The Alyona Show

The show featured in-depth analysis of news stories and also frequently criticizes the mainstream media, national politics in the United States, and the U.S. financial industry.

[citation needed] In April 2010, the show was one of the first to interview Julian Assange, before his organization WikiLeaks received global attention for leaking U.S. diplomatic cables later in the year.

[5] The programs focus on topics like government spying, the Federal Reserve, and America's undeclared wars,[4] as well as media laziness, Washington corruption, Wall Street tomfoolery because, according to Minkovski, "there is a need to open people’s eyes.

"[1] The show's main segments feature in-depth discussions on news stories with guests and monologue "rants" by Minkovski expressing her views on current affairs.

"[1] David Weigel called the show "an in-house attempt at a newsy cult hit" and noted that "her meatiest segments were about government spying, and the Federal Reserve, and America's undeclared wars".

"[4] At the same time, when she has been denouncing very harshly Republicans and the Fox Network for having a homophobic agenda, she has refused to answer what her opinion is regarding the anti-homosexual laws passed in Russia under Vladimir Putin in 2013.

[citation needed] Julia Ioffe in the Columbia Journalism Review described how Minkovski had attacked Glenn Beck for asking why RT was in "lock-step with the Obama Administration".