Being an American right now is a wild ride. Every day brings a new controversy, breathless media narratives, and the same loud voices rushing in to score political points. Then another Truth Social post drops and the circus moves on. But all that noise is drowning out the actual story. On her new podcast Runaway Country, veteran journalist Alex Wagner talks to the voices at the center of the headlines: from the fringes of the resistance, to the marrow of MAGA, to the many people who’ve found ...
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Alan and Lionel are joined by special guest Lisa Nandy, secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport.
Lisa responds to Elon Musk’s allegations that free speech is being muzzled in Britain.
The editors also challenge her on the government refusing to sanction GB News, despite its political motivations.
They also discuss the future of the BBC, trust in the media, and the UK’s decision to regulate US big tech, in the face of tariff threats from Trump.
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