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Odesa cathedral, green policies reconsidered and Cookham Wood
Episode 39
In this episode Liz Moseley is in the editor’s chair. She’s joined by Tortoise editors Jess Winch, Cat Neilan and Ceri Thomas. They discuss the Russi…
2 years, 5 months ago
Post Office scandal, Starmer benefit row, and grain deal
Episode 38
In this episode, recorded in front of an audience in the Tortoise newsroom, James Harding is joined by Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff, Liz Moseley …
2 years, 5 months ago
European heat storm, inheritance tax, and Hollywood strikes
Episode 37
The team discusses the record-breaking heatwave in southern Europe, potential plans to scrap inheritance tax, and why Hollywood’s actors and writers …
2 years, 5 months ago
El Niño, mortgage costs, and missing migrant boats
Episode 36
Basia Cummings is in the editor’s chair. She’s joined by Cat Neilan, Claudia Williams and Stephen Armstrong who pitch rising mortgage rates, migrant …
2 years, 6 months ago
Bonus episode: the BBC presenter and privacy
Episode 35
In this special episode James Harding explores why the media is reluctant to name the BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager for explicit images.…
2 years, 6 months ago
BBC presenter suspended, NHS & big pharma, and cluster bombs
Episode 34
Before founding Tortoise James Harding was head of BBC News. In this episode he’s joined by journalists Liz Moseley, Will Brown and Ceri Thomas, a fo…
2 years, 6 months ago
Threads vs. Twitter, OnlyFans billboard, and Horizon membership
Episode 33
The team discusses Meta launching Threads to challenge Elon Musk’s Twitter, the billboard advertising an explicit OnlyFans account that sparked compl…
2 years, 6 months ago
France riots, Ukraine's counteroffensive, and affirmative action
Episode 32
In our first Monday episode the team discusses the violence that has erupted in France, Ukraine's faltering counteroffensive and the US Supreme Court…
2 years, 6 months ago
Russian infighting, Thames Water, and Nicola Bulley’s inquest
Episode 31
James Harding is joined by Tortoise journalists Basia Cummings, Claudia Williams and Cat Neilan. They discuss Russia after the failed Wagner rebellio…
2 years, 6 months ago
Titanic sub, interest rate rise, and short children
Episode 30
James Harding is joined by Tortoise editors Jess Winch, Liz Moseley and Giles Whittell. In this episode they discuss the hunt for the missing Titan s…
2 years, 6 months ago