Show 195 - Nick Robinson

Matt Forde's Political Party

The Political Party

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4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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This is a masterclass on the art of the interview from one the best political interviewers alive. Nick Robinson explains his approach, not just to interviewing, but to politics, broadcasting and people. Mixing sharp insights about populism and the role of the media with great anecdotes about how to control a 'Leaders Debate' and the tricks that both politicians and journalists use to gain an upper hand. Oh and why Wayne Rooney might be the scariest person he's ever interviewed... Follow Nick on Twitter: @bbcnickrobinson Order Nick Robinson's Election Notebook here: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Election-Notebook-Britains-Personal-2015-06-11/dp/B01MU69P2F/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1610557594&sr=1-3 Order 'Politically Homeless' here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/2100000262618 Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde Listen to Political Thinking here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04z203l/episodes/player Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com For the latest UK Government advice on coronavirus go to: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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0:00.0	News of the global climate crisis can leave us feeling helpless.
0:04.8	Too much negativity can trigger our eco-anxiety, leaving us paralyzed when we need to act.
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0:26.6	much of the world by 2040.
0:29.2	If you're feeling impacted by eco-anxiety, EONNEXT have created a range of resources
0:34.4	such as guided meditations.
0:36.6	Just search Power Up for Change in your podcasting app.
0:52.0	Hello and welcome to the Political Party.
0:53.9	This week's guest is Nick Robinson and this is a brilliant discussion.
0:57.9	I'm just about the role of the media in our political life and specifically the role
1:02.4	of the BBC and the pressures that are on the BBC that are on any of the broadcasts
1:06.3	are probably in the world.
1:07.9	But also about the art of the interview, which is obviously something I've become a real
1:12.2	student of.
1:13.2	Something that I think about far more now as a result of doing this podcast and how Nick
1:19.3	and others plan and prepare for different types of interview.
1:22.8	He gives some brilliant insights into how he does the today program compared to how he
1:27.7	handled the TV debates between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson.
1:32.6	All the different areas because he has to interview different people in so many different
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