Back in the UK and back on the radio. On my Times Radio show tonight:

🇺🇸 Steven Pifer and Kadia Goba on US Ukraine vote
🩸caroline wheeler on contaminated blood
✍️ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي💙 in the Middle East
🏫 Richard Beard on boarding schools

Oh my God two floating heads!!

The demonisation of the sick and disabled is such a shameful stain on our politics. Every case is complex, with all the fragility and fallibility of being human. And it’s bloody terrifying. And we’re all a day away from it. We aren’t numbers in an economic puzzle. We are people.

I have some news!

For the past two years I have been investigating “I Wanna Marry Harry,” a TV show where 12 American women dated Prince Harry (when in fact it was a lookalike)

The podcast is out Monday. I’ve written about it all in today’s The Guardian theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

ITALY. Hi. Sorry for shouting.

I’m at the International Journalism Festival this week and I’ll be on stage grilling Joshi Herrmann about his media empire at 12:35 (11:35 UK) today.

You can watch it live online here: journalismfestival.com/programme/2024… #ijf24 journalism festival

We're looking for a weekend editor at Times Radio to help grow and manage our brilliant programmes and presenters from Friday breakfast with Chloe Tilley & Calum Macdonald right through to Sunday evening with Darryl Morris 🇺🇦. Apply here (deadline is 29th April):

newscareers.co.uk/vacancies/3291…

Oh no, he's talking about ADHD again.

This time it's to the Press Gazette about how ADHD is perfect for journalism.

Another word for distracted is curious. I come across the best stories when I should be doing something else.

pressgazette.co.uk/diversity/adhd…

Oh no, he's talking about ADHD again.

This time it's to the Press Gazette about how ADHD is perfect for journalism.

Another word for distracted is curious. I come across the best stories when I should be doing something else.

pressgazette.co.uk/diversity/adhd…

Times Radio journalist Darryl Morris 🇺🇦 has ADHD: “All of the best stories I’ve come across have been when I have been distracted because I should have been doing something else.”
pressgazette.co.uk/diversity/adhd…

In beautiful Perugia for #ijf24 . Hit up our event tomorrow if you're here 🇮🇹 I'll be chatting to Darryl Morris 🇺🇦 about local journalism and its future.

journalismfestival.com/programme/2024… journalism festival

A nice view of the Colosseum on my way into Rome this morning. It’ll be lovely when it’s finished.

🚨Some personal news from me:
From May I'll be freelance full time. It's scary but something I've wanted to do for a very long time.

I do all sorts - writing, broadcasting, podcasts etc, so do reach out for commissions!

I've even made a helpful website: zoegrunewald.com

Yesterday saw the very worst of X/Twitter. An appalling murderous attack in Australia was leapt on by those wanting to point the finger at Islam. When (erroneously) a Jewish man was named as responsible, others posted on X in delight. Both were wrong, but the damage was done

Tonight on my Times Radio show:

✅ Tobias Ellwood MP and Aaron David Miller on Iran and Israel
✅ Matt Dathan on Rwanda
✅ Elie Honig on Trump trial
✅ Nadine Batchelor-Hunt, Lucy Beresford and Sarah Baxter on tomorrow's front pages and everything else

And plenty of headphone fiddling.

We have everything you need to know from the Middle East on Times Radio right now.

Calm and clear coverage from Jotam Confino, Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي💙, Drewery Dyke, Scott Lucas, Rachel Wearmouth and Adam Payne.

Oh man The Assembly is such brilliant TV. It’s joyful and silly and profound and smart and works on every level. It made my neurodivergent heart sing.

If you haven’t seen it, michael sheen 💙 - who is a treasure - gets grilled by 35 neurodivergent people. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Two adults, two children, next week.

Manchester to St Ives, Cornwall: 8-9 hours, multiple changes, £710.

Manchester to Málaga: 3 hours, £433.

Please help my domestic tourism industry is dying.

Just finished Scoop. I loved the portrayal of the classism in some parts of the media. That lingering feeling that somebody is about to tap you on the shoulder and remind you that you don’t belong here.

Bravo Sam McAlister 👏🏻 #ScoopNetflix

On Times Radio talking to Darryl Morris 🇺🇦 from midnight through to one o'clock this morning. Join us.

Pointing finger activated. Here we are. Times Radio now until 1am.

Harry Yorke shares his story of being targeted by the Westminster honey trapper, Anshel Pfeffer אנשיל פפר is in Israel for us and Madhumita Murgia on her new book on the human stories of AI.

And pointing. Loads of pointing.