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Sensemaker: Could Nigel Farage’s Reform party be backed by mega donors?
Episode 511
Tech billionaire Elon Musk and property tycoon Nick Candy have been named as considering multi-million-pound contributions, which could change the fa…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: France’s political tailspin
Episode 510
France’s government has been toppled, making Michel Bernier the shortest serving prime minister in the history of the modern French Republic. What do…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: How did Syrian rebels overthrow Bashar al-Assad?
Episode 509
For more than half a century, the Assad family ruled Syria with brutality and repression. It took less than two weeks for rebels to bring that rule t…
1 year, 1 month ago
The News Meeting: The end of the house of Assad
Episode 508
Giles Whittell is joined by three guests pitching an angle on the toppling of the Syrian regime - the only story leading the news.
Guests:
Charlene Wh…1 year, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: The assisted dying bill has passed its first House of Commons hurdle, what happens next?
Episode 507
MPs voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill has many more stages to pass before it becomes law. So wha…
1 year, 1 month ago
The News Meeting: France’s political turmoil and will Musk fund Farage
Episode 506
Jess Winch is joined by three guests who bring a story they think should lead the news. They debate reports that Elon Musk may donate millions to Nig…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: Are targets for the rollout of electric vehicles too high?
Episode 505
The carmaker behind Fiat, Jeep, and Citroën says the closure of its Vauxhall factory in Luton is due to new zero-emission policies. But is that the f…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trendy: The big trends that shaped 2024
Episode 504
In this season finale, Rachel and John look at some of the major trends shaping how we live today and those that are going to matter in the future.
To…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: Syrian rebels take back Aleppo
Episode 503
In just 24 hours President Assad’s forces just “melted away” in Syria’s second biggest city. How did the rebels seize control and what might Assad do…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: Banana Art
Episode 502
A banana taped to the wall with duct tape sold at a Christie’s auction for $6.2 million to a cryptobillionaire. At the same auction, a Henri Matisse …
1 year, 1 month ago