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Sensemaker: Who is France’s new prime minister?
Episode 125
Gabriel Attal is the country’s youngest and first gay head of government. What does his appointment tell us about France?
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2 years ago
Sensemaker: Bill Ackman and the battle for the future of Harvard
Episode 124
The billionaire investor led a successful campaign against the president of Harvard following her guarded response to accusations of antisemitism on …
2 years ago
News Meeting: Iowa decides, but does it matter?
Episode 123
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to special guest host Liz Moseley.
Leslie Vinjamuri from foreign affai…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: Journalists killed covering Israel-Hamas war
Episode 122
According to estimates by the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 79 have been killed since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.
To f…
2 years ago
News Meeting: Who are the Houthis?
Episode 121
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s deputy editor Giles Whittell.
He’s also joined by Iona C…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: The British Library cyber attack
Episode 120
The British Library suffered a devastating ransomware attack in late October. Its recovery will cost millions of pounds. What went wrong?
The British …
2 years ago
Trendy: When everyone hates you for the same reason
Episode 119
If the opinion polls are right the Conservatives could face one of their worst electoral defeats in their history in the upcoming general election. C…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: Boeing's tailspin
Episode 118
Once more questions are being asked about Boeing’s safety record after a major mid-air incident on board one of its jets.
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2 years ago
News Meeting: The Westminster Accounts one year on
Episode 117
A year ago Tortoise and Sky News launched the first fully searchable database of the money being used to oil the machinery of British politics.
In thi…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: Challenging Trump’s presidential run
Episode 116
Could the US courts block Donald Trump from running over his involvement in the January 66th uprising?
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2 years ago