Spotlight - Med Abdel Aziz Mahmoud

Abdel Aziz Mahmoud

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Media fights, tested around the table.

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Spotlight treats the feed as a public square, not a private scroll. Abdel Aziz Mahmoud brings creators, media people, and cultural voices around the table to weigh clips, backlash, politics, influencer work, grief, diagnosis, and reputation.

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About Spotlight - Med Abdel Aziz Mahmoud

Spotlight is a Danish media show built around the feed as evidence. Abdel Aziz Mahmoud leads a rotating table through the stories, clips, posts, and reputational storms that have been moving across traditional media and social platforms. The pace is quick. The questions are rarely tiny. A segment can begin with an Instagram rabbit hole, a TV clip, a book review, or a public firing, then turn into a wider argument about fairness, attention, objectivity, and who gets to speak in public. The show is especially alert to the space where creator culture and legacy media now overlap. Influencer books, DR satire, morning television, political commentary, podcast careers, and personal branding all sit in the same room here. That mix gives Spotlight its texture. It is not simply admiring creators, and it is not protecting old media habits either. It keeps asking what the reaction is doing, who benefits from the outrage, and whether the criticism has become its own performance. The panel format matters. Guests such as Emil Thorup, Sandie Westh, Paula Larrain, Simi Jan, Mikkel Kryger, Mads Emil Grove Møller, Thomas Skov, Zelma Lewerissa, and Bastian Emil Goldsmidt bring personal context rather than detached punditry. That can mean talking about grief and community, diagnosis and work, culture credentials, misinformation, racism, conspiracy thinking, or the uneasy business of being visible. Spotlight is blunt, but it usually tries to be fair. It can sit with an ugly joke from another media era without pretending it aged well. It can challenge a fired debater without reducing the whole story to punishment or martyrdom. The result is a social media magazine that feels conversational but not weightless: a salon for people who want the feed taken seriously, without treating every trending fight as settled before the discussion starts.

Made for: For Danish listeners who follow media, creator culture, public controversy, and the social consequences of what lands in the feed. It suits people who prefer quick, opinionated conversation with room for doubt.

What sets it apart: Spotlight puts influencers, television people, writers, and cultural voices beside legacy-media stories without making one side the obvious adult in the room. Its edge comes from moving fast while still asking whether the outrage is fair.

In their own words

Dit sociale mediemagasin Kendte creators, mediemennesker og kulturpersonligheder åbner deres feed og udfletter deres fag. Hver onsdag giver vores enestående panel nye perspektiver på mediernes historier. Danmarks eneste mediemagasin hvor også influencere og youtubere sidder med ved bordet, og hvor der til gengæld er forment adgang for chefredaktører. Se ‘Spotlight – med Abdel Aziz Mahmoud’ gratis på Youtube. Og lyt på Apple Podcast, Spotify og Podimo. Vært: Abdel Aziz Mahmoud Redaktør: Kristoffer Kristensen Produceret af Gutterne ApS

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Spotlight turns your feed into evidence before Abdel Aziz Mahmoud lets the panel cross-examine it.

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  • to hear guests explain what their algorithms keep serving them
  • your media criticism tangled up with influencer books, ADHD discourse, and old jokes aging badly
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Episodes

  1. 1

    9B - Vores feed: Emil Thorup, Sandie Westh og Paula Larrain

    Hidden gem

    Spotlight - Med Abdel Aziz Mahmoud, episode 9B "Vores feed: Emil Thorup, Sandie Westh og Paula Larrain," moves from a critique of DR's ADHD talk to Emil Thorup's feed and New York politics.

    May 6, 2026·39m·2 clips
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    9A - Vores Fag: Emil Thorup, Sandie Westh og Paula Larrain

    Hidden gem

    Spotlight - Med Abdel Aziz Mahmoud samler Emil Thorup, Sandie Westh og Paula Larrain til en samtale fra en frisørsalon om medier, samarbejder og public service.

    May 6, 2026·39m·2 clips
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    8A - Vores fag:  Simi Jan, Mikkel Kryger og Mads Emil Grove Møller

    Hidden gem

    Spotlight - Med Abdel Aziz Mahmoud brings Simi Jan, Mikkel Kryger, and Mads Emil Grove Møller into a studio conversation about Instagram Live, reality TV, and who gets to explain the world in public.

    Apr 29, 2026·36m·2 clips
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    8B - Vores feed: Simi Jan, Mikkel Kryger og Mads Emil Grove Møller

    ["Spotlight splits its attention between Cecilie Haug\u00e5rd, known as Sillemaus, and a Trump dinner clip that sends \u201cstaged\u201d past 300,000 X posts.", "The first half centers on Julem\u00e6rkefonden, where Thomas Elmeg\u00e5rd defends Haug\u00e5rd as an ambassador for children in distress despite criticism on Heartbeat, TV 2, BT, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.", "The Trump discussion cites a suspect manifesto, a White House dinner, a Taliban security comparison from Afghanistan, and a 60 Minutes exchange as the panel argues about AI, social media, and unreliable evidence.", "The back half turns to Eric Benet and Vic Mensa, then widens into a debate over Morrissey, Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, Bono, Joe Rogan, and whether artists should speak politically."]

    Apr 29, 2026·44m·3 clips
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    7B - Vores feed: Thomas Skov, Zelma Lewerissa og Bastian Emil Goldsmidt

    ["Spotlight 7B follows Rasmus Munch S\u00f8ndergaard's claim on Deadline that genes decide Danishness, and Selma immediately calls it ragebait.", "Thomas Skov and Selma then argue about Holocaust relativization, remigration, and whether media outlets should keep booking figures who say those things.", "Bastian Emil Goldschmidt reads a poem built from reviewers' language about Tobias Hermans' influencer book, including N\u00e5et v\u00e6rre lort, before the panel talks about sales in F\u00f8tex, Netto, Bilka, and Meny.", "The last stretch turns to DR's Kommissionen with Simon Talbot, comparisons to T\u00e6t p\u00e5 Sandheden, and the problem of remaking a successful satire format without losing the old audience."]

    Apr 22, 2026·35m·2 clips
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    7A - Vores fag: Thomas Skov, Zelma Lewerissa og Bastian Emil Goldsmidt

    Hidden gem

    Spotlight-episoden "Vores fag" samler Thomas Skov, Selma Leverisa og Bastian Emil Goldsmith om arbejde, medier og de fag, de faktisk lever af.

    Apr 22, 2026·30m·2 clips
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    6B - Vores feed: Rasmus Brohave, Sarah Grünewald og Ulla Essendrop

    Apr 15, 2026·43m
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    6A - Vores fag: Rasmus Brohave, Sarah Grünewald og Ulla Essendrop

    Apr 15, 2026·36m
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    6 SPECIAL - Med influent Tobias Hamann-Pedersen og agent Christina Barré

    Apr 14, 2026·33m
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    5B - Vores feed: Morten Kirkskov, Oliver Breum og Sofie Lindquist

    Apr 8, 2026·41m
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    5A - Vores fag: Morten Kirkskov, Oliver Breum og Sofie Lindquist

    Apr 8, 2026·31m
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    4B - Vores Feed: Ane Cortzen, Carla Mickelborg og Marie Louise Toksvig

    Apr 1, 2026·47m
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    4A - Vores Fag: Ane Cortzen, Carla Mickelborg og Marie Louise Toksvig

    Apr 1, 2026·48m
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    3B - Vores feed: Paula Larrain, Christina Sander og Mads Emil Grove Møller

    Mar 25, 2026·42m
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    3A - Vores fag: Paula Larrain, Christina Sander og Mads Emil Grove Møller

    Mar 25, 2026·42m
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    2B - Vores feed: Natasja Crone, Paprika Steen og Rasmus Andersen

    Mar 18, 2026·50m
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    2A - Vores fag: Natasja Crone, Paprika Steen og Rasmus Andersen

    Mar 18, 2026·37m
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    1B - Vores feed: Kristoffer Eriksen, Iben Maria Zeuthen og Christina Sander

    Mar 13, 2026·38m
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    1A - Vores fag: Kristoffer Eriksen, Iben Maria Zeuthen og Christina Sander

    Mar 13, 2026·33m
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    Jaxstyles kritik af influencere rammer ham selv

    Oct 30, 2025·43m
  21. 21

    Erkan Özden tager ordet

    Oct 21, 2025·40m
  22. 22

    Toksværd vs. DR

    Oct 14, 2025·38m
  23. 23

    Hele Danmarks parterapeut

    Oct 9, 2025·40m
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    Spotlight er tilbage fredag

    Oct 7, 2025·0m
  25. 25

    Sofie Lindquist til minister: Hvem er pisse dårligt opdraget?

    Sep 30, 2025·38m
  26. 26

    Pia Kjærsgaards skarpe tunge

    Sep 23, 2025·34m
  27. 27

    Er Luna en nasserøv og dårlig mor?

    Sep 16, 2025·31m
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    Historisk retssag: “Det har aldrig været en fetich for mig at være kvinde”

    Sep 9, 2025·41m
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    Elvira er færdig med at dele alt

    Sep 2, 2025·38m
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    Er Emil Thorup ligeglad med kritik?

    Aug 26, 2025·41m
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    Krigskorrespondent: "Jeg har mistet venner på at dække Gaza"

    Aug 19, 2025·38m
  32. 32

    Hvem passer på Susse Wold?

    Aug 12, 2025·31m
  33. 33

    Slaget om Tisvilde: Nabokrig i Nordsjælland

    Aug 5, 2025·36m
  34. 34

    71-årige Bente fra Hotel Romantik mistede sit livs kærlighed

    Jul 8, 2025·36m
  35. 35

    Efter Bachelorette: Skylder Andreas Holm seerne en forklaring?

    Jul 1, 2025·35m
  36. 36

    Kathrine er for tyk til at få et job

    Jun 24, 2025·32m
  37. 37

    Jens tog en halv million og løb

    Jun 17, 2025·37m
  38. 38

    Spotlight Special: Den sorte svane er tilbage

    Jun 11, 2025·47m
  39. 39

    Kan du tåle kritik, Jonas Risvig?

    Jun 10, 2025·44m
  40. 40

    Hvorfor er Joachim B. Olsen så polariserende?

    Jun 3, 2025·42m
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    Korpset-instruktørens sammenbrud: "Jeg er på førtidspension"

    May 28, 2025·40m
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    Dansk Eurovision-stjerne: “Min mund er mit bedste våben og mit værste mareridt”

    May 20, 2025·35m
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    Nabokrig på Vesterbro

    May 13, 2025·37m
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    Sandies sorg: “Da jeg mistede mit barn – blev I stille”

    May 6, 2025·35m
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    Er Joan racist?

    Apr 29, 2025·42m
  46. 46

    Influencer i mediestorm: "Jeg har ikke gjort noget forkert"

    Apr 23, 2025·43m
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    Trailer

    Apr 23, 2025·1m