The News Meeting

Tortoise’s Giles Whittell is joined by Peter Apps, a leading expert on the Grenfell Tower fire and author of the Orwell prize winning book ‘Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen’.  Tickets to the News Meeting live on 25th September available here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/the-news-meeting-live-10/ Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com Guests: Peter Apps, contributing edit...

How Israel’s prime minister has managed the impossible. To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app  – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+  on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member  and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If you want to get in touch with us directly abo...

Over the last forty years trade union membership in Britain has halved. Critics of the new government have accused it of giving into union demands over public pay. John and Rachel discuss how important trade unions are in the modern workplace.  Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalis...

With two months to go until the US election, Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for the final phase of the presidential campaign. So how does the US choose its president? To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access...

An Australian man who posed as a social media star and blackmailed hundreds of girls around the world into sharing sexual content has been jailed for seventeen years. To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app  – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+  on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member  and ge...

The UK government will investigate the use of dynamic pricing by ticket websites after some Oasis fans paid more than advertised for the band’s reunion tour. To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app  – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+  on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member  and get access...

Economist Tim Leunig explains why Oasis used dynamic ticket pricing. Plus, Germany’s far right celebrates a “historic success”. Tickets to the News Meeting live on 25th September available here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/the-news-meeting-live-10/ Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com Guests: Tim Leunig, director at Public First Consulting and chief economist at Onward Jess Winch, news e...

After banning a UN official from Afghanistan the Taliban introduced draconian new laws that further restrict the rights of women and girls. What is the world doing about human rights abuses in the country? To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app  - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+  on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-fr...

New York Times diplomatic correspondent Edward Wong joins the Tortoise team to discuss what should lead the news. He explains why US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese president Xi Jinping this week.  They also discuss why France’s investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov matters and the sentencing of an Australian man responsible for one of the worst sextortion cases...

Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by French authorities over allegations about how his platform has been used. To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio o...

Two Nasa astronauts were meant to be on the International Space Station for eight days. Now they will spend at least eight months there. To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium au...

Keir Starmer has blamed the previous Conservative government for the difficult decisions ahead whilst also touting his achievements so far. One of them was ​​negotiating with junior doctor and train driver unions to end strikes, but could those deals lead to further pay demands? To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists - S...

In the months before he died, actor Matthew Perry was undergoing ketamine infusion therapy for depression. Was a man with known addiction issues a good candidate for the treatment? To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become a member an...

What should lead the news? Three journalists tell Giles Whittell what they think the top story should be and Giles has a message for the new Starbucks CEO. In this episode they discuss why the coffee chain’s boss is being criticised, the vibe at the Democratic National Convention and what a death at Britain’s newest jail tells us about the prison’s crisis. Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com Gues...

 What do you do when your capital city starts to sink? Indonesia decided to build a new one, but it isn't going to plan. Book your tickets for the News Meeting Live here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/the-news-meeting-live-10/ To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts...

German prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diving instructor, so can we put all the other theories to bed?  To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audi...

New York mayor Eric Adams has made it his mission to rid the city of rats. But after several failed attempts, can he win the war? To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio off...

Allegations about conditions on the set of MrBeast’s reality TV show are just the latest in a series of controversies surrounding the world’s biggest YouTuber. How did he build a media empire and could this mark the start of its downfall? To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts f...

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most. In this episode they discuss why Africa is currently facing a shortage of supply of mpox vaccines, the influence of Labour Together and Kamala Harris heads to Chicago to accept her party’s nomination for president.  Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com Guests: Cat Neilan, political editor at Tortoise Dave Taylor,...

A review has found that there was "a series of errors, omissions and misjudgements" by mental health services in the care of Valdo Calocane, who killed 3 people in Nottingham last year. To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become a memb...

What should lead the news? Three journalists pitch the story they think matters most. Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com Guests: Louise Tickle, reporter at Tortoise Claudia Williams, host of the Slow Newscast Jeevan Vasagar, contributing editor at Tortoise Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise Producer: Casey Magloire Executive producer: Lewis Vickers To find out more about Tortoise: -...

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has returned to Wembley Stadium for another five nights, which means she will have performed the show in London more than any other city in the world. Why does London mean so much to the self-styled Miss Americana? To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts...

  How much energy do we use and where does it come from? To achieve net zero carbon emissions politicians will have to make some difficult decisions about how we power our lives and the economy. John and Rachel talk to Professor Dieter Helm, Britain’s leading energy economist, to get a sense of the scale of the challenge. Guest: Dieter Helm, professor of energy policy at New College, Oxford H...

Why did Kyiv launch its surprise offensive and does it plan to hold onto the territory that it’s taken? To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If you wan...

Rupert Murdoch’s vast media empire wields political power in the US and the UK. Now he’s locked in a bitter court case with his own children to ensure it remains right wing. To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become a member and get a...