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Sensemaker: A spike in spiking?
Episode 177
A recent report suggested there was a “hidden epidemic” of spiking in the UK, but the data is complicated and often misunderstood. What’s really goin…
2 years, 1 month ago
Trendy: The race for the White House
Episode 176
The US presidential election is shaping up to be a repeat of 2020: Joe Biden vs Donald Trump. How does America choose its candidates and what’s likel…
2 years, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: How to hack the hackers
Episode 175
Last week the world’s largest ransomware gang was taken over in an extensive, international police operation. What does the infiltration of LockBit t…
2 years, 1 month ago
News Meeting: Chris Anderson on why the internet is making us meaner
Episode 174
The head of TED sits down with Tortoise editor James Harding to discuss his concerns about artificial intelligence and how his religious upbringing m…
2 years, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: How Birmingham went bust
Episode 173
People living in Birmingham are paying more for less after the city council effectively declared itself bankrupt.
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2 years, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: When egg freezing goes wrong
Episode 172
A hospital in London has told more than 130 patients that their eggs and embryos might have accidentally been damaged. What does this incident tell u…
2 years, 1 month ago
News Meeting: Sudan’s forgotten war and Britain’s drink spiking epidemic
Episode 171
What should lead the news? Chris Anderson, head of TED and author of Infectious Generosity, pitches his story to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Har…
2 years, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: The case against Julian Assange
Episode 170
British judges are deciding whether the founder of WikiLeaks should be allowed to appeal his extradition to the United States. What is he accused of …
2 years, 1 month ago
News Meeting: Investigating a failing children’s prison and a nuclear missile misfires
Episode 169
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.
In this episode the team …
2 years, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: The university that contributed to a student’s death
Episode 168
A landmark judgement has found that the University of Bristol contributed to the death of a student called Natasha Abrahart by discriminating against…
2 years, 1 month ago