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Talk Media from thebiglight.com
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Stuart Cosgrove and Eamonn O’Neill host a forensic analysis of how the media works, and who works the media. New episode every Wednesday evening.

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We were delighted to welcome Laura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social , Editor of The National
@scotnational.bsky.social, onto Talk Media last week where she spoke to Stuart Cosgrove about the paper, the challenges facing print media and - of course - THAT huge BBC story.
November 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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This week we welcomed Laura Webster, editor of The National in to the studio for her first appearance on Talk Media.

‘The BBC under attack as Trump Threatens a Billion Dollar Lawsuit’ and ‘Listener Questions for Laura.’

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This week Stuart is in conversation with Laura Webster, editor of The National. ‘The BBC under attack as Trump Threatens a Billion Dollar Lawsuit’ and ‘Listener Questions for Laura.’ | Talk Media
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November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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‘Hurricane aftermath in Jamaica - are we numb to images of destruction?’, ‘Israel arrests Army commander who released film of prisoner abuse’ and finally, ‘Carnegie report finds Scottish wellbeing ahead of UK’.

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‘Hurricane aftermath in Jamaica - are we numb to images of destruction?’, ‘Israel arrests Army commander who released film of prisoner abuse’ and finally, ‘Carnegie report finds Scottish wellbeing ahe...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Great to have Stuart back - especially with the first topic on football - we don't need any more uninformed rubbish from the likes of Ian Duncan Smith, Keir Starmer or Lisa Nandy!

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‘Starmer defends Israeli football thugs’, ‘Sarkozy in jail and things get worse for the dodgy Prince’ and finally, ‘Kaye Adams Pulled from Radio Scotland’ | Talk Media
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October 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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It's great to be back recording Talk Media. I've missed the grown up, informed discussion that I find difficult to get elsewhere.
All for the cost of a cup of coffee per month.
worth every penny!
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‘Gaza’, ‘The SNP Conference’ and ‘Prince Andrew’ with David Pratt | Talk Media
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October 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Welcome back Angela Haggerty!

@eamonnoneill.bsky.social

For the full show go here and support us for less than the cost of a coffee per month
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‘Oxygen given to anti-immigration groups’, ‘Why is the Scottish media reluctant to report ‘Secret State’ stories?’ and ‘The Lord Advocate reaffirms support for protest here in Scotland within legal bo...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Thank you to @foreigncorr1.bsky.social and @eamonnoneill.bsky.social for this Gaza Special extended show.

Hear the first topic here
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Gaza Special with David Pratt | Talk Media
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July 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Thanks to Stuart Cosgrove and @EamonnONeill for our 280th episode!

To hear the first topic click here

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‘Greens at War’, ‘WeTransfer’s A.I. Harvest’ and ‘70% of Scottish Businesses back a Scots Visa’ | Talk Media
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July 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Thanks to Stuart Cosgrove and @eamonnoneill.bsky.social for the late recording today.

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‘Super Injunctions are back!’, ‘Fake News Travels Fast’ and ‘Trump’s Coming to Scotland’ - Talk Media
Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full 3 topic podcast with listener questions and recommendations, go to www.patreon.com/talkmedia
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July 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Batman and Robin talk over some of this week's stories and of course Stuart manages to get some Northern Soul chat in and Eamonn gets hot on Flags.......
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‘Bad News for The News’, ‘Union Jack Stooshie’ and ‘What a Lot of Rubbish’ | Talk Media
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June 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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The show was all done and dusted before the UK Chancellor's Spending review so that should hit our topics for consideration next week.
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‘By-Election Coverage - how did our media do?’, ‘The Freedom Flotilla’ and ‘The BBC to Serve the Reform Audience’ | Talk Media
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June 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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‘Racism and Sectarianism - Farage Style’, ‘The Centralisation of the Scottish Media’ and an extended Listener's questions.
A look at the upcoming by-election and much more with
@eamonnoneill.bsky.social and Stuart Cosgrove
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‘Racism and Sectarianism - Farage Style’, ‘The Centralisation of the Scottish Media’ and an extended Listener's questions. | Talk Media
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May 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Yet another roasting day in the studio - NOT complaining!!!

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‘The UK makes a fishy deal’, ‘Lineker leaves the BBC’ and ‘Who actually took that photograph?’ | Talk Media
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May 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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What a fantastic episode from the Dynamic Duo.

You won't get chat like this anywhere else - all all for the cost of a cup of coffee per month.

Get in!

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‘Enoch Starmer’, ‘Hamas Hostage Release’ and ‘Assisted Dying Vote In Holyrood’ | Talk Media
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May 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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The Media under a Global Threat - Part 1 Palestine with @eamonnoneill.bsky.social and @foreigncorr1.bsky.social
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The Media under a Global Threat - Part 1 Palestine | Talk Media
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April 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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The Dynamic Duo of @eamonnoneill.bsky.social and Stuart Cosgrove return to discuss ‘Kransov - Agent Orange Baby or Conspiracy Theory’, ‘More SNP lifers to stand down’ and ‘Michael Sheen - Man of the People’
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March 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Labour Defence Announcement, Public Prayer and Sunset Song and book banning / @eamonnoneill.bsky.social with @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social and @johnnicolson.bsky.social

A joy to welcome back these two voices to the podcast.

Listener questions from Bill White and David MacDonald.
Labour Defence Announcement, Public Prayer and Sunset Song and book banning / with Lesley Riddoch and John Nicolson | Talk Media
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February 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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With Trump acting like King of the world, can the media keep us grounded in fact, stop crazy talk being normalised here in the UK and help politicians resist the temptation to adopt the same Trump sloganeering tactics?
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'Trump to the Rescue' and 'Arts for Arts Sake' / with Catriona Stewart and Angela Haggerty | Talk Media
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February 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Thanks to @foreigncorr1.bsky.social @eamonnoneill.bsky.social @ruthwishart.bsky.social for giving us their time and expertise on todays two topics.

"Let Hell Break Out" and 'Farage sets sights on Scotland'

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"Let Hell Break Out" and 'Farage sets sights on Scotland' / with Ruth Wishart and David Pratt | Talk Media
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February 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Today, a deep dive into the stories hitting the media both here at home and across the Atlantic with Eamonn O'Neill and David Pratt.
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“Clearing out Gaza,” the UK media reacts to Reeves’ ‘runway to growth’ and an extended listener questions / with David Pratt | Talk Media
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January 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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If you've not heard Talk Media before, you can hear the first topic for free at pod.co/talk-media/c...

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‘Ceasefire in Gaza’; ‘Trump 2.0 Speaks’ and ‘When the Media Solves the Mystery’ / with Catriona Stewart and David Pratt | Talk Media
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January 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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It is your support that helps us make this independent analysis of the week's news stories and the media behind it.
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‘UK’s First Drug Consumption Opens’ ‘Can Artificial Intelligence Save Labour?’ and ‘Sturgeon Splits as Ferry Sails’ / with Alison Thewliss and Angela Haggerty - Talk Media
Happy New Year to you all from everyone at The Big Light. Here's a free listen to the first topic from this week's show. If you want to hear the other two topics, listener questions and recommendatio...
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January 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Big show today with incredible analysis of the Irish election and a superb discussion on the Alex Salmond Memorial service and Bake off Scandal with Eamonn O'Neill, Paddy Duffy and Angela Haggerty.

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December 4, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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Thanks to Eamonn O'Neill , Catriona Stewart and Angela Haggerty for giving us their insights over this week's talking points.

Fully independent analysis of the news and media -
4eps/month for less than the costs of a cup of coffee...

#news #scotland #media

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The State of Joe Biden’s Legacy, Free Speech in the UK, and the Media’s Obsession with Celebrity following one of the most hyped up boxing matches in recent memory / with Catriona Stewart and Angela H...
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November 20, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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If you are interested in an independent analysis of the week's media output, this might just be for you - and all for the price of a cuppa.
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Led By Donkeys, Screen Scotland Expose BBC Commissioning and SNP Big Hitters To Come Home / with Ruth Wishart and David Pratt | Talk Media
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November 14, 2024 at 4:52 PM