Podcasts about shona craven

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned – days after he cut the SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens.   It followed a bitter row over the SNP's climbdown on climate targets as he said the agreement between the parties had "served its purpose".   As a result, his former Green allies teamed up with the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats to get behind two no-confidence motions, one in himself as leader of Scotland and another regarding the entire Scottish government.   Now – attention turns to another SNP leadership contest and what the divisions in Scottish politics could mean for the future of the independence campaign.     On the Sky News Daily, Matt Barbet speaks to Paul Hutcheon, political editor of the Daily Record, and Shona Craven, from The National, about how the SNP can move on after Mr Yousaf's resignation.   Plus, Connor Gillies, our Scotland correspondent, explains how the leadership election will unfold.   Producer: Rosie Gillott Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John Editor: Philly Beaumont

It's been quite the week for the SNP. Questions remain over the future of the Sandyford gender clinic, 'the tartan Tavistock'; the Scottish government ditched its flagship climate change target; and former party chief executive, and husband of Nicola Sturgeon, Peter Murrell was rearrested on embezzlement charges.  What does this all mean for the SNP? Lucy Dunn speaks to Iain Macwhirter, columnist at The Times, and Shona Craven, columnist at The National. Produced by Natasha Feroze and Patrick Gibbons

After two weeks with the brilliant Catriona Stewart and Shona Craven, the Boys are Back In Town! At the end of the show a question from J.P. Gallacher Recommendations: Stuart: Bobby Fischer Goes to War: The most famous chess match of all time - Dave Edmonds Bobby Fischer Goes to War by David Edmonds and John Eidinow details the occasion when Bobby Fischer met Boris Spassky in one of the most thrilling and politically charged chess matches of all time. For decades, the USSR had dominated world chess. Evidence, according to Moscow, of the superiority of the Soviet system. But in 1972 along came the American, Bobby Fischer: insolent, arrogant, abusive, vain, greedy, vulgar, bigoted, paranoid and obsessive - and apparently unstoppable. Against him was Boris Spassky: complex, sensitive, the most un-Soviet of champions. As the authors reveal, when Spassky began to lose, the KGB decided to step in. . . https://www.waterstones.com/book/bobby-fischer-goes-to-war/david-edmonds/john-eidinow/9780571214129  Eamonn: Scoop - Netflix Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization gives an insider account of how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew's infamous interview. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81600418  The Boys in the Boat - MGM The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction book written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world. https://www.mgm.com/movies/the-boys-in-the-boat  Paddy: Girls5eva - Netflix A one-hit wonder '90s girl group attempts a comeback while hilariously navigating family and relationships — plus the joys and pains of middle age. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81630704  Round Britain Quiz - Radio 4 Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions drawing on unpredictable fields of knowledge https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qxpr 

This week, with Stuart and Eamonn on holiday, we have a wee treat in store - a girl power double header with Talk Media favourites Catriona Stewart and Shona Craven. At the end of the show a listener question suggested by Brian Brussels. Recommendations: Shona Invisible Child - Book - Andrea Elliot Based on nearly a decade of reporting, Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, a child with an imagination as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn homeless shelter. Born at the turn of a new century, Dasani is named for the bottled water that comes to symbolise Brooklyn's gentrification and the shared aspirations of a divided city. As Dasani moves with her family from shelter to shelter, this story traces the passage of Dasani's ancestors from slavery to the Great Migration north. Dasani comes of age as New York City's homeless crisis is exploding. In the shadows of this new Gilded Age, Dasani leads her seven siblings through a thicket of problems: hunger, parental drug addiction, violence, housing instability, segregated schools and the constant monitoring of the child-protection system. When, at age thirteen, Dasani enrolls at a boarding school in Pennsylvania, her loyalties are tested like never before. Ultimately, she faces an impossible question: What if leaving poverty means abandoning the family you love? By turns heartbreaking and revelatory, provocative and inspiring, Invisible Child tells an astonishing story about the power of resilience, the importance of family and the cost of inequality. https://www.waterstones.com/book/invisible-child/andrea-elliott/9781529156102 Catriona: American Fiction - Film - Cord Jefferson AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson's hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture's obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. https://www.mgm.com/movies/american-fiction Glasgow School of Art fire - Features - The Herald Almost a decade has passed since the unique and world-renowned Mackintosh Building at Glasgow School of Art was badly damaged in a fire as final year students prepared for their degree show.  Four years later, the category A-listed landmark - widely regarded as Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterpiece - suffered a second, more significant fire as it was nearing the end of a £35 million restoration effort to repair the damage incurred during the 2014 fire. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24199850.complete-timeline-glasgow-school-art-fires/

At the end of the show a question from Jim Anderson. Recommendations: Stuart: Beckham With never-before-seen footage, this docuseries follows David Beckham's meteoric rise from humble beginnings to global football stardom. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81223488 Paddy: Cassius X Exploring the life of Cassius Clay as he undergoes his spiritual transformation as well as examining the evolution of his amazing boxing skills, this landmark film is structured around the early years of his boxing career between 1959 and 1964 when he turned professional and pursued his dream of becoming World Heavyweight Champion. From his first contact with the Nation of Islam to the moment when he is given the name Muhammad Ali, we reveal the events in America that would shape his beliefs and examine the figures such as Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X who would become his spiritual advisors. Featuring interviews with people with a direct connection to these moments in Ali's life, Cassius X: Becoming Ali examines the influences on Ali's awakenings with regard to owning his own identity - the Nation of Islam, integration vs. separation, and the thoughts and perspectives and beliefs he adopts. It is Ali's origin story - the definitive observation of the emergence of a hero https://www.screen.scot/film-in-scotland/made-in-scotland/film/cassius-x-becoming-ali The Thief Collector In 1985, Willem de Kooning's "Woman-Ochre," one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century, was cut from its frame at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. 32 years later, the painting was found hanging in a New Mexico home. https://www.amazon.co.uk/placeholder_title/dp/B0B8HVPLRH Shona: Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World: Signed Edition (Hardback) What if you woke up one morning and found you'd acquired a double? Someone almost like you, and yet not you at all? When Naomi Klein discovered that a woman who shared her first name, but had radically different, harmful views, was getting chronically mistaken for her, it seemed too ridiculous to take seriously. Then suddenly it wasn't. She started to find herself grappling with a distorted sense of reality, becoming obsessed with reading the threats on social media, the endlessly scrolling insults from the followers of her doppelganger. Why had her shadowy other gone down such an extreme path? Why was identity – all we have to meet the world – so unstable? To find out, Klein decided to follow her double into a bizarre, uncanny mirror world: one of conspiracy theories, anti-vaxxers and demagogue hucksters, where soft-focus wellness influencers make common cause with fire-breathing far right propagandists (all in the name of protecting ‘the children'). In doing so, she lifts the lid on our own culture during this surreal moment in history, as we turn ourselves into polished virtual brands, publicly shame our enemies, watch as deep fakes proliferate and whole nations flip from democracy to something far more sinister. This is a book for our age and for all of us; a deadly serious dark comedy which invites us to view our reflections in the looking glass. It's for anyone who has lost hours down an internet rabbit hole, who wonders why our politics has become so fatally warped, and who wants a way out of our collective vertigo and back to fighting for what really matters. https://www.waterstones.com/book/doppelganger/naomi-klein/2928377214036

The SNP in crisis as Peter Murrell arrested The Cost of The Crown And the US Defence Department have sprung a leak / withShona Craven and David Pratt Eamonn is joined by journalist Shana Craven and war correspondent David Pratt. This week, SNP in crisis, Royal finances exposed and Ukraine files leaked from US Defence Dept. Recommendations: EAMONN: BBC Scotland Series: GOLD TOWN 3 part series following gold miners in the Scottish Highlands https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000t3lq  SHONA - podcast - A VERY BRITISH CULT - 8 x 30min episodes about the Life Coaching company that takes over your life. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001krb2/a-very-british-cult  DAVID - book - JACKSON POLLOCK - An American Saga. The 1989 biography of abstract expressionist painter, Jackson Pollock, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith. It was awarded the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.

With Cosgrove still on the beach, Eamonn is joined by Journalists Shona Craven and Ruth Wishart. This week, Trump goes to Court, Suella Braverman denies Brexit and the Scottish Tories seem keen to get the Better Together Band back on tour.... Recommendations: RUTH: 1) Best-selling novel - LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by BONNIE GARMUS - about women's lives, careers and struggle for empowerment in the late 1950s and early 60s. https://www.waterstones.com/book/lessons-in-chemistry/bonnie-garmus/9781804990926 RUTH: 2) The new (final) season of SUCCESSION, starring Brian Cox https://www.amazon.co.uk/Succession-The-Complete-Third-Season/dp/B09NCK8CDB SHONA: YOU TUBE video - How General Motors Killed the First Modern Electric Car https://www.reddit.com/r/elonmusk/comments/10hutpf/how_general_motors_killed_the_first_modern/ EAMONN: BEAR GRYLLS MEETS PRESIDENT ZELENSKY. Bear Grylls travels across Ukraine to meet the President and meet and learn from the people who are enduring their winter of darkness.https://www.channel4.com/programmes/bear-grylls-meets-president-zelenskyy

Eamonn is joined by podcast favourites Shona Craven and Paddy Duffy. This week, Humza Yousaf becomes Scotland´s first First Minister, MI5 Spy reveals secret IRA talks as N.I. terrorist threat level hits severe and ´Trump, God and Guns´. Recommendations: SHONA - book by Hannah Barnes: Time to Think- the inside story of the collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children. https://www.waterstones.com/book/time-to-think/hannah-barnes/9781800751118 PADDY- book -RULE NOSTALGIA- by Hannah Rose Woods - A Backwards History of Britain. https://www.waterstones.com/book/rule-nostalgia/hannah-rose-woods/9780753558744 EAMONN - new NYTimes article by Eli Saslow : ‘A Sandwich Shop - a Tent City & an American Crisis https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/podcasts/sandwich-shop-homeless-crisis-jeanette-wells-iraq.html

Humza Yousaf made a few big promises as he succeeded Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader – including healing divisions in his party, redoubling efforts to lift people out of poverty and, of course, Scottish independence. On the Sky News Daily, Sally Lockwood is joined by our Scotland correspondent Connor Gillies and Shona Craven, columnist at The National, as we look at what we can expect from his leadership and discuss how he will measure up against his predecessors. Annie Joyce – senior podcast producer Philly Beaumont – editor

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by journalist Shona Craven. This week - the SNP leadership contest, the Nicola Bulley investigation, Vladimir Putin's speech and a listener question about media coverage of Nicola Sturgeon. At the end of the show, the trio share their media recommendations.  To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Nicola Sturgeon has resigned as Scotland's first minister after more than eight years in the role. The leader of the Scottish National Party told a news conference that it is right "for me, for my party and the country" and insisted it was not a reaction to "short term pressures". She said she will remain in office until a successor is found. On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to our Scotland correspondent Connor Gillies who was at the news conference. Plus, commentators Shona Craven, from The National, and Euan McColm from The Scotsman, on Ms Sturgeon's legacy and what is the future for independence. Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott Interviews producer: Alex Edden Junior podcast producer: Charlie Bell Podcast promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John Editor: Philly Beaumont

Stuart Cosgrove and Eamonn O'Neill are joined by journalist, Shona Craven! This week - devolution and the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, consequences for tech bosses, GB News and a listener question on context. At the end of the show, the trio share their personal media recommendations. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Merry Christmas! In this special holiday bonus episode, producer Cameron hosts a reflection on some of the defining media stories of 2022. Featuring Stuart, Eamonn, David Pratt, Jonathon Shafi, Shona Craven and Steve Richards.  Series 6 begins on Wednesday 11 January 2023. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia 

Stuart Cosgrove and Shona Craven are joined by mezzo-soprano, Andrea Baker. This week - Mick Lynch and the media, Elon Musk and the Twitter Files, fresh polling on Scottish independence and a listener question about the survival of print media. At the end of the show, the trio share their media recommendations. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Stuart Cosgrove and Shona Craven are joined by journalist, Ruth Wishart. This week - the Labour Party and constitutional reform, Ian Blackford steps down at SNP leader at Westminster, Kanye West and extremism and a listener question on Royal scandals. At the end of the show, media recommendations. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by journalist, Shona Craven. This week - COP27, the ferries fiasco, US midterm results and a listener question about information dissemination online. At the end of the episode, the trio share their media recommendations. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by journalist, Shona Craven! This week - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Just Stop Oil, the meaning of ‘woke' and a listener question about the upcoming football World Cup. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Shona share their personal media recommendations.  To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by journalist, Shona Craven! This week - the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III, Scotland and the monarchy, Ukraine updates and a listener question about media mistakes. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Shona share their personal media recommendations. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details.To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival wrapped up yesterday, with Australian comedian Sam Campbell winning best show.  The festival is famous as a launchpad for dozens of comedians and performers, including New Zealanders like Rose Matafeo and Rhys Darby.  But this year's festival has received a barrage of criticism for being too long, too expensive, and losing favour with audiences.  Scottish newspaper The National community editor Shona Craven spoke to Māni Dunlop.

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by returning commentator, Shona Craven! This week - UK Government resignations in the wake of the Chris Pincher scandal, Keir Starmer's Brexit speech, climate protestors glue themselves to artwork and a listener question about the value of newspapers. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Shona share their personal media recommendations. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by journalist, Shona Craven! This week - Monday night's confidence vote, Ukraine, Nicola Sturgeon and the Queen and a listener question about Channel 4 in an independent Scotland. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Shona share their media recommendations. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia 

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by journalist and commentator, Shona Craven! This week - debate surrounding the future funding of the BBC, Lorna Slater's COP26 schedule, Dominic Cummings' headline-making blog posts and a listener question about newspapers. At the end of the episode, Stuart, Eamonn and Shona share their personal media recommendations. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by returning commentator, Shona Craven. This week - MSPs and second jobs, Stephen Nolan's podcast looking at Stonewall & the BBC and Nicola Surgeon's expanded COP26 role during week 2 of the conference. RECOMMENDATIONS: Eamonn: Sky documentary - 'The Witness (2016)' ("In 1964, The New York Times printed an article stating that Kitty Genovese was murdered while 38 witnesses did nothing. Fifty years later, her brother reinvestigates.") - https://www.sky.com/watch/title/programme/1d190c78-e00f-445d-985b-d20ac360d13e Stuart: Monday's Scotland v Denmark World Cup Qualifier match - A specific highlight of the match at 32m 20s which harks back to the Scottish origins of the passing game.   Shona: 'Things Fell Apart' - new Jon Ronson podcast on BBC Sounds ("A series of strange, unexpected human stories from the history of the culture wars.") - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m0011cpr For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by returning commentator, Shona Craven. This week - a bad week for Facebook, referendum chat, key revelations from the Pandora Papers, the R Kelly trial and a question about radio listeners. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Shona share their media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS: Stuart: ‘Unbelievable' - Netflix series (‘After a young woman is accused of lying about a rape, two female detectives investigate a spate of eerily similar attacks. Inspired by true events.') - www.netflix.com/gb/title/80153467 Shona: ‘Squid Game' - Netflix series (‘Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.') - www.netflix.com/gb/title/81040344 Eamonn: ‘The Forecaster' - film on Amazon Prime (‘A man designs a model that can predict the future. He calculates developments in the world economy with eerie accuracy and even the outbreak of wars. Until the FBI is on his doorstep...') - www.amazon.co.uk/Forecaster-Martin-Armstrong/dp/B07Z3ZJ7TX For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by returning guest commentator, Shona Craven. This week - reactions to Matt Hancock's resignation as Health Secretary, a new report on Islamophobia in Scotland and the traumatic life of Britney Spears. Vote for Talk Media in this year's Listeners' Choice Award (Great British Podcasts): www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote RECOMMENDATIONS: Stuart: ‘Changes: An Oral History of Tupac Shakur' - book by Sheldon Pearce - www.amazon.co.uk/Changes-Oral-History-Tupac-Shakur/dp/1982170468/ref=nodl_  Shona: ‘Ghosts' - book by Dolly Alderton - www.waterstones.com/book/ghosts/dolly-alderton/9780241434543 Eamonn: 'Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie' - documentary available on Sky Crime - www.sky.com/watch/murder-at-the-cottage‘Sophie: A Murder in West Cork' - documentary available on Netflix - www.netflix.com/title/81094755 For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia Help the Scottish Crannog Centre build towards a new future - www.justgiving.com/campaign/crannog

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by journalist, Shona Craven. This week - reactions to the launch of Alba Party and the Holyrood leaders’ debate on Tuesday evening, the purdah period and Jennifer Arcuri’s claims of an affair with Boris Johnson. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Shona share their media recommendations.RECOMMENDATIONS: Stuart: 'Word Up!' podcast on BBC Sounds - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0974n7qShona: ‘I’m Not a Monster’ - PBS/BBC podcast series - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08yblkf/episodes/downloadsEamonn: ‘Finding Jack Charlton’ - BBC2 documentary - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000tq7Support the podcast and gain access to bonus content: www.patreon.com/talkmediaKeep up to date with the show on Twitter: @TBLTalkMediaFor more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join us for the first of four special Indylive.Radio Daytime Show programmes  to celebrate International Women's Day, In this episode our guests are Roza Salih, Isobel Lindsay, Clackmannanshire Women for Independence, Shona Craven, Alison Thewliss and Agnes Tolmie. The show was produced and hosted by Valerie Gauld and Marlene Halliday for Indylive.radio

Stuart and Eamonn are joined again by journalist, Shona Craven. This week - Joanna Cherry and the SNP, the EU vaccine row, anonymity online and the GameStop/Reddit controversy. At the end of the episode, Stuart, Eamonn and Shona go on to share their media recommendations.RECOMMENDATIONS:Stuart: ‘Presidents come and go, but these curtains are forever’ - Washington Post article - www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/oval-office-curtains-biden/2021/01/30/987f59b4-5f51-11eb-afbe-9a11a127d146_story.htmlEamonn: ‘Off the Rails’ - Axios audio - www.axios.com/off-the-rails-episodes-cf6da824-83ac-45a6-a33c-ed8b00094e39.htmlShona: ‘Scabby Queen’ - book by Kirstin Innes - www.waterstones.com/book/scabby-queen/kirstin-innes/9780008342296Support the podcast and gain access to bonus content: www.patreon.com/talkmediaKeep up to date with the show on Twitter: @TBLTalkMediaFor more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by Shona Craven (journalist and commentator) to discuss the COVID briefings row - following BBC Scotland’s decision to end the live streams - the Scottish Hate Crime Bill and the return of Ed Miliband. Stuart, Eamonn and Shona go on to share their personal media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS: Stuart: ‘Des’ ITV drama (available on STV player) https://player.stv.tv/summary/des Eamonn: ‘Rage’ book by Bob Woodward www.amazon.co.uk/Rage-Bob-Woodward/dp/1471197719 Shona: ‘Rodham’ by Curtis Sittenfeld www.amazon.co.uk/Rodham-What-Hillary-hadnt-married/dp/085752612X For more information about Talk Media, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by Shona Craven (journalist and commentator) to discuss the COVID briefings row - following BBC Scotland’s decision to end the live streams - the Scottish Hate Crime Bill and the return of Ed Miliband. Stuart, Eamonn and Shona go on to share their personal media recommendations.Use the code BIGLIGHT25 at the RHA online checkout for 25% off products across the site: https://www.rha-audio.comRECOMMENDATIONS:Stuart: ‘Des’ ITV drama (available on STV player) https://player.stv.tv/summary/desEamonn: ‘Rage’ book by Bob Woodward www.amazon.co.uk/Rage-Bob-Woodward/dp/1471197719Shona: ‘Rodham’ by Curtis Sittenfeld www.amazon.co.uk/Rodham-What-Hillary-hadnt-married/dp/085752612XSupport the podcast and gain access to bonus content: www.patreon.com/talkmediaKeep up to date with the show on Twitter: @TBLTalkMediaFor more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by Shona Craven (writer and columnist) to discuss the Johnny Depp trial, Chris Grayling's appointment as head of the Intelligence Committee and Donald Trump's recent commutation of Roger Stone. Stuart, Eamonn and Shona also share their personal media recommendations.Stuart: 'Freedom Is a Constant Struggle' by Angela Davis https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25330108-freedom-is-a-constant-struggleEamonn:Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80224905 'Stand Before your God' by Paul Watkins https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61000.Stand_Before_Your_GodShona: 'I Am an Island' by Tamsin Calidas https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49569631-i-am-an-islandSupport the podcast and gain access to bonus content: www.patreon.com/talkmediaKeep up to date with the show on Twitter: @TBLTalkMediaFor more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by cultural commentator Shona Craven to discuss celebrity content during lockdown, controversy surrounding Professor Neil Ferguson, suspicious deaths in Russia and challenges for large companies including Disney, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. Stuart, Eamonn and Shona also share their personal media recommendations.Stuart: New York Times article, 'The Morgue Worker, the Body Bags and the Daffodils'https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/nyregion/coronavirus-flowers-bodies.htmlShona: 'Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly' book by Jim DeRogatis https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43618595-soullessEamonn: 'Molly's Game' film https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0797T9BHNSupport the podcast and gain access to bonus content: www.patreon.com/talkmediaKeep up to date with the show on Twitter: @TBLTalkMediaFor more information, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by cultural commentator, Shona Craven, to discuss the media's coverage of the coronavirus, Priti Patel's position as Home Secretary (following the very public resignation of Sir Philip Rutnam) and the news that a Republican mega-donor has purchased a stake in Twitter. Stuart, Eamonn and Shona also share their media recommendations.Stuart's recommendation: Andy Warhol essay by Olivia Laing in the Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/75901494-582b-11ea-a528-dd0f971febbcShona's: BBC article 'Who Killed Emma?' by Mona McAlinden https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Scotland_Who_Killed_EmmaEamonn's: 'Breaking News' book by Alan Rusbridger https://canongate.co.uk/books/2417-breaking-news-the-remaking-of-journalism-and-why-it-matters-now/Keep up to date with the show on Twitter: @TBLTalkMediaFor more information, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It is two days until we go to the polls in what we are often told is a ‘divided Britain’. But, exactly how we are divided has changed. 50 years ago our social class was the biggest indicator of party loyalty, whereas nowadays our age is more likely to determine who gets our vote. That’s according to pollster Sir John Curtice, who came into the Beyond Today studio to tell us why voting trends have changed and how racist and homophobic the nation is in 2019. We also speak to Tosin Adedayo, Jenna Davis and Julie Ogiehor from the political podcast Consensus, about being judged for political views and how they could teach politicians to behave better. We also hear from Shona Craven, columnist and community editor at The National, about the political campaign in Scotland. Presenter: Matthew Price Producers: Lucy Hancock and Philly Beaumont Mixed by Nicolas Raufast and Tom Burchell Editor: John Shields

The National Politics Podcast returns!This week, Stephen Paton is joined by Andrew Learmonth and Shona Craven to discuss the Conservative Party Conference and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this bonus episode we take an in-depth look at trans rights and gender identity - something that’s become a prominent and divisive issue in Scottish politics and society as a whole. This comes as the Scottish government is planning reforms to the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) to allow people to "self-declare" their legally recognised gender and following the appearance of radical Canadian feminist Meghan Murphy at Holyrood. Lynsey Bews and Phil Sim are joined by James Morton (manager of the Scottish Trans Alliance) and Shona Craven (columnist and community editor for The National newspaper).

On this week's podzine Team Noonan, Dunleavy & Offord are back to business. Mick preps for Standard Issue's forthcoming Edinburgh journey by having a natter with journalist Shona Craven about where to find feminism at the Fringe. Jen is chatting to a prime example of the above, by way of physiotherapist Elaine Miller who talks about her Edinburgh show Gusset Grippers, and why we need to talk about female incontinence. And Hannah catches up with comedian Tanyalee Davis to hear about her #ScooterGirlCampaign to get train companies to make better provision for disabled people. Jen also catches up with darts player Fallon Sherrock in JOTB, while Dunleavy does Disney's Wall-E - Eeeeeeva! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brexit threatens to undermine the economy, the constitution, and all of our lives in different ways. Is there anything to be said for it? Is there anything to be said for the issue that has dominated the Tory Party for decades, and now engulfs the whole of the UK? How are our politicians responding? How are we responding? Podcast host Maurice Smith invited The National columnist Shona Craven and writer and activist Christopher Silver to the Newsnet Radio studio to discuss all the implications, as well as the week's political events in general. The result is a thought-provoking discussion.