Can We Have Your Attention?
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Podcast Overview
<p><b>Can We Have Your Attention?</b> is a podcast all about attention. Join Claire Coady and James Wickham as they dive into how your attention is attracted, tracked, traded, and manipulated in the modern attention economy. New episodes every other Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.</p> <p><b>Your Guides to the Attention Economy:</b> Hosted by <b>Claire Coady</b>, a marketing expert who has advised governments and global brands on how to win the battle for attention, and <b>James Wickham</b>, a former BBC journalist who has spent a career inside the 24-hour news machine.</p> <p>This is a Phonogram production, in association with The Attention Practice.</p>
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June 23, 2026
How can the BBC win trust when nobody trusts anything? Legacy media, disinformation, and winning tactics with Rebecca Skippage
<p>Trust in news is down, and news avoidance is up. Many people don’t know what to believe, or who to trust. How can legacy media convince audiences to trust them when they're under attack – but loathe to change? Rebecca Skippage, the former Global Disinformation Editor at BBC News, joins Claire and James this week to discuss misinformation, disinformation, legacy media, meeting people where they are, and how organisations like the BBC can rise to the challenge. </p> <ul><li>Find out more about Rebecca Skippage: <a href="https://rebeccaskippage.com/" target="_blank">https://rebeccaskippage.com/</a></li><li>In the UK, trust in news is at 30% (-5pp) – an all-time low – while news avoidance is at an all-time high of 50% (+4pp). More from the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mr36zdpx" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/mr36zdpx</a> </li><li>Email your MP and ask them to support amendments to stop lies in election advertising (via Reform Political Advertising - a politically neutral campaign) <a href="https://tinyurl.com/59bbhz2w" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/59bbhz2w</a> </li></ul> <p><b>Can We Have Your Attention?</b> is a podcast all about attention scarcity and the War for Attention. Join hosts Claire Coady and James Wickham as they dive into how your attention is attracted, tracked, traded, and manipulated in the modern attention economy. </p> <ul><li>Hosted by: Claire Coady & James Wickham</li><li>Produced by: Phonogram <a href="https://www.phonogram.co.uk" target="_blank">https://www.phonogram.co.uk</a> in conjunction with The Attention Practice <a href="https://www.theattentionpractice.com" target="_blank">https://www.theattentionpractice.com</a> </li><li>Find out more on our website <a href="https://canwehaveyourattention.com" target="_blank">https://canwehaveyourattention.com</a> </li><li>Got a story for us? Email us: <a href="mailto:hello@canwehaveyourattention.com" target="_blank">hello@canwehaveyourattention.com</a> </li></ul> <p><b>Like this episode?</b> If you enjoyed this episode, please click subscribe. If you really liked it, please leave a rating - every rating helps this podcast reach more listeners like you.</p>
June 9, 2026
Tired of Britain, Tired of Life? Populism, Polarisation, and Discontented Britain with Steven Lacey
<p>Is Britain broken, or is everyone just tired? </p> <p>Steven Lacey from cultural research company The Outsiders and the think tank Resilience & Reconstruction joins Claire and James to talk about their fascinating research into the forces of life driving populism. What is driving discontent? Why hasn’t politics been able to meet this challenge? And does the answer lie in reviving communities and the high street?</p> <ul><li>The Outsiders: The cultural insight agency founded by Steven Lacey <a href="https://outsidersinsight.com/" target="_blank">https://outsidersinsight.com/</a> </li><li>Resilience & Reconstruction Think Tank: <a href="https://www.iorar.org/" target="_blank">https://www.iorar.org/</a> </li><li>The webinar recording on their recent research into the language, drivers and motivations behind right-wing populism: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/3psjjk4f" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/3psjjk4f</a> </li><li>An example of a local third space in action - “How Barnes & Noble Became Private Equity’s Most Radical Retail Experiment” via Bloomberg Businessweek: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ypskz7kd" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/ypskz7kd</a> (paywall)</li><li>The best museum I have ever, ever visited on a work trip - The ABBA and Eurovision Museum in Stockholm. Run, don’t walk: <a href="https://abbathemuseum.com/en/" target="_blank">https://abbathemuseum.com/en/</a> </li></ul> <p>Claire's favourite piece of Swedish Pop: https://tidal.com/track/3922178/u</p> <p>And James': https://tidal.com/track/103017037/u</p> <p><b>Can We Have Your Attention?</b> is a podcast all about attention scarcity and the War for Attention. Join hosts Claire Coady and James Wickham as they dive into how your attention is attracted, tracked, traded, and manipulated in the modern attention economy. </p> <ul><li>Hosted by: Claire Coady & James Wickham</li><li>Produced by: Phonogram <a href="https://www.phonogram.co.uk" target="_blank">https://www.phonogram.co.uk</a> in conjunction with The Attention Practice <a href="https://www.theattentionpractice.com" target="_blank">https://www.theattentionpractice.com</a> </li><li>Find out more on our website <a href="https://canwehaveyourattention.com" target="_blank">https://canwehaveyourattention.com</a> </li><li>Got a story for us? Email us: <a href="mailto:hello@canwehaveyourattention.com" target="_blank">hello@canwehaveyourattention.com</a> </li></ul> <p><b>Like this episode?</b> If you enjoyed this episode, please click subscribe. If you really liked it, please leave a rating - every rating helps this podcast reach more listeners like you.</p>
May 26, 2026
Attention, Misinformation, and Polarisation: Tracking Election Misinformation with Tom Garnett, CEO of Refute
<p>How is your attention being exploited by people who deliberately make misinformation? Claire Coady and James Wickham are joined by Tom Garnett, the CEO of disinformation monitoring company Refute, to talk about misinformation and election interference. </p> <p>For more on Refute and the work they do to combat misinformation and disinformation, visit their website: <a href="https://refute.com/" target="_blank">https://refute.com/</a></p> <p>Refute’s report on misinformation in the Romanian and Moldovan elections: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/3zwhehww" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/3zwhehww</a></p> <p>BBC News on the Moldovan parliamentary elections: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/dttukyvv" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/dttukyvv</a></p> <p>CNN on the Romanian presidential election: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ye2935tz" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/ye2935tz</a></p> <p>Excellent reporting from the New York Times on how Generative AI is starting to, “wear down democracy”: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4p9bczbf" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/4p9bczbf</a> </p> <p><b>Can We Have Your Attention?</b> is a podcast all about attention scarcity and the War for Attention. Join hosts Claire Coady and James Wickham as they dive into how your attention is attracted, tracked, traded, and manipulated in the modern attention economy. </p> <ul><li>Hosted by: Claire Coady & James Wickham</li><li>Produced by: Phonogram <a href="https://www.phonogram.co.uk" target="_blank">https://www.phonogram.co.uk</a> in conjunction with The Attention Practice <a href="https://www.theattentionpractice.com" target="_blank">https://www.theattentionpractice.com</a> </li><li>Find out more on our website <a href="https://canwehaveyourattention.com" target="_blank">https://canwehaveyourattention.com</a> </li><li>Got a story for us? Email us: <a href="mailto:hello@canwehaveyourattention.com" target="_blank">hello@canwehaveyourattention.com</a></li></ul> <p><b>Like this episode?</b> If you enjoyed this episode, please click subscribe. If you really liked it, please leave a rating - every rating helps this podcast reach more listeners like you.</p>
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<p><b>Can We Have Your Attention?</b> is a podcast all about attention. Join Claire Coady and James Wickham as they dive into how your attention is attracted, tracked, traded, and manipulated in the modern attention economy. New episodes every other Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.</p> <p><b>Your Guides to the Attention Economy:</b> Hosted by <b>Claire Coady</b>, a marketing expert who has advised governments and global brands on how to win the battle for attention, and <b>James Wickham</b>, a former BBC journalist who has spent a career inside the 24-hour news machine.</p> <p>This is a Phonogram production, in association with The Attention Practice.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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