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Sensemaker

The Sensemaker from Tortoise - one story every day to make sense of the world.Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism.For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalist... Read more

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Ep 662: Sanctions, what sanctions?

Ep 662: Sanctions, what sanctions?

How some Russians with lots of money and close links to Vladimir Putin have managed to sidestep sanctions.For the premiu... Read more

15 Aug 2023

7mins

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Ep 661: Megan Thee Stallion says she’ll “never be the same"

Ep 661: Megan Thee Stallion says she’ll “never be the same"

Rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. Three years after the incid... Read more

14 Aug 2023

6mins

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Ep 660: Phoenix’s month from hell

Ep 660: Phoenix’s month from hell

July was the world’s hottest month on record and one city in particular experienced extreme temperatures for a 31-day st... Read more

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Ep 659: Cookham Wood: a failing youth prison

Ep 659: Cookham Wood: a failing youth prison

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Ep 658: Immortal cells: Henrietta Lacks' family settle lawsuit

Ep 658: Immortal cells: Henrietta Lacks' family settle lawsuit

In 1951 doctors took tissue from a Black woman without her consent. In the decades that followed they contributed to maj... Read more

9 Aug 2023

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Ep 657: Niger’s coup

Ep 657: Niger’s coup

A deadline to reinstate the democratically-elected president has passed. What does the military takeover mean for the re... Read more

8 Aug 2023

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Ep 656: The Post Office scandal continues

Ep 656: The Post Office scandal continues

It has been described as “one of the most widespread miscarriages of justice in UK history” and now an independent inqui... Read more

7 Aug 2023

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Ep 655: UFOs discussed in Congress

Ep 655: UFOs discussed in Congress

Lawmakers in the United States have heard evidence from three former military and intelligence officials about UFOs and ... Read more

5 Aug 2023

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Ep 654: Putin’s useful madman

Ep 654: Putin’s useful madman

When he was president Dmitry Medvedev was relatively moderate. Now he’s threatening to use nuclear weapons if the Ukrain... Read more

4 Aug 2023

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Ep 653: Trump charged with conspiracy

Ep 653: Trump charged with conspiracy

For the third time in four months Donald Trump has been charged in a criminal case. This time it’s for plotting to overt... Read more

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