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Sensemaker: The Hull funeral home investigation
Episode 233
Families have been left with some difficult unanswered questions after Legacy Independent Funeral Directors was raided by police. What’s alleged to h…
1 year, 9 months ago
Sensemaker: Angela Rayner’s high stakes pledge
Episode 232
A slowburn story has presented a moment of peril for Labour’s deputy leader, and perhaps Keir Starmer too.
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1 year, 9 months ago
Sensemaker: Iran attacks Israel: what happens next?
Episode 231
The Middle East is on the brink after Iran launched a huge drone and missile strike on Israel, the first time it has ever attacked the country direct…
1 year, 9 months ago
News Meeting: Why Iran attacked Israel and Trump’s hush money trial
Episode 230
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think should lead the news to Tortoise’s deputy editor Giles Whittell.
In this episode th…
1 year, 9 months ago
Sensemaker: A health warning from an esports star
Episode 229
Why Jaden Ashman, known online as Wolfiez, decided to speak out about the impact being a pro-gamer had on his health and what it could mean for the n…
1 year, 9 months ago
News Meeting: Swiss women win landmark climate case and Zeinab Badawi on a year of war in Sudan
Episode 228
The journalist and president of SOAS pitches the story she thinks should lead the news and discusses her new book ‘An African History of Africa’.
In t…
1 year, 9 months ago
Sensemaker: Mr Bates at the Post Office inquiry
Episode 227
Former subpostmaster and campaigner Alan Bates has finally had his day in front of the Post Office inquiry that’s looking into the Horizon IT scandal…
1 year, 9 months ago
Trendy: Local elections 2024: what to expect
Episode 226
Voters in England and Wales will elect councillors, mayors, London Assembly members and police and crime commissioners. What’s at stake? Is local dem…
1 year, 9 months ago
Sensemaker: Instability AI
Episode 225
StabilityAI was once one of the world’s most-hyped startups. But now, former employees say it’s in a “death spiral”. What does the company’s apparent…
1 year, 9 months ago
Sensemaker: Why Republicans are blocking aid for Ukraine
Episode 224
For months, Republican lawmakers like Marjorie Taylor Greene have blocked a $60bn aid package for Ukraine. Why do they oppose it and what does it mea…
1 year, 9 months ago