Sensemaker
The Observer
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Mar 10, 2021 • 7min
Ep 43: Is Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe coming home?
After five years in an Iranian jail, the British-Iranian mother's sentence has come to an end. But returning to her family might still be a way off... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 9, 2021 • 9min
Ep 42: Joe Biden's frenemy
One politician - a member of Joe Biden's own party - could shoot down some of the President's biggest plans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 8, 2021 • 7min
Ep 41: A reckoning for New York's governor
Two serious scandals are unfolding around Andrew Cuomo. For now, he's staying in office. But how long will he last? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 5, 2021 • 7min
Ep 40: Jolene, vaccine
America's willingness to take the vaccine is split down party lines. Can the beloved Dolly Parton bridge the divide? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 4, 2021 • 7min
Ep 39: The rise and rise of Rishi
How the Chancellor rewrote the rules of political branding – and embraced the power of the hoody, and the meme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 3, 2021 • 8min
Ep 38: Post-pandemic freedom at last?
We've all got the date in our heads: the 21st of June – the great reopening. But is it a realistic deadline? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2021 • 7min
Ep 37: The missing patient
Someone, somewhere in England, has the super-infectious Brazil variant of Covid-19 – and the authorities are racing to track them down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 1, 2021 • 8min
Ep36: The story of Shamima Begum
She left London to join Isis in Syria when she was 15. Now, she's been stripped of her British citizenship and denied any chance to return home. But is Shamima Begum a victim, or a threat? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2021 • 9min
Ep 35: A very British business
Tortoise Media has been investigating one of the UK's richest men and his company. Are they as British as they seem? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2021 • 7min
Ep 34: The Prince with a private army
Erik Prince's mercenary army, Blackwater, was the biggest private army in the world. Is he back in business? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
