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The Sensemaker from The Observer - one story every day to make sense of the world. Subscribe to The Observer and use the code AUDIO50 to get 50% off your annual subscription: Early access, bonus content and ad-free listening to our podcasts A daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a week Puzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crossword Recipes for every occasion Free tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Latest episode

Jun 19, 2026

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Episodes

Ep 88: Donald Trump - not president, still powerful 14.05.2021

The sacking of a US politician this week shows that Donald Trump is still the biggest show in town in the Republican party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 87: What counts as junk food? 13.05.2021

The British government wants to ban junk food adverts. But who decides what's junk? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 86: Fist fights at 36,000 ft 12.05.2021

There's been increase in brawls and bad behaviour on planes. What's fuelling the fury? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 85: Keir Starmer mis-fires 11.05.2021

The Labour leader tried to sack his deputy. It could hardly have gone worse for him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 84: Making a murderer 11.05.2021

A child soldier grows up to commit terrible crimes. Was his childhood entirely to blame? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 83: Caitlyn Jenner runs into trouble 07.05.2021

Caitlyn Jenner, one of the most famous trans people in the world, is running to be governor of California. But mainstream politics and trans rights don't always sit well together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 82: Bollywood politics 06.05.2021

Why one of Bollywood's biggest stars, Kangana Ranaut, has been removed from Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 81: The oracle of Omaha 05.05.2021

The richest 90-year-old on earth, Warren Buffett, has announced his plan to let someone else take over the company he runs. But he's not retiring just yet...  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 80: A man in a van, fighting drugs 04.05.2021

Peter Krykant is waging an unorthodox, possibly illegal, war against the terrible death toll from drugs in Scotland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 79: Trump's keeper of the keys 03.05.2021

The man who could hold the key to the investigation into Donald Trump’s finances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 77: Another vaccine breakthrough? 29.04.2021

The man who has dedicated his life's work to fighting malaria may have finally cracked it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 76: A genocide, recognised 28.04.2021

Why America's recognition of a genocide from a century ago is causing a diplomatic commotion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 75: India's Covid crisis 27.04.2021

How much responsibility does India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, bear for the country's catastrophic coronavirus outbreak? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 74: Victims of the Post Office 26.04.2021

The Post Office said its computer system never made a mistake: if there was money missing, someone must have stolen it. A lot of sub-postmasters were wrongly sent to jail. . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 73: Electric dreams in the USA 23.04.2021

Joe Biden is pushing hard for action on climate change. Can he get America to drive electric? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 72: A president killed in battle 22.04.2021

The remarkable story of Chad's Idriss Déby, and what his death means for the fight against extremism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 71: China's war on fashion 21.04.2021

How the high street retailer H&M got caught in the middle of a fierce argument over modern slavery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 70: A super controversy 20.04.2021

How a new competition could change football forever… and why it’s about far more than just football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 69: Russia vs Ukraine, take 2 19.04.2021

Seven years after Russia annexed Crimea, Russian forces are assembling on the border with Ukraine once again. So what does President Vladimir Putin want this time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 67: The lost (again) Leonardo. 15.04.2021

The Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci is the most expensive painting ever sold at auction: $400m. After it was sold it vanished. But the arguments about it rage on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 66: A vaccine warning from Chile 14.04.2021

Is the pandemic behind us in the UK because the vaccine roll-out has gone so well? Not necessarily. Just look what's happening in Chile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 65: The ambassador who got locked out 13.04.2021

Kyaw Zwar Minn is the Myanmar ambassador to the UK. But now, as a military takeover seizes power at home, he has been locked out of his own embassy in London. Why? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 64: The case of Katie Hill 12.04.2021

Katie Hill is an American politician whose nude photos were published online by a newspaper. Now, a judge has ruled that these images are in the public interest. Are they? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 63: Brexit + a funeral = trouble in Northern Ireland 09.04.2021

The violence on the streets of Northern Ireland is worrying politicians. Is the peace deal under threat? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 62: A Royal squabble 08.04.2021

A high-profile prince has fallen out with the king in Jordan. Does it spell trouble in a usually calm Middle Eastern country? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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