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  • 30 minutes 49 seconds
    Trendy: The doctor will see you now

    Are we getting healthier?  John Curtice and Rachel Wolf discuss the long term trends impacting the nation’s health with Neil Ferguson. 


    Guests: 

    • Neil Ferguson, Director of the School of Public Health at Imperial College London


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    21 November 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 52 seconds
    Sensemaker: Is the UK’s network 5G a myth?

    The UK was one of the first countries to adopt 5G but now it has one of the worst networks in the world. Why is it so difficult to get a decent phone signal in Britain?


    Writer: Sophie Fenton


    Producer: Tomini Babs


    Host: Claudia Williams


    Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore


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    21 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 7 minutes 20 seconds
    Sensemaker: Does severe flooding in Spain signal a warning for Europe?

    While national debate raged in Spain over who should be held accountable for the deadliest floods in decades, heavy rainfall flooded parts of Southern Italy. Extreme floods are likely to increase as a consequence of climate change: is Europe ready to deal with them?


    Writer: Serena Cesareo


    Producer: Casey Magloire


    Host: Tomini Babs


    Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore


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    20 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 8 minutes 16 seconds
    Sensemaker: Will an anti-vaxxer take over America’s department of health?

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr has a long record of criticising vaccines and spreading medical misinformation. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen him to be the secretary of Health and Human Service in his upcoming administration. 


    To listen to Basia’s interview with RFK Jr click here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/audio/what-the-rfk-jr/ 


    Writer: Rebecca Moore with additional reporting from Alexi Mostrous. 


    Producer: Claudia Williams 


    Host: Claudia Williams


    Photography: Joe Mee


    Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett



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    19 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 28 minutes
    News Meeting: Biden authorises strikes into Russia and could Elon Musk make a good diplomat?

    Basia Cummings and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss President Biden’s decision to let Ukraine use long range missile against Russia, reports about Elon Musk’s latest foreign intervention and Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. 


    Guests:

    • Sanam Anderlini MBE, founder and CEO of International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) and host of the If You Were In Charge podcast. 
    • Jess Winch, Tortoise’s News Editor
    • Katie Riley, Tortoise’s Data Editor


    Host: Basia Cummings 


    Email: [email protected]


    Producer: Casey Magloire


    Executive producer: Rebecca Moore 


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    18 November 2024, 6:03 pm
  • 8 minutes
    Sensemaker: The world’s loneliest penguin

    An emperor penguin has turned up on a surfers beach in southwestern Australia, more than 2000 miles away from its natural habitat in the Antarctic. How did it end up so far off course? 


    Writer and producer: Claudia Williams

    Episode photography: Jon Jones

    Executive producer: Rebecca Moore


    With thanks to Jazz Bailey for her videos.


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    18 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 38 minutes 36 seconds
    News Meeting: Gary Lineker’s shock exit from Match of the Day and the endgame in Ukraine

    Basia Cummings and the hosts of Electoral Dysfunction debate what should lead the news. They discuss the need for a public inquiry into Mohamed Al Fayed, why we need to talk about Ukraine, and what Gary Lineker leaving Match of the Day says about impartiality at the BBC.


    Guests:

    • Beth Rigby, Political Editor at Sky News
    • Harriet Harman, Labour Peer
    • Ruth Davidson, Conservative Peer 


    Host: Basia Cummings 


    Listen to Electoral Dysfunction here - https://podfollow.com/electoraldysfunction 


    Email: [email protected]


    Producer: Casey Magloire


    Executive producer: Rebecca Moore 


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    15 November 2024, 12:18 pm
  • 5 minutes 47 seconds
    Sensemaker: The resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury

    Justin Welby is the first Archbishop of Canterbury to resign. He stood down following a report into a decades long abuse scandal. Why did it take the CofE more than forty years to get to the bottom of it? 


    Writer: Phoebe Davis


    Producer: Eleanor Biggs


    Photography: Jon Jones


    Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore



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    15 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 28 minutes 32 seconds
    Trendy: Who’s watching the news?

    John and Rachel are joined by Nic Newman from the Reuters Institute to discuss how the way we engage with news has changed and what this means for the future of journalism.


    Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf



    Guests: 

    • Nic Newman, Senior research associate at the Reuters Institute.


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    14 November 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 44 seconds
    Sensemaker: The case for funding climate action before disaster strikes

    At the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, countries are exploring the best ways to fund climate action. What lessons can they take from a new aid strategy that helped people in Bangladesh navigate this year’s floods?


    Writer: Jeevan Vasagar


    Producer: Casey Magloire


    Photography: Jon Jones


    Host: Tomini Babs


    Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore




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    14 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 9 minutes 6 seconds
    Sensemaker: Musk buys power

    Thanks to his alliance with Donald Trump, Elon Musk has achieved an unprecedented combination of political power and immense wealth. What form will this new, supercharged Musk take? 


    Writer and producer: Patricia Clarke


    Host: Tomini Babs


    Photography: Jon Jones


    Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 


    With thanks to Alexi Mostrous, Gary Marshall, Basia Cummings and Matt Russell


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    13 November 2024, 5:00 am
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