The Discourse with Zoe Grunewald
Everyone thinks they're right on the internet. But what happens when someone actually challenges them?
FUBAR Radio is launching The Discourse, a new weekly political debate show that takes the arguments setting social media on fire and puts them to the test.
Hosted by political journalist and broadcaster Zoë Grünewald, the programme will bring opposing voices face to face to challenge the claims, confront the assumptions and cut through the outrage dominating online political debate.
Launching Wednesday 4 November at 2pm, The Discourse will look beyond the traditional Westminster news agenda to investigate the political arguments emerging on TikTok, X, Reddit and the wider social media landscape.
From immigration and housing to employment, the cost of living and government policy, the show will examine the issues dividing opinion online and ask whether the arguments actually stand up to scrutiny.
Each week, Grünewald will bring together two guests with opposing perspectives on one of the biggest political debates gaining traction online. Both sides will be challenged to defend their positions, interrogate the evidence and, crucially, acknowledge when the other side might have a point.
The objective isn't to generate more outrage. It's to find out who's actually making sense.
Alongside the main debate, the programme will dissect two further political stories circulating online, while a section in the show called Politics in Real Life will give listeners a voice, bringing their experiences and opinions directly into the conversation.
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Episodes
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How Russell Brand "Hid in Plain Sight"
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
In this week's episode of The Discourse, Zoë Grünewald is joined by Harriet Williamson, Commissioning Editor and Reporter at Novara Media, and Oscar Gill-Lewis, Deputy Editor of CapX, to get stuck into the biggest political stories of the week.First up, following Russell Brand's sentencing and the allegations of sexual misconduct against David Walliams, which he strongly denies, the panel asks whether fame and influence make it harder to hold powerful people accountable. And are the people and institutions surrounding celebrities doing enough to challenge bad behaviour?Next, with the second...
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Why are Gen-Z so pissed off?
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
In the first episode of The Discourse, Zoë Grünewald is joined by journalist and Good Bad Billionaire host Zing Tsjeng and The Critic's Deputy Online Editor Tom Jones to unpack the political stories setting the internet on fire. First. With Gen Z protests sweeping across Europe, the panel asks why young people are so angry and whether governments have failed an entire generation. From rising house prices and stagnant wages to youth unemployment and the influence of social media, they discuss what's driving growing disillusionment with politics, why British students haven't taken to the stre...
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