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	Podcast:		The News Agents
	Episode:		Bringing down Russell Brand
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:46:59
	Publish Date:		2023-09-18 15:59:00
	Description:		CW: This podcast includes discussions of rape and sexual assault This weekend saw the culmination of an extraordinary piece of investigative journalism that began four years ago. In 2019 Russell Brand - now accused of rape and sexual assault by women featured in the Sunday Times and Dispatches investigation - began a path of reinvention as a “ wellness guru “, eschewing main stream media platforms for a YouTube following of over six million. So was the defensive reaction by so many of his fans already baked in? We discuss with Rosamund Urwin and Louisa Compton who broke the story. Later, just when you thought it was safe to go back to your mortgage broker, Liz Truss is back. She’s unrepentant, she’s back on the tax cutting path and she says none of what happened was her fault... Editor: Tom Hughes Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus Producer: Laura FitzPatrick Planning Producer: Alex Barnett Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Producer: Will Gibson-Smith You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents". The News Agents is a Global Player Original and a Persephonica Production.
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