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Sensemaker: Boeing, Boeing, gone
Episode 216
A safety crisis at Boeing has led to sweeping management changes. What went wrong – and will these changes be enough?
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2 years ago
News Meeting: Elizabeth Day on Baltimore bridge conspiracies and Trump’s Truth Social
Episode 215
The host of How To Fail joins the Tortoise team to pitch the story she thinks should lead the news and to talk about her book Friendaholic: Confessio…
2 years ago
Trendy: How to fix the NHS
Episode 214
A new survey suggests the public’s satisfaction with the NHS is at a record low. What can the next government do to fix this? John and Rachel are joi…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: When extreme sports turn deadly
Episode 213
Base jumping deaths are rising. When big companies sponsor athletes to jump off cliffs, who's responsible when things go wrong?
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2 years ago
Sensemaker: Who was behind the Moscow terror attack?
Episode 212
More than 130 people were killed in a shooting at a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow last Friday. What do we know about the people behind it?
T…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: Israel and the UN’s Gaza relief agency
Episode 211
Disputes between UNWRA and Israel are stopping aid from reaching millions of people in the Gaza strip. What does the aid agency do and why does it ma…
2 years ago
News Meeting: What the Moscow attack means for Putin and Chinese hacking
Episode 210
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s deputy editor Giles Whittell.
Barrister and broadcaster …
2 years ago
Sensemaker: Bitcoin is back
Episode 209
The cryptocurrency surged to a new record value against the dollar. What caused it and how far could it fall?
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2 years ago
Editor's Voicemail: Why it's wrong to suggest the BBC is antisemitic
Episode 208
We should worry about people putting the self-serving values of WhatsApp tribalism ahead of the difficult business of common understanding.
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2 years ago
News Meeting: Men-only clubs and a smoking ban for for some, but not all
Episode 207
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.
Businessman John Rose and…
2 years ago