Stuart and Eamonn discuss some of the biggest USA media stories of 2021 (including: the Capitol riot, Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview and the Derek Chauvin trial). Series 4 of the podcast starts on 12 January 2022. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for the list of media 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...
Dec 29, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 98
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by writer and broadcaster, Billy Kay! This week - the cancellation of cultural events in Scotland, a news story about an Afghan family living in Scotland, reactions to the release of new JFK files and a listener question about social media. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Billy share their personal media recommendations. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for the list of media recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreo...
Dec 22, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 97
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by journalist and commentator, Ruth Wishart. This week - new COVID guidelines in Scotland, the Ministerial Code and leaks to the press, plans for a UK version of Saturday Night Live and a listener question about advertising revenue. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Ruth share their media recommendations. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for the list of media recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia Af...
Dec 15, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 96
Hello Talk Media listeners! As of 15 December 2021, all weekly episodes of Talk Media will be published via Patreon. How do I listen to the show? Join the club and then download the Patreon app. Or, copy and paste the new RSS feed (in the welcome email from Patreon) into a podcast app (more info here: support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles ). Episodes will be published on Wednesday evenings. We will be advertising each show on social media. Previous shows will continue to be available via: thebig...
Dec 14, 2021•50 sec•Season 3Ep. 96
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by Susan Stewart - Director of the Open University in Scotland. This week - the Downing Street party, Andrew Neil v Jennifer Arcuri on Twitter, Omicron in Scotland and a listener question about cultural issues. At the end of the episode, Stuart, Eamonn and Susan share their personal media recommendations. As of next week, all future episodes of Talk Media will be published via Patreon. Sign up here (99p per week): www.patreon.com/talkmedia RECOMMENDATIONS: Susan: ‘O ...
Dec 08, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 95
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by Afua Adom. This week - Omicron variant, new Twitter CEO, Labour Party reshuffle and a listener question about Scottish accents. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Afua share their media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS : Eamonn : Nick Broomfield documentary, ‘My Father and Me’ (“Documentary filmmaker, Nick Broomfield, takes a distinctly personal look at his relationship with his humanist-pacifist father, Maurice Broomfield, a factory worker turned photogra...
Dec 01, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 94
Stuart and Eamonn are joined again by Michael Stewart. This week - Boris Johnson's Peppa Pig speech, Paul Dacre, BBC roles and a listener question about gaffes caught on camera. Tickets for Blethered - live with Darren McGarvey and Karen Dunbar : www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/blethered-by-sean-mcdonald RECOMMENDATIONS: Stuart : 'Wormwood' - Netflix documentary ("In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 93
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...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 92
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by mezzo-soprano, Andrea Baker. This week - Obama arrives at COP26, Boris Johnson's poll ratings slump , and Travis Scott - the festival tragedy. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Andrea share their media recommendations. Listen and subscribe to COP26 Daily: www.thebiglight.com/cop26 RECOMMENDATIONS : Stuart: Esquire magazine article by Mick Brown, 'Teenage Dreams: My Life as a Soul Boy' ("Writer Mick Brown reflects on his enduring fixation with Motown, soul...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 91
Stuart and Eamonn are joined again by journalist and photographer, David Pratt. This week - COP26, bin strikes and Facebook rebrands as 'Meta'. Listen and subscribe to COP26 Daily: www.thebiglight.com/cop26 Recommendations : David Pratt: Film: 'MOSUL (Netflix)' (After being rescued by an Iraqi SWAT team from an assault by insurgents, a policeman joins the team and is thrown into a world of secrecy and ceaseless, fierce fighting.) www.netflix.com/title/81041495 Stuart Cosgrove : Netflix Series: '...
Nov 03, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 90
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by returning commentator, Joyce McMillan. This week - build up to COP26 in Glasgow, devolution in Scotland, the Alec Baldwin film-set tragedy and a listener question about media memories. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Joyce share their recommendations. Subscribe to COP26 Daily via : www.thebiglight.com/cop26 RECOMMENDATIONS: Joyce: ‘The Enemy’ - National Theatre of Scotland's new touring production (“A radical re-imagining of ‘An Enemy of the People’, th...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 88
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by journalist and broadcaster, Steve Richards. This week - the murder of David Amess MP, reactions to Blair & Brown: A New Labour Revolution , listener questions and Bill Gates. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Steve share their media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS : Steve : ‘The Odyssey’ by Homer (“The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature.”) - www.w...
Oct 20, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 88
Stuart and Eamonn are joined for the first time by writer and columnist, Ruth Wishart. This week - Alex Massie’s Times article on BBC Scotland and Colin Bell’s legacy, Prince Charles and climate change, flags and the Westminster Covid report. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Ruth share their media recommendations. Alex’s Times article : www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scotland-is-poorly-served-by-an-incurious-bbc-d39d3xzdm RECOMMENDATIONS : Stuart : ‘The Family Roe’ - book by Joshua Prager ...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 87
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 ...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 86
Stuart and Eamonn are back to basics - no guest, just the two of them. This week - the Labour Party Conference, Steve Coogan cast as Jimmy Savile in a new BBC drama, Russell T Davies returns to Doctor Who and a listener question about media criticism of President Biden. At the end of the show, Stuart and Eamonn share their personal media recommendations. Times article referenced in listener question segment : thetimes.co.uk/article/21dc9e5a-1e20-11ec-b8f6-2f9fbbeddc5b?shareToken=6cb66cb7e87397f5...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 85
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by broadcaster, Afua Adom. This week - Scottish ambulances and Humza Yousaf, Rupert Murdoch’s new TV channel, ‘British’ programmes and a listener question about music icons. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Afua share their personal media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS : Stuart : ‘Harlem Shuffle’ - 2021 novel by American author, Colson Whitehead (the follow-up to Whitehead's 2019 novel, ‘The Nickel Boys’, which earned him his second Pulitzer Prize for Fic...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 84
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by former international footballer, Michael Stewart. This week - ITV’s report on Barlinnie Prison, controversy surrounding Janey Godley’s past tweets, Andrew Neil’s departure from GB News and a listener question about last week’s show. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Michael share their personal media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS : Stuart : ‘For My Journalism Students, Much Of 9/11 Is A Case Study Of What Not To Do’ - article by Eileen McNamara - www.w...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 83
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by theatre critic and political commentator, Joyce McMillan. This week - Brexit consequences, controversy surrounding The Daily Record & Heart and Hand Podcast and Fran Unsworth’s departure from BBC News. Stuart, Eamonn and Joyce share their media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS : Stuart : ‘Worth’ - drama film on Netflix - www.netflix.com/gb/title/80226212 Joyce : ‘Islander’ - film available via Dundee Rep - dundeerep.co.uk/whats-on/islander Eamonn : ‘ The Jaws ...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 82
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by mezzo-soprano, Andrea Baker. This week - reactions to anti-Catholic singing in Glasgow, Green Party ministers in the Scottish Government, final Afghanistan withdrawal and a listener question about ‘The Donald’. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Andrea share their media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS : Stuart : ‘RIZZIO’ - book by Denise Mina - birlinn.co.uk/product/rizzio/ Andrea : ‘Singin' & Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas’ - book by Dr Ma...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 81
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by writer and commentator, Jane Graham. This week - reactions to the SNP/Green Party deal, the Jess Brammar ‘bias’ controversy and a listener question about breaking difficult stories. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Jane share their media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS : Stuart : ‘Designated Survivor’ - drama series on Netflix - www.netflix.com/gb/title/80113647 Eamonn : ‘The Boys In The Boat: An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler's Berlin’ - book by D...
Aug 25, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 80
Stuart and Eamonn are back with a brand new series of Talk Media. They’re joined by journalist, photographer and broadcaster, David Pratt. This week - the fallout from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the return of the Taliban, debate surrounding the Cambo oil field in Scotland and a listener question. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and David share their media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS : Stuart : ‘Untold: Malice at the Palace’ - documentary on Netflix - www.netflix.com/gb/ti...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 79
Stuart and Eamonn will be back in your pod feeds on Wednesday 18th August with a brand new series of Talk Media. As ever, they'll be joined by weekly guest commentators from the worlds of journalism, entertainment and politics. Over the next few months, they're going to be answering your questions about the media, the podcast and other topical subjects. Be inventive, creative and serious. Go to thebiglight.com/talkmedia and complete the contact form to get in touch with us....
Aug 17, 2021•38 sec
Stuart and Eamonn discuss their press conference experiences and talk about how these staged events work (originally published on Patreon in July 2020). For more information about the podcast, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia
Aug 10, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Stuart and Eamonn discuss the positive and negative impacts of technology on a variety of media projects (originally released on Patreon in April 2020). Series 3 starts on Wednesday 18th August. For more information about the podcast, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia
Aug 03, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 77
Stuart and Eamonn discuss the art of the interview (originally published on Patreon in September 2020). Series 3 starts on Wednesday 18th August. For more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia
Jul 27, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Stuart and Eamonn discuss ideas for projects that were eventually developed and produced by somebody else (originally published on Patreon in October 2020). Series 3 starts on Wednesday 18th August. For more information about the podcast, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia
Jul 20, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by broadcaster Afua Adom. This week - the fallout from the EURO 2020 final, Willie Rennie’s legacy as leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and space tourism. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Afua share their media recommendations. Note : We’re taking a 4-week summer break. In the meantime, we’ll be releasing previously recorded bonus episodes on the main feed. Be sure to keep up to date with the show across all of our social media channels. Stuart and E...
Jul 14, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by Dorothy Byrne - former Channel 4 Head of News and Current Affairs. This week - holding power to account, the privatisation of Channel 4, COVID unlocking in Scotland and media salaries. At the end of the show, the trio go on to share their media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS : Stuart : ‘Repentance’ - book by by Eloísa Díaz - www.goodreads.com/book/show/56149991-repentance Eamonn : Hoax: ‘Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth’ - book by Br...
Jul 07, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 73
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...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Stuart and Eamonn are joined by former BBC Scotland Special/Science Correspondent, Kenneth Macdonald! This week - reactions to Scottish football fans in London, Brian Wilson’s article in The Stornoway Gazette about Highlands & Islands broadcasting and GB News Fails. Brian Wilson’s article : www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/business/please-bbc-give-us-back-a-decent-radio-highland-like-it-used-to-be-3271370 RECOMMENDATIONS : Stuart : "The best front cover of a Scottish newspaper, celebrating's Scotl...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 71
