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The Listening Post

A weekly programme that examines and dissects the world's media, how they operate and the stories they cover.

A weekly programme that examines and dissects the world's media, how they operate and the stories they cover.

 

#100

Why the huge bidding war over Warner Bros? | The Listening Post

For more than a century, Warner Bros has been one of Hollywood’s biggest players, a legacy... more

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#99

Sorry, not sorry: Netanyahu demands a pardon | The Listening Post

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is asking for a pardon over a range of corruptio... more

06 Dec 2025

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06 Dec 2025


#98

Why isn’t US media busting the ‘narco-state’ myth? | The Listening Post

The United States’ deadly “counter-narcotics mission” off Venezuela’s coast hinges on an u... more

29 Nov 2025

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29 Nov 2025


#97

Israel is rampaging through the West Bank - why isn't there more coverage? | The Listening Post

In the West Bank, record levels of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians are unfol... more

22 Nov 2025

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22 Nov 2025


#96

Upheaval at the BBC: Is it a crisis or a coup? | The Listening Post

The BBC is in turmoil. A leaked dossier exposing a misedited speech of United States Presi... more

15 Nov 2025

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15 Nov 2025


#95

Torture, Leak, Outrage: Israel's Sde Teiman Affair | The Listening Post

The Israeli government is facing what it calls a “public relations disaster” after a video... more

08 Nov 2025

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08 Nov 2025


#94

Media, money & the rise of Zohran Mamdani | The Listening Post

In this special episode of The Listening Post, we examine the rise of New York City mayora... more

01 Nov 2025

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01 Nov 2025


#93

El-Fasher: Siege, starvation and a media blackout | The Listening Post

El-Fasher, Sudan: a city besieged, starving and largely unseen. As journalists come under ... more

25 Oct 2025

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25 Oct 2025


#92

Gaza ceasefire: Peace deal or political theatre? | The Listening Post

As Donald Trump tries to take credit for a ceasefire in Gaza, Israel continues to kill Pal... more

18 Oct 2025

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18 Oct 2025


#91

Bari Weiss and the Israel narrative in the US | The Listening Post

For the past couple of months, the billionaire father-son duo of Larry and David Ellison h... more

11 Oct 2025

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11 Oct 2025


#90

Smear. Kill. Repeat. | The Listening Post

In this special episode, we examine the systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists in... more

04 Oct 2025

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04 Oct 2025


#89

Palestinian statehood: Recognition amidst erasure? | The Listening Post

After almost 2 years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Western powers have issued synchronised... more

27 Sep 2025

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27 Sep 2025


#88

The crackdown in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination | The Listening Post

It’s been just more than a week since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and in death, as ... more

20 Sep 2025

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20 Sep 2025


#87

Attack on Qatar: Israel’s ever-expanding war | The Listening Post

Israel’s rampage through the Middle East continues, with an attack on United States ally, ... more

13 Sep 2025

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13 Sep 2025


#86

Israel’s most lethal operation in Gaza is under way

Israel’s renewed offensive in Gaza City - the largest Palestinian population centre - is b... more

06 Sep 2025

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06 Sep 2025


#85

Inside India’s expulsion of Bengali Muslims | The Listening Post

India is expelling Bengali Muslims - stripping citizenship, detaining and deporting them t... more

02 Aug 2025

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02 Aug 2025


#84

The Epstein Crisis: A MAGA mess of Trump’s making

The Epstein saga has flipped the script within the MAGA movement. Having spent years accus... more

19 Jul 2025

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19 Jul 2025


#83

“Nobody is better than Netanyahu at manipulating the US” | The Listening Post

As Netanyahu courts Trump with peace prizes and platitudes, divisions over Israel in the M... more

12 Jul 2025

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12 Jul 2025


#82

“Decisions are being made out of fear” BBC and the Gaza double standard | The Listening Post

At Glastonbury, Britain’s biggest music festival, two artists called out Israel’s genocide... more

05 Jul 2025

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25:48

05 Jul 2025


#81

Trump battles for credit for his Iran intervention | The Listening Post

From negotiating with Iran to bombing its nuclear facilities and then brokering a ceasefir... more

28 Jun 2025

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28 Jun 2025