On this week's podcast, I spoke to the New York Times media reporter Ben Mullin about NPR and the outburst from its former producer Uri Berliner. As I understand it, Berliner's colleagues were somewhat shocked when his essay was released by The Free Press. There are now concerns about him being dragged into the right-wing media ecosystem in the US. Worth keeping an eye on what podcasts he pops up on. There is... uhum... febrile speculation in the UK today that prime minister Rishi Sunak will...