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Controversy grows around a BBC drama that raises wider questions about how dissent, transparency and public scrutiny are being portrayed, as concerns emerge that requesting information and challenging official narratives is increasingly being framed as suspicious. As debates intensify around access to information in the real world, the line between entertainment and influence comes into focus, and what that means for t...

We look at a moment where crisis, media and culture begin to blur together, from growing questions around war, energy shocks and the possibility of new restrictions, to a widening clash between legacy media and independent voices over who controls the narrative. At the same time, controversy around a major BBC drama raises deeper concerns about how entertainment, information and public perception are increasingly inter...

I'm away this week, so we're going back into the archives as part of the same mission—to question what we're told, explore what really matters and move toward something more meaningful. We revisit conversations with Matthew McConaughey, Ricky Gervais, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Brian Cox, Tony Robbins and Jake Paul, returning to ideas around belief, success, science and culture that continue to shape how we see the world. 

We explore the deeper spiritual questions beneath addiction, identity and modern culture, starting with abortion and the tension between personal choice and God's authority, then moving into sexuality, judgment, church culture, altered states and the limits of reason, as we wrestle with surrender, faith, and the ongoing battle against the self at the heart of recovery.

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We explore a moment of political and cultural tension as war abroad reshapes old alliances at home, with Hillary Clinton unexpectedly applauding Donald Trump's stance on the conflict. In New York, a religious controversy unfolds inside City Hall that raises fresh questions about the boundaries between faith and government, while in Britain a renewed fight over Winston Churchill reflects the wider struggle over history,...

We explore the shifting landscape of media, culture and global politics as the old entertainment system struggles to hold its authority and independent creators reshape the public conversation. From the changing economics of Hollywood to wider questions about narrative power, geopolitics and personal responsibility, we look at a moment when many of the institutions that once defined culture appear to be losing their gr...

A terrorist attack at an anti-Islam protest in New York has triggered a fierce debate over media narratives, as questions grow about how the incident was initially framed and why key details were omitted in early reporting. At the same time, instability in Mexico is intensifying after the reported death of cartel leader "El Mencho," fuelling political tensions, violent unrest and wider cultural clashes that reveal deep...