Byline Podcast

Why are so many people quitting the social media X, formerly known as Twitter. Adrian Goldberg is joined by Peter Jukes, executive editor of Byline Times; Heidi Siegmund Cuda, Byline Times US correspondent and producer of the RADICALIZED Truth Survives podcast; and Bruce Daisley, one European vice president of Twitter, now host of the Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat podcast. Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White by We Bring Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election success, many people are still trying to work out how a convicted felon and serial bankrupt accused of inciting an insurrection could have won the race to the White House. Trump didn’t just edge a victory over Kamala Harris – he won decisively. Is democracy now under threat in a country which has long stood as a beacon of freedom? Adrian Goldberg goes looking for answers with Joe Walsh, host of the Social Contract podcast, and a former Republican congressmen who once supported the President-elect. Walsh now describes him as "a danger to democracy". Porduced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg discusses Donald Trump's defeat of Kamala Harris, from the Capitol building in Washington DC, with Heidi Siegmund Cuda in California, and Peter Jukes in London. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg visits the nightly vigil at DC Jail in Washington in support of those imprisoned for their role in the January 6th insurrection. Brandon Fellows - who received a three year sentence for obstruction - tells Adrian that he still wants to the see the overthrow of democratic government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg visits a polling booth open for early voting at McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia; and the Women's March in Washington DC. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg interviews former Washington Times reporter Tom Carter in the shadow of The Capitol building, where Tom describes the 'sanewashing' on Donald Trump by the US media. Produced by Adrian Goldberg/We Bring Audio for Byline Audio, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg reports on the US election from The Capitol, in Washington DC, with Peter Jukes in London. Originally broadcast on Byline Radio via X Spaces. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Donald Trump and the MAGA project be fairly described as "fascist?' Adrian Goldberg talks to Heidi Siegmund Cuda, an Emmy-award winning investigative reporter, filmmaker, and bestselling author.  Heidi writes about American politics, culture, and Russian active measures at her Bette Dangerous substack magazine and is a political columnist and US correspondent for Byline Supplement and Byline Times. Her column Hot Type appears weekly in Byline Supplement. She is the co-host and producer of RADICALIZED Truth Survives podcast, an investigative show about disinformation and radicalization. LINKS: https://www.bettedangerous.com https://www.bylinesupplement.com https://youtube.com/@radicalizedpod Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. A We Bring Audio production for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg discusses the battle to secure justice for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi with his widow Hanan El Atr Khashoggi and her lawyer Randa Fahmy. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes about Sir Keir Starmer's relationship with the press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg assesses the final candidates for the Conservative Party election, Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov, and investigative reporter Olly Haynes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg talks to former UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall about suggestions that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is "running rings" around Joe Biden, and whether that could affect Kamala Harris' hopes of reaching the White House Alex is now a US citizen, and canvassing for Harris in the US election. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg talks to two Jewish peace activists, Uri Weltman, the National Field Organiser of Standing Together, a grassroots movement mobilising both Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel; and Eran Nissan, CEO of Mehazkim a progressive digital movement in Israel.    Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham for Byline Audio,   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg explores the ongoing row about Physician Associates - healthcare professionals who might see patients in hospitals or at a GP's surgery, but who aren’t full qualified doctors. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges said there should be a review into the safety and usefulness of both Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) amid fears that they are sometimes performing tasks outside their capabilities. Marion Chesterton from Greater Manchester shares the story of her daughter Emily, who died after being misdiagnosed in November 2022. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White for Byline Audio.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iranian proxies for attacking his country. Iran doesn’t recognise Israel’s right to exist, and wants to eradicate it as a Jewish state. The Tehran government has provided arms, training and funding to both Hamas in Gaza, and Hezbollah in Lebanon. But what is its practical end game?  Adrian Goldberg talks toJames M Dorsey, who write The Turbulent World substack, and is an adjunct senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg talks to Zarina Zabrisky in Ukraine about Russia's hybrid war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Less than three months into his Premiership, Keir Starmer is having to face up to the realities of life inside the pressure cooker of Number 10. How well is he doing? There’s a been a mini rebellion by backbench MPs over the decision to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners; meanwhile the PM is seen to be living the high life at the expense of wealthy donors; and now there's mutiny amongst his senior team, who've leaked that special advisor Sue Gray is paid more than Starmer himself.  Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Steve McCabe, a Labour MP for 27 years, before he stepped down at the last election.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we approach the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel, Adrian Goldberg assess the prospects for peace in the Middle East. His guests are Robin Barnwell, director of ITVX documentary 'Into The Abyss', and former UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham, for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg discusses Keir Starmer's NHS reforms with Chris Thomas, who heads up the Commission on Health and Prosperity for the IPPR think tank; Dr John Puntis, co chair of the campaign group Keep Our NHS Public, and Matthew Hulbert from Leicestershire who lost his mum to sepsis in 2022 after she had to wait 11 hours for an ambulance. Produced by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg investigates Russia’s attempts to influence Western democracy using disinformation, covert media campaigns and troll farms, with Pekka Kallioniemi, author of Vatnik Soup - originally a Twitter thread, now a book - and Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes. The discussion covers Tenet, the Tennessee based company linked to right wing influencers,  which according to the US Justice Department received nearly $10 million dollars from RT to promote pro-Kremlin propaganda. The Justice Department also seized more than 30 website domains which it says were cloning reputable news sites, such as the Washington Post, and diverting readers to fake news sites instead.   Produced for Byline Audio in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices