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Publisher |: Tortoise Media

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Great Britain,; News & Politics

Categories Via RSS |: Daily News,; News,; News Commentary,; Politics

The Sensemaker from Tortoise - one story every day to make sense of the world.

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People |: Nimo Omer (@nimsaden)
Country Of Origin |: United Kingdom
Produced In |: London, England
Premiere Date |: 2021-01-06
Frequency |: Daily
Explicit |: No

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974 Available Episodes (974 Total) / Average duration: 00:06:56

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

974 Available Episodes (974 Total)Average duration: 00:06:56

Nov 01, 2024

00:08:02

The dust on Rachel Reeves’s plans for the British economy is beginning to settle. Does her Budget leave young people better or worse off?

Writer: Barney Macintyre

Producer: Patricia Clarke

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Oct 31, 2024

00:06:03

More than any other time in history, American men and women have found themselves supporting opposing presidential candidates. But what is driving the battle between the sexes that may decide the next US president?

Writer: Casey Magloire

Producer: Eleanor Biggs

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Oct 30, 2024

00:07:19

The UK’s new justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has pledged to radically reduce the number of women going to prison in England and Wales.

Writer: Phoebe Davis

Producer: Gary Marshall

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Oct 29, 2024

00:07:46

Britain’s chancellor has announced a big change to the way the country will measure debt. She hopes this will enable more spending for things like hospitals, roads and schools but has she made the right move for the country?

Writer: Cat Neilan

Producer: Eleanor Biggs

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Oct 28, 2024

00:07:49

Kim Jong Un has sent thousands of military personnel to Russia as part of a deal with Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called it a “clear escalation” of the war.

Writer: Nina Kuryata

Producer: Rebecca Moore

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Oct 25, 2024

00:06:52

The world was shocked last week by the news of pop star Liam Payne's death. What does the lurid media coverage that followed tell us about the press’s relationship with celebrities?

Writers: Eleanor Biggs and Tomini Babs

Producer: Eleanor Biggs

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Oct 24, 2024

00:07:36

Big tech is hunting away for new sources of power to supply the boom in generative artificial intelligence. Recently, both Google and Microsoft revealed plans to purchase electricity from nuclear power plants. But what impact could this have on the planet?

Writer: Barney Macintyre

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Oct 23, 2024

00:08:56

Two Just Stop Oil protestors were arrested after throwing a can of Heinz tomato soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. What do their lengthy prison sentences tell us about the changing laws around protest in the UK?

Writer: Jess Swinburne

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Oct 22, 2024

00:08:02

Israel and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon remain in a standoff, with the safety of UN peacekeepers on the line. What could happen next?

Writer: Xavier Greenwood

Producer: Xavier Greenwood

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Oct 21, 2024

00:08:09

Assisted dying could become law in England and Wales for terminally ill adults. But opponents fear it could lead to a “slippery slope”. What is being proposed, and what has happened in other countries that have adopted similar laws?

Writer: Elaine McCallig

Producer: Katie Gunning

Host: Claudia Williams

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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Nov 01 | 00:08:02

A generational Budget

Oct 31 | 00:06:03

The battle of the sexes in the US election

Oct 30 | 00:07:19

Why doesn’t prison work for women?

Oct 29 | 00:07:46

Rachel Reeves changes the rules

Oct 28 | 00:07:49

North Korean troops join Russia’s fight in Ukraine

Oct 25 | 00:06:52

The press frenzy over Liam Payne’s death

Oct 24 | 00:07:36

AI goes nuclear

Oct 23 | 00:08:56

Just Stop Oil protest laws

Oct 22 | 00:08:02

Why is Israel clashing with peacekeeping forces in Lebanon?

Oct 21 | 00:08:09

Assisted dying: how could the law change in England and Wales?

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