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: [email protected]

Guests:

• Tim Leunig, director at Public First Consulting and chief economist at Onward
• Jess Winch, news editor at Tortoise
• Stephen Armstrong, reporter at Tortoise

Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive producer: Lewis Vickers

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 want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact [email protected] 

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

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-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 about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact [email protected]

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

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 in history.

Click here to book tickets for The News Meeting Live on 25th September: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/the-news-meeting-live-10/ 

Email: [email protected]

Guests:

• Edward Wong, diplomatic correspondent at the New York Times and author of ‘At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China’
• Claudia Williams, reporter at Tortoise and host of the Slow Newscast
• Jess Winch, news editor at Tortoise

Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise

Executive producer: Lewis Vickers

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 want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact [email protected] 

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

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 offerings and more

If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact [email protected] 

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

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 audio offerings and more

If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact [email protected]

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

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

- 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 want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact [email protected] 

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

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 and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more

If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact [email protected] 

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

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: [email protected]

Guests:

• Cat Neilan, political editor at Tortoise
• Katie Riley, data and graphics editor at Tortoise
• Stephen Armstrong, reporter at Tortoise

Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive producer: Lewis Vickers

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 want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact [email protected] 

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

 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 for early access and exclusive 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 about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact [email protected] 

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

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 audio offerings and more

If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact [email protected] 

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