Media Storm
@mediastormpod.bsky.social
🕵️ Current affairs & investigative news podcast
🗣️ Lived experience first
🎙 Your hosts are @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
🏆 Multi-award winning: British Podcast Awards, Independent Podcast Awards, Radio Academy ARIAS
👂 Listen Weekly
🗣️ Lived experience first
🎙 Your hosts are @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
🏆 Multi-award winning: British Podcast Awards, Independent Podcast Awards, Radio Academy ARIAS
👂 Listen Weekly
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The week we saw an explosive & important report from the @nytimes.com on the US anti-abortion movement's aims for the UK, I spoke to @mediastormpod.bsky.social about my long-term research into the anti-abortion movement, its funding, networks & ideology
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What does anti-abortion and white supremacy have in common?
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October 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The week we saw an explosive & important report from the @nytimes.com on the US anti-abortion movement's aims for the UK, I spoke to @mediastormpod.bsky.social about my long-term research into the anti-abortion movement, its funding, networks & ideology
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🌩️ NEW EPISODE 🌩️
What does anti-abortion and white supremacy have in common?
Funding, for one thing. Political frontmen, for another. The question is why?
🗣️ With the excellent @sianushka.bsky.social
🎙️ Hosted by @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
What does anti-abortion and white supremacy have in common?
Funding, for one thing. Political frontmen, for another. The question is why?
🗣️ With the excellent @sianushka.bsky.social
🎙️ Hosted by @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
What does anti-abortion and white supremacy have in common?
Podcast Episode · Media Storm · 16/10/2025 · 49m
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October 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🌩️ NEW EPISODE 🌩️
What does anti-abortion and white supremacy have in common?
Funding, for one thing. Political frontmen, for another. The question is why?
🗣️ With the excellent @sianushka.bsky.social
🎙️ Hosted by @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
What does anti-abortion and white supremacy have in common?
Funding, for one thing. Political frontmen, for another. The question is why?
🗣️ With the excellent @sianushka.bsky.social
🎙️ Hosted by @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
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The flotilla has already been attacked by drones. Now they're being branded as "terrorists" by the Israeli government. Mathilda explains why she's there, and why breaking the blockade matters.
September 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The flotilla has already been attacked by drones. Now they're being branded as "terrorists" by the Israeli government. Mathilda explains why she's there, and why breaking the blockade matters.
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Journalists like @mathildamall.bsky.social are aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Their mission is simple: deliver food, medicine and other essentials to Palestinians in occupied Gaza, who are still trapped under Israel’s unlawful blockade.
Their mission is simple: deliver food, medicine and other essentials to Palestinians in occupied Gaza, who are still trapped under Israel’s unlawful blockade.
September 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Journalists like @mathildamall.bsky.social are aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Their mission is simple: deliver food, medicine and other essentials to Palestinians in occupied Gaza, who are still trapped under Israel’s unlawful blockade.
Their mission is simple: deliver food, medicine and other essentials to Palestinians in occupied Gaza, who are still trapped under Israel’s unlawful blockade.
Due to team illness, our next episode will be postponed by one week, and will be released on August 28th.
We’re very sorry - but it will be worth the wait, we promise!
Thank you all for your continued support 💙
We’re very sorry - but it will be worth the wait, we promise!
Thank you all for your continued support 💙
August 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Due to team illness, our next episode will be postponed by one week, and will be released on August 28th.
We’re very sorry - but it will be worth the wait, we promise!
Thank you all for your continued support 💙
We’re very sorry - but it will be worth the wait, we promise!
Thank you all for your continued support 💙
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You saw the headline - but will you see the correction?
When false headlines like this one from The Telegraph get printed on national front pages, the damage is done.
A tiny printed correction won’t change that. To hold the media truly accountable, corrections should be as big as headlines.
When false headlines like this one from The Telegraph get printed on national front pages, the damage is done.
A tiny printed correction won’t change that. To hold the media truly accountable, corrections should be as big as headlines.
Telegraph inaccurately calculated 'one in 12 in London is illegal migrant' stat, IPSO finds
The Telegraph's sums to conclude that "one in 12 in London" is an illegal migrant were inaccurate, IPSO has confirmed.
pressgazette.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
You saw the headline - but will you see the correction?
When false headlines like this one from The Telegraph get printed on national front pages, the damage is done.
A tiny printed correction won’t change that. To hold the media truly accountable, corrections should be as big as headlines.
When false headlines like this one from The Telegraph get printed on national front pages, the damage is done.
A tiny printed correction won’t change that. To hold the media truly accountable, corrections should be as big as headlines.
On today’s News Watch:
👉 Doctors strike - do they make £100k?
👉 Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals rampant Islamophobia
👉 What does the Afghan data leak tell us about the UK media’s priorities?
👉 Japan’s far-right surge
🎙️ Your hosts are
@helenawadia.bsky.social &
@mathildamall.bsky.social
LISTEN ⤵️
👉 Doctors strike - do they make £100k?
👉 Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals rampant Islamophobia
👉 What does the Afghan data leak tell us about the UK media’s priorities?
👉 Japan’s far-right surge
🎙️ Your hosts are
@helenawadia.bsky.social &
@mathildamall.bsky.social
LISTEN ⤵️
News Watch: Striking doctors' salaries, Islamophobia against Zohran Mamdani, and Japan's far-right surge
Media Storm · Episode
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July 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On today’s News Watch:
👉 Doctors strike - do they make £100k?
👉 Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals rampant Islamophobia
👉 What does the Afghan data leak tell us about the UK media’s priorities?
👉 Japan’s far-right surge
🎙️ Your hosts are
@helenawadia.bsky.social &
@mathildamall.bsky.social
LISTEN ⤵️
👉 Doctors strike - do they make £100k?
👉 Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals rampant Islamophobia
👉 What does the Afghan data leak tell us about the UK media’s priorities?
👉 Japan’s far-right surge
🎙️ Your hosts are
@helenawadia.bsky.social &
@mathildamall.bsky.social
LISTEN ⤵️
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
Ever heard of a war reporter? You could probably even name a few… perhaps you’ve even seen them played on the big screen by Hollywood stars.
Now tell us - ever heard of a fixer?
If you haven’t, you need to listen to this ⬇️
🎙️ War Reporters: White saviours or vital journalists?
Ever heard of a war reporter? You could probably even name a few… perhaps you’ve even seen them played on the big screen by Hollywood stars.
Now tell us - ever heard of a fixer?
If you haven’t, you need to listen to this ⬇️
🎙️ War Reporters: White saviours or vital journalists?
War reporters: White saviours or vital journalists?
Media Storm · Episode
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July 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
Ever heard of a war reporter? You could probably even name a few… perhaps you’ve even seen them played on the big screen by Hollywood stars.
Now tell us - ever heard of a fixer?
If you haven’t, you need to listen to this ⬇️
🎙️ War Reporters: White saviours or vital journalists?
Ever heard of a war reporter? You could probably even name a few… perhaps you’ve even seen them played on the big screen by Hollywood stars.
Now tell us - ever heard of a fixer?
If you haven’t, you need to listen to this ⬇️
🎙️ War Reporters: White saviours or vital journalists?
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We’re pleased to see more women speaking out in support of the trans community.
🙏🏻 Thank you @mathildamall.bsky.social and @helenawadia.bsky.social for writing about this in @bylinetimes.bsky.social and for mentioning our letter: change.org/NION_women
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/07/s...
🙏🏻 Thank you @mathildamall.bsky.social and @helenawadia.bsky.social for writing about this in @bylinetimes.bsky.social and for mentioning our letter: change.org/NION_women
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'Supreme Court Gender Decision Achieved Nothing and Was a Waste Of Money'
Eleven weeks after the ruling, Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia tear it apart and explain how the media is making matters worse
bylinetimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We’re pleased to see more women speaking out in support of the trans community.
🙏🏻 Thank you @mathildamall.bsky.social and @helenawadia.bsky.social for writing about this in @bylinetimes.bsky.social and for mentioning our letter: change.org/NION_women
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/07/s...
🙏🏻 Thank you @mathildamall.bsky.social and @helenawadia.bsky.social for writing about this in @bylinetimes.bsky.social and for mentioning our letter: change.org/NION_women
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/07/s...
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
News Watch:
👉 Diddy’s domestic abuse ignored
👉 Welfare ‘U-turns’ and disability blaming
👉 Gaza aid traps
LISTEN NOW!
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News Watch:
👉 Diddy’s domestic abuse ignored
👉 Welfare ‘U-turns’ and disability blaming
👉 Gaza aid traps
LISTEN NOW!
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News Watch: Diddy's domestic abuse, disability-blaming, welfare 'U-turns', Gaza aid traps
Media Storm · Episode
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July 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
News Watch:
👉 Diddy’s domestic abuse ignored
👉 Welfare ‘U-turns’ and disability blaming
👉 Gaza aid traps
LISTEN NOW!
open.spotify.com/episode/2Zbz...
News Watch:
👉 Diddy’s domestic abuse ignored
👉 Welfare ‘U-turns’ and disability blaming
👉 Gaza aid traps
LISTEN NOW!
open.spotify.com/episode/2Zbz...
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Actually quoting a trans person in an article about trans people is in & of itself rare enough in the UK media.
July 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Actually quoting a trans person in an article about trans people is in & of itself rare enough in the UK media.
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Ok I am quoted in this article so take my general praise with a pinch of salt, BUT! I have specific praise for how they specifically point out that there isn't a binary definition of sex, that medical transition changes sex and that none of this bullshit helps any women at all! MORE OF THIS
July 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Ok I am quoted in this article so take my general praise with a pinch of salt, BUT! I have specific praise for how they specifically point out that there isn't a binary definition of sex, that medical transition changes sex and that none of this bullshit helps any women at all! MORE OF THIS
Our latest Media Storm guest @katymontgomerie.com breaks down what it’s like to do the media rounds as a trans person.
🎙️🔗 Full episode: ‘What is a woman? Common sense vs culture wars’ is OUT NOW.
🎙️🔗 Full episode: ‘What is a woman? Common sense vs culture wars’ is OUT NOW.
July 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Our latest Media Storm guest @katymontgomerie.com breaks down what it’s like to do the media rounds as a trans person.
🎙️🔗 Full episode: ‘What is a woman? Common sense vs culture wars’ is OUT NOW.
🎙️🔗 Full episode: ‘What is a woman? Common sense vs culture wars’ is OUT NOW.
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A few hours of listening later, all I can say is it’s impossible to pick a favourite. Your work has been recognised with awards for a reason! Simply, thank you for doing what you do, it is needed!
July 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A few hours of listening later, all I can say is it’s impossible to pick a favourite. Your work has been recognised with awards for a reason! Simply, thank you for doing what you do, it is needed!
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What I know, what Katy knows, just as you know: most cis women support trans women. But hearing your beautiful embrace of the community gives such hope, at a time when all we hear elsewhere is hate; this is why I had to say thank you for the pod. It lifted me up. 💕💕💕
July 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
What I know, what Katy knows, just as you know: most cis women support trans women. But hearing your beautiful embrace of the community gives such hope, at a time when all we hear elsewhere is hate; this is why I had to say thank you for the pod. It lifted me up. 💕💕💕
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They choose their words wisely - this 'question' is indeed one that only concerns media and politicians. I don't believe anyone has ever asked it in good faith
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
What is a woman? Common sense vs culture wars
Media Storm · Episode
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July 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
They choose their words wisely - this 'question' is indeed one that only concerns media and politicians. I don't believe anyone has ever asked it in good faith
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I’ve only just discovered your pod. OMG, Helena and Matilda, how you go about this topic, what a breath of fresh air!! Thank you! 🏳️⚧️ You’re amazing!
The one problem, I now have to work my way through your back catalogue.
The one problem, I now have to work my way through your back catalogue.
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
What is a woman? Common sense vs culture wars
Media Storm · Episode
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July 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I’ve only just discovered your pod. OMG, Helena and Matilda, how you go about this topic, what a breath of fresh air!! Thank you! 🏳️⚧️ You’re amazing!
The one problem, I now have to work my way through your back catalogue.
The one problem, I now have to work my way through your back catalogue.
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Huge thank you to @katymontgomerie.com for giving a shoutout to our letter - “Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community” - on the latest @mediastormpod.bsky.social podcast with @mathildamall.bsky.social & @helenawadia.bsky.social 🩷
Please sign our letter here
✍🏼 change.org/NION_Women
Please sign our letter here
✍🏼 change.org/NION_Women
July 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Huge thank you to @katymontgomerie.com for giving a shoutout to our letter - “Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community” - on the latest @mediastormpod.bsky.social podcast with @mathildamall.bsky.social & @helenawadia.bsky.social 🩷
Please sign our letter here
✍🏼 change.org/NION_Women
Please sign our letter here
✍🏼 change.org/NION_Women
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What a great podcast
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
What is a woman? Common sense vs culture wars
Media Storm · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
What a great podcast
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Talking about the state of politics in the UK at the moment and where we go from here!
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
What is a woman? Common sense vs culture wars
Media Storm · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Talking about the state of politics in the UK at the moment and where we go from here!
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
What is a woman? Common sense vs culture wars
Media Storm · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
‘What is a woman?’ The question that has plagued British media and distracted politians for years.
This episode, we ask: why?
🗣️ With @katymontgomerie.com
🎙️ Hosts @helenawadia.bsky.social & @mathildamall.bsky.social
This week on News Watch: did you know
👉 Johnny Depp is a ‘victim of Me Too’?
👉 Iran might have a ‘nuclear bomb within a month’?
👉 Palestine Action are ‘terrorists’?
👀
We pick apart all these unhinged headlines and tired old narratives on this week’s Media Storm episode ⬇️
👉 Johnny Depp is a ‘victim of Me Too’?
👉 Iran might have a ‘nuclear bomb within a month’?
👉 Palestine Action are ‘terrorists’?
👀
We pick apart all these unhinged headlines and tired old narratives on this week’s Media Storm episode ⬇️
News Watch: Johnny Depp "Me Too victim", Iran "nuclear bomb", Palestine Action "terrorists"
Media Storm · Episode
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June 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This week on News Watch: did you know
👉 Johnny Depp is a ‘victim of Me Too’?
👉 Iran might have a ‘nuclear bomb within a month’?
👉 Palestine Action are ‘terrorists’?
👀
We pick apart all these unhinged headlines and tired old narratives on this week’s Media Storm episode ⬇️
👉 Johnny Depp is a ‘victim of Me Too’?
👉 Iran might have a ‘nuclear bomb within a month’?
👉 Palestine Action are ‘terrorists’?
👀
We pick apart all these unhinged headlines and tired old narratives on this week’s Media Storm episode ⬇️
NEW EPISODE
👉Why closed borders don’t work - and community does
To celebrate @refugeeweek.bsky.social we speak to two #RefugeeWeek ambassadors about LGBT+ refugee rights, community, and media coverage.
🎙️OUT NOW!
👉Why closed borders don’t work - and community does
To celebrate @refugeeweek.bsky.social we speak to two #RefugeeWeek ambassadors about LGBT+ refugee rights, community, and media coverage.
🎙️OUT NOW!
Why closed borders don't work: refugee perspectives
Media Storm · Episode
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June 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW EPISODE
👉Why closed borders don’t work - and community does
To celebrate @refugeeweek.bsky.social we speak to two #RefugeeWeek ambassadors about LGBT+ refugee rights, community, and media coverage.
🎙️OUT NOW!
👉Why closed borders don’t work - and community does
To celebrate @refugeeweek.bsky.social we speak to two #RefugeeWeek ambassadors about LGBT+ refugee rights, community, and media coverage.
🎙️OUT NOW!
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Thank you! It's easy to feel demoralised when you look at the big media outlets - what you are doing definitely brings me some hope.
June 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Thank you! It's easy to feel demoralised when you look at the big media outlets - what you are doing definitely brings me some hope.