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Media Storm

Media Storm

Von: Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia
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The multi award-winning investigative and current affairs podcast: this is news that starts with the people who are normally asked last. Media Storm is an essential guide to today’s chaotic clickbait climate. Every week, journalists Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia storm through the headlines, and seeking out the voices of the most important (and most overlooked) people in the story: the ones living it. From ‘illegal immigrants’ to sex workers, strikers to prisoners, indigenous groups to trans people, many communities caught in the eye of the media storm are denied a fair voice in the coverage around them. Media Storm restores ‘right of reply’ to underrepresented minorities and equips listeners to take the mainstream media with a pinch of salt. It's your weekly current affairs round-up - but not as you know it. Featuring cross-platform comparisons, shrewd bullsh*t-radars, and finding the facts behind the fear-mongering, Media Storm is guaranteed to leave you with plenty to talk about. Become a supporter: patreon.com/MediaStormPodcastMedia Storm News Ltd Politik & Regierungen
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  • Cornell 7: Violence against women is a MAN’s problem

    Cornell 7: Violence against women is a MAN’s problem
    Oct 15 2026
    Care about independent and ethical news? Support Media Storm on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! This episode contains conversation about rape, assault and violence. You can contact Rape Crisis for free on 0808 500 2222. This week, in the wake of the Cornell 7 case - a story of group male violence against a young woman, and of mass male bystanderism and complicity-by-silence - we want to bring back an episode we recorded at the end of 2024. At the time, two harrowing stories sent shockwaves around the world. In France, Dominique Pelicot was standing trial for recruiting 72 men to join him in drugging and raping his then wife, Gisèle, over the course of a decade. And in Kenya, Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei was burned alive after being set on fire by her ex-boyfriend. In the case of the Cornell 7, seven men assaulted and raped Jane Doe. But 50 other men stood by and didn’t stop it. 72 men assaulted and raped Gisele Pelicot. But THOUSANDS more were on the same website her ex-husband used, and thousands stood by and didn’t stop it. The Cornell 7 is a story about men. But social media algorithms feed the story to women. And the news outlets label the problem ‘violence against women’. Men are literally being erased from their problem – and then excused from the solution. It is MEN that should be talking about rape culture and what they’re doing to end it. It is men that should be calling out dangerous other men. It is men that should be putting forward solutions to keep women safe. It is men that have the power to change other men in society. In this episode of media storm, we flipped the script. Because if violence against women begins with men, it can also end with men. This archive episode features Daniel Guinness, Director of Beyond Equality, and workshop facilitator Nathaniel Cole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 Min.
  • We need to talk about violence against sex workers

    We need to talk about violence against sex workers
    Oct 8 2026
    Care about independent and ethical news? Support Media Storm on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! This episode contains conversation about rape, assault and violence. You can contact Rape Crisis for free on 0808 500 2222. Do you know the names Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins? They are the two women murdered by serial rapist and multiple sex offender Simon Levy. In one of the worst cases of repeated failures by the Met Police, the British Transport Police, and the CPS, Levy was allowed to sexually assault and attack countless women, culminating in the deaths of Carmenza and Sheryl. Why were there so many police failures, and why aren’t their names more widely known? The answer to both these questions perhaps lies here: because both women were involved in sex work. In sentencing remarks, it was acknowledged that Levy picked sex workers as his victims because he believed he could get away with it. Certain women who experience sexual violence are more readily granted empathy, legitimacy and support by society and the media: if they’re not on drugs, if they’re not dressed provocatively, if they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. But what about a woman who sells sex? Do we think of them as a different kind of victim? And when it comes to the authorities: women who sell sex face endemic levels of violence, but are often reluctant to report to the police for a variety of reasons. They’re not taken seriously, they’ve experienced violence at the hands of police officers, they’re scared of being arrested for other aspects of their life, such as migrant status. And not only that, but police can profit from raids, arrests and convictions for prostitution. It was only in 2024 that Iain Packer, another serial violent offender, was jailed for the 2005 murder of Emma Caldwell and a catalogue of sexual violence against vulnerable women and sex workers. The case exposed dismissive attitudes from police towards women selling sex, and a normalisation of violence against sex workers. But 20 years since Emma’s death, Simon Levy was left to carry out the same violence as Iain Packer. So why did he – like so many sexual predators before him – assume that he could harm women involved in sex work with impunity? Joining us this episode is Niki Adams from the English Collective of Prostitutes and Lisa Longstaff from Women Against Rape. This episode is hosted and produced by Mathilda Mallinson (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mathildamall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Helena Wadia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@helenawadia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) It was edited by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Christy Callaway-Gale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The music is by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @soundofsamfire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@mediastormpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 Min.
  • Patriotism: Whose flag is it anyway?

    Patriotism: Whose flag is it anyway?
    Oct 1 2026
    Care about independent and ethical news? Support Media Storm on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Since August 2025, thousands of St George's Crosses and Union flags have appeared on lampposts, roundabouts and motorway bridges across Britain. The far-right movement dubbed "Operation Raise the Colours" was sold as a patriotic outpouring. But the reality for migrants and ethnic minorities was vastly different. Racist riots are in their third summer. And now the far-right claim to be marching "under God". So what is patriotism for? Can you love your country without envisioning an enemy? When does pride become prejudice? And if the far-right uses the flag to recruit lonely, left-behind young men, should the rest of us fight to take it back? This week, Mathilda & Helena are joined by two guests. Firstly, Imam Adam Kelwick, who was filmed in 2024 talking with and embracing far-right protestors outside his mosque. His words at the time, "they just want to be heard", travelled around the world. And secondly, we are joined by the National Organiser of Black Lives Matter UK, Kojo Kyerewaa. We also revisit firsthand testimonies from Media Storm's 2023 investigation into Far-Right radicalisation, with reformed neo-Nazi recruiter Nigel Bromage and EDL co-founder (and uncle of Tommy Robinson) Darren Carroll. This episode is hosted and produced by Mathilda Mallinson (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mathildamall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Helena Wadia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@helenawadia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) It was edited by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Christy Callaway-Gale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The music is by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @soundofsamfire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@mediastormpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 Std. und 1 Min.
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