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Sensemaker: Strictly Come Dancing loses its shine
Episode 355
For two decades Strictly Come Dancing has been a jewel in the BBC’s crown. But now allegations of misconduct against at least two professional dancer…
1 year, 8 months ago
Trendy: From Butlins to Barcelona: how Brits holiday
Episode 354
Millions of us heading off on holiday across the UK and the rest of the world in the next few weeks. John and Rachel take a closer look at where we …
1 year, 8 months ago
Sensemaker: Simone Biles seeks redemption at the Paris Olympics
Episode 353
The US gymnast was top of the world in Rio, but she struggled in Tokyo. What will Simone Biles do in Paris?
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1 year, 8 months ago
Sensemaker: What we can learn from the CrowdStrike outage
Episode 352
The world is still recovering from a global IT failure that affected at least 8.5 million devices.
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1 year, 8 months ago
Sensemaker: Joe Biden drops out
Episode 351
Following weeks of pressure US President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 US presidential election. With just over 100 days to go, what does thi…
1 year, 8 months ago
News Meeting: Joe Biden quits the presidential race
Episode 350
After weeks of mounting pressure, Joe Biden has quit the race for the White House. James Harding is joined by three journalists to make sense of this…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sensemaker: The malaria survivor who helped create a new vaccine
Episode 349
Mehreen Datoo nearly died after she caught the disease when she was a medical student. Now she is part of the team that has helped develop a world-ch…
1 year, 8 months ago
News Meeting: Trump’s marathon speech and what Labour will do about climate change
Episode 348
Giles Whittell is joined by Greg Swenson from Republicans Overseas UK to review Donald Trump’s speech to the Republican National Convention. Greenpea…
1 year, 9 months ago
Editor's voicemail: The price of loyalty to Biden
Episode 347
As Joe Biden edges closer to stepping aside, James Harding has a cautionary tale for worried Democrats from across the Atlantic.
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1 year, 9 months ago
Sensemaker: Brat summer: how Charli XCX captured the zeitgeist
Episode 346
Charli XCX’s new album has taken the world by storm, but its success is down to more than just the music. How did Brat breakthrough to become this su…
1 year, 9 months ago