The News Meeting

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The News Meeting episodes

November 12What does Jensen Huang’s resignation mean for AI?
The CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has resigned after reports of an affair with an alleged Chinese spy and a colleague. What does this mean for the world’s biggest AI company?

How should the entertainment industry respond following Russell Brand’s conviction for rape and sexual assault and allegations of sexual misconduct against David Walliams? And how should we cover devastating floods in Gaza?

Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer’s Cat Neilan, Sarah Dear and Ben Zaranko as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.

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Host: Jeevan Vasagar
Producer: Amalie Sortland
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
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38 min
November 05Is the US done with Donald Trump?
After the Democrats’ sweeping gains in the midterm elections, is the US done with Donald Trump? And what’s the future of Trump’s MAGA base?
Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Evan Moffitt, Erica Wagner and Hugh Tomlinson for a special episode on the fallout from the US midterm elections.

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Host: Giles Whittell
Producer: Amalie Sortland
Executive Producer: Poppy Bullard

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37 min
October 29What went wrong aboard the never-ending cruise?
Could a record Palestinian-Israeli voter turnout ultimately decide Netanyahu’s political fate? What does the new data centre covenant announced in Chancellor John Healey’s budget tell us about the government’s longer term AI strategy? And how did the cruise ship that was never meant to stop, grind to a halt in Cambodia?

Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Chloe Hadjimatheou, Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Hannah Schuller as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.

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Host: Giles Whittell
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36 min
October 22How safe is your internet?
Will Chancellor John Healey play it safe in next week’s budget? Who’s responsible for the decline of Manchester United? What does the cyber-security flaw within PHP tell us about the future of internet safety?

Jeevan Vasagar is joined by Ben Zaranko, the Observer’s Economics Editor, Jessy Parker Humphreys, Sports Reporter, and Poppy Bullard, Audio Producer, to battle it out for the top story of the day.

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Host: Jeevan Vasagar
Producer: Poppy Bullard
Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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33 min
October 15How can the media report on the Russell Brand trial?
With the media fanfare surrounding Russell Brand’s trial, how can jurors be kept away from prejudicial information? What does US control over Ukraine’s defence technology mean for the war, and wider security in Europe? And will the recent revelations about Reform’s councillors racist remarks actually affect support for the party?

Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer’s Stephen Armstrong, Social Media Editor, Caitlin Macdonald and Whitehall Editor Cat Neilan as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.

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Host: Jeevan Vasagar
Producer: Ada Barumé
Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett
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34 min
October 08Why did Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor win his legal claim against the police?
Can Gen Z protesters in France bring about political change? With the enormous financial pull of the tech industry, can Hollywood blockbusters like Artificial and The Social Reckoning meaningfully critique tech billionaires anymore? And how did Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor win his legal claim against the police?

Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer reporters Hannah Schuller, Marine Saint and Jon Ungoed-Thomas as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.

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Host: Jeevan Vasagar
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Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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33 min
October 01Could the plane stabbing affect Israel’s upcoming election?
What next for Manchester City after the Premier League club was found guilty of serious financial-rule breaches? And if the Crown Prosecution Service brings charges over the fatal 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, what could that mean for future corporate manslaughter cases? Could the stabbing on the Israel-bound flight affect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chances in the upcoming late October election?

Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Stephen Armstrong, Chloe Hadjimatheou and Jonathan Lewis as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.

Listen to The State of Netanyahu wherever you listen to podcasts: https://observer.co.uk/listen/the-state-of-netanyahu

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Host: Giles Whittell
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33 min
September 24Will Trump confront Xi Jinping over China’s support of Iran?
China’s president, Xi, is in Washington. What’s at stake? Is the 40-year ban on people drinking in football stands about to end? And what might the new bereavement leave law mean for people who have lost a loved one?

Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer’s Jasper Corbett, Seun Matiluko and Andrew Butler as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.

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Host: Jeevan Vasagar
Producer: Amalie Sortland
Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett and Gary Marshall

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29 min
September 17Can Ed Sheeran keep politics out of music?
How seriously should world leaders take warnings of rogue AI models? Should people be allowed to bet on the trials of new medicines? Why did Ed Sheeran drop his support act, Macklemore, from his tour?

Giles Whittell is joined by Cat Neilan, the Observer’s Whitehall editor, Caitlin Macdonald, social media editor and James Tapper, Observer reporter, as they battle it out to pitch the top story of the day.

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Host: Giles Whittell

Producer: Poppy Bullard

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33 min
September 10Is Trump bribing voters?
Why has President Trump promised Americans $5000 dollars each if Republicans win the midterms elections? How seriously should we take former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's earnest warning that AI will kill humanity? What do job cuts at Jaguar Land Rover tell us about the British economy?

Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer’s Hannah Schuller, Jessica Hayden and Ben Zaranko as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.

Listen to The Endgame wherever you listen to podcasts: https://observer.co.uk/listen/endgame

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Host: Jeevan Vasagar

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33 min