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Trendy: Who should pay for university?
Episode 431
As universities face financial challenges, John and Rachel are joined by Professor Dame Alison Wolf to discuss higher education funding and how the s…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sensemaker: The driving test backlog
Episode 430
Waiting times for UK driving tests are creeping back up, and the official booking site has become overrun by bots. What will it take to fix the probl…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sensemaker: American abortion ban leads to woman’s death
Episode 429
Two years after the US Supreme Court removed the constitutional right to an abortion, a medical review has linked the death of a woman to abortion re…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sensemaker: The death of Hezbollah’s leader
Episode 428
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1 year, 3 months ago
News Meeting: Misinformation about Ukraine in the US election and what does Iran do next?
Episode 427
Giles Whittell and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the future of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Zelensky’s missteps…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sensemaker: Can Instagram make itself safe for teens?
Episode 426
The social media platform is rolling out changes that will put users under 18s into “teen accounts”. Why is Instagram doing this and will it be effec…
1 year, 3 months ago
News Meeting: Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon and the indictment against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Episode 425
Giles Whittell is joined by Football Ramble’s Luke Moore to debate what should lead the news. They discuss the significant escalations in the Middle …
1 year, 3 months ago
Sensemaker: Why is the future of British TV drama in crisis?
Episode 424
The UK is unlikely to have more TV shows like ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ because the British TV drama industry is unable to financially compete wi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Trendy: Who votes Conservative?
Episode 423
The Conservative party had its worst election defeat in its history, both in terms of votes and seats. In this episode of Trendy John and Rachel disc…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sensemaker: Is AI capable of reasoning?
Episode 422
OpenAI says the latest model of its chatbot is capable of “reasoning” – others say it’s already able to deceive humans.
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1 year, 3 months ago