Jessica Beck
@drjessbeck.bsky.social
Producer @bloomberg
Mishal Husain 🎧 Weekend
Past: 🎧 @guardian 📻 @NPR @BBC Heist w/ Michael Caine 🎧 @audible
Mishal Husain 🎧 Weekend
Past: 🎧 @guardian 📻 @NPR @BBC Heist w/ Michael Caine 🎧 @audible
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Jessica Beck
@drjessbeck.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Americans Flocked to RedNote as the TikTok Ban Loomed. Will the Party Last?
Podcast Episode · Big Take Asia · 21/01/2025 · 18m
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The US ban on #TikTok saw millions of American users flock to another Chinese social media platform: #Xiaohongshu a.k.a. #RedNote. So far, the vibe between Chinese & American users has been convivial. We speak to a TikTok user from Mississippi who joined RedNote. 🎧 #BigTakeAsia @bloomberg.com
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From the first @bloomberg.com story in Sept on Jeffrey Epstein's Yahoo emails we obtained
A spreadsheet that reveals 2K gifts, luxury items & payments totaling $1.8M. Notations indicated they were intended for Epstein’s friends, biz associates & victims
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
A spreadsheet that reveals 2K gifts, luxury items & payments totaling $1.8M. Notations indicated they were intended for Epstein’s friends, biz associates & victims
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets
A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwell’s deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
From the first @bloomberg.com story in Sept on Jeffrey Epstein's Yahoo emails we obtained
A spreadsheet that reveals 2K gifts, luxury items & payments totaling $1.8M. Notations indicated they were intended for Epstein’s friends, biz associates & victims
1/
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
A spreadsheet that reveals 2K gifts, luxury items & payments totaling $1.8M. Notations indicated they were intended for Epstein’s friends, biz associates & victims
1/
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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The Motherland author talks about reclaiming Russia’s women, the “demented family heirlooms” of Soviet trauma, and the country’s relationship with its chief decision-maker.
Julia Ioffe on Why Putinism Won’t Die With Putin
The Motherland author talks about reclaiming Russia’s women, the “demented family heirlooms” of Soviet trauma, and the country’s relationship with its chief decision-maker.
bloom.bg
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Motherland author talks about reclaiming Russia’s women, the “demented family heirlooms” of Soviet trauma, and the country’s relationship with its chief decision-maker.
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"We are ready to take over government. We have the teams, we have the plans — the first 100 hours, the first 100 days."
María Corina Machado talks to @MishalHusain about life in hiding and fighting for democracy
➡️ Read the latest interview from The Mishal Husain Show here: bloom.bg/4ojMk1S
María Corina Machado talks to @MishalHusain about life in hiding and fighting for democracy
➡️ Read the latest interview from The Mishal Husain Show here: bloom.bg/4ojMk1S
Venezuelan Opposition Leader: ‘We Are Ready to Take Over Government’
Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado on life in hiding, Venezuela’s fight for democracy and why US military strikes may be “the only way.”
bloom.bg
November 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"We are ready to take over government. We have the teams, we have the plans — the first 100 hours, the first 100 days."
María Corina Machado talks to @MishalHusain about life in hiding and fighting for democracy
➡️ Read the latest interview from The Mishal Husain Show here: bloom.bg/4ojMk1S
María Corina Machado talks to @MishalHusain about life in hiding and fighting for democracy
➡️ Read the latest interview from The Mishal Husain Show here: bloom.bg/4ojMk1S
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Stands by His Climate Agenda
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Stands by His Climate Agenda
Mark Carney established himself as climate leader before becoming Canada’s prime minister. Since taking office, though, he’s pursued policies that critics argue aren’t going to help cut emissions. In today’s newsletter, we talk with Carney about his plans and what he views as success.
bloom.bg
October 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Stands by His Climate Agenda
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The Canadian prime minister talks about renegotiating trade deals under Trump, balancing climate goals with oil revenue and why Canada can’t afford to let Washington lead.
Mark Carney: ‘I’ve Learned Lots of Things From Trump’
The Canadian prime minister talks about renegotiating trade deals under Trump, balancing climate goals with oil revenue and why Canada can’t afford to let Washington lead.
bloom.bg
October 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Canadian prime minister talks about renegotiating trade deals under Trump, balancing climate goals with oil revenue and why Canada can’t afford to let Washington lead.
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In the final episode, Marc Maron and former President Barack Obama spoke about the legacy of the podcast, politics and moving on. n.pr/3W5QNJ3
In Marc Maron's last 'WTF' podcast episode, Obama offers advice on closing chapters
In the final episode, Marc Maron and former President Barack Obama spoke about the legacy of the podcast, politics and moving on.
n.pr
October 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
In the final episode, Marc Maron and former President Barack Obama spoke about the legacy of the podcast, politics and moving on. n.pr/3W5QNJ3
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Bloomberg has launched The Mishal Husain Show, a new flagship global podcast as part of Bloomberg Weekend, the company’s weekly ideas and culture section.
podcastingtoday.co.uk/mishal-husai...
podcastingtoday.co.uk/mishal-husai...
Mishal Husain launches flagship global podcast with Bloomberg Weekend - PodcastingToday
Bloomberg has launched The Mishal Husain Show, a new flagship global podcast as part of Bloomberg Weekend, the company’s weekly ideas and culture section.
podcastingtoday.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Bloomberg has launched The Mishal Husain Show, a new flagship global podcast as part of Bloomberg Weekend, the company’s weekly ideas and culture section.
podcastingtoday.co.uk/mishal-husai...
podcastingtoday.co.uk/mishal-husai...
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2025 Romanes Lecture: 'Empire, Identity and the Search'
Award-winning journalist Mishal Husain will look at narratives of identity, both historical and contemporary, and portrayals of communities and conflicts, drawing on historical research and her experience of 30 years in the media.
Award-winning journalist Mishal Husain will look at narratives of identity, both historical and contemporary, and portrayals of communities and conflicts, drawing on historical research and her experience of 30 years in the media.
September 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
2025 Romanes Lecture: 'Empire, Identity and the Search'
Award-winning journalist Mishal Husain will look at narratives of identity, both historical and contemporary, and portrayals of communities and conflicts, drawing on historical research and her experience of 30 years in the media.
Award-winning journalist Mishal Husain will look at narratives of identity, both historical and contemporary, and portrayals of communities and conflicts, drawing on historical research and her experience of 30 years in the media.
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On the morning of President Trump’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was interviewed back to back to back to back by Ainsley Erhardt, Brian Kilmeade, and Lawrence Jones; Tony Dokoupil; Craig Melvin; and George Stephanopoulos.
October 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
On the morning of President Trump’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was interviewed back to back to back to back by Ainsley Erhardt, Brian Kilmeade, and Lawrence Jones; Tony Dokoupil; Craig Melvin; and George Stephanopoulos.
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If Russell Vought had escaped your attention so far, my Businessweek colleague @chafkin.bsky.social wrote a great profile earlier this year that gets into what exactly his whole deal is. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Real Mastermind Behind Trump’s Imperial Presidency
Elon Musk is the face of DOGE, but Russell Vought is the brains. He’s been planning such a crusade since well before Project 2025.
www.bloomberg.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If Russell Vought had escaped your attention so far, my Businessweek colleague @chafkin.bsky.social wrote a great profile earlier this year that gets into what exactly his whole deal is. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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"The right is so much better at storytelling." Playwright James Graham talks masculinity, Brexit and why the left keeps losing the narrative.
James Graham: ‘The Right Is So Much Better at Storytelling’
The playwright on bringing Punch to Broadway and the West End, writing about masculinity and politics, and why the left keeps losing the narrative.
bloom.bg
September 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"The right is so much better at storytelling." Playwright James Graham talks masculinity, Brexit and why the left keeps losing the narrative.
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British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed from prison www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed from prison
Writer, who has served six years for sharing a Facebook post, was given a presidential pardon
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed from prison www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful says he “never wanted Anna Wintour’s job.” Now he’s starting a new media venture with its own print magazine.
Former British Vogue Editor: ‘I Never Wanted Anna Wintour’s Job’
Edward Enninful on starting EE72, championing inclusion even at a cost, and why the ’90s remain a touchstone for fashion and culture.
bloom.bg
September 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful says he “never wanted Anna Wintour’s job.” Now he’s starting a new media venture with its own print magazine.
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NEW TEN-PART AUDIO SERIES about #PSYCHEDELICS
Out now on BBC Sounds - and other podcast spaces.
Co-written & presented by the beautifully curious @timhayward.bsky.social
Production, sound design and mix by me.
It's been a fascinating and challenging process to get here...
I do hope you'll listen.
Out now on BBC Sounds - and other podcast spaces.
Co-written & presented by the beautifully curious @timhayward.bsky.social
Production, sound design and mix by me.
It's been a fascinating and challenging process to get here...
I do hope you'll listen.
BBC Radio 4 - Understand, The Trip
Tim Hayward looks at the science, culture, history - and future - of psychedelics.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
NEW TEN-PART AUDIO SERIES about #PSYCHEDELICS
Out now on BBC Sounds - and other podcast spaces.
Co-written & presented by the beautifully curious @timhayward.bsky.social
Production, sound design and mix by me.
It's been a fascinating and challenging process to get here...
I do hope you'll listen.
Out now on BBC Sounds - and other podcast spaces.
Co-written & presented by the beautifully curious @timhayward.bsky.social
Production, sound design and mix by me.
It's been a fascinating and challenging process to get here...
I do hope you'll listen.
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www.britishpodcastawards.com/nominees-2025 So excited that #Movers&Shakers has been shortlisted in the British Podcast Awards impact category
Nominees 2025
www.britishpodcastawards.com
July 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
www.britishpodcastawards.com/nominees-2025 So excited that #Movers&Shakers has been shortlisted in the British Podcast Awards impact category
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This will help you find a public radio or television station that stands to lose 50 percent or more of its revenue:
Adopt A Station
adoptastation.org
July 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This will help you find a public radio or television station that stands to lose 50 percent or more of its revenue:
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Now folks this is good but the rate of signup is a bit slow compared to recent days - can we get to 87500 by 0820? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
July 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Now folks this is good but the rate of signup is a bit slow compared to recent days - can we get to 87500 by 0820? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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This is a super long video, but i'm really proud to have worked on it. It's @worksinprogress.bsky.social's new podcast Hard Drugs - and this episode is all about a potential breakthrough in HIV prevention - the new drug Lenacapavir.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVhi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVhi...
The miracle drug that could end AIDS
YouTube video by Works in Progress Podcasts
www.youtube.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
This is a super long video, but i'm really proud to have worked on it. It's @worksinprogress.bsky.social's new podcast Hard Drugs - and this episode is all about a potential breakthrough in HIV prevention - the new drug Lenacapavir.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVhi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVhi...
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Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”
June 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”
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Two SCOTUS orders siding with the Trump administration re: DOGE this afternoon:
- allowing Social Security Admin. to sharing records
- stopping an order that would force the admin to comply with demands for info, docs, testimony on DOGE
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- allowing Social Security Admin. to sharing records
- stopping an order that would force the admin to comply with demands for info, docs, testimony on DOGE
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Supreme Court Gives DOGE Access to Social Security Data
The US Supreme Court gave Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive Social Security information, lifting restrictions a judge said were needed to protect the privacy of…
www.bloomberg.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Two SCOTUS orders siding with the Trump administration re: DOGE this afternoon:
- allowing Social Security Admin. to sharing records
- stopping an order that would force the admin to comply with demands for info, docs, testimony on DOGE
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- allowing Social Security Admin. to sharing records
- stopping an order that would force the admin to comply with demands for info, docs, testimony on DOGE
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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How do you run the finances of a country at war? Ukraine Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko is courting donors, reassuring investors and on-call 24/7
Ukraine’s Finance Minister: ‘War Is Like a Black Box’
Three years into Russia’s invasion, Sergii Marchenko is courting donors and reassuring investors to ensure his country can continue fighting.
bloom.bg
June 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
How do you run the finances of a country at war? Ukraine Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko is courting donors, reassuring investors and on-call 24/7
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The bromance is not only over, it seems to be in complete meltdown. As Elon Musk and Donald Trump continue to sling accusations at each other, listen to
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social tells us where it all went wrong...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social tells us where it all went wrong...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Musk and Trump’s big, beautiful breakup – podcast
Jonathan Freedland speaks to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker to discuss the breakdown of the most world’s most powerful bromance
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The bromance is not only over, it seems to be in complete meltdown. As Elon Musk and Donald Trump continue to sling accusations at each other, listen to
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social tells us where it all went wrong...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social tells us where it all went wrong...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
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Jesse Armstrong took on media moguls with ‘Succession.’ In an interview with Mishal Husain, he talks about his new movie ‘Mountainhead’ and why he decided to make a dark comedy about tech bros
Jesse Armstrong: ‘I’m Interested in the Power, Not the Money’
In ‘Mountainhead’, the ‘Succession’ creator’s fictional tech titans illustrate “what happens to people as they try to marry their egos with their moral impulses.”
bloom.bg
May 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Jesse Armstrong took on media moguls with ‘Succession.’ In an interview with Mishal Husain, he talks about his new movie ‘Mountainhead’ and why he decided to make a dark comedy about tech bros
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At the Qatar Economic Forum, Elon Musk and Mishal Husain talk about the Tesla backlash, AI regulation and DOGE’s success rate
Elon Musk on Political Spending: ‘I Think I’ve Done Enough’
At the Qatar Economic Forum, Elon Musk and Mishal Husain talk about the Tesla backlash, AI regulation and DOGE’s success rate.
bloom.bg
May 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
At the Qatar Economic Forum, Elon Musk and Mishal Husain talk about the Tesla backlash, AI regulation and DOGE’s success rate
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From the 2008 Wall Street collapse to today's technofeudalism. Earlier today, in conversation with Bloomberg’s Mishal Husain at the 2025 Qatar Economic Forum www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1tP...
In Conversation With Yanis Varoufakis
YouTube video by Bloomberg Live
www.youtube.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
From the 2008 Wall Street collapse to today's technofeudalism. Earlier today, in conversation with Bloomberg’s Mishal Husain at the 2025 Qatar Economic Forum www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1tP...