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Ctrl Alt Deceit: Democracy in Danger is a podcast designed to dive deep into the threats facing our democracies and to ask “just how much danger are they in?”

Ctrl Alt Deceit: Democracy in Danger is brought to you by Democratys, a charity committed to exposing interference in our democratic institutions. Their goal is to inspire debate and engagement in our democratic process in the UK and beyond.

The Telegraph Takeover: Power, Profit & the Press

May 30, 2025

The Telegraph Takeover: Power, Profit & the Press

Peter Oborne and Peter Jukes
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In the season finale of Ctrl Alt Deceit, Nina dos Santos and Owen Bennett-Jones dig into the tangled web of media ownership, foreign influence and the…

Empire of Gain: Inside Trump’s Billion-Dollar Crypto Hustle

May 23, 2025

Empire of Gain: Inside Trump’s Billion-Dollar Crypto Hustle

Matt Binder, Edward Luce, and Sergei Sergienko
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Hosts Nina dos Santos and Owen Bennett-Jones are joined by crypto journalist Matt Binder and longtime observer of U.S. politics and policy Edward Luce…

The Price of Free Speech: Politics and Power on Campus

May 16, 2025

The Price of Free Speech: Politics and Power on Campus

Tyler Coward and Rose Stephenson
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Hosts Nina Dos Santos and Owen Bennett Jones explore the mounting political and financial pressures confronting higher education on both sides of the …

Make Britain Great Again? The MAGA-Style Rise of Reform UK

May 9, 2025

Make Britain Great Again? The MAGA-Style Rise of Reform UK

Gawain Towler and Ben Habib
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Britain's Conservative Party is one of the oldest and most successful political parties in history. Local elections in the UK have signalled that they…

Democracy for Sale: Death by Dark Money

May 2, 2025

Democracy for Sale: Death by Dark Money

Tom Keatinge, Darren Hughes, and Gina Neff
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On this edition of Ctrl Alt Deceit: Democracy in Danger, we are live at the Royal United Services Institute. Nina Dos Santos and Owen Bennett Jones a…

The Vote Gap: What’s Pulling Young Men and Women Apart?

April 25, 2025

The Vote Gap: What’s Pulling Young Men and Women Apart?

Scott Galloway, Sophie Stowers, and Oliver Dean
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Why are young men leaning right while young women shift left? Hosts Nina dos Santos and Owen Bennett-Jones speak with NYU’s Scott Galloway, political …

China’s Trade War Strategy: How Xi Jinping Uses Autocracy, Fear, and Innovation to Compete with the West

April 18, 2025

China’s Trade War Strategy

David Rennie
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Hosts Nina dos Santos and Owen Bennett-Jones analyze the global fallout after Donald Trump plunged America and the world into a trade war with China. …

Is Liberal Democracy Dying?

April 11, 2025

Is Liberal Democracy Dying?

Gabriel Gatehouse
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Hosts Nina dos Santos and Owen Bennett-Jones host a fascinating discussion on the myriad threats to democracy, particularly in light of Trump's re-ele…

Prince Andrew allegations and the death of investigative journalism

December 19, 2024

Prince Andrew allegations and the death of investigative journalism

John Sweeney, Rozina Breen and George Greenwood
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The claims that an alleged Chinese spy had an "unusual degree of trust" with Prince Andrew is a national security story that has reverberated across t…

China versus democracy and the fate of Jimmy Lai

December 12, 2024

China versus democracy and the fate of Jimmy Lai

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China’s relationship with Western democracies and the democratic systems of its near neighbours is becoming increasingly hostile. From covert attempts…

Dirty money, shady donations and the Elon Musk effect

December 5, 2024

Dirty money, shady donations and the Elon Musk effect

Duncan Hames, Joe Powell, and Lord Edward Faulks
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London has long been regarded the capital of dirty money and a new report out this week by Transparency International confirms a similar lack of check…

Hybrid warfare and the future of the Russian opposition

November 28, 2024

Hybrid warfare and the future of the Russian opposition

Bill Browder and Ksenia Maximova
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In recent months, Europe has seen a spate of suspected Russian hybrid attacks on its critical infrastructure, but what can this tell us about the stat…

The chilling effect of lawfare on freedom of speech

November 21, 2024

The chilling effect of lawfare on freedom of speech

Christopher Steele, Charlotte Leslie and Gavin Millar
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When certain powerful and wealthy individuals take issue with information that's been shared about them by journalists, researchers and politicians, n…

Elon Musk and the emergence of the American oligarchy

November 14, 2024

Elon Musk and the emergence of the American oligarchy

Imran Ahmed and Carol Cadwalladr
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Can democracy withstand the pressures of a new era of social media strongmen? In this episode, journalists Nina Dos Santos and Owen Bennett-Jones disc…

Trump's political comeback, Project 2025 and the future of Ukraine

November 7, 2024

Trump's political comeback, Project 2025 and the future of Ukraine

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US citizens have exercised their democratic right - but is growing anti-democratic sentiment in powerful conservative think tanks, Trump’s inner circl…

US Election Interference, Voting Machine Vulnerabilities and the Who’s Who of Disinformation

October 31, 2024

US Election Interference, Voting Machine Vulnerabilities and the Who’s Who of Disinformation

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Will the 2024 US election be hacked? On the first episode of Ctrl Alt Deceit, journalists Nina Dos Santos and Owen Bennett-Jones get to grips with how…