Marina Hyde: Why I Left The Guardian

Last month, Marina left The Guardian after 25 years as a columnist. She reveals exclusively on the podcast what she’s doing next, and why. Always On is home to Marina’s original writing and YouTube show. Each week she’ll be covering politics, culture, sport, media and more. It’s free to subscribe now on marinahyde.com and YouTube. 00:00 Marina’s next chapter 01:38 AD - Octopus Energy 02:45 Is journalism becoming part of the creator economy? 06:42 Marina’s favourite fictional con artists 07:07 AD - Lloyds 07:47 Why Marina wanted to own her own value 09:13 Learning to make video essays 10:05 Why it’s worth taking a career risk 12:39 What Marina’s new venture, Always On, will cover 13:27 What’s coming up on the podcast ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🐙 The Rest is Entertainment is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain's most awarded energy supplier. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by Lloyds. Looking for extra value from your spending? You can bank on Lloyds to help your money go further. Search Lloyds Rewards in your app. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 👀 Join The Rest Is Entertainment Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus content, ad-free listening, early access to Q&A episodes, access to our newsletter archive, discounted book prices with our partners at Coles Books, early ticket access to live events, and access to our chat community. Sign up directly at therestisentertainment.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRestIsEntertainment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TRIEYT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ✉️ Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.therestisentertainment.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restisentertainment Twitter: https://twitter.com/restisents TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restisentertainment Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restisentertainment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Video Editor: Louis Mealing & Adam Thornton Assistant Producer: Imee Marriott Senior Producer: Joey McCarthy Social Producer: Emma Jackson Exec Producer: Ami Bennett & Neil Fearn