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Bonus Q&A: Swearing, spin and social media

Nick and Amol answer your questions, including the role of spin doctors and how they deal with swearing on air.

In this bonus episode, Nick and Amol answer more of your questions. How much power does a political spin doctor have? How do journalists look after their mental health? And what happens if a guest swears on air?

If you have a question you’d like to Nick and Amol to answer, get in touch by sending us a message or a voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 4346 or email us on today@bbc.co.uk

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The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson, both presenters of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4’s Today programme, the UK’s most influential radio news programme. Amol was the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV’s political editor.

The producer is Hatty Nash, the senior producer is Lewis Vickers, research and digital production from Joe Wilkinson. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths. Technical production from Hannah Montgomery.

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