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  • Ep 369: G'day, ma'am

    Australia has just appointed its first assistant minister for the republic. Matt Thistlethwaite’s job is to oversee the transition toward establishing an Australian republic with an Australian head of state. But will he be successful?


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    Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take our time to tell stories that really matter. If you want more slow and considered journalism, you can become a member of Tortoise to get access to more of our stories, contribute to our journalism and join exclusive events.


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    7 min
  • Ep 368: Liz Cheney's battle for truth

    The Republican party has turned against Liz Cheney for her part in the January 6th committee investigations. But for her, telling the truth about what happened on that day matters more than anything else.


    To listen to the Backstory with Andrew Neil got to www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/backstory/


    Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take our time to tell stories that really matter. If you want more slow and considered journalism, you can become a member of Tortoise to get access to more of our stories, contribute to our journalism and join exclusive events.


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    8 min
  • Ep 367: Rail strikes

    There’s going to be serious disruption to Britain’s train network this week as staff walk out in the biggest rail strike for three decades. What's behind the industrial action?


    Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take our time to tell stories that really matter. If you want more slow and considered journalism, you can become a member of Tortoise to get access to more of our stories, contribute to our journalism and join exclusive events.


    Just go to tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Tomini50 to get a year's digital membership for £50.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 min
  • Ep 366: I am Lamda

    Claims that Google’s AI has become sentient raise questions about the possibility of machine consciousness, and the threat of increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence. 


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    8 min
  • Ep 365: Sentenced to death

    Two captured British fighters have been sentenced to death by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. Another has been killed in fighting. What responsibilities, if any, does the British government have to them?


    Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take our time to tell stories that really matter. If you want more slow and considered journalism, you can become a member of Tortoise to get access to more of our stories, contribute to our journalism and join exclusive events.


    Just go to tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Tomini50 to get a year's digital membership for £50.

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    8 min
  • Ep 364: The Guptas arrested in Dubai

    Two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates. They're wanted by South Africa on criminal and money-laundering charges. But will they be extradited?


    Listen to Visible Women here: https://podfollow.com/1627229311


    Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take our time to tell stories that really matter. If you want more slow and considered journalism, you can become a member of Tortoise to get access to more of our stories, contribute to our journalism and join exclusive events.


    Just go to tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Tomini50 to get a year's digital membership for £50.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min
  • Ep 363: Long Covid: What do we know?

    Around two million people in the UK are living with long Covid. We know the signs and symptoms but we still don’t know all that much about what exactly causes it – and how patients can get better, sooner.


    Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take our time to tell stories that really matter. If you want more slow and considered journalism, you can become a member of Tortoise to get access to more of our stories, contribute to our journalism and join exclusive events.


    Just go to tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Claudia50 to get a year's digital membership for £50.

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    7 min
  • Ep 362: Red Wall vs Blue Wall

    Boris Johnson faces a dual electoral challenge. Two constituencies that the Conservatives won in 2019 will elect new MPs on the same day. One is in southern England and the other is in the north, so what’s happening in these two very different seats?


    Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take our time to tell stories that really matter. If you want more slow and considered journalism, you can become a member of Tortoise to get access to more of our stories, contribute to our journalism and join exclusive events.


    Just go to tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Tomini50 to get a year's digital membership for £50.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 min
  • Ep 361: Britain's airport chaos

    Flights are being cancelled and people are queuing for hours at Britain's airports. What's causing the chaos and how long will it last?


    Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take our time to tell stories that really matter. If you want more slow and considered journalism, you can become a member of Tortoise to get access to more of our stories, contribute to our journalism and join exclusive events.


    Just go to tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Tomini50 to get a year's digital membership for £50.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min
  • Ep 360: Britain's democratic disillusionment

    Twelve years since the Conservatives took power and six since the EU referendum, voters are dissatisfied with their representatives, divided by demography and distrustful of a system that seems stacked against them.


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    8 min

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