The News Meeting
by The Observer
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How can the media report on the Russell Brand trial?
Oct 15, 2026
33m 42s
Why did Andrew M-W win his legal claim against the police?
Oct 8, 2026
32m 40s
Could the plane stabbing affect Israel’s upcoming election?
Oct 1, 2026
32m 53s
Will Trump confront Xi Jinping over China’s support of Iran?
Sep 24, 2026
28m 22s
Can Ed Sheeran keep politics out of music?
Sep 17, 2026
32m 53s
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- 🇮🇳India · Politics#76752 to 4.7K
- 🇳🇬NG · Politics#56142 to 887
- 🇳🇱Netherlands · Politics#123103 to 645
- 🇰🇪KE · Politics#6360 to 372
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/15/26 |  How can the media report on the Russell Brand trial? | With the media fanfare surrounding Russell Brand’s trial, how can jurors be kept away from prejudicial information? What does US control over Ukraine’s defence technology mean for the war, and wider security in Europe? And will the recent revelations about Reform’s councillors racist remarks actually affect support for the party?Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer’s Stephen Armstrong, Social Media Editor, Caitlin Macdonald and Whitehall Editor Cat Neilan as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.**We want to hear what you think! Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on Social Media:@ObserverUK on X@theobserveruk on Instagram and [email protected] on blueskyHost: Jeevan VasagarProducer: Ada BaruméExecutive Producer: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.ukDownload the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 33m 42s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 |  Why did Andrew M-W win his legal claim against the police? | Can Gen Z protesters in France bring about political change? With the enormous financial pull of the tech industry, can Hollywood blockbusters like Artificial and The Social Reckoning meaningfully critique tech billionaires anymore? And how did Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor win his legal claim against the police?Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer reporters Hannah Schuller, Marine Saint and Jon Ungoed-Thomas as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.**We want to hear what you think! Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and [email protected] on bluesky Host: Jeevan VasagarProducer: Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 32m 40s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 |  Could the plane stabbing affect Israel’s upcoming election? | What next for Manchester City after the Premier League club was found guilty of serious financial-rule breaches? And if the Crown Prosecution Service brings charges over the fatal 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, what could that mean for future corporate manslaughter cases? Could the stabbing on the Israel-bound flight affect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chances in the upcoming late October election?Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Stephen Armstrong, Chloe Hadjimatheou and Jonathan Lewis as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day. Listen to The State of Netanyahu wherever you listen to podcasts: https://observer.co.uk/listen/the-state-of-netanyahu **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and [email protected] on bluesky Host: Giles WhittellProducer: Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Poppy BullardTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 32m 53s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 |  Will Trump confront Xi Jinping over China’s support of Iran? | China’s president, Xi, is in Washington. What’s at stake? Is the 40-year ban on people drinking in football stands about to end? And what might the new bereavement leave law mean for people who have lost a loved one?Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer’s Jasper Corbett, Seun Matiluko and Andrew Butler as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day. **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and [email protected] on bluesky Host: Jeevan VasagarProducer: Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Jasper Corbett and Gary MarshallTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 28m 22s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 |  Can Ed Sheeran keep politics out of music? | How seriously should world leaders take warnings of rogue AI models? Should people be allowed to bet on the trials of new medicines? Why did Ed Sheeran drop his support act, Macklemore, from his tour?Giles Whittell is joined by Cat Neilan, the Observer’s Whitehall editor, Caitlin Macdonald, social media editor and James Tapper, Observer reporter, as they battle it out to pitch the top story of the day. **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and [email protected] on bluesky Host: Giles WhittellProducer: Poppy BullardExecutive Producer: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 32m 53s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 |  Is Trump bribing voters? | Why has President Trump promised Americans $5000 dollars each if Republicans win the midterms elections? How seriously should we take former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's earnest warning that AI will kill humanity? What do job cuts at Jaguar Land Rover tell us about the British economy? Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer’s Hannah Schuller, Jessica Hayden and Ben Zaranko as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.Listen to The Endgame wherever you listen to podcasts: https://observer.co.uk/listen/endgame **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and [email protected] on bluesky Host: Jeevan VasagarProducer: Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Poppy BullardTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 32m 32s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | Keir StarmerGreen Party+5 | Jon Ungoed-ThomasCat Neilan+1 | The Observer | Jodrell Bank ObservatoryRussia+2 | Keir StarmerGreen Party+8 | — | 34m 45s | ||
| 8/27/26 | Nepal flash floodcricket+3 | Poppy BullardAndrew Butler+1 | The Observer | NepalEngland | Nepalflash flood+3 | — | 34m 19s | ||
| 8/20/26 | Tupac Shakurmurder investigation+4 | James TapperEvan Moffitt+1 | DisneyABC+1 | — | Tupac Shakurmurder+7 | — | 35m 35s | ||
| 8/13/26 | global shippingwildfires+3 | Cat NeilanHannah Schuller+1 | The Observer | — | global shippingwildfires+3 | — | 35m 05s | ||
| 8/6/26 | droughtfood supply+4 | Hannah SchullerJonathan Lewis+1 | The Observer | SpainMorocco+1 | droughtfood supply+6 | — | 35m 55s | ||
| 7/30/26 | footballwildfires+5 | Stephen ArmstrongCat Neilan+1 | FIFAThe Observer | UK | footballwildfires+5 | — | 30m 31s | ||
| 7/23/26 | protestspolitics+3 | James TapperPoppy Bullard+1 | OpenAI | IndiaUkraine+1 | Indiaprotests+5 | — | 33m 44s | ||
| 7/16/26 | Gen Zpub culture+4 | Stephen ArmstrongJessy Parker Humphreys+1 | The ObserverBritish Steel | England | Gen Zpub+5 | — | 29m 19s | ||
| 7/9/26 | US-Iran relationsjournalism+4 | Hannah SchullerPoppy Bullard+1 | The ObserverFIFA | IranClacton | Nigel FarageCount Binface+5 | — | 36m 37s | ||
| 7/2/26 | bettingTaylor Swift+4 | Patricia ClarkeCaitlin Macdonald+1 | cryptocurrencyThe Observer | — | Taylor Swiftwedding+5 | — | 27m 08s | ||
| 6/25/26 | politicscity planning+3 | Ben ZarankoJessy Parker-Humphreys+1 | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustThe Observer | — | Andy BurnhamDowning Street+5 | — | 38m 20s | ||
| 6/18/26 | anti-establishmentPutney Pusher+3 | Sarah DearStephen Armstrong+1 | The Observer | UKPutney | Putney PusherUK voters+3 | — | 31m 20s | ||
| 6/11/26 | Belfast disorderWorld Cup entry issues+3 | John SimpsonHannah Schuller+1 | The Observer | BelfastUS+2 | BelfastWorld Cup+3 | — | 34m 40s | ||
| 6/4/26 | World Cupsports+4 | George SimmsJessica Hayden+1 | FIFA | IranUS | World CupFIFA+6 | — | 36m 13s | ||
| 5/28/26 | AI dangersyouth issues+3 | John SimpsonJessy Parker Humphreys+1 | The ObserverAcast+1 | Britain | Pope LeoAI+5 | — | 32m 28s | ||
| 5/21/26 | reality TVsafeguarding+5 | James TapperMadeleine Parr+1 | Married at First Sight UKThe Observer+1 | — | Married at First Sight UKsafeguarding+5 | — | 29m 29s | ||
| 5/14/26 | Labour leadership contestKeir Starmer+5 | Stephen ArmstrongCat Neilan+1 | The ObserverAcast | — | Keir StarmerWes Streeting+6 | — | 37m 35s | ||
| 5/7/26 | hantavirusUK politics+3 | Jon Ungoed-ThomasPoppy Bullard+1 | The Observer | EnglandWales+1 | hantavirusUK elections+5 | — | 27m 49s | ||
| 5/1/26 | anti-semitic violenceterror attacks+3 | Jeevan VasagarJess Hayden+1 | The ObserverAcast | Golders Green | anti-semitic terrorGolders Green+4 | — | 44m 00s | ||
| 4/23/26 | hay feverclimate change+3 | James TapperPoppy Bullard+1 | The Observer | IranUS+1 | hay feverclimate change+3 | — | 32m 32s | ||
| 4/16/26 | TrumpPope+5 | Cat NeilanJohn Simpson+1 | Pope LeoPresident Trump+2 | HungaryIran | TrumpPope+5 | — | 25m 56s | ||
| 4/9/26 | AIspace exploration+4 | Patricia ClarkePhoebe Davis+1 | The ObserverAnthropic+2 | — | AnthropicAI model+5 | — | 32m 18s | ||
| 4/2/26 | antisemitismKanye West+4 | Jessica HaydenAda Barumé+1 | NASAThe Observer+1 | — | antisemitismKanye West+5 | — | 31m 35s | ||
| 3/27/26 | AI chatbotsviolence against women+4 | Patricia ClarkeAndrew Butler+1 | MetaGoogle+1 | Ipswich Town | AIMeta+5 | — | 35m 22s | ||
| 3/23/26 | arson attackanti-semitic attacks+4 | Stephen ArmstrongAda Barumé+1 | The ObserverAcast | UKIran+1 | arsonJewish charity+5 | — | 29m 20s | ||
| 3/19/26 | CubaUS relations+3 | Evan MoffitElaine McCallig+1 | The Observer | CubaUS+1 | Cuba blackoutUS conflict+4 | — | 20m 17s | ||
| 3/16/26 | mass displacementLebanon+5 | Stephen ArmstrongHannah Schuller+1 | The ObserverNATO | LebanonIran+2 | Lebanondisplacement+6 | — | 27m 44s | ||
| 3/12/26 | Mandelson filesEpstein+5 | Vanessa ThorpeJon Ungoed-Thomas+1 | The ObserverLabour government | Dubai | MandelsonEpstein+5 | — | 33m 58s | ||
| 3/9/26 | Iranoil prices+4 | Poppy BullardStephen Armstrong+1 | The ObserverPresident Donald Trump | Iran | supreme leaderIran+5 | — | 27m 06s | ||
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Chart history for The News Meeting
Peaked at #56 in NG, currently #56 in NG.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| KE | — | #63 | #63 | — |
| India | — | #76 | #76 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #90 | #90 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #123 | #123 | — |
| AE | — | #127 | #127 | — |
| CO | — | #137 | #137 | — |
| CL | — | #139 | #139 | — |
| Ireland | — | #140 | #140 | — |
| TW | — | #151 | #151 | — |
| TR | — | #153 | #153 | — |
| GR | — | #161 | #161 | — |
| HU | — | #169 | #169 | — |
| AR | — | #178 | #178 | — |
| TH | — | #191 | #191 | — |
Chart Positions
15 placements across 15 markets.
Chart Positions
15 placements across 15 markets.