A Broad View

Charlotte Scarr

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

Episodes

  1. 03/31/2020

    "Putin plays fast and loose with Corona"

    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.

  2. 03/11/2020

    "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.

  3. 02/24/2020

    '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...

  4. 12/19/2019

    "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...

  5. 12/10/2019

    "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.

  6. 12/02/2019

    "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...

  7. 11/18/2019

    "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...

  8. 11/13/2019

    "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.

  9. 11/03/2019

    "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!

  10. 10/27/2019

    "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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About

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

Information

  • Creator
    Charlotte Scarr
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Charlotte Scarr
  • Show Website
    A Broad View