In short
Mishal Husain introduces her new Bloomberg Weekend podcast, The Mishal Husain Show, positioning it as a weekly, “essential conversation” beyond delivering headlines—focused on the ideas and people shaping world events.
Guest backgrounds
The episode features Elon Musk (tech entrepreneur), Salman Rushdie (writer), Mark Carney (Canada’s Prime Minister mentioned), Kara Swisher (tech journalist), Nigel Farage (politician), and references to Meghan Markle and President Trump.
Key claims
Husain says she wants to go further than political debate coverage; she cites Trump’s “flooding the zone” approach and criticizes tech’s influence on markets (stock run-ups, “running the stock market”).
Notable examples
Afghanistan military withdrawal; a heated exchange with Nigel Farage; Rushdie’s comments about “when a writer enters the family, the family is screwed.”
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Chapters
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0:36 to 1:48
The podcast features interviews with notable figures and discussions about impactful ideas.
“I wanted to talk about the ideas behind it to spend more time with the people shaping our world.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00Hello, I'm Mishal Husain and for more than 20 years I was at the BBC presiding over political debates. Welcome to the BBC Prime Ministerial Debate. Covering international news. The United States has completed its military withdrawal from Afghanistan. And reporting on some pretty famous people. Your Royal Highness Meghan Markle, congratulations to you both. Thank you. It was thrilling to be in the front row to watch history unfold. But all the time I was delivering the headlines, I wanted to go further. I wanted to talk about the ideas behind it to spend more time with the people shaping our world.
0:43Elon Musk, how are you? Thank you for having me. I'm fine. How are you? And that's what I'm doing on my new podcast from Bloomberg Weekend, The Michelle Hussain Show. Salman Rushdie, welcome. Thank you. I speak to people like Canada's Prime Minister, Mark Carney. Have you learned anything from President Trump? I've learned lots of things from President Trump. I've learned the value of flooding the zone. Tech journalist, Kara Swisher. The tech industry has been running wild. You know, they've gotten what they wanted and they've seen a huge run-up in their stock prices because they're basically running the stock market.
1:15The conversations can get a little heated at times, as it was with Nigel Farage. Go to shoot them down. No questions. Whatever that does, however much that inflames tensions. This is love you're trying ever so hard. Russia needs to be taught a lesson. This is love you're trying ever so hard. But it's also a place with heart and soul. When a writer enters the family, the family is screwed. And that was you. And that was me. It's a hell of a thing to do, Lindsay. I don't think anyone could cover war without loving the job. It's something that I do from my heart and my soul. Every weekend, you'll hear one essential conversation.
1:53Personal, conversational, podcast-y vibe. You might even enjoy it. So please join me, listen and subscribe to The Michelle Hussain Show from Bloomberg Weekend, wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Friday morning. You certainly ask interesting questions.
2:18Thank you.
From the publisher
Welcome to The Mishal Husain Show. In a world of confusion, let Mishal guide you through some of the most complex stories of our times, through questions, curiosity and decades of journalistic experience.
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