The defining challenge for legacy media at the moment is holding together their viewing coalitions, widening appeal without alienating core audiences. Weiss I think is demonstrating in real time that you can't just pretend that the second half of that challenge doesnt count.

Here’s my interview with Shishir Mehotra, the CEO behind Grammarly’s “expert review” feature which attributed writing advice to people - including me lol - without permission. Or, as you will hear us talk about a lot, compensation. www.theverge.com/podcast/8987...

My hot take is that teams should not be able to register the same players for both the Carabao cup and European competition. Reduces fixture congestion for top players/clubs. The cup itself becomes an intriguing showcase for young players and a tantalising prize for the “best of the rest”.

Lisa Nandy vows to give BBC permanent charter to prevent political interference www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

I am not right for it because I am neither smart nor innovative (and possibly also a bit older than 30), but if YOU are, this is a great opportunity. 👇

Thoughts on the AfD result: I'd be the first to admit that the party is generally gaining ground in the German west (I made a whole BBC programme about this last year: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...). But 18% in a state where the party took 15% in 2016 isn't all that impressive, tbh.

Hemingway: wow. That is terrible. The saddest thing Ive ever seen. I am devastated. Me [handing out flyers for my artisanal baby shoe pop up]: what

delighted to join Patrick Baker @politico.com on their latest Westminster Insider to try to answer why PM's are now for Christmas and not for life... (well why we count their tenures in months not years). www.politico.eu/podcast/west... Hope No.10 is listening.

The dirty secret of curling that no one involved in the sport will admit is that the broom doesn’t do anything

I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy. www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...

Doubling down. It is not a controversial take to give respect to AP and Reuters journalists in Venezuela, most of who are local or from Lat Am, currently risking their lives, and who are paid for their work — so everyone else can benefit from their reporting.

It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them.

I never used to believe in Pavlovian response, but now every time my dog salivates I get a strong urge to ring this tiny bell.

i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry merry christmas xx

Things that will interest Bluesky; Misha Glenny, author of McMafia, replaces Melvyn Bragg as host of In Our Time.

Ordinarily I am team tank, but the QBs in this draft are going to suck, and the Jets need culture building wins like this for Aaron Glenn

I have absolutely zero sympathy for Glasner on this point - brilliant though he has been. Palace have several good players available and he simply isnt using them. Why would the board invest in depth for a coach who wants to operate without rotation?

We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it.

I cannot inagine how it feels to be this boy’s parents. What on earth are we doing, with everything we know about the ways unregulated social media have changed us, letting it happen all over again but worse with chatbots? www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...

BREAKING: THE NEW YORK JETS WON A FOOTBALL GAME.

Musicians can sometimes be the government's most vocal critics. Who could forget Stormzy calling out Theresa May over Grenfell or Elton John calling Keir Starmer’s government “absolute losers”? On Westminster Insider, host @saschaosullivan.bsky.social digs deeper:

A new BBC Radio 4 podcast reveals that the future of the Manchester and Leeds legs of HS2 remains “under consultation” according to the Department for Transport. podcastingtoday.co.uk/bbc-podcast-...

HS2 is - everyone admits - a mess right now. A big idea with cross-party support, it's become a decade long embarassment. Controvery, scandal and taxpayer cash are leaking out at pace, with no apparent way to stop the flow. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Kate Lamble investigates the extraordinary inside story of Britain's most ambitious and controversial rail project. Listen first on BBC Sounds from Monday 14 July 2025 #HS2

This is a really excellent podcast.

2️⃣ Hot Money: "Agent of Chaos". Brilliantly produced story of how @financialtimes.com reporter @samgadjones.bsky.social investigated former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek - who turned out to be a Russian spy.

I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.

What is the charge? Walking a path? A succulent salt path?

In this, Winn publishes several letters from clinicians to back up the claims relating to her husbands condition, but the timeline of those letters will raise further questions about the original book.

Outstanding Archive On Four by the ever thoughtful @johnkampfner.bsky.social about Mein Kampf. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Next Saturday on BBC R4 I'm presenting a doc on Mein Kampf to mark its centenary. I'll say more as TX approaches - I'm also writing one or two newspaper pieces around it - but, suffice to say, it was a huge challenge. Thanks @thetimes.com for making it pick of day www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-r...

As one of the people in the middle of the Jets Fans - Crystal Palace fans Venn diagram, this is a pretty rough day. (If reports about Woody Johnson completing his purchase of shares in Crystal Palace are to be believed).

SOS Josimar. Football officials need to be held accountable. Subscribe. Share. Keep us alive. josimarfootball.com/2025/06/12/3...

Reform UK is sending its Elon Musk-style DOGE team into its new councils to assess “wasteful spending.” Meanwhile, in Westminster, a whole host of copycat DOGEs have started popping up too. 🎧 This week on Westminster Insider, Patrick Baker investigates these Muskian plans: ow.ly/qel150W5iJo

Made a beef wellington tonight. The meat was delicious, but I didn't enjoy chewing through the thick rubber boot to get to it.

The rumour that Glasner is considering leaving #cpfc for Leipzig doesn't surprise me. Big losses to the squad coming, and with Freedman gone, much more uncertain how well we'll recruit. Glasner has done brilliantly, but it's hard to argue the club will be in a position to kick on next year.

Loved making this doc: Britain's biggest carbon offset player sold itself as a boutique option but fell foul of problems with fair pay and quality seen across the market

Enormously proud of this latest investigation for @bbcradio4.bsky.social Plan Vivo are a niche but influential player in the Voluntary Carbon Offset Market; but they now face questions as to the robustness of their certification process. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Personal news yay radiotoday.co.uk/2025/03/robe...

This podcast with @jerrybrotton.bsky.social and particularly this episode with @sathnam.bsky.social was a great find. I listened to 3 episodes on a hike today - the first with @willdalrymple.bsky.social and finishing with the most recent with Matthew Edney. Highly recommended!

Objectivity. It's a contested word in journalism. There are those who think, correctly, that human's can't be truly objective. We all come with our own biases and perspectives baked in. And there are those who think (also correctly, imo), that trying for objectivity is essential for what we do.

Hello 12th place my old friend #cpfc

Thread: Today, Radio 4 put out what I hope is an important documentary about diplomatic and security power and how Vladimir Putin rules through ‘divide and conquer’. Link: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 1/x

It was @nickwallis.bsky.social's compelling, moving radio series The Great Post Office Trial which brought the shocking ##PostOfficeScandal to my attention. A new episode tonight is a must-listen.

Just arrived in Florence - and very keen to meet interesting audio, journalism and acadaemia folks in Italy who might be interested in discussing ideas for radio documentaries and series that I can help get sold and made.

Post Office scandal victims' fight for justice recognised in New Years Honours list www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

This is an important finding and a major milestone for crucial anti-SLAPP efforts in the UK. Good on Dan Neidle for calling this out. I have definitely read legal letters sent in regard of my programmes and thought - this can't be ethical.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha by Julia Masli at the Soho theatre is the best hour of comedy I've seen in absolutely ages. Go and it will solve your problems

Extraordinary and courageous reporting from my friend Max de Haldevang for OCCRP. Huge questions for some enormous multinationals. www.occrp.org/en/feature/b...

I'm on BBC Radio 4 right now! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...