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The language of the internet has taken on a life of its own with the rise of apps like Tik Tok. How far has the app affected the way we speak in real life?

Writer: Tomini Babs

Producer: Tomini Babs

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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Giles Whittell and guests debate what should lead the news ahead of the US election. They discuss Republicans' plans to challenge a Harris win, the significance of Pennsylvania and the importance of the Arab American vote in Michigan. 

Guests:

• Lauren Frayer, International Correspondent at NPR
• Yasmeen Serhan, Correspondent at Time Magazine 
• Professor Chris Carmen, Stevenson Professor of Citizenship (Political & International Studies) at the University of Glasgow

Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise.

Email: [email protected]

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive producer: Matt Russell 

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The 2024 presidential election is set to become the most expensive in history. Who are the billionaires donating to Donald Trump and what do they want in return?

Writer: Xavier Greenwood

Producer: Xavier Greenwood

Host: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Giles Whittell and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss whether Rachel Reeves pulled off Labour’s first Budget in 14 years, government pledges to increase social housing and why some of America’s major newspapers aren't endorsing Kamala Harris.

Guests:

• Kwajo Tweneboa, social housing activist
• Katie Riley, Tortoise’s data editor 
• Cat Neilan, Tortoise’s political editor

Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise

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Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore 

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The dust on Rachel Reeves’s plans for the British economy is beginning to settle. Does her Budget leave young people better or worse off?  

Writer: Barney Macintyre

Producer: Patricia Clarke

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Labour Party have unveiled their first budget in 14 years. John and Rachel are joined by Merryn Somerset Webb to discuss the big takeaways and what this means for the country's economic future. 

Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf

Guest: Merryn Somerset Webb, senior columnist at Bloomberg

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More than any other time in history, American men and women have found themselves supporting opposing presidential candidates. But what is driving the battle between the sexes that may decide the next US president? 

Writer: Casey Magloire

Producer: Eleanor Biggs

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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The UK’s new justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has pledged to radically reduce the number of women going to prison in England and Wales.

Writer: Phoebe Davis 

Producer: Gary Marshall

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Britain’s chancellor has announced a big change to the way the country will measure debt. She hopes this will enable more spending for things like hospitals, roads and schools but has she made the right move for the country?

Writer: Cat Neilan 

Producer: Eleanor Biggs

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Jess Winch and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the ruling Georgian Dream party increasing its share of the vote, Rachel Reeves changing the fiscal rules and what journalists can do to report on Donald Trump differently.

Tickets for 30th October News Meeting Live available here - https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/the-news-meeting-live-11/ 

Guests:

• Peter Apps, contributing editor at Inside Housing and author of the Orwell prize winning book ‘Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen’. 
• David Taylor, contributing editor at Tortoise
• Stephen Armstrong, reporter at Tortoise

Host: Jess Winch, news editor at Tortoise.

Email: [email protected]

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore 

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