Two Outspoken

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com 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 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 br...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com 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 WATCH ‘TWO OUTSPOKEN’ ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/twooutspoken FIND ZETEO: Twitter: ht...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com 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...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com 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 in local elections. And Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to cut immigration in...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com ‘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 accomp...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com Donald Trump's “dictator for a day” promise is seemingly stretching in to weeks, with each one feeling like an eternity. Meanwhile, leaders and parties across Europe are applying their own versions of MAGA at home. With the world in such a bitter spot, Mehdi and Owen Jones have no plans to sugarcoat our new reality in this epi...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com Syria is carving a new path forward after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. While the country’s future remains uncertain, Mehdi Hasan and Owen Jones have a brutally honest and outspoken conversation in London about how the Western Left has reacted to the fall of the Assad regime. The two also unpack the double standards when i...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com In this episode of ‘Two Outspoken,’ Mehdi and Owen find plenty to both agree and disagree about, from the role of the economy in the Dems’ landslide defeat, to the impact of misinformation and media bias. Their wide-ranging and thought-provoking conversation comes on the heels of a headline-grabbing statement from Senator Bern...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com In the latest episode of ‘Two Outspoken’, Mehdi and Owen get outraged about the lack of outrage in the US and UK in the wake of Israel’s ongoing aerial bombardment in Lebanon, attacks that have killed hundreds of civilians, with many calling it the deadliest week in the country in decades. (This conversation was recorded just...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com In this episode of ‘Two Outspoken’, Mehdi and Owen talk through what this historic period in American history means - what many are calling the decline of the U.S.. From how it resembles the former Soviet Union in its dying days; to how Donald Trump - if he wins! - is planning to rebuild the nation in his autocratic image; to...

In this episode , Mehdi and Owen Jones met up in London this week to debrief the significant UK election results - and to vent about all the things the media hasn’t been covering about it. Owen explains how Labour won “a Jenga landslide" but what does that mean going forward? And why is the media obsessed with Nigel Farage and Reform? Where’s the coverage of the independents who won on Gaza, and t...

In the latest episode of ‘Two Outspoken’, Mehdi and Owen discuss the rescue in Gaza that saved four Israelis but also killed hundreds of Palestinians in the process, proving how little value Israel’s far-right government - and its Western allies - place on Palestinian’s lives. They also debunk U.S. government talking points on how Israel has accepted a ceasefire deal but Hamas hasn’t.  SUBSCRIBE T...

In this episode, Owen and Mehdi discuss the UK’s looming July 4th election, the Labour Party’s decision to suspend Faiza Shaheen’s candidacy, and Nigel Farage’s latest attempt to normalize Islamophobia.  Mehdi brings up UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s not-so-hopeful start to the campaign and how this election comes as Sunak’s Conservative Party has become widely unpopular, after going through thre...

The International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor announced Monday that he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. In response, ‘Two Outspoken’ hosted a special breaking news town hall for Zeteo paid subscribers where Owen and Mehdi were joined by two guests: former PLO lega...

In this episode Owen and Mehdi discuss the ongoing misrepresentation of college protests in the mainstream media, the debate over genocide in Gaza, and the London mayoral elections. Plus, Mehdi takes us back in time to read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter from a Birmingham jail about the “white moderate,” and reflects on its relevance to modern-day politicians, particularly in light of recent...

In this first episode of ' Two Outspoken ,’ political commentator, author, and activist Owen Jones and Mehdi Hasan share the story of how they met over a decade ago on television, and recall those who compared them to a left-wing Batman and Robin (you can probably guess who is who). Owen explains why he has recently quit the UK’s Labour Party, while Mehdi compares current Labour leader Keir Starme...