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Trendy: Good times, bad times
Episode 167
What do you do all day? Data suggests the average time people spend on leisure has decreased since the 1980s. John and Rachel explain what’s going on…
2 years, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: Why Trump is selling golden trainers
Episode 166
Donald Trump is on the campaign trail for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, so why did he take time out to promote a new Trump-branded …
2 years, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: How The Body Shop lost its sheen
Episode 165
The business known for its natural and ethical beauty products has been a staple of the British high street for the past 50 years. Now it’s closing h…
2 years, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: Russia after Navalny
Episode 164
Kremlin critic and Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has died in prison. As questions swirl about his death and world leaders condemn Vladimir…
2 years, 1 month ago
News Meeting: Alexei Navalny’s death and the fake restaurants on Companies House
Episode 163
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.
The team discusses what w…
2 years, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: Biden: too old to be president?
Episode 162
When Joe Biden won the election in 2020 he was seen by many as the ‘safe’ option compared to Donald Trump. But during his presidency he’s become well…
2 years, 2 months ago
News Meeting: UK in recession and has the vegan bubble burst?
Episode 161
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s deputy editor Giles Whittell.
In this episode the Tortoi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sensemaker: Labour, Rochdale and the anti-Semitism row
Episode 160
Defending Labour’s long-held seat in Rochdale should have been a walk in the park. But with a fortnight still to go before the by-election there, the…
2 years, 2 months ago
Trendy: A home of your own
Episode 159
One of the biggest policy challenges Britain faces right now is its housing crisis. How did we get into such a mess and how do we get out of it? John…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sensemaker: Zelensky fires his top general
Episode 158
After a year of tension between the two men, the Ukrainian president fired his top military commander. What does it tell us about Volodymyr Zelensky’…
2 years, 2 months ago