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It's Paddy Duffy's last hurrah as Talk Media's substitute teacher and he's joined this week by journalist Catriona Stewart. They discuss the challenges of writing for the right wing press, talk about the education beat, and take a look at the media treatment of the Jason Arday story. There's a wee bit of strong language in this one, so steel yourselves! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Paddy Duffy is joined by Hannah Brown, Political Correspondent at The Herald. They discuss what it's like to get into journalism at the moment, the way stories are chosen and prioritised at the paper, as well as chatting about Scottish Labour's Silly Season, Q Manivannan's controversial comments, the Athenian basis for Count Binface (seriously!) and more on this week's Talk Media! Learn more about…
Paddy Duffy sits down with investigative inequalities journalist Eve Livingston to discuss the state of journalism today, her stories and how our perspectives can skew how we process media. It was great to have Eve's perspective, and I think you'll agree that Paddy does an excellent job in the Talk Media hot seat while Stuart's on holiday! Independent media analysis is harder than ever. Our…
Paddy Duffy joins Stuart Cosgrove as the pair discuss the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the ugly scenes at the weekend as masked thugs threw nazi salutes at police, they cover County Mayo's big GAA win, and get in depth on what it takes to get a project made these days. It's a great episode of the show and it gets all around the houses. We really hope you enjoy! Recommendations: The People's Pool…
Talk Media is back! Angela Haggerty joins Stuart Cosgrove to talk about Andy Burnham's first moves as Prime Minister (including elevating Anas Sarwar to the House of Lords), they chat about the challenges facing Glasgow as The Commonwealth Games come to town, and they take a personal look at how parenting has changed in the face of incredible technological and media challenges. Next week's guest…
Stuart Cosgrove is back, joined by Andrew McDonald from Politico to step behind the curtain of the Westminster Bubble. This week there's discussion on Andy Burnham's ascension to Prime Minister and the challenges that provides for journalists, and they talk about Nigel Farage's political nemesis, a 6,000 intergalactic warrior named Count Binface. Just another normal week in the media...…
We are delighted that Patrick Harvie, long-serving Scottish Greens MSP and former Co-Leader of the party joined Stuart Cosgrove on this edition of Talk Media. They talked about a range of fascinating subjects and this is the only place that you'll find out what Patrick and Lorna Slater did after they stormed out of Bute House on that fateful day when their relationship with Humza Yousaf and the…
Stuart Cosgrove sits down with Catriona Stewart to analyse three big stories in the media this week; Andy Burnham and the prospect of a No. 10 in The North, Catriona's piece in The Scotsman about the state of the Scottish Care system, and The Tartan Army Homecoming... Independent media analysis is harder than ever. Our supporters allow us to stay forensic and un-influenced. Ad-free listening…
Stuart is back with Paddy Duffy as they digest the big stories in the media this week. They're looking at the fallout from Keir Starmer's resignation as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party, the reaction to the Tartan Army invasion of Miami (and the damp squib welcome that England fans received in Boston). This episode was recorded on Wednesday morning (24th June 2026) so we don't know if…
Stuart Cosgrove is joined by journalist Angela Haggerty to get behind the headlines from this week. Angela was present at the anti-racism protest in Glasgow, and they also take a look at the Tartan Army's invasion of the USA. Independent media analysis is harder than ever. Our supporters allow us to stay forensic and un-influenced. Ad-free listening Supporters-only episodes weekly Monthly special…
We are delighted to bring you something a little different this week in the company of multi award-winning journalist Will Hayward. Stuart and Will discuss Welsh politics, identity and how it all worked together to bring Plaid Cymru the leadership of the Senedd. For information on Will's books, have a look HERE You can read the Will Hayward newsletter on substack HERE Learn more about your ad…