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The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 1d

How Long Until Alan Carr’s Celebrity Traitors Meltdown?

Rhianna Dhillon and London Centric’s @jim.londoncentric.media on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · 1d

Obviously we're all better here...

The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 1d

🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 @jim.londoncentric.media: Twitter is a Cesspit & Democratic Crisis

London Centric’s Jim Waterson on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. Rhianna Dhillon.

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · 2d

If you fancy hearing from some British Podcast Awards winners, City St George's put on a free event in Clerkenwell, with a drink at the end too! Register here:
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Podcast Gold - An Evening of British Podcast Award Winners | City St George's, University of London

Join City St George's Centre of Podcasting Excellence to welcome and celebrate the winners of this year's British Podcast Awards.

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk

Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · 6d

A good piece from @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social in @theobserveruk.bsky.social about the British Podcast Awards.
observer.co.uk/culture/audi...

The British Podcast awards are now the Oscars of the medium

The glitzy, celeb-studded ceremony’s jump to the O2 Arena reflects the growth in podcasting itself

observer.co.uk

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · 6d

Always fun to be out and about for the podcast. Always amazed how great the iPhone camera looks too!

The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 6d

This week on The Media Club we're backstage at the British Podcast Awards chatting to the winners and finding out about the changes at Audio Always and the launch of female podcast collective Hera.

Backstage at the British Podcast Awards

Matt Deegan, Ollie Peart and the BPA Winners

www.themediaclub.com

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The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 8d

Will Kill List get it's very own TV series? We asked host Carl Miller at the 2025 BPAs on The Media Club with @mattdeeganlive.

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · 12d

On the occasion of Radio 1's birthday, there's a great episode of @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social's @talk90stome.bsky.social with Mark Radcliffe talking about R1 in the 90s and Mark and Lard's 'journey' over the decade!
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Talk ’90s to me: Radio 1's most chaotic decade – with Mark Radcliffe of 'Mark and Lard'

The brand new podcast that dives deep into all things ’90s. In 1997, Mark and Lard landed the biggest job in British radio: hosting the Radio 1 Breakfast Show. Nine months later, ratings had plum...

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The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 15d

61% of marketers are upping their creator spend next year.

Kantar’s Jane Ostler on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. The Observer’s @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social.

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The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 15d

Optimism at The Observer’s New Home, Tortoise.

The Observer’s @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. Kantar’s Jane Ostler.

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The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 20d

Our Monday morning Briefed newsletter is up! We're covering what happened in over 20 media podcasts. Take a look!

Briefed: Media Under Siege

The weekly roundup of all the media podcasts

www.themediaclub.com

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · 20d

I've just written tomorrow's round-up of all the week's media podcasts. Subscribe for free to get it in your inbox:
www.themediaclub.com/p/briefed-me...

Briefed: Media Under Siege

The weekly roundup of all the media podcasts

www.themediaclub.com

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The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 22d

Stephen Fry has been de-aged with AI in a short film around AI, co-director @julietriddell.bsky.social explains the process on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · 22d

Lots on the podcast this week...

The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 22d

Nick Clegg is a strong defender of your data in the AI gold rush, Kate Bulkley explains why on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com
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📺 https://youtu.be/2be4amwbuFY
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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · 25d

We're looking for a Project Assistant to join us at @podcastdiscovery.com. I think it'll be a great, broad role for someone early in their podcast career:
www.podcastdiscovery.com/jobs/project...

Project Assistant

We’re looking for a Project Assistant to support our team and our clients.

www.podcastdiscovery.com

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The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 27d

Every Monday we summarise all of the media podcasts out there. It's called Briefed. Get it by signing up to our free Substack:

Briefed: Murdoch Succession and PR Disasters

The weekly roundup of all of the media podcasts

www.themediaclub.com

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · 29d

We had a really great chat about journalism and influencers on the podcast this week - take a listen/watch of the whole thing.

The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 29d

Journalists shouldn’t fear using becoming influencers.

Journalist Alex Hudson on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. TV critic @scottygb.bsky.social.

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📺 https://youtu.be/va_jy2Ncp1c?si=QPqLbSRKFuIZpUSO

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The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 29d

Are the NTAs just becoming a bit meh?

TV critic @scottygb.bsky.social on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. journalist Alex Hudson.

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📺 https://youtu.be/va_jy2Ncp1c?si=QPqLbSRKFuIZpUSO

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · Sep 12

I apologise for whatever I clicked to get these Etsy ads.

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · Sep 10

New blog post: 3,000 podcast episodes a week of AI slop
onaudio.mattdeegan.com/p/3000-podca...

3,000 Podcast Episodes a Week of AI Slop?

A quick post on the first podcast content farm

onaudio.mattdeegan.com

Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · Sep 10

I imagine trying to grow a wholly owned NewsCorp Piers.

Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · Sep 10

Also, why didn't they rebrand this: www.youtube.com/@sunpolitics...

Sun Politics with Harry Cole

Politics in plain English from The Sun’s award-winning political team, led by Harry Cole - with inside access, the biggest interviews, lively debates and exclusive polling. Subscribe to the channel no...

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · Sep 8

Interesting to see that the BBC's axed premium rate voting - Strictly et al will all now be online voting only (with a BBC Account).

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · Sep 8

Trying a new thing, recapping all the media podcasts in a weekly email from @themediaclub.com. Tell me what you think!
open.substack.com/pub/themedia...

Briefed: Media Podcasts from the Last Week

A new experiment

open.substack.com

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The Media Club @themediaclub.com · Sep 6

Was the Wondery closure the right thing to do?

Chloe Straw, CEO of Audio UK, on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. TV producer and journalist Steven D Wright

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · Sep 5

A feisty podcast this week!

The Media Club @themediaclub.com · Sep 5

🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 Destination X: S****y F*****g Super Format

TV producer and journalist Steven D Wright on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. Chloe Straw

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📺 https://youtu.be/qBAtkEkF5uU?si=76bXiPosu9DcRKtz

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