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Sensemaker: AI goes nuclear
Episode 454
Big tech is hunting away for new sources of power to supply the boom in generative artificial intelligence. Recently, both Google and Microsoft revea…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sensemaker: Just Stop Oil protest laws
Episode 453
Two Just Stop Oil protestors were arrested after throwing a can of Heinz tomato soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. What do their lengthy prison sentenc…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sensemaker: Why is Israel clashing with peacekeeping forces in Lebanon?
Episode 452
Israel and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon remain in a standoff, with the safety of UN peacekeepers on the line. What could happen next? …
1 year, 5 months ago
News Meeting: Sean "Diddy" Combs allegations and sewage in Lake Windermere
Episode 451
Jess Winch and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a new report that found 140 million litr…
1 year, 5 months ago
Assisted dying: how could the law change in England and Wales?
Episode 450
Assisted dying could become law in England and Wales for terminally ill adults. But opponents fear it could lead to a “slippery slope”. What is being…
1 year, 5 months ago
News Meeting: Trump threatens to fight the enemy within and the gender divide splitting US voters
Episode 449
Giles Whittell and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the controversy surrounding the planned execution of Robert Roberson, why th…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sensemaker: The Canary Island migrant route
Episode 448
The Atlantic migration route from West Africa to Spain is even more dangerous than crossing the Mediterranean, so why is it growing busier as migrati…
1 year, 6 months ago
Trendy: Join the party
Episode 447
Who belongs to a political party these days? John and Rachel discuss the changing nature of political party membership.
Hosts: John Curtice and Rac…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sensemaker: The race to save the Amazon
Episode 446
A Brazilian cattle rancher who destroyed large areas of the Amazon has been ordered to pay $50 million to restore the land he logged. As deforestatio…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sensemaker: Riots, racism and British society
Episode 445
In the wake of violence and racism during the riots this summer, one of Britain’s leading public intellectuals reflects on how racism - and his exper…
1 year, 6 months ago