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Sensemaker: An assassination in Beirut
Episode 115
A senior leader of Hamas was killed in Beirut last week. What might Saleh al-Arouri’s death mean for the Middle East?
To find out more about Tortoise:…
2 years ago
News Meeting: The Joe Biden problem and should the Post Office scandal be leading the news?
Episode 114
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 he’s join…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: General Calamity
Episode 113
With a year under his belt as prime minister, Rishi Sunak has less than 12 months to go before he has to call a general election. What sort of campai…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: Artemis II: sending humans back to the moon
Episode 112
This year, NASA's Artemis II is due to carry a four-person crew to orbit the moon. If all goes to plan it’ll make history, but what's the mission’s u…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: Disney’s Mickey Mouse problem
Episode 111
2023 wasn’t Disney’s dream 100th anniversary year and far worse problems could be on the horizon. Not only does it have a weak slate for 2024, but th…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: The Kamala Harris question
Episode 110
US Vice President Kamala Harris looks like she’ll be Joe Biden’s running mate again. But after three years in office, do voters think she’s the right…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: Jude Bellingham: England’s golden boy
Episode 109
The young midfielder has had a record-breaking start to his career at Real Madrid. Could he help the England men’s team end their long wait for a maj…
2 years ago
News Meeting: 2024 predictions
Episode 108
What might happen this year? James Harding is joined by Tortoise editors and reporters to make some predictions.
The producer was Lewis Vickers.
To fin…
2 years ago
News Meeting: Robert Peston on why politicians need to get a grip of AI
Episode 107
James Harding sits down with ITV political editor Robert Peston to discuss his new book ‘Bust?: Saving the economy, democracy and our sanity’.
This ep…
2 years ago
Sensemaker: How Dan Wootton became the story
Episode 106
In 2023 the outspoken king of celebrity gossip put GB News in a tight spot. What does its response tell us about the UK’s new media landscape?
To find…
2 years ago