president of audio at bauer. paul is in charge of a whole host of stations, such as magic, kiss, absolute, and many, many others. paul, you can t have the time to listen to all of those every morning, so do you vary the clock radio or do you just compromise and listen to the today programme? you can be honest, you are amongst friends. i have the privilege of listening to fabulous radio from the uk and across seven other countries around europe where we operate as well. so four nordic countries, most recently the republic of ireland, poland and slovakia, and everywhere we are, we find that radio as a medium, as a platform, is enduring and growing. very diplomatic answer. you are not naming one. but also with us today are iain lee and katherine boyle, presenters of the late night alternative. iain, for our listeners who are not familiar, how would you describe the programme? it is a surreal, psychedelic phone in show, where instead of stirring hate and pointing out others that
now on bbc news, the media show. hello, we are talking radio today. good old fashioned radio, with its cosy celebrity presenters, its familiar blend of pop songs, but also, let s face it, traffic updates, car insurance ads, annoying jingles. and if you don t like it, well, you willjust have to wait for those bits to be over, orwill you? because one of the uk s commercial radio groups is launching ad free versions of their stations for a monthly fee. is this radio s secret weapon to defeat spotify and the streaming services? that is the question we will be asking paul keenan, president of audio at bauer. paul is in charge of a whole host of stations, such as magic, kiss, absolute, and many, many others. paul, you can t have the time to listen to all of those every morning, so do you vary the clock radio or do you just compromise and listen to the today programme? you can be honest, you are amongst friends. i have the privilege of listening to fabulous radio from the uk and acr
and has anything new been revealed this week? and whilst facebook might be facing difficulties in the real world, that hasn t stopped them investing heavily in an alternative reality future. so what exactly is the metaverse? and how soon before we re all living in it? well, joining me to discuss all of that is my panel of guests. nicola millard is a presenter, writer and principal innovation partner at bt. so nicola, what is a principal innovation partner and why does bt need one? good question, well, i used to be bt s futurologist and i got very tired of the crystal balljokes. i do have one, it doesn t work. but largely, my role, i m part of bt s innovation team. so i m here to innovate with and for our customers. very good, very good. lauren goode is senior writer at wired. lauren, you host the get wired podcast. what sort of thing does that cover? the get wired podcast, we highlight some of wired s most impactful stories and we kind of explore the intersection of technolog
now on bbc news, time for the media show. hello, it s been another bad week for facebook. on monday, the world s biggest news brands published a coordinated series of stories all based on whistle blower frances haugen and her trove of leaked documents. so, how did haugen, a product manager, come to have such strong media and pr support? and has anything new been revealed this week? and whilst facebook might be facing difficulties in the real world, that hasn t stopped them investing heavily in an alternative reality future. so what exactly is the metaverse? and how soon before we re all living in it? well, joining me to discuss all of that is my panel of guests. nicola millard is a presenter, writer and principal innovation partner at bt. so nicola, what is a principal innovation partner and why does bt need one? good question, well, i used to be bt s futurologist and i got very tired of the crystal balljokes. i do have one, it doesn t work. but largely, my role, i m part of
reality future. so what exactly is the metaverse? and how soon before we are all living in it? well, joining me to discuss all of that is my panel of guests. nicola millard is a presenter, writer and principal innovation partner at bt. nicola, what is a principal innovation partner and why does bt need one? good question, well, i used to be bt s futurologist and i got very tired of the crystal balljokes. i do have one, it doesn t work. but my role is i am part of bt s innovation team. i am here to innovate with and for our customers. very good. lauren goode is a senior writer at wired. lauren, you host the get wired podcast. what sort of thing does that cover? the get wired podcast, we highlight some of wired s most impactful stories and we kind of explore the intersection of technology and humanity. that s the best way i would describe it. we will hear a bit more from you and nicola slightly later on in the show. also with us today is madhumita murgia. european tech correspo