A current affairs news podcast that takes the week's top story and adds an international twist. Each episode we will be joined by a surprise guest to give us their country's unique perspective on the UK's news
For this episode I am joined by my brother Francis Scarr, a journalist living and working in Russia. We look at Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin's decision to put the capital on lockdown, the healthcare system's ability to handle the crisis and what isolation might mean for Russia's victims of domestic abuse.
11 Mar 2020
"Why I want to lose my Romanian accent" with Cristina Diciu
In this week's episode I was joined by Christina Diciu from Romania. We discussed the ongoing coronavirus crisis, why Romanians have lost faith in politics and what Brexit means to Romanians living in the UK.
24 Feb 2020
'Have the Kardashians put Armenia on the map?' with Talin Aslanian
In this episode we discuss the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia's Velvet Revolution and whether tracksuits are the symbol of revolution. And of course we had to touch on Armenia's greatest export, the Kardashians...
19 Dec 2019
"Concentration camp or training centre" with Louisa Ma
Has the UK media accurately portrayed the "training centres" for Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang province? Louisa Ma offers an insight into why they exist and what the foreign media may have missed out...
10 Dec 2019
"Terrorism - our Tryst with Destiny" with Ayush Roy
Joined by my flatmate Ayush Roy we discuss India's reaction to the London Bridge terror attack, what the country thinks about Brexit, and what problems women in India face.
2 Dec 2019
"Dirty men travelling around the world" with Lorenzo Buscicchi
The Prince Andrew scandal from an Italian perspective. Lorenzo Buscicchi gives us an insight into what UK news the Italians consume and how there are certain similarities between Silvio Berlusconi and Prince Andrew...
18 Nov 2019
"From Russia with love" with Francis Scarr
How has Russia viewed the UK's decision not to publish the ISC's report into Russian interference? Listen to this episode to find out the answer from my brother, Francis Scarr. We manage to restrain sibling bickering to also ponder on how the two countries perceive each other...
13 Nov 2019
"Impeachment fun fact" with Taryn Siegel
Starting with Donald Trump's phone call to Nigel Farage's LBC show, we talk US media, 2020 presidential elections and a great deal more.
3 Nov 2019
"Mini break to Gibraltar" with Rose Lander and Sofia Hartwell
For this week's episode we talk about how Spain viewed the UK's snap election. We also look into how the UK perceives Catalonia as well as so much more!
27 Oct 2019
"Macron gets his baguette out" with Julie Ezvan
This week we looked at Parliament's eventful voting on Tuesday - they voted in favour of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill but against a motion to fast track the legislation - through the lens of French media with guest Julie Ezvan.
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