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The News Agents, page 15
by Global · English
Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents. They’re not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news – and a healthy dose of scepticism and the ability to laugh at it all when needed. Episodes are available every weekday afternoon. You can listen to The News Agents on Alexa, just say "Alexa ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast. For advertising opportunities on this podcast, email: GlobalStudiosSales@global.com You can visit our website here https://www.thenewsagents.co.uk/
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Is a secret US spy ring trying to take over Greenland?The episode argues that the US may be running a covert “hybrid warfare” style influence operation in Greenland to enable an American takeover, by sowing discontent against Denmark and recruiting…27 Aug 2025 · 48 min · 20 chapters
Farage, flags and Connolly: How the Right turned on the StateAnalysis of how Nigel Farage/Reform’s immigration agenda uses warnings about civil disorder to pressure the UK state, plus a discussion of Lucy Connolly’s “political prisoner” claims after riots.26 Aug 2025 · 31 min · 11 chapters
Q&A: Trump, Putin and 100% inheritance taxA Q&A episode of The News Agents covering (1) Trump’s relationship with Putin and Zelensky, including claims about media perception and possible Ukraine strategy; (2) whether EU deference to Trump…22 Aug 2025 · 34 min · 14 chapters
Weekend Edition: Can England's Red Roses pick up where the Lionesses left off? - The Sports AgentsPreview of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, focusing on England’s Red Roses, their opening match vs USA, home-tournament pressure, and legacy for women’s rugby.22 Aug 2025 · 36 min · 17 chapters
Israel invades Gaza City. Will anything stop Netanyahu?The episode of The News Agents focuses on Israel’s expanded full-scale invasion of Gaza City and what it suggests about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s endgame.21 Aug 2025 · 49 min · 23 chapters
Where are asylum seekers supposed to live now?A High Court judgment in Epping forces the Home Office to stop using the Epping “Bell” asylum hotel and rehouse asylum seekers; the episode asks where asylum seekers are supposed to live if hotels…20 Aug 2025 · 33 min · 10 chapters
Is Palestine Action really a terrorist group?The episode debates whether UK group Palestine Action should be proscribed as a terrorist organization under the Terrorism Act 2000, focusing on the government’s rationale, the scale of arrests, and…19 Aug 2025 · 33 min · 9 chapters
Trump-Zelenskyy: another showdown?The episode discusses an imminent Washington meeting between President Trump and President Zelensky, with European leaders (including UK PM Keir Starmer) traveling to press for a “lasting, fair and…18 Aug 2025 · 20 min · 4 chapters
BONUS EPISODE: The panic driving Europe’s leaders to Washington with ZelenskyyEuropean leaders rush to Washington to meet Donald Trump and Zelensky, aiming to prevent a repeat of February’s tense Oval Office meeting and to counter Vladimir Putin’s gains after the Anchorage…17 Aug 2025 · 28 min · 11 chapters
SPECIAL REPORT: Has America’s fentanyl crisis landed in the UK?The episode is a special report on whether America’s fentanyl crisis has reached the UK, using Las Vegas accounts and London/Camden clinical evidence.15 Aug 2025 · 38 min · 14 chapters
Weekend Edition: Premier League Q&A - MOTD, Battle of the Bridge & time for hooters? - The Sports AgentsThe Sports Agents (Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman) does a Premier League Q&A and season preview.15 Aug 2025 · 24 min · 11 chapters
Why the hard right hate LondonThe episode argues that the “hard right” demonizes London as a lawless dystopia to serve broader anti-multicultural and anti-Muslim politics, while selectively ignoring crime trends and London’s real…14 Aug 2025 · 34 min · 11 chapters
Why is the US lecturing Britain on free speech?The episode argues that the US is hypocritically “lecturing” Britain on free speech, amid a US State Department Human Rights Report 2024–2025 criticizing the UK.13 Aug 2025 · 34 min · 13 chapters
Why has Trump ordered the army onto the streets of DC?The episode argues that Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard and have federal forces take over policing in Washington, D.C.12 Aug 2025 · 37 min · 15 chapters
Will Trump and Putin carve up Ukraine – then blame Zelenskyy?The episode argues that a planned Trump-Putin summit in Alaska (Anchorage) is likely to produce a “deal” where Ukraine is pressured to accept a ceasefire that effectively freezes the front line and…11 Aug 2025 · 35 min · 12 chapters
Q&A: the Epstein files, Corbyn as PM, and are Reform clickbait?The News Agents’ August Q&A covers: (1) whether a Reform or Corbyn/Sultana government would deliver dramatic policy change, (2) whether Netanyahu could ever be arrested for war crimes, (3) why the…8 Aug 2025 · 37 min · 15 chapters
Weekend Edition: Inside Sheffield Wednesday's crisis & who's next? - The Sports AgentsSheffield Wednesday’s financial crisis as the Championship starts, including unpaid wages, a transfer ban, and the North Stand closure; broader discussion of club ownership/regulation failures and…8 Aug 2025 · 23 min · 8 chapters
Did the homelessness minister evict her own tenants for profit?The episode of The News Agents focuses mainly on Labour homelessness minister Rishnara Ali and allegations that she ended her tenants’ private tenancy for profit.7 Aug 2025 · 37 min · 12 chapters
Was Hiroshima a war crime?Whether the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima (Aug 6, 1945) was a war crime, and how Hiroshima/Nagasaki should be remembered amid today’s nuclear risks.6 Aug 2025 · 33 min · 8 chapters
Is Netanyahu set on the full occupation of Gaza?The episode debates whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is aiming for full occupation of Gaza rather than scaling down the war.5 Aug 2025 · 40 min · 16 chapters
Why are Tories predicting a revolution?The episode argues that Tory politicians are stoking “moral panic” and radical, revolutionary rhetoric around asylum/migrant hotels and small-boat migration, partly via misinformation on X (Twitter),…4 Aug 2025 · 37 min · 14 chapters
What's going on with young people and God?Young people’s growing interest in God, framed as a “quiet revival” amid doom-scrolling, mental health struggles, and dissatisfaction with materialism; includes debate over whether this leads to more…1 Aug 2025 · 40 min · 22 chapters
Weekend Edition: Triple H on 'genius' of Trump, Hulk Hogan's legacy & replacing Vince McMahon - The Sports AgentsTriple H discusses WWE’s behind-the-scenes creative process, culture change after Vince McMahon, and what WWE can learn from Donald Trump; he also reflects on Hulk Hogan’s legacy after Hogan’s death.1 Aug 2025 · 22 min · 9 chapters
Why are defenders of free speech always shutting people down?Free speech controversy in Europe/UK, framed as hypocrisy by right-wing figures; includes discussion of the UK Online Safety Act and “buffer zone” laws near abortion clinics, plus a separate segment…31 Jul 2025 · 33 min · 12 chapters