Two Outspoken

‘One of the Great Journalistic Crimes of Our Age’: BBC Resignations, Trump’s Billion-Dollar Threat, and the Maccabi Fan Scandal

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com [https://zeteo.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] This past week, Trump took his crusade against the free press all the way across the pond, threatening the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit [https://apnews.com/article/trump-bbc-legal-threat-litigation-lawsuit-a12558769faa1063e8c7e0dfd6d8c333] over an edit of his Jan. 6 speech. “Not only are they [the Trump administration] reshaping the media landscape in the US in their image – they’re now boasting of taking down a foreign news broadcasters’ leadership. A broadcast, of course, with global reach,” Owen says to Mehdi. In this episode of ‘Two Outspoken,’ Mehdi and Owen meet in London to explain why the BBC is only helping Trump by “rolling over” and having their executives resign [https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/uk/bbc-leaders-resign-amid-scandal-over-trump-speech-latam-intl] over the scandal. They also debunk claims of the BBC’s leftist and pro-Palestine bias – revealing that it’s actually the other way around. The two dive deep into the Labour government’s dishonest portrayal of the Maccabi fan ban in Birmingham – which police have now confirmed [https://news.sky.com/story/significant-hooliganism-within-maccabi-tel-aviv-fan-base-is-reason-for-aston-villa-match-ban-13465257] was put in place due to “significant levels of hooliganism” from the fan base, rather than antisemitic threats from inside the UK. “Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy, the British government, as well as the British media, decided to throw Birmingham under a bus…to protect racist football hooligans from a state committing genocide,” Owen says to Mehdi. Mehdi and Owen also expose just how pro-Palestine some in Keir Starmer’s cabinet used to be, with Mehdi telling Owen that they, “threw their own views under the bus for power.” Paid subscribers can watch the full interview. Free subscribers can watch a 3-minute preview. Consider becoming a paid subscriber [https://zeteo.com/subscribe] today to skip the paywall every time! Check out more from Zeteo:

'It's Fascism All Over Again': The UK Is Following the US Down a Dark Path

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com [https://zeteo.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Mehdi and Owen discuss the latest ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally and the growing double standard between far-right and pro-Palestine protesters. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] WATCH ‘TWO OUTSPOKEN’ ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/twooutspoken [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] FIND OWEN: Twitter: https://x.com/OwenJones84 [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/owenjones84/ [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] ‘Two Outspoken’ is a US-UK political conversation between two friends on the left, Owen Jones and Mehdi Hasan.

UK Bans Palestine Action as 'Terror Group' - Mehdi & Owen on Censorship, Silencing of Pro-Palestinian Voices

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com [https://zeteo.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] In this edition of Two Outspoken, Mehdi and Owen break down how the Bob Vylan “scandal” is a deliberate strategy to distract from the genocide in Gaza, the proscribing of Palestine Action by the UK government, and an astonishing new report from the Center for Media Monitoring on the BBC’s coverage of Israel and Gaza. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe [https://zeteo.com/subscribe] WATCH ‘TWO OUTSPOKEN’ ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/twooutspoken [https://zeteo.com/s/twooutspoken] FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news [https://zeteo.com/subscribe] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews [https://zeteo.com/subscribe] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews [https://zeteo.com/subscribe] FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan [https://zeteo.com/subscribe] Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan [https://zeteo.com/subscribe] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan [https://zeteo.com/subscribe] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan [https://zeteo.com/subscribe]

Why Gary Lineker and Ms. Rachel Matter So Much

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com [https://zeteo.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] It’s been a big month for UK news. BBC announced that the legendary Gary Lineker would be leaving the company early, after months of him coming under fire for speaking out on Gaza. Hard-right political party Reform UK made major gains [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/02/reform-uk-nigel-farage-english-local-elections] in local elections. And Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to cut immigration [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wgrv7pwrzo] in the UK. Mehdi and Owen discuss it all. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] WATCH ‘TWO OUTSPOKEN’ ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/twooutspoken [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] FIND OWEN: Twitter: https://x.com/OwenJones84 [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/owenjones84/ [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] ‘Two Outspoken’ is a US-UK political conversation between two friends on the left, Owen Jones and Mehdi Hasan.

‘The Journalists Who Stayed Silent Should Never Be Forgiven’

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com [https://zeteo.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] ‘Two Outspoken’ Live in London! Owen and Mehdi sound off in front of a UK audience on Gaza media coverage, Trump’s deportations, and whether Mehdi can get back into the US. -- You’ve seen in the past what happens when our two hosts, Mehdi and Owen Jones, are outspoken in front of a camera, but what happens when they’re accompanied by a crowd of hundreds? We are kicking off our one-year anniversary multi-city tour by taping this episode of ‘Two Outspoken’ with you, our subscribers. Also, as you’ll see in the show — Mehdi and Owen are sporting our brand new Zeteo merch! You can snag your own hoodie, or coffee mug, or tote bag, by heading to shop.zeteo.com [http://shop.zeteo.com]. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] WATCH ‘TWO OUTSPOKEN’ ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/twooutspoken [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] FIND OWEN: Twitter: https://x.com/OwenJones84 [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/owenjones84/ [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan [https://www.youtube.com/@OwenJonesTalks] ‘Two Outspoken’ is a US-UK political conversation between two friends on the left, Owen Jones and Mehdi Hasan.