“Excellent journalism, thorough and empathetic” – The Guardian
WINNER
Best Current Affairs Podcast, British Podcast Awards
Podcast of the Year, UKAN Audio Awards
Most Educational Podcast, Independent Podcast Awards
Faces to Watch, PodPod
SILVER
Best Presenters, The ARIAS
Moment of Insight, International Women’s Podcast Awards
Moment of Factual Clarity, International Women’s Podcast Awards
NOMINEE
Podcast of The Year, Visionary Arts Awards
Interviewers of the Year, British Journalism Awards
Best News & Politics Podcast, Independent Podcast Awards
Best Factual Programme, ARIAS
Changing the World, International Women’s Podcast Awards
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award, Signal Awards
Best News & Investigation Podcast, PodBible Listener Polls
Past episodes…
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News Watch: Another general election, ICC arrests, GRT discrimination, and... Wicked
Released 28 November 2024
Join Mathilda and Helena on their weekly news debriefs! We'll pick apart the most unhinged headlines and try to make sense of the mainstream media - helping you consume the news critically. This...
News Watch: Farmers' 'tractor tax', Trans awareness, Amsterdam attacks
Released 21 November 2024
Introducing: Media Storm's News Watch! Join Mathilda and Helena on their weekly news debriefs! We'll pick apart the most unhinged headlines and try to make sense of the mainstream media - helping...
ARCHIVE Assisted dying: What do terminally ill people think?
Released 18 November 2024
The End of Life Bill being debated in UK parliament marks a historic moment for a country with one of the most punitive approaches to assisted dying people in the liberal world. But here at Media...ARCHIVE ‘One man’s terrorist’: Israel, Lebanon, Iran and beyond
Released 3 October 2024
We bring back Media Storm's episode on 'terrorism' to reflect on the escalating war in the Middle East, and ask how geopolitical biases are playing into this week's headlines and restricting our...
S4E16 Nuclear weapons: deterrence or destruction?
Released 26 September 2024
Nuclear weapons: peace in our times, or destruction in our future? What you think probably depends on where in the world you are - because what journalists write generally depends on where in the...
S4E15 What the media won't say about the monarchy
Released 19 September 2024
Prince Harry’s 40th birthday, Kate Middleton back at work, and ANOTHER dramatisation of that Prince Andrew interview. Headlines about the Royals are frequent front pages - but is this actually...
S4E14 Violence against women is a man's problem: Gisèle Pelicot, Rebecca Cheptegei, and millions more
Released 12 September 2024
Content warning: rape, sexual assault, and gender-based violence Headlines about gender-based violence are sadly not rare. But over the last week, two harrowing stories have sent shockwaves around...
S4E13 Why is no one talking about Sudan? Plus Jess Phillips NHS claim and pub garden smoking ban
Released 5 September 2024
Headlines about wars in Ukraine and Gaza have flooded front pages - yet, the "world's biggest humanitarian crisis" is battling for media attention. Why? In Sudan, a terrible war is raging. What...
S4E12 Paralympics: An afterthought? Plus ‘two-tiered’ policing and Labour’s migrant ‘amnesty’
Released 29 August 2024
The Paralympic Games are underway - and there's plenty to celebrate! More coverage than ever before, a public-participating opening ceremony, and over 160 nations televising the event. But is it...
S4E11 Prisons: Overcrowding, Operation Early Dawn, and child strip-searches
Released 22 August 2024
‘UK PRISONS OVERCROWDED AFTER RACIST RIOTS!’ ‘A CHILD IS STRIP-SEARCHED EVERY 14 HOURS’ ‘SCORES OF CRIMINALS COULD BE FREED IN DAYS’ Headlines this week spotlight the UK’s criminal...
S4E10 Just Stop Oil: Why do people hate them so much?
Released 15 August 2024
Cult members. Fanatics. Selfish. Evil. All words that have been used to describe climate activists in the mainstream media. Just Stop Oil have made many headlines since 2022, be it by stopping...
S4E9 Bigotry & bad information: Islamophobia, far-right riots, and Olympic boxing row
Released 8 August 2024
This week has seen stories of bigotry, fuelled by bad information. Anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant riots sprung up across the UK, with no factual basis in the incident that triggered them - a...
Southport stabbings: Why do people join the far-right?
Released 1 August 2024
On Monday, three young girls were killed in a knife attack in Southport at a Taylor Swift themed dance class. They were 6, 7, and 9 years old. Eight other children were stabbed. A community, and a...
Mina Smallman: Misogynoir, survival, and A Better Tomorrow
Released 11 July 2024
Warning: Strong language “Race is always seen as Black men's issue, gender is always seen as white women's issue. So Black women always fall through the cracks.” Preferential acceptance rates...
S4E8 General Election, Gen-Z, and propaganda in the papers
Released 4 July 2024
It's VOTING DAY! How did you pick who to vote for? Hopefully not by relying too heavily on our mainstream media. Listen to this episode to find out why! It’s a dose of media literacy that is so...
S4E7 Pride Month under attack: rainbow-washing, queerbaiting, and fears of "gender ideology"
Released 27 June 2024
Quite a lot to NOT be proud of this Pride Month, with corporations creeping away cowardly as ultra-Conservatives boycott their rainbow campaigns. Meanwhile, much of the mainstream media refuses to...
S4E6 World Refugee Day: Inclusion and solutions
Released 20 June 2024
Today is #WorldRefugeeDay - an international day designated by the UN to honour refugees around the globe. World Refugee Day feels especially relevant at Media Storm, because refugees make one of...
Rape Off The Record: The price of open justice
Released 13 June 2024
This investigation contains discusses of rape, sexual assault, and suicide which some listeners might find distressing. If you need someone to talk to, you can call the Samaritans on 116 123 or Rape...
S4E5 Media racism: Faiza Shaheen, Palestine coverage, and the limits of representation
Released 6 June 2024
This week, Faiza Shaheen announced she has resigned from the Labour Party, after a shock email revealed she had been deselected as a candidate in this year's General Election. The Labour Party...
S4E4 South Africa elections: worldviews in 'the West' vs 'the rest'
Released 30 May 2024
As South Africans head to the polls, Media Storm is seizing the opportunity to break out of the Western worldview. Last season, former UN Security Council President Kishore Mahbubani criticised the...
S4E3 Police: misogyny, mistrust, and The Met
Released 23 May 2024
Content warning: mentions of violence against women, rape, and assault. This episode was recorded just before the general election was announced! Register to vote here. This week, it was reported the...
S4E2 Ulez: Pollution or politics? Plus Eurovision boycott and Voter ID
Released 16 May 2024
The climate crisis is wreaking havoc in headlines this week: heatwaves in southeast Asia, flooding in Kenya and Brazil, and exotic spiders smuggling their way into the UK - all this marks a record...
S4E1 The death debate: Assisted dying and the legacy of CoppaFeel!
Released 9 May 2024
There’s a morbid theme to Media Storm’s first new weekly format - but that’s ok because it’s Dying Matters Awareness Week so we all need to get talking about death! Our key voices today are...Everything you need to know about Media Storm
Released 2 May 2024
We're back for Series 4! It’s been a while, so here's your refresher episode which tells you everything you need to know about Media Storm - plus, we tell you all about our new format! Media Storm...
SERIES 4 TRAILER
Released 25 April 2024
Media Storm returns next week! Get a taste for what is to come from your essential guide to today’s chaotic clickbait climate. It's your weekly current affairs round-up - but not as you know it....
Helena and Mathilda's Little Revolutions
Released 8 January 2024
This week, the roles are reversed as your Media Storm hosts become the interviewees! Helena Wadia & Mathilda Mallinson sit down in conversation with journalist Masuma Ahuja on Little Revolutions, a...
Abortion on trial: Poland and the politicisation of human rights
Released 29 November 2023
Access the episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/4vphsyps Warning: This episode contains mentions of suicide Justyna Wydrzyñska is appealing a criminal conviction in Poland for sending abortion...
S3E12 ‘One man’s terrorist’: Resistance and radicalism in Gaza and Beyond - with Gulwali Passarlay and Zahera Harb
Released 26 October 2023
Support Media Storm’s work from as little as £3 a month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast The war in Gaza involves everyone, as the global community is drawn onto a...
Live show! 2023's biggest media storms - Luis Rubiales and Spanish football's sexism problem
Released 19 October 2023
Hey listeners! We've launched a Patreon. If you want to support us for a small monthly fee, head to patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast This is part three of Media Storm's LIVE SHOW at London Podcast...
Live show! 2023's biggest media storms - Titan submarine impolsion
Released 12 October 2023
Hey listeners! We've launched a Patreon. If you want to support us for a small monthly fee, head to patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast This is part two of Media Storm's LIVE SHOW at London Podcast...
Live show! 2023's biggest media storms - The Huw Edwards Scandal
Released 5 October 2023
Hey listeners! We've launched a Patreon. If you want to support us for a small monthly fee, head to patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast This is part one of Media Storm's LIVE SHOW at London Podcast...
Are refugees really 'stealing our homes'?
Released 28 September 2023
Hey listeners! We've launched a Patreon. If you want to support us for a small monthly fee, head to patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast A few weeks ago we released an episode about temporary...
Russell Brand: Innocent until proven guilty?
Released 21 September 2023
Content warning: This episode discusses rape, sexual assault, and gender-based violence. If you need support, you can call Rape Crisis for free on 0808 500 2222 This week - though an 'open secret' in...
S3E11 The solutions: Undoing an institutionally racist police force
Released 14 September 2023
Episode transcript: https://mediastormpodcast.com/2023/09/14/3-11-the-solutions-undoing-an-institutionally-racist-police-force/ Join Media Storm LIVE at Kings Place, London, Saturday 16th Sep, 7pm:...
S3E10 Why are so many Black people being rejected from the police force?
Released 7 September 2023
Episode transcript: https://mediastormpodcast.com/2023/09/14/3-10-why-are-so-many-black-people-being-rejected-from-the-police-force/ Join Media Storm LIVE at Kings Place, London, Saturday 16th Sep,...
S3E9 An institutionally racist police force: Process of elimination
Released 31 August 2023
EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: https://mediastormpodcast.com/2023/09/04/3-9-an-institutionally-racist-police-force-process-of-elimination-pt-1/ Join Media Storm LIVE at Kings Place, London, Saturday 16th Sep,...
S3E8 Housing crisis: A lifetime in ‘temporary’ accommodation - with Kwajo Tweneboa
Released 24 August 2023
Hey listeners! We've launched a Patreon. If you want to support us for a small monthly fee, head to patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast Media Storm will be LIVE at London Podcast Festival, Saturday 16th...
Woman, Life, Freedom: Feminism across cultures and borders
Released 17 August 2023
Media Storm will be LIVE at London Podcast Festival, Saturday 16th September at 7pm. BOOK your tickets now: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/media-storm-2/ If you're a Lord of the...
S3E7 Women in crisis: Is conflict and disaster sexist? - with Nazanin Boniadi
Released 10 August 2023
Book Media Storm LIVE at the London Podcast Festival, Saturday 16th Sep at 7pm: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/media-storm-2/ Aid budgets have been hit hard by Covid and economic...
Helena's 'Immigrantly' story - with Saadia Khan
Released 3 August 2023
Come to our LIVE SHOW at London Podcast Festival! Saturday 16th September at 7pm https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/media-storm-2/ For this week's bonus episode, two podcasts have joined...
World on fire: El Niño and Labour’s ULEZ debate
Released 27 July 2023
LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: Media Storm will be live at the London Podcast Festival this September, on Saturday 16th at 7pm! Book tickets now to join us as we breakdown the craziest headlines of 2023:...
Unpicking the media storm: Trans rights as a threat to women
Released 20 July 2023
Warning: strong language and mention of rape LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: Media Storm will be LIVE at the London Podcast Festival this September, on Saturday 16th at 7pm! Book tickets now to join us as we...
S3E6 Self-ID: Scotland, Westminster, and the fight for gender recognition - with Charlie Craggs
Released 13 July 2023
Hey listeners! We've launched a Patreon. If you want to support us for a small monthly fee, head to patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast Scotland recently joined approximately 30 countries in implementing...
Misogyny in the media: Helena & Mathilda speak in Parliament!
Released 6 July 2023
This week, Media Storm went to Parliament! Helena & Mathilda were in the halls of Westminster to speak to MPs and Parliamentarians about misogyny in the media: how the media can responsibly report...
S3E5 Police: Behind the PR machine - with Leroy Logan and Chantelle Lunt
Released 29 June 2023
For the full uncut discussion with Leroy Logan and Chantelle Lunt, subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast The Conservatives succeeded in their manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 new...
World Refugee Week: New data, same old story
Released 22 June 2023
Support Media Storm’s ethical journalism on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast It’s World Refugee Week and the results are in: join us as we crunch the latest numbers on global...
S3E4 Strikes: What have trade unions ever done for me? - with Mick Whelan
Released 15 June 2023
Hey listeners! We've launched a Patreon. If you want to support us for a small monthly fee, head to patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast What words come to mind when you hear the word 'strikes'? Delays,...
Behind the scenes of Media Storm!
Released 8 June 2023
In this week’s bonus episode, Helena and Mathilda have an announcement to make… they have started a Patreon! You can access it at https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast This is a chance for...
S3E3 Medical cannabis: The criminalisation of chronic pain - with StevoTheMadMan
Released 1 June 2023
Chronic pain is a silent pandemic affecting somewhere between 8 and 28 million people in the UK alone. Recent headlines (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65596283) reveal it’s contributing to...
Mainstream media mistrust and the far-right
Released 25 May 2023
We're back with this bonus episode to give you a little bit more of our conversation from Episode 1 on the rise of far-right extremism, and what role the mainstream media has to play. Our guest,...
S3E2 Safety or status? Migrant women and domestic abuse - with Janey Starling
Released 18 May 2023
On the 29th April 2021, the Domestic Abuse Bill became law. Many called the Bill 'landmark', or 'transformational'. Others called it discriminatory. Why? Because migrant victims with insecure status...
Get Lippy! What you don't know about gynae cancer can hurt you
Released 11 May 2023
Every day in the UK 58 people are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer. 21 will die. Lack of awareness, late referrals and widespread stigma mean people are being denied life-saving diagnoses and...
S3E1 Radical thinking: How to fight the far-right - with Nigel Bromage
Released 4 May 2023
Warning: mentions of sexual violence As political polarisation stretches us to breaking point, co-hosts Mathilda and Helena head to the shadowy fringes of society to find out what pushes people to...
SERIES 3 TRAILER
Released 27 April 2023
Media Storm is back on 4 May! Helena and Mathilda take on the mainstream media and embark on new investigations that put people with lived experience back at the centre of the story. Investigations...
What does a ‘free press’ really mean?
Released 17 March 2023
Print is dying. Since the arrival of the internet and fast-paced, free information at the tap of the finger, the news outlets that tell us what’s what have been scrambling to find their footing....
Visionary Arts Awards and a new series of Media Storm
Released 6 March 2023
We've been nominated for PODCAST OF THE YEAR at the Visionary Arts Awards 2023! Vote here: https://visionaryarts.org.uk/awards/vote/ From diversity and inclusion, to mental health awareness and the...
LIVE SHOW Comedy, 'cancellation', and correctness - with Deborah Frances-White and Isabelle Farah
Released 22 December 2022
Coming to you from the London Podcast Festival: The Guilty Feminist presents Media Storm’s debut show, live from King’s Place! Presented by journalists Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia, Media...
This Is How You Do It: BBC gender and identity correspondent Megha Mohan
Released 15 December 2022
Media Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena meet their mainstream media matches! In this crossover bonus series with The Guilty Feminist, they interview journalists trying to make an imperfect industry a...
S2E12 Death: Terminal illness and the right to die
Released 8 December 2022
Warning: Discussions around suicide and assisted dying. If you need someone to talk to, call the Samaritans on 116 123. It happens to everybody but nobody wants to talk about it: the irony is, it's...
This Is How You Do It: Coiled's Leanne Alie
Released 1 December 2022
Warning: Some strong language Media Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena meet their mainstream media matches! In this crossover bonus series with The Guilty Feminist, they interview journalists trying to...
S2E11 Menopause, sexism, ageism: What's driving women out of work? - with Karen Arthur and Emma Goswell
Released 24 November 2022
Warning: Some strong language Welcome to The Menopause Revolution! A new era for a bodily phenomenon we were once too scared to call by name. Menopause is starting to show its face in our...
Polyamory in pop culture
Released 17 November 2022
Warning: Some strong language Following on from Media Storm's episode about polyamory, the law, and the mainstream media, Media Storm co-hosts bring you this bonus episode with Leanne Yau from the...
S2E10 Polyamory: Love and the limits of the law - with Leanne Yau aka Poly Philia
Released 10 November 2022
Warning: Some strong language Imagine getting fired for your relationship status. Imagine a nosy neighbour deciding they knew what was better for your children. This is the reality for polyamorous...
White (Other): Anti-Eastern European prejudice
Released 3 November 2022
Media Storm’s latest investigation looks at a new, post-Brexit era of exploitation targeting Central and Eastern Europeans in the UK. Today’s bonus episode looks at the attitudes behind this...
S2E9 “Low-skilled”: The exploitation of Eastern European workers - with Alex Bulat
Released 27 October 2022
A post-Brexit Britain has halted visas to low-paid, so-called “low-skilled,” foreign workers - primarily coming from Central and Eastern Europe. Policymakers hoped to increase wages and decrease...
Managing mental health and the media
Released 20 October 2022
Warning: This episode contains references to mental illness and suicide. If you need someone to talk to, contact Samaritans.org or call 116 123. Recorded the day after #WorldMentalHealthDay, Media...
S2E8 Mental Health: The pros and pitfalls of diagnosis - with Scarlett Curtis and Kamilah McInnis
Released 13 October 2022
Warning: This episode contains mentions of mental illness, suicide, and self-harm. Recently, doctors have recognised a strange phenomenon: patients turning up with mental health diagnoses in hand....
LIVE SHOW Misogynoir in Parliament - with Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Released 6 October 2022
Coming to you from the London Podcast Festival: The Guilty Feminist presents Media Storm’s debut show, live from King’s Place! Presented by journalists Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia, Media...
S2E7 'Gypsy, Roma, Traveller’: Why is prejudice on the rise? - with Mikey Walsh
Released 29 September 2022
Warning: Some strong language and reference to suicide We often think of ‘progress’ as an enemy of ‘prejudice’, but when it comes to prejudice towards Gypsy, Roma and Travellers, the...
This is How You Do It: Reed Amber and Florence Bark of Come Curious
Released 8 September 2022
Warning: Strong language and frank discussions about sex Media Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena meet their mainstream media matches! In this crossover bonus series with The Guilty Feminist, they...
S2E6 STIs: We need to talk about men and HPV - with Alix Fox
Released 1 September 2022
Come to Media Storm's live show at the London Podcast Festival! 18th September, 7pm TICKETS HERE: kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/media-storm/ Most people will get the most common STI at some...
Indigenous leadership in climate solutions
Released 25 August 2022
Indigenous peoples who live off the land are often the first affected by climate change, just as they are the last to cause it. But what is often told as a story of injustice should be a story of...
S2E5 Climate frontlines: The truth about Big Oil - with Thimali Kodikara
Released 18 August 2022
Warning: References to stillbirth WATCH MEDIA STORM’S DEBUT LIVE RECORDING AT KING’S PLACE, 17/09, 7PM: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/media-storm/ Scorching heatwaves and ‘red...
This Is How You Do It: Bristol Sex Workers Collective
Released 11 August 2022
Media Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena meet their mainstream media matches! In this crossover bonus series with The Guilty Feminist, they interview journalists and activists trying to make their...
S2E4 Masculinity and body image: Why don't men seek help? - with Scottee
Released 4 August 2022
Warning: In-depth talk about eating disorders, exercise addiction and references to suicide. Read the transcript here:...
This Is How You Do It: QueerAF's Jamie Wareham
Released 28 July 2022
Bonus episode - This Is How You Do It: Jamie Wareham Media Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena meet their mainstream media matches! In this crossover bonus series with The Guilty Feminist, they interview...
S2E3 Unoffending pedophiles: Clinical or criminal?
Released 21 July 2022
Warning: References to child sexual abuse and pornography Read the transcript here: https://mediastormpodcast.com/2022/08/08/2-3-unoffending-pedophiles-clinical-or-criminal/ How can we prevent...
This Is How You Do It: Disability rights journalist Rachel Charlton-Dailey
Released 14 July 2022
Media Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena meet their mainstream media matches! In this crossover bonus series with The Guilty Feminist, they interview journalists and activists trying to make an...
S2E2 Post-Roe v. Wade: How safe are UK abortion rights? - with Renee Bracey Sherman
Released 7 July 2022
Across the pond, the United States Supreme Court made the decision to overturn Roe v Wade, meaning 33 million women in America were stripped of the right to an abortion. Many US states have already...
This Is How You Do It: Gal-dem's Naomi Larsson Piñeda
Released 30 June 2022
Warning: Some strong language Media Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena meet their mainstream media matches! In this crossover bonus series with The Guilty Feminist, they interview journalists trying to...
S2E1 Gender health gaps: The true cost of chronic UTI - with Athena Lamnisos and Dr Christine Ekechi
Released 23 June 2022
Off-label antibiotics ordered from Hong Kong, bacteriophages cultivated in Georgia, bladder fulguration undergone in Turkey - these are some of the lengths countless women are resorting to in...
SERIES 2 TRAILER
Released 16 June 2022
Media Storm is back next week! Helena and Mathilda take on the mainstream media and embark on new investigations that put people with lived experience back at the centre of the story. This season...
ARIA Awards and a new series of Media Storm
Released 5 May 2022
We won a Silver ARIA Award for Best Speech Presenters! In this bonus episode we recount our experiences of awards night, who we met, what it was like to be in a category with radio giant nominees...
Netflix & Chill: Anatomy of a Scandal - with The Guilty Feminist's Deborah Frances-White
Released 19 April 2022
The episode is hosted by Deborah Frances-White (@DeborahFW) with guests Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia). Get in touch Follow us on...
How to be a better work ally to people with disabilities
Released 31 March 2022
After looking at the prevalence of ableism in UK workplaces and the lack of legal recourse for those affected in last week’s episode, Media Storm is handing the mic - for the final instalment of...
S1E10 Ableism enabled: The loopholes in Equality Law - with Jumoke Abdullahi and Ellen Jones
Released 24 March 2022
Media Storm presented by Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia. Warning: Some swearing Disabled workers are over twice as likely to be unemployed as non-disabled workers — even not counting those who...
Visiting London's 'Decriminalised Futures' sexhibition
Released 17 March 2022
Laws that criminalise certain aspects of sex work force people into unsafe, unregulated environments, where they become even more vulnerable. Last week, on International Women’s Day, we joined the...
S1E9 Sex Workers: Ignored and under threat - with Niki Adams
Released 10 March 2022
Media Storm presented by Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia. Warning: Some strong language and references to sex Transcript:...
Harm reduction as a different approach to drugs
Released 3 March 2022
Since 1971, the US has led a global campaign to criminalise and eradicate certain psychoactive substances: this is known as the war on drugs. On last week’s episode of Media Storm, we looked at the...
S1E8 The UK’s war on drugs: Politics and prohibition - with Niamh Eastwood and Juan Fernandez
Released 24 February 2022
Read the transcript: https://mediastormpodcast.com/2022/03/17/1-8-the-uks-war-on-drugs-politics-and-prohibition/ Warning: Strong language, drug use ‘DRUG TRAGEDY’, ‘DRUG CRIME’, ‘DRUG...
Homelessness and how to help us
Released 17 February 2022
Media Storm presented by Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia Bonus Episode: Homelessness and how to help, by people who've been there Last episode, Media Storm investigated homelessness behind...
S1E7 Homelessness: The hidden figures - with Kai Samra
Released 10 February 2022
Warning: Strong language Official homelessness statistics are a fraction of the numbers that charities claim to exist. Is someone sugarcoating the data? Is it a genuine mistake? Or are we looking in...
Intersectionality and body image
Released 3 February 2022
Content warning: Eating disorders "New Year, New You": that’s the message you've probably heard in the mainstream media for the last month. On last week’s episode Fatphobia: Healthcare by Size,...
S1E6 Fatphobia: Healthcare by size - with Stephanie Yeboah and Essie Dennis
Released 27 January 2022
Media Storm presented by Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia Read the transcript:...
The truth about 'luxury' prisons
Released 20 January 2022
Media Storm presented by Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia If you’ve read UK news over the past year, you’ll likely have heard of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill making its way...
S1E5 Criminal Justice: Does prison work? - with The Secret Barrister and Paula Harriott
Released 13 January 2022
Media Storm presented by Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia Read the transcript:...
COMING UP ON MEDIA STORM
Released 10 January 2022
Media Storm will be back with more episodes on Thursday 13 January. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/media-storm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more...
S1E4 Transgender healthcare: A waiting game - with Laura Blake and Shivani Dave
Released 16 December 2021
Media Storm presented by Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia Content warning: Suicide, self-harm Episode 1.4: Transgender healthcare: A waiting game - with Laura Blake and Shivani Dave Read the...
S1E3 Rape Justice: What happens to the 98%? - with Leyla Hussein and Gina Martin
Released 9 December 2021
Media Storm presented by Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia Content warning: Rape, sexual violence, FGM Episode 1.3: Rape Justice: What happens to the 98%? - with Leyla Hussein and Gina Martin Read...
S1E2 Pandemic of hate: We need to talk about anti-Asian abuse - with Zing Tsjeng and Hussein Kesvani
Released 2 December 2021
Media Storm presented by Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia Episode 1.2 Pandemic of hate: We need to talk about anti-Asian abuse - with Zing Tsjeng and Hussein Kesvani Transcript:...
S1E1 El Dorado: Why do refugees ‘love’ the UK? - with Steve Ali
Released 25 November 2021
Transcript: https://mediastormpodcast.com/2021/11/29/1-1-eldorado-why-do-refugees-love-the-uk/ With headlines reporting ‘record numbers of migrants’ reaching the UK in dinghies, Media Storm heads...
Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia
Released 24 November 2021
Media Storm is a new podcast from The House of the Guilty Feminist. Episode 0. Deborah Frances-White Read the transcript:...
SERIES 1 TRAILER
Released 28 October 2021
Media Storm is the new podcast from The House of the Guilty Feminist Where fact-checking meets fun, reporting meets road-trip and the mainstream media meets its match, Media Storm is a news podcast...
