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The Observer
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Apr 26, 2021 • 7min
Ep 74: Victims of the Post Office
The Post Office said its computer system never made a mistake: if there was money missing, someone must have stolen it. A lot of sub-postmasters were wrongly sent to jail. . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2021 • 7min
Ep 73: Electric dreams in the USA
Joe Biden is pushing hard for action on climate change. Can he get America to drive electric? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 22, 2021 • 6min
Ep 72: A president killed in battle
The remarkable story of Chad's Idriss Déby, and what his death means for the fight against extremism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 21, 2021 • 7min
Ep 71: China's war on fashion
How the high street retailer H&M got caught in the middle of a fierce argument over modern slavery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2021 • 7min
Ep 70: A super controversy
How a new competition could change football forever… and why it’s about far more than just football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2021 • 7min
Ep 69: Russia vs Ukraine, take 2
Seven years after Russia annexed Crimea, Russian forces are assembling on the border with Ukraine once again. So what does President Vladimir Putin want this time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 15, 2021 • 7min
Ep 67: The lost (again) Leonardo.
The Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci is the most expensive painting ever sold at auction: $400m. After it was sold it vanished. But the arguments about it rage on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2021 • 6min
Ep 66: A vaccine warning from Chile
Is the pandemic behind us in the UK because the vaccine roll-out has gone so well? Not necessarily. Just look what's happening in Chile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 13, 2021 • 6min
Ep 65: The ambassador who got locked out
Kyaw Zwar Minn is the Myanmar ambassador to the UK. But now, as a military takeover seizes power at home, he has been locked out of his own embassy in London. Why? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2021 • 6min
Ep 64: The case of Katie Hill
Katie Hill is an American politician whose nude photos were published online by a newspaper. Now, a judge has ruled that these images are in the public interest. Are they? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
