show called Britain's Hardest Worker pitted benefit claimants against one another. You wouldn't have written that in a dystopian fantasy.” “Maybe the BBC needs to be in that permanent state of conflict or it's not doing its job of challenging what we think.” “When Mentorn took over Question Time they promised ‘adrenaline-fuelled Thursday nights'. Is that the purpose of a serious news show?” “Nadine Dorries as a kamikaze Culture Secretary scares the hell out of me.”  Written and presented by Justin Quirk. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode on Dan Wootton Uncancelled:In an exclusive interview, Boris Johnson's most loyal ally Nadine Dorries remains unshakeable as she launches an attack on Boris backstabbers, including the former Chancellor and current leadership favourite Rishi Sunak, who she believes has been plotting against the outgoing PM for months, neglecting important Cabinet business. Our man in Sterling, Neil Oliver joins us for The Outsider.And as the establishment bombards us with warnings about a new wave, how do we stop the nation once again falling under the spell of Covid hysterics? The man who popularised the term 'mass formation psychosis', Dr. Mattias Desmet, joins for Uncancelled, See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee. With the NHS facing record waiting lists and workforce problems in the wake of the pandemic, and as the government's plans to fund social care come under intense scrutiny, the former – and Britain's longest-serving – health secretary was in conversation with Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government. He discussed his new book Zero: Eliminating unnecessary deaths in a post-pandemic NHS, which he says sets out “how the NHS can reduce the number of avoidable deaths to zero and in the process save money, reduce backlogs and improve working conditions.” The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP has been the member of parliament for South West Surrey since May 2005. He has served as Culture Secretary, Health Secretary and Foreign Secretary, and has chaired the Commons Select Committee Health and Social Care since January 2020. #IfGHunt

I am trying to work out just where the FINA decision around trans athlete participation at elite level fits, as far as far-reaching decisions go.It would be right up there because the reaction has been extraordinary. Emily Seebohm, an Australian Olympic great, talked of the relief given her and so many of her colleagues have been afraid to speak out.A sport they have loved and dedicated their lives to upended by something they could never have seen coming. Imagine being afraid to speak out, what does that say about the sport you love?We have bent over backwards to root out bullying and harassment in sport. But on gender, we were weak and woke.It is also, it seems, a catalyst decision. A decision that gives other governing bodies permission to be honest. Biology beats gender was one summation. Isn't it amazing how simple the thought process can be when you have perceived clearance to actually act the way so many have clearly wanted to?But instead, what we have had to this point is a mess of indecision, compromise, and made-up nonsense trying to accommodate everyone and offend no one.Thanks to FINA and swimming, this might just be the tipping point.The Conservatives in Britain have been immersed in this debate for a while, so politically it's a win. The Sports and Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, hopes this encourages other sports to be decisive and act.New Zealand, who voted at the FINA meeting for the decision, say the science is clear.The FINA vote got 71 percent support. Why has it taken this long to be this decisive?Dave Gerrard, who represented us and has been in sport his whole life, a lot of it at the highest level, said the evidence is overwhelming. Yes, it is. And yet look how long it took to work that out.Look at how we handled the Laurel Hubbard issue. The difference I suspect was Hubbard wasn't that good, so we hoped we could pretend it wasn't a problem.This latest decision from FINA is a result of American Lia Thomas. An unremarkable male swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, but as a female won the NCAA Championship. They couldn't let this get to the highest of high levels and so they have acted.Not everyone will be happy. But here is the cold hard truth, most will. Because FINA did what others should have done from the start, the right thing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rugby league has banned transgender athletes from international competition according to reports.Athletics and football also look set to replicate the landmark transgender ban by FINA on swimmers who go through male puberty from competing in elite women's races.The Daily Telegraph reports the International Rugby League (IRL) has decided players who transition from male to female will not be allowed to play in sanctioned international events until further research is conducted, ruling them out of this year's World Cup in England."In the interests of avoiding unnecessary welfare, legal and reputational risk to International Rugby League competitions, and those competing therein, the IRL believes there is a requirement and responsibility to further consult and complete additional research before finalising its policy," the IRL said, per The Daily Telegraph."The IRL reaffirms its belief that rugby league is a game for all and that anyone and everyone can play our sport. It is the IRL's responsibility to balance the individual's right to participate — a longstanding principle of rugby league and at its heart from the day it was established — against perceived risk to other participants, and to ensure all are given a fair hearing."World Athletics boss Lord Sebastian Coe has disclosed World Athletics was to re-examine its approach after hailing Fina for acting in the "best interests" of swimming by effectively stopping Lia Thomas racing in professional women's events.Fifa, the world football authority, is understood to be consulting over potential new protections for women's competition.Coe, meanwhile, said he had repeatedly pointed out that "biology trumps gender" as he appeared to welcome Fina's plans to create an open category and a protected female category.The World Athletics president said the body had scheduled a discussion with its council at the end of the year both on its regulations on trans women, and on those governing the likes of Caster Semenya and others with differences in sex development (DSD)."We see an international federation asserting its primacy in setting rules, regulations and policies that are in the best interest of its sport," Coe, who was a guest of Fina at its World Championships, said. "This is as it should be. We have always believed that biology trumps gender, and we will continue to review our regulations in line with this."We have always said our regulations in this area are a living document, specific to our sport, and we will follow the science. We continue to study, research and contribute to the growing body of evidence that testosterone is a key determinator in performance and have scheduled a discussion on our DSD and transgender regulations with our council at the end of the year."After world swimming's governing body voted overwhelmingly on Sunday against trans women competing in elite women's sport, politicians are now applying intense pressure for other sports to do the same. Nadine Dorries, the Culture Secretary, announced a meeting with governing bodies next week."Fairness should always trump inclusion as a principle," she told LBC in an interview yesterday.Trans women and DSD track athletes are subject to similar - but distinct - rules. The former are allowed to take part in women's events if they can demonstrate they have lowered their serum testosterone levels below five nanomoles per litre (nmol/L) for at least a year prior to competition. The latter must have lowered their testosterone for six months and only for races between 400 metres and a mile following a successful legal challenge against a blanket policy.Decisions are made case-by-case in football. Last year, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Quinn became the first non-binary athlete to compete at the Olympics for Canada. Given Quinn was born a girl, rule changes would not affect them.However, players who have gone through male puberty could eventually be stopped from playing in elite female competition, alth...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will remain in power after winning a no-confidence vote by his own Conservative Party.359 votes were cast. 211 voted in favour, 148 voted against.The Guardian reports "by no stretch can this be described as a good result for Johnson. He has lost the support of a larger proportion of the parliamentary party than Theresa May did when she faced a no confidence vote in 2018. Within eight months of that result, May was out.""It's a democratic party, the prime minister has won," Nadhim Zahawi, the Education Secretary said according to The Telegraph."We draw a line and we focus on delivery."It is a worse margin than Theresa May in 2018 (133 votes), or Margaret Thatcher vs Michael Heseltine in 1990 (147 votes).Ultimately, both of those confidence votes proved to be the beginning of the end for both Thatcher and May's premierships. This is the dream result for Labour and the Lib Dems. A PM has seen over 40% of his MPs express no confidence in him. The public condemnations of the PM we have heard will fill hundreds of election leaflets. Yet Johnson clings on, damaged and having learned nothing— James Chapman (@jameschappers) June 6, 2022 One Tory MP rebel told The Telegraph: "Off the record, he is f***ed. That is pathetic."Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has said the public are "fed up with a Prime Minister who promises big but never delivers".He accused Johnson of presiding over "a culture of law-breaking at the heart of Government.""Conservative MPs made their choice tonight. They have ignored the British public and hitched themselves and their party firmly to Boris Johnson and everything that he represents."The Conservative Party now believes that good government focused on improving lives is too much to ask. The Conservative Government now believes that breaking the law is no impediment to breaking the law. The Conservative Party now believes that the British public have no right to expect honest politicians."Starmer tweeted to say the choice between the parties is "clearer than ever before". The choice is clearer than ever before:Divided Tories propping up Boris Johnson with no plan to tackle the issues you are facing.Or a united Labour Party with a plan to fix the cost of living crisis and restore trust in politics.Labour will get Britain back on track.— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 6, 2022 "Clear win for Boris Johnson in the confidence vote," writes James Cleverly, the Foreign Office minister and former Conservative chairman."[A] greater percentage than in his initial leadership competition, greater percentage that Starmer got in his leadership competition. Now we must all get back to work on behalf of the people of the UK."Nadine Dorries, the Culture Secretary, says Johnson is "the person Starmer doesn't want to face at an election. Time to get back to the job of governing."Sir Roger Gale, one of the leading critics of Johnson, has told Sky News that he will continue to oppose Johnson being party leader.Earlier reportJohnson, a charismatic leader renowned for his ability to connect with voters, has recently struggled to turn the page on revelations that he and his staff repeatedly held boozy parties that flouted the Covid-19 restrictions they imposed on others.Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency Jacob Rees-Mogg speaks to the media in Westminster. Photo / Alberto Pezzali, APVoting started at 5am (NZ time) and the ballot reportedly closed at 7am.Still, with no clear front-runner to succeed Johnson, most political observers thought he would defeat the challenge and remain prime minister. But the fact that enough lawmakers are demanding a vote represents a watershed moment for him - and a narrow victory would leave him a hobbled leader whose days are likely...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is Gabby's guest on the pod this week. Andy became the Member of Parliament for Leigh in 2001 and served as both Culture Secretary and Health Secretary under Gordon Brown. Previously, he was Chief Secretary to the Treasury during one of the most turbulent times for the world's financial markets. In 2017 he left Westminster to successfully run for the new role of mayor of Greater Manchester, and was re-elected for a second term last year. Described unofficially by some as the ‘King of the North', the married dad-of-three has been a vocal advocate for the north of England, holding the government to account over its levelling-up agenda in particular. He tells Gabby why financial education should form part of a “curriculum for life” in schools, how Labour's defeat in the 1992 General Election motivated him to pursue a career in politics, and why his children go to their mum for money advice rather than him. Subscribe to the show for free to make sure you don't miss next week's episode, featuring the former chief executive of Virgin Money, Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia. The ii Family Money Show is brought to you by interactive investor (ii). This episode was recorded in April 2022 and is also available as a vodcast on the interactive investor YouTube channel. Follow interactive investor: Twitter @ii_couk Facebook /weareii Instagram @interactive_investor Follow Gabby: Twitter @GabbyLogan Instagram @gabbylogan Important information: This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. SIPPs are aimed at people happy to make their own investment decisions. You can normally only access the money from age 55 (57 from 2028). The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Pension and tax rules depend on your circumstances and may change in future. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is Gabby's guest on the pod this week. Andy became the Member of Parliament for Leigh in 2001 and served as both Culture Secretary and Health Secretary under Gordon Brown. Previously, he was Chief Secretary to the Treasury during one of the most turbulent times for the world's financial markets. In 2017 he left Westminster to successfully run for the new role of mayor of Greater Manchester, and was re-elected for a second term last year. Described unofficially by some as the ‘King of the North', the married dad-of-three has been a vocal advocate for the north of England, holding the government to account over its levelling-up agenda in particular. He tells Gabby why financial education should form part of a “curriculum for life” in schools, how Labour's defeat in the 1992 General Election motivated him to pursue a career in politics, and why his children go to their mum for money advice rather than him. Subscribe to the show for free to make sure you don't miss next week's episode, featuring the former chief executive of Virgin Money, Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia. The ii Family Money Show is brought to you by interactive investor (ii). This episode was recorded in April 2022 and is also available as a vodcast on the interactive investor YouTube channel. Follow interactive investor:Twitter @ii_coukFacebook /weareiiInstagram @interactive_investor Follow Gabby:Twitter @GabbyLoganInstagram @gabbylogan Important information:This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. SIPPs are aimed at people happy to make their own investment decisions. You can normally only access the money from age 55 (57 from 2028). The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Pension and tax rules depend on your circumstances and may change in future. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Nick Robinson speaks to the Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries MP about her efforts to clean up social media, her upbringing in Liverpool, and being a bestselling author. Producer: Jack Fenwick.

As Channel 4 approaches its 40th birthday it faces one of the most pivotal moments in its history. The broadcaster is funded by advertising but is publicly owned, for now. As part of the Queen's speech this week the government confirmed its plans to privatise Channel 4 – despite the broadcaster's opposition. In fact, Channel 4 has published an alternative showing us what it wants to become if it weren't privatised – something the Department of Culture, Media and Sport said was based on "flawed assumptions". However Channel 4's future is settled will have major ramifications for the UK's TV industry. Whether it'll make such a difference to the programmes that Channel 4 offers viewers depends on who you ask. At the centre of this issue are two key figures, Nadine Dorries, the Culture Secretary, and our guest in this edition - Alex Mahon, the chief executive of Channel 4. Presenter: Ros Atkins Producer: Helen Fitzhenry Editor: Richard Hooper

Join Jennifer Juan as she breaks down another crazy week in British Politics, including the privatisation of Channel 4, more attacks from the UK government on the LGBT community and a dreadful week for the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak. Jennifer also discusses allegations of harassment and exploitation by the hosts of Ukrainian refugees and the APPG on British Wrestling's high hopes for reform to a very broken industry. Content warning. This episode contains discussions of sexual crime, sexual abuse and sexual violence. If you would like to skip past this topic, the time stamps are below. Beginning: 20:26 End: 01:12:14 Additional content warning. This episode contains really bad writing by Nadine Dorries that may disturb listeners. If you would like to skip past this, the time stamps are below. Beginning: 01:24 End: 09:54 - Support the people of Ukraine: https://donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal - Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wtafpolitics/message - Join Jennifer on Discord here: https://discord.gg/feYmNudBqn - Support the show by buying Jennifer a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/missjsquared - You can also support the show by subscribing to Jennifer's Patreon, for extra content and free merch: https://www.patreon.com/missjsquared Get in touch with the show by emailing us on wtafpolitics@outlook.com - Follow the show on Instagram at http://instagram.com/wtafpolitics - Visit our website at http://wtaf.politics.blog - Follow Jennifer On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/missjsquared - Follow Jennifer Juan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missjsquared/ - Follow Jennifer Juan on Rizzle: rizzle.tv/u/missjsquared - Visit Jennifer Juan's Website: https://jenniferjuan.com

Join Jennifer Juan as she breaks down another crazy week in British Politics, including the privatisation of Channel 4, more attacks from the UK government on the LGBT community and a dreadful week for the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak. Jennifer also discusses allegations of harassment and exploitation by the hosts of Ukrainian refugees and the APPG on British Wrestling's high hopes for reform to a very broken industry. Content warning. This episode contains discussions of sexual crime, sexual abuse and sexual violence. If you would like to skip past this topic, the time stamps are below. Beginning: 20:26 End: 01:12:14 Additional content warning. This episode contains really bad writing by Nadine Dorries that may disturb listeners. If you would like to skip past this, the time stamps are below. Beginning: 01:24 End: 09:54 - Support the people of Ukraine: https://donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal - Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wtafpolitics/message - Join Jennifer on Discord here: https://discord.gg/feYmNudBqn - Support the show by buying Jennifer a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/missjsquared - You can also support the show by subscribing to Jennifer's Patreon, for extra content and free merch: https://www.patreon.com/missjsquared Get in touch with the show by emailing us on wtafpolitics@outlook.com - Follow the show on Instagram at http://instagram.com/wtafpolitics - Visit our website at http://wtaf.politics.blog - Follow Jennifer On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/missjsquared - Follow Jennifer Juan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missjsquared/ - Follow Jennifer Juan on Rizzle: rizzle.tv/u/missjsquared - Visit Jennifer Juan's Website: https://jenniferjuan.com

Christopher Hope escapes the Red Lion to join Conservative Party Co-Chair Oliver Dowden for a tea and salt beef sandwich in his constituency. The former Culture Secretary claims that he wants to see 'genuine diversity' in the new Tory candidates list - and why he doesn't see that goal as 'woke'. Plus he'll put his foot down on raising taxes, and takes Chris on a trip to his childhood home. Also on the podcast: Lesia Vasylenko on what she's pitching to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as part of a small group of Ukrainian MPs in London. For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper |Sign up to the Chopper's Politics newsletter: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/newsletters |Listen to Ukraine The Latest: https://www.playpodca.st/ukraine |Email: chopperspolitics@telegraph.co.uk |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During the pandemic, we spent more time online than ever before and this has seen a boom in online fraud. It's estimated that scam adverts have tricked 1 in 10 people on the biggest online platforms into paying for fake products. In 2020, almost 150,000 fraud cases were recorded with losses reported of up to £500 million. For the scammers, they will do anything to convince you to key in your card details and this problem has shown no sign of slowing down. The online safety bill is expected to pass Parliament in March 2022. As things stand, the government hasn't included online fraud as a type of harm when it comes to certain adverts. So could the online safety bill be an effective solution?  To discuss this, Katy Balls is joined by Nicky Morgan, former Culture Secretary and chair of the Treasury Select Committee. Now a member of the House of Lords, Nicky is chairing a new inquiry into digital fraud. Also on the podcast is Lucy Powell, the Shadow Culture Secretary for Labour and Liz Ziegler who is the retail bank fraud and financial crime director at Lloyds Banking Group.  This podcast is kindy sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.

During the pandemic, we spent more time online than ever before and this has seen a boom in online fraud. It's estimated that scam adverts have tricked 1 in 10 people on the biggest online platforms into paying for fake products. In 2020, almost 150,000 fraud cases were recorded with losses reported of up to £500 million. For the scammers, they will do anything to convince you to key in your card details and this problem has shown no sign of slowing down. The online safety bill is expected to pass Parliament in March 2022. As things stand, the government hasn't included online fraud as a type of harm when it comes to certain adverts. So could the online safety bill be an effective solution?  To discuss this, Katy Balls is joined by Nicky Morgan, former Culture Secretary and chair of the Treasury Select Committee. Now a member of the House of Lords, Nicky is chairing a new inquiry into digital fraud. Also on the podcast is Lucy Powell, the Shadow Culture Secretary for Labour and Liz Ziegler who is the retail bank fraud and financial crime director at Lloyds Banking Group.  This podcast is kindy sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.

During the pandemic, we spent more time online than ever before and this has seen a boom in online fraud. It's estimated that scam adverts have tricked 1 in 10 people on the biggest online platforms into paying for fake products. In 2020, almost 150,000 fraud cases were recorded with losses reported of up to £500 million. For the scammers, they will do anything to convince you to key in your card details and this problem has shown no sign of slowing down. The online safety bill is expected to pass Parliament in March 2022. As things stand, the government hasn't included online fraud as a type of harm when it comes to certain adverts. So could the online safety bill be an effective solution?  To discuss this, Katy Balls is joined by Nicky Morgan, former Culture Secretary and chair of the Treasury Select Committee. Now a member of the House of Lords, Nicky is chairing a new inquiry into digital fraud. Also on the podcast is Lucy Powell, the Shadow Culture Secretary for Labour and Liz Ziegler who is the retail bank fraud and financial crime director at Lloyds Banking Group.  This podcast is kindy sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.

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We treat TV as the most disposable art form – but for decades it has shaped our world more than we know. From Big Brother to Shameless to Little Britain and Benefit Street, television chose the winners and losers of consumer capitalism, made it OK to sneer at the underclass, and then allowed that underclass a token comeback or two. Author Phil Harrison explores television's innate cruelty, class dynamics and political subtext in The Age Of Static: How TV Explains Modern Britain. Has TV made our politics worse? And should it just give up on live political interviews altogether? “A show called Britain's Hardest Worker pitted benefit claimants against one another. You wouldn't have written that in a dystopian fantasy.” “Maybe the BBC needs to be in that permanent state of conflict or it's not doing its job of challenging what we think.” “When Mentorn took over Question Time they promised ‘adrenaline-fuelled Thursday nights'. Is that the purpose of a serious news show?” “Nadine Dorries as a kamikaze Culture Secretary scares the hell out of me.” Written and presented by Justin Quirk. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Hunt is an optimist and his positive attitude towards life shines out throughout this entertaining and revealing interview. He shares great stories and insights from his time as Foreign Secretary, Health Secretary and Culture Secretary - including his candid take on the Murdoch bid to takeover BSkyB. It's his time at Health that is most fascinating and he is open and philosophical about his successes and failures in the job. He's philosophical in general and has a great approach to politics which is inspirational. The contrast with the current incumbent of Number 10, who Jeremy stood against in the 2019 Leadership Election, is irresistible. Follow Jeremy on Twitter: @Jeremy_Hunt NEW GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE POLITICAL PARTY LIVE: 20 Dec: Christmas Special with Jacob Rees-Mogg, Rosena Allin-Khan and MP410 Jan: Neil Kinnock24 Jan: Angela Rayner Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre including the next show with JACOB REES-MOGG, ROSENA ALLIN-KHAN and MP$ here: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/ Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What connects a Chinese tennis star, the new Culture Secretary and a viral karaoke show? Adam explains why the answer is Twitter, with a load of great voices for this bumper Tuesday episode... The BBC's new Culture Editor, Katie Razzall, was watching the Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries. BBC China's John Sudworth and Kerry Allen have been following the tale of the tennis legend, Peng Shuai. And Jacob McLaughlin, from Manchester, really knows how to host an online karaoke gig! Today's Newscast was made by Sam Bonham with Georgia Coan, Ben Cooper, Rachel Judah and Ros Jones. The studio director was Emma Crowe.

MICHAEL Hello and welcome! You're listening to Five in the Eye on Colourful Radio with me, Michael Ohajuru. This is episode 0329 of our weekly news review show. PHIL And joining Michael by Zoom this week, it's Phil Woodford, revealing that our top story is going to be the crisis over carers. Increasingly, the money the state provides for people to buy in care doesn't cover the costs. And even if the cash is there, it's often impossible to find staff available to work. MICHAEL And for story number two, it's the deal signed by our security services - MI5, MI6 and GCHQ - to store their top-secret info in the cloud… courtesy of Amazon! PHIL If you were lost up a mountain and someone was calling you, wouldn't you gratefully answer? Well, apparently not if you didn't recognise the number! That was extraordinary situation encountered by authorities in Colorado as they tried to rescue a hiker. That's story number three. MICHAEL And for our fourth story this week, we ask whether BBC presenter Nick Robinson was within his rights to tell the Prime Minister to stop talking in an interview? The Culture Secretary is briefing that the decision could have cost the Beeb a lot of money! PHIL And finally this week, to wrap up the show, we don't like to be morbid, but do you have plans for your final send-off? Well, Brenda Morris of Worcestershire decided recently that she would be escorted to the crematorium by Darth Vader and stormtroopers from Star Wars! MICHAEL May the farce be with you! And that's this week's Five in the Eye!

New Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries joins Christopher Hope live at the Conservative Party Conference in her first broadcast interview in the role. The best-selling author and MP for Mid-Bedfordshire declares the days of tokenism at the BBC over, dismisses "snobbery" surrounding her appointment, and comes down hard on Angela Rayner's comments about "Tory scum".Plus: Ms Dorries reveals whether she would pay her TV license if it weren't compulsory and why, as the tenth Culture Secretary in as many years, she's the minister who will stick.Read more from Christopher Hope: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/c/cf-cj/christopher-hope/ |Sign up for the Chopper's Politics newsletter: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/newsletters |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper |Listen to Off Script: https://playpodca.st/offscript |Email: chopperspolitics@telegraph.co.uk |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Charles reports back on a busy week in York theatres as the Grand Opera House re-opens with The Woman in Black, York Theatre Royal presents a new play, Mugabe, My Dad and Me. Graham reflects on the potential confusion for venues with the latest government climbdown as it decides to not go ahead with Covid Passports and the duo reflect on the appointment of Nadine Dorries as the new Culture Secretary. Graham also reports back on seeing Ripon's young folk talent, Billie Marten in concert following the release of her new album. Somehow, Charles takes Graham's connection between Bladerunner and billionaires in space and turns it into a discussion about the future of album cover artwork, before giving his verdict on an intriguing new exhibition at York Minster, People We Love.

With a career spanning five decades, Britain's first sickle cell and thalassemia nurse specialist, Prof Dame Elizabeth Anionwu revolutionised treatment of the disease. As an academic, she became a professor and dean of the nursing school at the University of West London, then established the Mary Seacole Centre for Nursing Practice, to address racial inequalities in the profession. When she retired she campaigned for a statue in honour of the pioneering Jamaican nurse, Mary Seacole. She speaks to Emma about her memoir ‘Dreams From My Mother' - a story of childhood, race, identity, family, hope and overcoming her upbringing which was marked by racism and abuse. Alison Goldsworthy was deputy chair of the Liberal Democrats Federal Executive while the party was in coalition government. Active in politics for a long time, she left the party in 2014. In 2013, she and others made public sexual harassment allegations against a senior colleague, allegations he has always strongly denied. Alison's book Poles Apart has just been published – she joins Emma to talk about what she learnt from that experience. Nobody likes paying parking fines, but would you go through a 5 year battle to beat one? Linda Edwards from Greater Manchester did just that - all over a £1 parking ticket she couldn't pay because the machine was broken. She joins Emma to explain why she stuck with it. Yesterday's reshuffle worked out pretty well for women in the Conservative party. Priti Patel stays in post, Liz Truss has been promoted to Foreign Secretary while retaining her Women and Equalities brief, and Nadine Dorries has been promoted to Culture Secretary. Women now occupy half of the great offices of state for the second time - the first being when Theresa May made Amber Rudd Home Secretary in 2016. But does any of that actually matter? Emma is joined to discuss by Sebastian Payne, author of Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England and Whitehall editor for the Financial Times, and Camilla Tominey, Associate Editor at the Telegraph.

The mince pies and P45s arrive on the shelves earlier every year. That's right, it's reshuffle season - and we're here with an emergency pod to assess the latest shower of sycophants. With Oliver Dowden taking over as party chair, are the Tories now on election footing? What awaits the justice system with Dominic Raab in charge? Can the panel bring themselves to speak the name of the new Culture Secretary, Nadin- Nadine Do- Na- oh, never mind, we can't do it either.“It's sense of moral despair that the Justice system is a consolation prize to someone who's messed up elsewhere” - Ian Dunt“Tory members see Truss as a modern day Thatcher” - Naomi Smith“Liz Truss has been able to produce ‘copy and paste' trade deals very effectively” - Naomi Smith“You get the sense this will be the team that will lead the Tories into the next election” - Ian Dunt“The best cabinet is where you have people who disagree, who raise problems, rather than closing yourself in an echo chamber” - Ian Dunt“Grant Shapps is doing an awful job at transport, especially on HGV drivers, yet he's still in there” - Alex Andreouwww.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Alex Andreou with Naomi Smith and Ian Dunt. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning author Anuradha Roy crafts pots as well as prose. She joins us live from India to discuss the fusion of ceramics and storytelling, pottery and politics in her new novel, The Earthspinner, a coming of age story set between two continents. At a recent auction some 19th century pottery jugs, expected to fetch £100 or so, sold for £3,000 - £4,000. They were bought by major museums vying to add them to their collections. The jugs' selling point was that they were decorated with anti-slavery images or celebrations of abolition. Clare Durham, ceramics specialist at auctioneers Woolley & Wallis, who sold them, talks to Kirsty Lang about pottery propaganda and the increased interest in such pieces. The British Ceramics Biennial is the largest ceramics event in the UK. Its new artistic director, Clare Wood, joins Front Row to discuss the shortlist for the festival's contemporary ceramics prize and to reflect on a new artwork that puts slavery on a plate. Nadine Dorries replaces Oliver Dowden as the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. BBC Arts Correspondent Vincent Dowd discusses the implications. Main image: A plate from Jacqueline Bishop's History at the Dinner Table exhibition. Image credit: Jenny Harper

Nathan Eckersley sits down with the Mayor for Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to discuss issues surrounding policing, housing and policies for young people. Andy Burnham has served as the Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017, before which he served in former Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Culture Secretary and Health Secretary. Burnham is the first appointed Mayor of Greater Manchester since the first Mayoral election in 2017 and was re-elected for a second term in May 2021. Find out more about Andy Burnham and the Mayor's powers and vision here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/the-mayor/ DISCLAIMER: Any facts, statistics and news stories mentioned in this episode are true and relevant as of the time it was recorded. All opinions stated on this podcast are representative only of the people they are credited to and are not a representation of any sponsors, advertisers or partners involved in The Nathan Eckersley Podcast, including W!ZARD Studios and Nathan Eckersley. Please do not try to send in a message or opinion whilst listening to this podcast as your message won't be read but you might still be charged. For our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions, please visit: www.wizardradio.co.uk Spotted a mistake on this podcast? Let us know and we'll try to fix it. Message us using the Contact Form on: www.wizardradio.co.uk/about Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Culture Secretary on culture wars, suburban values, football heritage and treading the boards

‘Do I talk into this thing?' These were the first words ever broadcast live, albeit inadvertently, by Mohandas Gandhi ahead of his speech to the USA. The year was 1931 and the location, London. Gandhi was in town as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress to attend the Second Round Table Conference. He was just weeks shy of his 62nd birthday. This episode adapted from a BIC Streams session with Chandrika Kaul in conversation with Jawhar Sircar focussed on Gandhi and radio, a subject that has been curiously neglected, both in studies of Gandhi and of broadcasting. Gandhi's engagement with radio, the circumstances surrounding his broadcasts, and his interaction with broadcasters, were analysed to help situate the medium within the Mahatma's media repertoire and evaluated its impact. Dr Chandrika Kaul, is Reader in Modern History at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, U.K. Jawhar Sircar retired in 2012, after four decades in the IAS — as India's longest serving Culture Secretary. He was immediately appointed CEO of Prasar Bharati in charge of All India Radio & Doordarshan for five years.

CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the $200 million lawsuit against Roblox from a consortium of music publishers led by the US National Music Publishers Association, plus Brexit negotiator David Frost's big no-show at a parliamentary inquiry into how the UK-EU trade deal messed things up so badly for touring musicians and what, if anything, is being done about it.  SECTION TIMES01: Roblox (00:3:36)02: Brexit (00:15:90)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services… Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Music publishers sue Roblox for $200 million, pile more pressure on Twitch• UK's Brexit negotiator criticised over no-show at Parliamentary session on the bureaucratic barriers faced by touring musicians• Culture Secretary mocked over “ambitious” visa-free touring agreement with Liechtenstein ALSO MENTIONED• Live industry warns against delayed reopening, calls on government to release Events Research Programme findings• Andrew Lloyd Webber promises “mother of all legal cases” if government pushes back lifting of COVID restrictions on venues MORE FROM CMU• Book your place on CMU's weekly webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights' Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

In this week's Oven Ready HR episode, I grab a few minutes with one of the UKs most senior political figures, a former Culture Secretary, Health Secretary, and Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, unsuccessfully challenged, Boris Johnson for the leadership of the Conservative Party. Today, Hunt is the chairman of the powerful House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee, where he is at times challenged and disagrees with the government's response to the COVID pandemic.He's also publicly disagreed with the proposed 1% pay increase for NHS staff, describing this as a miscalculation, as well as talking about COVID, we also discuss flexible working, toxic work cultures and the challenges faced by the NHS in attracting and retaining talent.  An exclusive chat with one of the UK's most influential political figures.

The UK's Culture Secretary has told the country to get ready for a "summer of fun" as the vaccine rollout gathers pace. Britain is also preparing to host a number of world renowned events. Some experts say social distancing and vaccine passports of some kind will be needed to facilitate large crowds. But how will small businesses cope? Oliver Regan takes a look. #UK #SummerOfFun #PandemicLockdowns

The Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, has said England remains on track for the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

The Salmond inquiry reaches its messy conclusion, the Culture Secretary thinks the solution to all of Britain’s problems is to wave a few flags about, and a protest against the Policing Bill turns violent in Bristol.In this episode Monty Burns tries to make sense of all the news coming out of Holyrood, Tom King travels the multiverse in search of a cure for flag mania and everyday average woman with a heart of gold Jade Fearnley is appalled to find out her son supports the protestors in Bristol.Enjoying the show? Don't forget you can get early access to every episode and the stories on the I See You facebook page by signing up to our Patreon!Written and edited by Sam GoreProduced by Huw Roberts and our brilliant Patreon supportersI See News theme by Eddie FrenchGraphic design by Chumchi.com  Advertise Your Business  by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5613-advertise-your-business-License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Nu Flute by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4149-nu-fluteLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/ISeeYouStories)

As part of our series of events covering the 2021 elections for the devolved regions, the Institute for Government was delighted to welcome The Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017.Seeking re-election on 6 May, Andy Burnham reflected on his first term as mayor, on the outlook for the Greater Manchester region and on how he would like to see the powers and responsibilities of 'metro mayors' develop.Andy Burnham was in conversation with Akash Paun, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government. Andy Burnham has been Mayor of Greater Manchester since May 2017. Previously he served in the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Culture Secretary, Health Secretary and Shadow Home Secretary. He was MP for Leigh from 2001–17.#IfGDevo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As part of our series of events covering the 2021 elections for the devolved regions, the Institute for Government was delighted to welcome The Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. Seeking re-election on 6 May, Andy Burnham reflected on his first term as mayor, on the outlook for the Greater Manchester region and on how he would like to see the powers and responsibilities of 'metro mayors' develop. Andy Burnham was in conversation with Akash Paun, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government. Andy Burnham has been Mayor of Greater Manchester since May 2017. Previously he served in the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Culture Secretary, Health Secretary and Shadow Home Secretary. He was MP for Leigh from 2001–17.

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Matt Dickinson and Tom Clarke. Liverpool’s title hopes look all but over following the defeat to Manchester City - but what’s gone wrong? Are they bad Champions and should some blame be put on manager, Jurgen Klopp? On the other hand, Manchester City have been in scintillating form - are they nailed on to win the Premier League this season? Has Pep Guardiola’s precise and patient development of Phil Foden created a generational talent and could his club form continue for England at the Euros? Harry Kane is back and instantly Tottenham’s fortunes improve - but could he be about to face the biggest decision of his career in order to win a trophy? If Kane was to leave - who would be the buyer? As the Culture Secretary promises new laws to make social media companies have more responsibility to tackle online abuse - we discuss the recent racial abuse aimed at footballers. Get your digital subscription to The Times and get a month free: thetimes.co.uk/thegame See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Biden’s senior communications team -- all women -- is a historic first. COVID cases are expected to surge after way too many people in the US traveled for the Thanksgiving holiday. Laverne Cox is opening up about a transphobic attack she experienced. The UK’s Culture Secretary wants you to know The Crown is fiction. AND is there a pandemic baby boom or bust? We’re talking with Dr. Jennifer Conti all about it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Are we in the Matrix?  Well, An MIT professor says our whole experience could be a simulation thing. So we'll get into that today Are Amazon workers to your Alexa conversations? Well if they are it is for only max 30 seconds. They don't have context. I get it. It may be an invasion of privacy but could they tell anything about the context. We will delve into this more today Why are conservatives (or so-called conservatives) saying we've got to start regulating the internet?  I will be covering the reasons why today. Is China selling high tech tyranny to Latin America? And it's true, and it's scary and we will discuss it. Then there is Malware that is attacking our Critical Infrastructure sites.  Today. it's on our list to discuss.  We've talked about autonomous cars, and about insurance and liability for them before? However, the bigger concern is DATA!  Did you know that a car can generate about 25 gigabytes of data every hour, and as much as four terabytes a day? So, who's getting that data?  Listen in for my take on that For all this and more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Transcript: Below is a rush transcript of this segment; it might contain errors. Airing date: 04/13/2019 Government Regs Killing Internet - China Selling Tyranny To Venezuela - Russian Malware Infecting Plants Craig Peterson 0:00 Hello, everybody Craig Peterson here. We've got a lot of security and technology to talk about today, including one of my favorite topics, you might not be aware of this. But wow, you're going to love this.  It is from an MIT professor. And he agrees with me about this whole simulation thing. So we'll get into that in just a few minutes. I was watching the news this week. In fact, it was yesterday on Friday. And it was kind of crazy because they were talking about oh, my gosh, Amazon workers are listening to what you're telling Alexa and the, you know, invasion of privacy and all this other stuff? Really? Really? I don't think so. Okay, so we'll talk about that. What's really happening there. Your car? We know we've talked about autonomous cars are about insurance before? Where's the liability shifting? Is it something that you really have to worry about? Well, how about all of the data? It's saying right now, this is an article from Roll Call, that a car can generate about 25 gigabytes of data every hour, and as much as four terabytes a day. So who's getting that data? And what does it mean and what's going to happen? We've had more and more calls for government regulations over the internet. Now, we've seen a lot of those in Europe, we're going to talk about what's happening right now in the US. We've even got so-called conservatives, who are saying we've got to start regulating the internet, because, of course, they feel their voices are being squashed. So we'll talk about that. China selling high tech tyranny to Latin America. This is from the Washington Examiner, in kind of an intriguing headline. And it's true, and it's scary. We've got another piece of malware out there. It's called Triton. And now it is infected a second critical infrastructure site. This is a bad, bad thing. And one more that's in my show notes for this week. And we may not get to all of us on the air today, right. So make sure you visit them online, you're going to have to go to http://CraigPeterson.com. And you can subscribe right there to my weekly show notes. You get all of the top articles that I have found during the week, right there in the daily or the weekly newsletter comes out Saturday morning. Craig 2:43  But this particular one's interesting because 16 months ago, researchers were reporting and unsettling escalation in hacks, targeting power plants. This is from ArsTechnica.com. And we talked a little bit about that before. And, you know, we know about some of the compromises that happened, for instance, in Iran that was conducted by the US and Israel. But what's unprecedented in this attack is the use of advanced malware that is targeting the site's safety processes. So it's shutting down all kinds of things that are going to help keep the plants safe. And when you think about gas field pressures, reactors, reactor temperatures rising, it gets very, very nasty, you know. Some of this stuff is designed to automatically close valves to really mess you up. And when we say mess you up, we mean to make that whole nuclear power plant go into a meltdown. Craig 3;48  So what's happening with this? There's some researchers over at FireEye who are saying that this same security firm, by the way, discovered Triton, and it ties it to Russia, that they've uncovered an additional intrusion use the same malicious software framework against a different critical infrastructure site. So I guess the big question here is, Does this mean that countries like Russia, for instance, are using malware as kind of a first strike opportunity? Right? It's hard to trace, it's hard to prove that it's them that that attacked you. Right? How can you prove it? Craig 4:30 Well, frankly, you can't in most cases, it just has fingerprints, like the Russian language, or this is attacks we know, that have previously come from Russia. Those are the types of things that we've got to watch out for. And we now know that Russia has been involved in some this hacking. We know China has been involved in some. North Korea has been involved in some to let me tell you, it's a different world. And the next war we have is going to be a much different war, that's for sure. Craig 5:03  Let's talk about this China story here, where China is selling some high tech tyranny to Latin America. This is, as I mentioned, the Washington Examiner. And this is very, very concerning. Because what we found now is China has been working with these companies like Huawei, which we know about, it's been a very, very big deal. And Huawei's devices have been banned from US military bases, and from others, but it's also saying this ZTE, is tied into this. And we know about the concerns with 5G and ZTE and all of the stuff that's going on all this stuff they're doing. And we're getting really concerned now because what's happening is that China is taking these tools that they've developed in order to monitor their people within China and really displace the United States. They're putting all of the surveillance equipment all around the US and the Western Hemisphere. Well, not so much in Canada, although, obviously with 5G rollouts, we do have some of that Chinese equipment going up there. But they're supporting right now Venezuelan strong man, Nicolas Maduro, the current president who's really clinging to power, after the western democracies, I think all of them said, Yeah, you got to be out of there. And recognize the opposition lawmakers, the interim president, China has been exporting technology that helps a South American socialist to monitor and strong arm the Venezuelan people, which is what he's been doing for quite a while. So here's an example of politics being really promoted and expanded the power base due to some of this technology. So think about that now. China is really now intertwined in the Western Hemisphere and things that are going on. And they're able to surveil, monitor, surrounding the US, that's all part of the Asia Pacific influence that they've been building here for a while. And it's very concerning very, very concerning.  Craig 7:24 Maduro, by the way, paid ZTE as part of this, but to build a $70 million database and payment system for what they're calling a homeland card. Now, what's concerning about this is this so-called homeland card, that ZTE sold the technology to Maduro for is designed to be used to control access to food, to cash, bonuses, social services, a social credit system for a political control mechanism. In fact, it's even used to track your voting. So they know how you voted, it's recorded right there with the card, it goes into the database. This is all part of their smart card thing. And if you don't vote the right way, what's going to happen? It's just like in Chicago, right? If you don't pay the local Chicago thugs in the party that's in control in Chicago, you know, all of the criminal activity that's been alleged there for years, much of it's been proven, in fact, you end up with potholes in your street that won't get fixed, because you've been speaking out against the local candidate for the town, for the city, for the county, for the state. It's just it's still so corrupt in Chicago. It's unbelievable, how bad it is there. Well, it is much, much worse in Venezuela using these Chinese technologies that the Chinese have been building. Have you seen the Black Mirror episode, for those that are sci-fi fantasy, it is a series out of UK, it's a really, really good one. And the whole idea, the whole premise behind this particular episode is that every time you do something, you get social credit, or you get credit taken away from you. And this poor lady just ends up in a downward spiral and, and has no credit left, right? It gets to be really, really bad. Well, in China, now, they have facial recognition technology all over the place throughout all of the major cities. If you jaywalk, you get points taken away, because the computers know who you are. And now you don't have the social credit. And if you don't have the social credit, because you've done things that the socialist, communist government doesn't like, you cannot vote, you can't get on an airplane, you can't get on a train even they block you from those if you don't do what you're told to do. And if you're not politically correct. Free speech is just going down the tubes worldwide and very, very scary. So let's talk about friends speech here for a minute. Craig 10:01 Here's an article from the Daily Mail. And course they are ahead of us in some of this stuff, right? Free speech is outlawed in the United Kingdom. Now, it's legally outlawed in Canada, you cannot say certain things. You can't even ask legitimate questions, legitimate political questions. You cannot have a dialogue about certain things. You know, if you question about somebody's birth sex, and now they say, well, you have to use this gender when addressing me, or you're supposed to go on bended knee to his or her royal highness and request permission to speak to them what's going on? Because in Canada, and in the UK, if you say something they don't like, you can go to jail. And it's that simple. So there is no freedom of speech there. And in the US now, we've got these fascists running around, who are beating people up, threatening people, yelling, screaming, trying to stop free speech rights. And that is the definition of fascism, isn't it? It's a definition of socialism or communism, they all do it. They all try and stop free speech because they don't want the free exchange of ideas because their ideas are right. And the only reason it hasn't worked before is because of what? Well, because the other people weren't smart enough. We're smart, our generation is smarter than all generations that have ever come before us. Right? That is not what they say. So now we're tying technology into this. We're seeing it in China. Big time, big time. And we're now seeing it in Venezuela, as the current president tries to hold on to his socialist powers to control everyone's lives. And of course, people are dying, they're starving, They're digging through trash to try and find food. Right? A socialist utopia, just like the Soviet Union became? Craig 11:57 Well, now we're looking at government regulations. In the US over free speech in places like the public square. Is Facebook, the public square? Is Twitter the public square? Obviously not. But we passed laws in the US that said, Hey, listen, we're going to consider you as a public square, all you have is a faucet. And all of these ideas are coming out of that faucet. And therefore, we are not going to allow anyone to hold you liable for the things that your users say online. And that's the sort of thing that you expect from free and open fair discussions from a democracy, right? You expect that kind of free speech, and you don't want to have regulations or restrictions on the people that are providing those free speech areas, just like the public square. You could go get a soapbox, you could stand up in the public square, and you could say anything you wanted, no matter how crazy it was. Right? That that was the idea of the public square. That was the idea behind the laws that are protecting Facebook and Twitter and, and others online. Craig 13:14  Well, now we found that they are doing various types of censorship, let's put it that way. Google is being sued. And just this week, a big lawsuit was announced, because Google's showing search results that favor them versus their competitors. Now, I gotta say, if you're writing code that's going to give good search results, of course, you have to discriminate against materials that you don't consider to be, you know, up to your standard that people aren't looking at that aren't, aren't popular. Craig 13:52 But if you're looking for an unpopular opinion online, you know, remember, the majority isn't always right. Right? Slavery. The majority of people endorsed it, but it wasn't right. It was never right. So just because of the majority says something should be done. And just because political correctness would lead me to believe that that's what you should do. That doesn't mean that it is the right thing. Well, China's walled off a lot of Western services on the internet, you've heard about the Great Firewall of China before. The UK now is planning to hold executives personally liable for posts on social media that they consider harmful or illegal because remember, there's no free speech in the UK anymore. And this came out in the government white paper on Monday this week. They say this would put the country at the far end of internet censorship and further fuel, what they're calling now this splinternet. This is a term circulated for, you know, more or less a decade here, this gained some popularity recently. And this comes in the tail end of Mark Zuckerberg saying, you know, Facebook's chief, that he wants a common global frame that a framework of internet rules, which is never going to happen, right. Tim Burners Lee, you might remember him, he started the worldwide web's, software. And he came up with what he called a contract for the web that establishes an ethical sense of principles for the internet. A whole lot here. The New Zealand Christchurch mosques, massacre, you remember, this was very recent as well live streamed online. It's a heightened sense of urgency in New Zealand. They just knee-jerked, passed laws within two weeks that change the face of what's happening there. Huge debates in the US and the EU on curbing what they're calling incitement to violence. Now, obviously, you can tie this into, can I yell fire in a crowded theater? Right? There's a lot of things that you could do here. Craig 16:10 In free speech, that would step over lines like that. So how about the line for inciting to violence? What is that? What does it mean? Well, in Australia, there's a law now it's a new one that can jail social media executives for failing to take down violent extremist content quickly. A proposal in Britain that makes executives personally liable for harmful common content posted on social platforms. How do you define this? How do you define harmful content? Where is the line? If someone says, Oh, my feelings were hurt? Is that harmful? Well, of course, it is, because their feelings were hurt. So does that mean we can't say anything that might upset anyone again, refer back to that, that Black Mirror episode of the UK proposal, this is from a White House technology advisor, who's now over at MIT says that it's a very bad look for rights-respecting democracy to do what they're doing in the UK would place the UK toward the foreign the internet censorship spectrum. Craig 17:19 And the UK culture Secretary says, you like that? They got a culture Secretary over there. The Culture Secretary says the proposed laws will not limit press freedom. Okay, so where's the line on the press? Look what's happening right now, the Ecuadorian embassy in Britain. And you have a guy who is now under arrest, who's claiming he is a publisher, right? He published documents that were stolen by two military members, one was a military contractor and one, another military man who was working with secret information. Was he a publisher? Did he help them steal it by providing instructions on how to sneak classified information out? Was he a co-conspirator? There's just so much right now going on. And you know, when we're looking at free speech, I think free speech is almost absolute. Craig 18:23 If it can be shown that something caused physical harm to someone, you know, that's kind of where the my you're right to swing your fist stops where my nose begins. Now, obviously, at some point, while that fist is being swung, I'm feeling threatened. Craig 18:42 But where do you draw the line? Well, I think you draw the line at touching me, certainly at hitting my nose. And this is something that the internet pioneer has never really thought about. Remember, I've been on the internet since 83. Of course, it wasn't called that back then. We had different types of networks and things. But since 83, and free speech was always a big deal. We didn't really get free speech until September of 91 online, because it was still heavily controlled by the federal government. Remember it was a federal government research project that funded it, but then they kind of let loose of it in 91. But man, what a world out there.  Craig 19:22  Let's get into this Amazon article right now. I was listening to the news. I was watching a morning news program, in fact, this week, and they were talking about how bad it is that Amazon Alexa workers are sitting there listening to you. Okay, so that's one level. And then they said, Oh, and on top of it now, they won't call the police if they hear something that might be bad. Now, I like it. I like that, right. And I understand the first part. And I like the second part. Because you know, the second part, you don't have the full context, you've got a 3o second snippet. You know, somebody wakes up that that Amazon device, or that Google device, or whatever it might be. You wake it up, it records for up to 32nd, sends it up to the cloud, processes it, and then execute your command. So they're listening to max 30 seconds. You don't have context. You don't know what's going on. And you certainly don't want to destroy people's lives over a vague suspicion. Right. So I like that. I really like that. It's just like as when I spent 10 years in emergency medicine, we were all mandated-reporters. But we did not have to report unless we thought there might be something going on that's reportable. Craig 20:52 So I think that's a pretty straightforward thing. I think that's pretty simple to look at and understand because it didn't think that something was reportable, then I never reported it. And so different people had different bars, right? How high that was. Now, let's go to the first part of this where they were very upset that Amazon employees were listening in. Craig 21:17 It's very limited when Amazon employees are listening in and they're not listening to all of the audio coming from your house. So listening to at most that 30-second snippet, when you told Alexa, that you had a command for her. That's it. That's that simple. And what they're doing is they're using your audio to better the speech interpretation, better the machine learning, so that it understands how people are asking questions, what sort of accents they might have, how it works. For instance, when I talked to Alexa, I get great responses, because she understands me. She understands me speaking, hopefully, you guys do too. But my wife has issues with it. I have a son that has issues with it. And that has to do with your cadence, your clarity of speech, right, enunciation. And how do you improve your software? You improve it by testing. How do you test software, that design that's intended to be able to process human speech and understand what it's going for? Understand what the goal is of that human that's asking you to do something? Well, this is the only way to do it. Right? They don't have these employees that hear the audio don't have your name. They don't have your account number, they have no idea who you are, they don't have the email address. All they have is a snippet of sound, and how the Alexa voice processor processed it. So they can listen to what they can see was Alexa correct in parsing much you said? And was it correct in understanding your intention behind what you said? So it's pretty simple, it's pretty straightforward. Don't get too freaked out about this. And there have been court cases where Amazon has been asked for and did provide under court order, the audio that has been captured. But remember, it's very limited audio. And unless that device has been hacked, and you know, it hasn't happened in at least a couple of years that I'm aware of. If it's hacked, it is possible to make it so it's recording. But the way the hardware setup in that Alexa, it cannot record you, unless that little light is on. It's a physical hardware limitation that they purposely built into it. So it's not as though they can just turn on the microphone and life is good. It's like on your MacBook Pro, the hardware that when your camera is active, that light comes on. It's all designed in one piece. So unlike many Windows machines, you can't just turn on the camera and not have that green light come on. The same thing with Alexa. Now, if you have physical access to the device, there may be you know, there's always ways right ultimately, to get into that. Craig 24:22  Man, we are almost out of time. Three technologies that could create trillion dollar markets over the next decade. I got that from Barons, but it's up there on http://CraigPeterson.com. Very interesting. And they talk about some genetic stuff and quantum computing and material science. You'd find that fascinating, I'm sure and I have it up again along with all of these at my website http://CraigPeterson.com. And if you go to htttp://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show, you'll see my show notes, but you also get those in the email if you signed up. This is the one that I really am interested in. Craig 25:03 Are we living in an illusion? Did you notice back in 99, there were three movies that came out that were implying, inferring, opening our minds to the possibility that we are living in a simulation. And I had a guest on my show about that time. He's just a regular engineer. But he had done a lot of thought a lot of research and put together a book that was specifically addressing that question. Very thick book, very convincing book. And he did all the math behind it. And basically, what he said is that, eventually, any civilization will get good enough to be able to have a virtual reality that's indistinguishable from the real thing. Craig 25:52 And the odds are that within 20, 30 years from now, that'll be true here. You'll be able to plug yourself in one way or the other and live in whatever worlds you want to. Have a vacation in Fiji and just enjoy it and not have any jet lag okay. That's coming. So if that happens, basically he said the odds are millions to one that we are living in that timeline that invented this virtual reality. Craig 26:28 We may be all running this, this whole world, this universe that we perceive around us, is millions to one likely to be a simulation. We are not likely to be that very first time through. And what's interesting is this ties into a lot of religions as well. Because again, God created the heavens in the earth. He did it in six days. Oh, maybe he did. Maybe we're running in a simulation, and on a computer in somebody's basement? Who knows what we're doing? And are we all just artificial intelligence programs? So this is fascinating. When I get this book, Rizwan Virk, I may try and get him on the radio show. He's a computer scientist. Video game developer, he leads PlayLabs at MIT. And his book's called The Simulation Hypothesis. I love it. I love just the mental gyrations you kind of have to go through to think about this and the potential of being a simulation. Craig 27:33  Well, I appreciate everybody being with us today. We will be back next week. And course I've been releasing podcast now, six days a week. Most weeks, it's you know, it's between two and six. But most recent six weeks we have you know, It's A Security Thing where we're talking about current recent security problems businesses have had what could have been done to prevent them what you can do, and then also just talking about all these great articles that we send out in our show notes. So have a great day. We'll see you next week and thanks for listening. http://CraigPeterson.com for more. Bye-Bye   ---  Related articles: Amazon Workers Are Listening To What You Tell Alexa Mysterious Safety-Tampering Malware Infects A Second Critical Infrastructure Site Rise Of The 'Splinternet': Experts Warn The World Wide Web Will Break Up And Fragment As Governments Set Their Own Rules To Filter And Restrict Content China Selling High-Tech Tyranny To Latin America, Stoking US Concern Are We Living In A Simulation? This MIT Scientist Says It’s More Likely Than Not 3 Technologies That Could Create Trillion-Dollar Markets Over The Next Decade Your Car Is Watching You. Who Owns The Data? --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

The Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright MP, who today gave his ‘Value of Culture' speech, in which he set out the government's plans for a multi-million-pound investment in the arts and culture in the UK, discusses his plans to ‘unleash creativity across the nation'.This week the BBC radio schedules saw sweeping change with new presenters at the helm of two breakfast shows. Lauren Laverne takes over from Shaun Keaveny at 6 Music, and Zoe Ball fills the shoes of Chris Evans on the UK's largest breakfast show on Radio 2. Radio critic Susan Jeffreys reviews both shows, as well as BBC Sounds new true crime style drama podcast, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma has followed his Man Booker shortlisted novel, The Fisherman, with an epic story narrated by the central character's guardian spirit, or Chi. He tells Alex how he wanted An Orchestra of Minorities to explore the Igbo belief system in the way that Milton's Paradise Lost does for Christianity.Presenter: Alex Clark Producer: Sarah JohnsonMain image: Jeremy Wright MP Photo credit: Getty Images

Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin dissect the week’s news in the radio industry, including the arrival of a fourth Culture Secretary in two years. Plus Stuart takes a look through the latest BBC pay figures, just released as part of the corporation's Annual Report 2017-18. James Cridland considers what we can learn from Germany’s multiplatform radio landscape, and David Lloyd has more Radio Moments.

The Culture Secretary on controlling the power of the internet giants, why he wants his own personal app and how to win a horse race

Olly Mann is joined by top industry insiders to reveal their trends for the year ahead in tv, radio, print and online. Louise Ridley (Buzzfeed), TV producer Faraz Osman, Business Insider's Jake Kanter and Holden Frith and Rebecca Gillie from theweek.co.uk share their tips.Also on the programme: we discuss the latest pay row at the BBC, the news that Radio 2's new daytime schedule has an actual woman in it, and what the new Culture Secretary has in their in-tray.PLUS we hold our guests to account for last year's prognostications. How accurate were they?A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Support the show by becoming a voluntary subscriber: http://themediapodcast.com/donate Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/themediapodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The gang return for more irreverent discussions about the new BBC sci-fi TV series based on Chine Mieville’s book "The City and the City", Sue Perkins arguing with the Culture Secretary, Barack Obama appearing on Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Spongebob: The Musical and more. This week we’ve been watching The Strain, Doctor Who Series 9, Suits and The Great British Menu. #The_Strain #Doctor_Who #Suits #The_Great_British_Menu #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

ACTUALIDAD DX.COM.AR No. 3Greetings dear friends of Actualidad DX.com.ar, the DXing program about DXing, broadcasting media and new technologies that airs every week through RAE-Argentina to the World, the International Short Wave Station of the Argentine Republic.We remind you that you can send your reception reports, suggestions, criticisms and comments to our email: actualidaddx.com.ar@gmail.comWe also invite you to contact us via traditional mail, to RAE Argentina to the World, PO Box 555, Post Code 1000, BA, Argentina.CORTINA MUSICALRAE Argentina al Mundo keeps on incorporating new technologies and has now a new channel: AUDIONOW, that allows our listeners to follow our programs via their phones, at the cost of an local phone call.AUDIONOW is a system to connect stations with their audiences in far-off places, as an alternative to SW and internet. In the specific case of the US, online listening is made only where there’s Wi Fi networks near, since 4G and 3G services don’t have flat-price data plans, but they do have flat-price plans for phone calls.This radio-over-phone instrument is already used by other international broadcasters such as BBC, VOA, Radio Francia Internacional, Deutsche Welle, and the UN radio station.On this first stage, RAE Argentina to the World will work with Audionow in English and Spanish for listeners in the US who will be able to tune in on our full hour-long programs or on our news bulletins.Arrangements are being made to bring this option to Mexico and Canada in North America and Brazil in South America.There’s the intention also of including football broadcasts.CORTINA MUSICALAnd we kick off with SW hearings.La Oesterreichischer Rundfunk, was picked up by transmitters in Moosbrun, Austria 0500-0620 en 6155 khz con 300 kW in German for the west of Europe, from Mondays to Fridays.0500-0615 en 6155 khz also in German for western Europe, on Saturdays and Sundays.AUDIO No. 1From the same transmitting site, religious broadcaster FEBA goes on the air, between 0800-0830 on 15260 KHZ with 100KW in Arabic.Also from Moosbrun, Austria, Radio DARC, broadcasts only on Sundays, between 0900-1000 UTC on 6070 khz con 100 kW in German.AUDIO No. 2Only the first Sunday of every month and always from Moosbrun, Radio JOystick can be picked up between 1000 and 1100 on 7330 khz, with 100 kW for Europe in German.Now we share some news for the A17 broadcasting period by WCB-Madagascar World Voice.Between 0200 and 0400, on its new frequency of 6190KHZ with 100KW, aimed at SOuth America in Spanish, with a program called “The Happy Voice”.AUDIO No. 3Between 0300-0400 on 15515 KHZ with 100KW for Southeast Asia with English-language program “African Pathways Radio”.Between 1900 and 2000 on 9820 KHZ with 100KW in Russian for Eastern Europe, with a program generated by its sister station “KNLS New Life Station”.CORTINA MUSICALNow we have more news from Argentina.The Culture Secretary of La Rioja province, Víctor Robledo, together with other officials of the provincial administration met Cristian Arrieta, the delegate from the ENACOM, Communications Board.The provincial secretariat had requested the federal authorities for an FM broadcasting license, to set up a public radio that broadcasts culture-related news.CORTINA MUSICALWe move on now to an international SW broadcaster, China International Radio proposed Sputnik China to create a joint brand, according to what was informed by Dmitri Kiseliov, director general of the Rossiya Segodnya, .media group In addition, a project called “Russia and China on the Silk Road”, organized by both groups began last October.25 journalists from both nations will visit the main stages of the New Silk Road between the cities of Xi'an and Urumchi.CORTINA MUSICALAnd back to Latin America to visit Ecuador.The Ecuadorian House of Culture reported that the Telecom Watchdog Agency, Arcotel, assigned an FM broadcasting licence to them.Arcotel granted the entity the 100.9 frequency, with enough range to cover the province of Pichincha. The new station will be called Culture FM.Pérez underlined the importance of getting the licence, something the House of Culture had been working for years. They already run an AM station, House of Culture Radio, that’s been on the air for almost 70 years, and is one of the forerunners in the field of cultural broadcasting in the country.According to Pérez Torres, Culture FM will aim at contributing to the cultural enhancemente of Ecuadorians, bringing them closer to Latin America and the world.Proaño, expects the station becomes a reference in culture for the country.CORTINA MUSICALLet’s continue with the Americas. Now, Panamá.The Panamanian National Authority of Public Services held two public hearings that seek to establish the reach and benefit for the population of granting Radio Licences Class B (non-proffit broadcasting) to the State-Ran SERTV broadcasting service and the Catholic Faith Radio Promotion Foundation.AUDIO No. 4During the hearings, which are part of the process the entity carries out every two years to assign FM licences, legal representatives of both organizations presented their arguments to obtain concession of the broadcasting rights, underlining they wanted them exclusively for divulging issues that strengthen national culture, democracy and transparency in public administration.CORTINA MUSICALMoving on now to Venezuela, where various stations have closed down in the region of Yaracuy, because they were allegedly in violation of the law, and hadn’t met legal requirements to remain on the air.The CONATEL telecom watchdog agency establishes that broadcasting is suspended until they meet the legal requirements.These are the stations that were removed from the airwaves by the Venezuelan authorities: Yara 104.3, K-ndela 90.3, Más Network 98.9, Shaddai 101.9, Mix 98.3 y Criollísima 104.9, all of them FM stations.Rumbera Network 106.5 was mentioned as one of the potential broadcasters in problems, but the station’s management dismissed this rumour, and explained they were off the air due to a broken transmitter that was fixed already.When CONATEL inspectors visited the area of Nirgua, they closed down La Reina 96.7 FM, Agua Viva 90.3 FM y Tentación 90.9 FM. and also Divertida 104.7 FM, Sabor 89.9 FM, Auténtica 97.1 FM y Urbana 102.9 FM. CORTINA MUSICALAnd the final part of our program is dedicated to cinema and radio.Radio didn’t only revolutionize the telecommunications sector. It also enabled journalism and entertainment to explore new fields.Therefore, the world of waves and transistors has generated a world of its own that has been depicted on various films. On the occasion of marking the World Radio Day, Non Stop People has prepared a clip reviewing the main radio-related films.AUDIO No. 5- Este audio dura entre 9 y 10 minutos. Pasar el primer minuto integro. A highlight of the list is Good Morning Vietnam, of 1987, starring Robin Williams. The movie is a criticism of political correctness. The role of the radio presenter is key in other features such as Talking To Death of Lonely in the Night. Then, there’s also Radio Stories and Radio Days, that shows the effect the medium had on people’s day-to-day lives.CORTINA MUSICALFIN DEL PROGRAMANot close to a radio receiver or internet? Now those who live in the US can listen to RAE-Argentina to the World live calling 641.552.8099 from any telephone, with no additional cost per call.Call 641.552.8099 and listen to news and content by RAE - Argentina to the World. Save the number on your phone.If you have friends and family in the US who enjoy being in touch with Argentine current affairs, tell them they can call 641.552.8099 and listen to RAE - Argentina to the World from any mobile phone. The best part is that there’s no additional cost for the call when one calls from the US.

ACTUALIDAD DX.COM.AR No. 3Greetings dear friends of Actualidad DX.com.ar, the DXing program about DXing, broadcasting media and new technologies that airs every week through RAE-Argentina to the World, the International Short Wave Station of the Argentine Republic.We remind you that you can send your reception reports, suggestions, criticisms and comments to our email: actualidaddx.com.ar@gmail.comWe also invite you to contact us via traditional mail, to RAE Argentina to the World, PO Box 555, Post Code 1000, BA, Argentina.CORTINA MUSICALRAE Argentina al Mundo keeps on incorporating new technologies and has now a new channel: AUDIONOW, that allows our listeners to follow our programs via their phones, at the cost of an local phone call.AUDIONOW is a system to connect stations with their audiences in far-off places, as an alternative to SW and internet. In the specific case of the US, online listening is made only where there’s Wi Fi networks near, since 4G and 3G services don’t have flat-price data plans, but they do have flat-price plans for phone calls.This radio-over-phone instrument is already used by other international broadcasters such as BBC, VOA, Radio Francia Internacional, Deutsche Welle, and the UN radio station.On this first stage, RAE Argentina to the World will work with Audionow in English and Spanish for listeners in the US who will be able to tune in on our full hour-long programs or on our news bulletins.Arrangements are being made to bring this option to Mexico and Canada in North America and Brazil in South America.There’s the intention also of including football broadcasts.CORTINA MUSICALAnd we kick off with SW hearings.La Oesterreichischer Rundfunk, was picked up by transmitters in Moosbrun, Austria 0500-0620 en 6155 khz con 300 kW in German for the west of Europe, from Mondays to Fridays.0500-0615 en 6155 khz also in German for western Europe, on Saturdays and Sundays.AUDIO No. 1From the same transmitting site, religious broadcaster FEBA goes on the air, between 0800-0830 on 15260 KHZ with 100KW in Arabic.Also from Moosbrun, Austria, Radio DARC, broadcasts only on Sundays, between 0900-1000 UTC on 6070 khz con 100 kW in German.AUDIO No. 2Only the first Sunday of every month and always from Moosbrun, Radio JOystick can be picked up between 1000 and 1100 on 7330 khz, with 100 kW for Europe in German.Now we share some news for the A17 broadcasting period by WCB-Madagascar World Voice.Between 0200 and 0400, on its new frequency of 6190KHZ with 100KW, aimed at SOuth America in Spanish, with a program called “The Happy Voice”.AUDIO No. 3Between 0300-0400 on 15515 KHZ with 100KW for Southeast Asia with English-language program “African Pathways Radio”.Between 1900 and 2000 on 9820 KHZ with 100KW in Russian for Eastern Europe, with a program generated by its sister station “KNLS New Life Station”.CORTINA MUSICALNow we have more news from Argentina.The Culture Secretary of La Rioja province, Víctor Robledo, together with other officials of the provincial administration met Cristian Arrieta, the delegate from the ENACOM, Communications Board.The provincial secretariat had requested the federal authorities for an FM broadcasting license, to set up a public radio that broadcasts culture-related news.CORTINA MUSICALWe move on now to an international SW broadcaster, China International Radio proposed Sputnik China to create a joint brand, according to what was informed by Dmitri Kiseliov, director general of the Rossiya Segodnya, .media group In addition, a project called “Russia and China on the Silk Road”, organized by both groups began last October.25 journalists from both nations will visit the main stages of the New Silk Road between the cities of Xi'an and Urumchi.CORTINA MUSICALAnd back to Latin America to visit Ecuador.The Ecuadorian House of Culture reported that the Telecom Watchdog Agency, Arcotel, assigned an FM broadcasting licence to them.Arcotel granted the entity the 100.9 frequency, with enough range to cover the province of Pichincha. The new station will be called Culture FM.Pérez underlined the importance of getting the licence, something the House of Culture had been working for years. They already run an AM station, House of Culture Radio, that’s been on the air for almost 70 years, and is one of the forerunners in the field of cultural broadcasting in the country.According to Pérez Torres, Culture FM will aim at contributing to the cultural enhancemente of Ecuadorians, bringing them closer to Latin America and the world.Proaño, expects the station becomes a reference in culture for the country.CORTINA MUSICALLet’s continue with the Americas. Now, Panamá.The Panamanian National Authority of Public Services held two public hearings that seek to establish the reach and benefit for the population of granting Radio Licences Class B (non-proffit broadcasting) to the State-Ran SERTV broadcasting service and the Catholic Faith Radio Promotion Foundation.AUDIO No. 4During the hearings, which are part of the process the entity carries out every two years to assign FM licences, legal representatives of both organizations presented their arguments to obtain concession of the broadcasting rights, underlining they wanted them exclusively for divulging issues that strengthen national culture, democracy and transparency in public administration.CORTINA MUSICALMoving on now to Venezuela, where various stations have closed down in the region of Yaracuy, because they were allegedly in violation of the law, and hadn’t met legal requirements to remain on the air.The CONATEL telecom watchdog agency establishes that broadcasting is suspended until they meet the legal requirements.These are the stations that were removed from the airwaves by the Venezuelan authorities: Yara 104.3, K-ndela 90.3, Más Network 98.9, Shaddai 101.9, Mix 98.3 y Criollísima 104.9, all of them FM stations.Rumbera Network 106.5 was mentioned as one of the potential broadcasters in problems, but the station’s management dismissed this rumour, and explained they were off the air due to a broken transmitter that was fixed already.When CONATEL inspectors visited the area of Nirgua, they closed down La Reina 96.7 FM, Agua Viva 90.3 FM y Tentación 90.9 FM. and also Divertida 104.7 FM, Sabor 89.9 FM, Auténtica 97.1 FM y Urbana 102.9 FM. CORTINA MUSICALAnd the final part of our program is dedicated to cinema and radio.Radio didn’t only revolutionize the telecommunications sector. It also enabled journalism and entertainment to explore new fields.Therefore, the world of waves and transistors has generated a world of its own that has been depicted on various films. On the occasion of marking the World Radio Day, Non Stop People has prepared a clip reviewing the main radio-related films.AUDIO No. 5- Este audio dura entre 9 y 10 minutos. Pasar el primer minuto integro. A highlight of the list is Good Morning Vietnam, of 1987, starring Robin Williams. The movie is a criticism of political correctness. The role of the radio presenter is key in other features such as Talking To Death of Lonely in the Night. Then, there’s also Radio Stories and Radio Days, that shows the effect the medium had on people’s day-to-day lives.CORTINA MUSICALFIN DEL PROGRAMANot close to a radio receiver or internet? Now those who live in the US can listen to RAE-Argentina to the World live calling 641.552.8099 from any telephone, with no additional cost per call.Call 641.552.8099 and listen to news and content by RAE - Argentina to the World. Save the number on your phone.If you have friends and family in the US who enjoy being in touch with Argentine current affairs, tell them they can call 641.552.8099 and listen to RAE - Argentina to the World from any mobile phone. The best part is that there’s no additional cost for the call when one calls from the US.

Woman's Hour presenter Jenni Murray wrote an article in the Sunday Times questioning the claim of transgender women to be real women. The article sparked controversy and debate, but also claims that Jenni Murray had breached the BBC's impartiality guidelines. Joining Andrea to discuss the fallout from the article are Eleanor Mills, Editor of the Sunday Times Magazine, Alison Hastings, former Chair of the BBC Trust's Editorial Standards Committee and Stewart Purvis formely of ITN and OFCOM, now a Channel 4 board director. A new archive will tell the story of the BBC directly through the voices of the people who worked there. The BBC and the University of Sussex are creating a digital catalogue of hundreds of audio and video interview with former BBC staff. Professor David Hendy talks about what they've found. Next week the Culture Secretary looks set to refer 20th Century Fox's proposed 11.7 million pound takeover of SKY to the regulators. Karen Bradley has said that she is minded to ask OFCOM to examine the bid on two grounds of a threat to media plurality and whether Fox is committed to the required editorial standards. Claire Enders, founder of Enders Analysis joins us to assess the prospects for the biggest media deal of the year and how it might change the media landscape in this country. Producer: Ruth Watts.

Clint Eastwood's latest film Sully tells the story of Captain Chesley Sullenberger who landed an airliner on New York's Hudson river in 2009. Critic Angie Errigo discusses how Eastwood's 35th film as a director fits into his remarkable career.Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Robert Olen Butler discusses his latest book, Perfume River, which explores how the Vietnam war resonates down the generations. Roger Law used to make the puppets for Spitting Image, the satirical TV show which poked fun at celebrities and politicians showing them with grotesque mouths and rheumy eyes. Now he makes porcelain vases and plates portraying Weedy Sea-Dragons and Long-nosed Poteroos. As his exhibition Transported opens at The Scottish Gallery, in Edinburgh, he explains why he's made the change.Last month, the Culture Secretary announced that the British Army would establish a specialist cultural property protection unit. As the bill comes closer to becoming law, Lt Colonel Tim Purbrick, an art dealer and British army reservist who was a tank commander during the Desert Storm campaign, discusses how such a unit could work.

June's circulation figures indicate good times for national newspapers and their online editions following the EU referendum - but with Enders Analysis predicting a huge drop in ad spending, will the boom be short lived? Olly Mann is joined by journalist James Ball (Buzzfeed) and TV producer Faraz Osman (Lemonade Money) to discuss this and the rest of the week's media news. Elsewhere on the podcast our pundits discuss the treatment of Channel 4 News reporter Fatima Manji, what little we know about the new Culture Secretary and the latest attempt to bring US satire to Britain. A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Please help support the podcast by taking out a voluntary subscription at our website: themediapodcast.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/themediapodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tabloid journalist Susie Boniface – also known as the Fleet Street Fox – and broadcaster Maggie Brown join Olly Mann to discuss the largest compensation payment in phone hacking history. As a High Court judge orders more than £250,000 to be paid to Sadie Frost - the biggest single payout in phone-hacking history - Trinity Mirror sets aside £28m to pay more alleged victims. What impact might this have on budgets at the group's local newspapers? Also this week: What does the appointment of John Whittingdale as Culture Secretary mean for the BBC as it gears up to negotiate a new royal charter? Matt Deegan uncovers the winners and losers in this week's RAJAR results – where Radio 1's reach has fallen below the psychologically-important figure of 10 million listeners a week. Radio 1 says it's shedding older listeners but is that the whole story? Plus, ITV revenues are going up but audiences are going down. The London newspapers moving production to an office in Dorset. And a quickfire... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/themediapodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Toby Castle, Deputy News Editor at BBC News, and Andrew Dickens, Senior Reporter at C21 Media, join Paul Blanchard to discuss the latest media headlines. This episode: what does the appointment of John Whittingdale to Culture Secretary mean for the BBC? Was the publication of Prince Charles' 'black spider' memos an invasion of privacy? And is it a good idea for publishers to allow their articles to be run in full in Facebook’s news feed?

Rona Fairhead, the former FT Group chief executive, has been announced as the Government's preferred choice as BBC Trust chair. Her nomination comes at a challenging time for the BBC, in the run up to Charter renewal and concerns over governance. Steve hears from John Gapper, former colleague, and Associate Editor of the Financial Times, about what she could bring to the role; former Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell MP, who introduced the BBC Trust as a system of governance, and Phil Harding, former BBC news editor and Controller of Editorial Policy, about what her appointment may mean for the Trust, and the BBC.The BBC and South Yorkshire Police appeared before MPs yesterday, regarding the search of Sir Cliff Richard's home in Berkshire. The police and the BBC cooperated with each other, which ended in the BBC having cameras and a helicopter at the singer's home when the police turned up to raid it. Hundreds of people complained about the footage. However, Chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Committee, Keith Vaz said the BBC had behaved, 'perfectly properly'. Steve Hewlett is joined by the BBC's head of newsgathering, Jonathan Munro, to discuss the operational decisions the organisation made.The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) will replace the Press Complaints Commission next week. The majority of the UK's national press has elected to be subject to its regulation. The Press Gazette is the latest to sign up, and it's understood that a decision will be made by the Guardian shortly. However, there's still concern that ISPO is not independent enough. Executive Director of Hacked Off Joan Smith, Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford, and former Guardian editor and Observer columnist Peter Preston, join Steve.Producer: Katy Takatsuki.

Mark Coles profiles new Culture Secretary, Sajid Javid. Son of 1960s immigrants from Pakistan, after a stellar banking career he's now in the Cabinet. What's behind his rise? And what kind of Culture Secretary will he be? Producer: Chris Bowlby.

Tim Montgomerie is joined by David Aaronovitch, Juliet Samuel and Robbie Millen. David Aaronovitch, "Lucky Scotland! Defence Secretary Philip Hammond is there this week, amid what seem like a co-ordinated series of warnings about the impact of a 'Yes' vote on the UK's defence capabilities. Are these scare tactics, or are these warnings essentially true? And even if they are, might they not be counter-productive? It is very hard to judge." Juliet Samuel, "With Greece reentering international bond markets for the first time in four years last week, the eurozone has clearly turned a corner but Europe now faces the danger that it could let up on reform needed to provide long term prosperity. Do Europeans have the stomach for it? Robbie Millen, "Sajid Javid hadn't even a chance to peek in his red box before he was attacked for not being sufficiently cultured...the new Culture Secretary could help the creative sector by de-nationalising it. Subscribe via iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/did-you-read... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Maria Miller has resigned. After the public's patience ran out, David Cameron finally pulled the plug on his Culture Secretary – only to write a letter of condolence saying that he hopes some day she'll return to frontbench politics. The voters may feel different. We ask Charles Moore what the scandal tells us about Mr Cameron's quixotic leadership style, which Charles says suffers from a lack of Thatcher-style vision. John McTernan, a former Blairite enforcer, tells us how a crisis should be handled by Number 10. And Iain Martin ponders if the PM is out of touch. Also: it's our birthday! After one year of podcasts, we try to look back at some of the highlights of the last 12 months, but instead argue about Doctor Who, Pope Francis and Nigel Farage.

Award-winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor talks to John Wilson about his new film Half of a Yellow Sun and his journey from filming in Nigeria to 12 Years A Slave in Louisiana. Daily Telegraph Arts Editor Sarah Crompton makes her wish-list for the new Culture Secretary, Sajid Javid. The musician Ben Watt, half of Everything But The Girl, discusses waiting 31 years to release his second solo album, falling out of love with song-writing and the events that drew him back in. And the thriving writing scene in South Korea that is taking centre stage at the London Book Fair. Producer Elaine Lester.

On this week’s podcast we analyse the Culture Secretary’s claim that the UK has Europe’s “best” broadband; discuss Everything Everywhere’s head start on 4G; ask whether Windows 8 will boost or harm PC sales; and count the girls taking A-Level Computer Studies (it doesn’t take long). Our hot hardware candidates are the Microsoft Wedge Mouse […]

With Mark Lawson. Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes is the executive producer of a series of Shakespeare's history plays, filmed for TV. He discusses why he believes in bringing Shakespeare to the small screen, and also considers the similarities between the Bard and his next film project, the new James Bond film Skyfall. In the new film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, the 16th President of the United States discovers blood-thirsty vampires are planning to take over his country. The action horror film imagines Lincoln's secret identity as a vampire-hunter. Elaine Showalter reviews the film whose cast includes Rufus Sewell and Benjamin Walker. Lord Smith, former Culture Secretary, announces the winner of the £100 000 Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries, following the deliberations of his judging panel. Producer Philippa Ritchie.

Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, who has come under pressure to resign following the release of emails to the Leveson Inquiry. The compromising emails suggest that he or his office was providing inside information to the Murdoch family over the BSkyB takeover bid. He, however, insists that he behaved with complete integrity during the process.Producers: John Murphy Anna Meisel.

Last month, BBC director general Mark Thompson said the arrival of YouView would "herald an intense battle for the living room". This month, though, it became clear that viewers would have to wait for this upgrade to Freeview for up to a year longer than expected and more than two years longer than originally hoped. What are the implications for those viewers who want this next generation of free TV over the internet? Analyst Matthew Horsman, of Mediatique, offers an explanation for the delay and Steve Hewlett asks YouView's chief executive Richard Halton to give a date when it will finally arrive.This week saw the launch of OK!TV on TV Channel 5. Is it, as one reviewer said in the Guardian, neither "ok nor TV" or, according to another in the Express, a "resounding hit"? And how are the chances of OK!TV's success affected by the fact that OK!, Channel 5 and the Express are all owned by Richard Desmond's Northern and Shell, which may also be on the point of buying Big Brother? David Butcher of the Radio Times and Amanda Andrews of the Telegraph discuss the fortunes of 5. And it has been three weeks since Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, announced he would give Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp more time to address his concerns over "potential threats to media plurality" if NewsCorp buys the remaining 61% of BSkyB. If those concerns are not addressed, he said he would refer the bid to the Competition Commission. David Elstein, formerly of BSkyB and Chris Goodall, formerly of the Competition Commission, give their views on what's going on behind the scenes and what we can expect in the next few weeks.

Lord Smith of Finsbury is now well known as the President of the Ramblers' Association, but in 1997 - as plain Chris Smith MP - he became Culture Secretary in Tony Blair's incoming government. Working with colleagues he paved the way for the introduction of the Access legislation that is now well used by ramblers and hillwalkers throughout England and Wales. In this interview we talk to Lord Smith about the 100 year fight to introduce a right to roam, consider how these laws might be extended further and how we can best give young people better opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors.