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Sensemaker: Denmark's gold rush town
Episode 531
2024 was weight-loss injections such as Ozempic and WeGovy went global. What does that mean for Novo Nordisk, the Danish company making them? And can…
1 year ago
Sensemaker: A hard year for King Charles
Episode 530
The King's first full year on the throne has been marked by his illness. Along with that of his daughter-in-law, Catherine, Princess of Wales. What d…
1 year ago
Sensemaker: Joe Root – the greatest gets better
Episode 529
How England cricket’s greatest batter got even better in 2024.
Writer: Andrew Butler
Producer: Katie Gunning
Photography: Lola Williams
Executive produce…
1 year ago
Sensemaker: Nara Smith and the tradwife renaissance
Episode 528
The tradwife movement, led by influencers like Nara Smith, sparked intense online debate throughout 2024, particularly following Donald Trump's presi…
1 year ago
Sensemaker: The rise and rise of Kneecap
Episode 527
The Belfast rap trio has taken the world by storm. But who are they and how have they managed to capture the zeitgeist?
Writer: Elaine McCallig
Produce…
1 year ago
The News Meeting: 2024 Wrapped
Episode 526
Giles Whittell and Jess Winch take a look back on some of the biggest stories of the year and share some of their favourite pitches. From the conflic…
1 year ago
Sensemaker: How Baby Reindeer rocked British TV
Episode 525
How the fallout from the TV show sparked a nearly two hundred million dollar lawsuit.
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1 year ago
Sensemaker: Gaza’s Vlogger
Episode 524
How a young woman from Gaza who chronicled life in the Strip after October 7th and became one of the most influential women in the world.
Writer: Chl…
1 year ago
Sensemaker: Chappell Roan and the price of fame
Episode 523
In 2024, Chappell Roan went from relative obscurity to playing to some of the biggest crowds in festival history. What toll did this meteoric rise ta…
1 year ago
Sensemaker: The woman behind ITV’s Mr Bates vs. The Post Office
Episode 522
The Post Office scandal was one of the largest miscarriages of justice in the UK with hundreds of people wrongly prosecuted for theft or false accoun…
1 year ago