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Sensemaker: Why are there protests over Māori rights in New Zealand?
Episode 491
A proposed new bill has prompted one of New Zealand’s biggest protests of all time. Why is it so controversial? And what does it seek to change?
Write…
1 year, 1 month ago
News Meeting: Don’t forget Afghanistan and why farmers are protesting
Episode 490
Giles Whittell and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the farmers’ protest over inheritance tax, why newsrooms are ignoring Afghan…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: No men, no sex: A feminist backlash to Donald Trump’s election
Episode 489
In the wake of the US election result, why are some American women joining a radical feminist movement that started in South Korea?
To find out more a…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trendy: The doctor will see you now
Episode 488
Are we getting healthier? John Curtice and Rachel Wolf discuss the long term trends impacting the nation’s health with Neil Ferguson.
Guests:
Neil F…1 year, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: Is the UK’s network 5G a myth?
Episode 487
The UK was one of the first countries to adopt 5G but now it has one of the worst networks in the world. Why is it so difficult to get a decent phone…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: Does severe flooding in Spain signal a warning for Europe?
Episode 486
While national debate raged in Spain over who should be held accountable for the deadliest floods in decades, heavy rainfall flooded parts of Souther…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: Will an anti-vaxxer take over America’s department of health?
Episode 485
Robert F. Kennedy Jr has a long record of criticising vaccines and spreading medical misinformation. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen him to b…
1 year, 1 month ago
News Meeting: Biden authorises strikes into Russia and could Elon Musk make a good diplomat?
Episode 484
Basia Cummings and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss President Biden’s decision to let Ukraine use long range missile against Rus…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: The world’s loneliest penguin
Episode 483
An emperor penguin has turned up on a surfers beach in southwestern Australia, more than 2000 miles away from its natural habitat in the Antarctic. H…
1 year, 1 month ago
News Meeting: Gary Lineker’s shock exit from Match of the Day and the endgame in Ukraine
Episode 482
Basia Cummings and the hosts of Electoral Dysfunction debate what should lead the news. They discuss the need for a public inquiry into Mohamed Al Fa…
1 year, 2 months ago