Sensemaker
The Observer
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Jun 23, 2021 • 5min
Ep 115: A moment of pride in the NFL
No professional American footballer has ever come out as gay while he was still playing. That changed this week thanks to Carl Nassib. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2021 • 5min
Ep 114: Blame the burrito
The American track star Shelby Houlihan has lost her place at the Olympics after testing positive for a steroid. She blamed a Mexican takeaway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2021 • 8min
Ep 113: China's racy but radical tabloid
How a salacious newspaper – full of gossip and dramatic crime stories – is getting the Chinese authorities really worried. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18, 2021 • 8min
Ep 112: The new face in the fight to control big tech
Joe Biden has just appointed a 32 year-old law professor called Lina Khan to cut big tech down to size Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2021 • 7min
Ep 111: Murder and corruption
A 34-old unsolved murder has led to the Metropolitan Police being labelled 'institutionally corrupt'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 16, 2021 • 6min
Ep 110: Israel's Houdini
Has Israel's longest-standing prime minister run out of road? Or does he have another trick up his sleeve? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2021 • 6min
Ep 109: Football's duty of care
After Christian Eriksen collapsed on the football pitch, it was left to the players to decide whether to carry on with the match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2021 • 6min
Ep 108: When a billion isn't enough
The world's richest countries have promised a billion vaccine doses to poorer nations. It sounds a lot. Is it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 11, 2021 • 7min
Ep 107: A big, blocked pipe
The Keystone XL oil pipeline was supposed to run all the way from Canada to Texas. But it looks like it's not going ahead. Is it time for climate campaigners to celebrate? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2021 • 7min
Ep 106: The app that trapped criminals
A mobile phone app and an Aussie crime boss gave the FBI one of their biggest breakthroughs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
