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News Meeting: Kamala Harris leads in key states and a call for a fossil-fuel free Olympics
Episode 375
Caroline Lucas, former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, explains what she thinks should lead the news.
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1 year, 8 months ago
Sensemaker: How do you solve a problem like Elon Musk?
Episode 374
The owner of X has shared disinformation and used far-right talking points that are designed to stoke division in the UK. Can the government do anyth…
1 year, 8 months ago
News Meeting: An Olympic star takes flight and Elon Musk spreads fake news
Episode 373
Sports writer Simon Barnes and Countryfile presenter Tom Heap join Tortoise’s James Harding and Cat Neilan to debate what should lead the news.
They d…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sensemaker: The mystery of Akon City
Episode 372
In 2020 the singer Akon promised to build a real-life Wakanda in his home country of Senegal, but four years later development has barely started.
To…
1 year, 8 months ago
Trendy: Keir Starmer’s mission control
Episode 371
How do new prime ministers change the machinery of government to help deliver their priorities? John and Rachel are joined by former civil servant Ji…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sensemaker: Kamala Harris’s ‘weird’ pick for vice president
Episode 370
The Democratic presidential candidate has chosen Tim Walz as her running mate. Who is he and how might he change the race for the White House?
To find…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sensemaker: How they pulled off an ‘impossible’ prisoner exchange
Episode 369
Twenty four people have been released in the largest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West for decades, but who benefits?
To find out more abo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sensemaker: Gaza ceasefire talks at a standstill
Episode 368
What impact has the killing of two senior Hamas leaders had on the negotiations?
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1 year, 8 months ago
News Meeting: The Olympic boxing controversy and how to cover the UK riots
Episode 367
Award-winning foreign correspondent Christina Lamb on what should lead the news.
She also explains why she sticks with stories after other journalists…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sensemaker: Who are Britain’s far right?
Episode 366
The disorder and violence that has followed the attack in Southport has been condemned as “thuggery,” and an insult to a grieving community. What doe…
1 year, 8 months ago