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English flags are becoming political
Daily Sensemaker • S1, Episode 1184
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Poppy Bullard
Tomini Babs
Host of the Sensemaker Daily Podcast
11 mins • S1, E1183
The difficulty delivering aid to Gaza
Humanitarian payloads from planes are costly and largely ineffective but they remain one of few ways to ease people’s suffering in Gaza. Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland, with additional reporting by Oliver Marsden Episode Photography: Oliver Marsden and Alex Jones Executive producer: Rebecca Moore
11 mins • S1, E1182
The black market for weight loss drugs
More than 1.5 million people in the UK now use weight-loss injections like Mounjaro. But as official prices rise by as much as 140%, illegal trade is growing too. Writer: James Tapper and Jessica Hayden Producer: Amalie Sortland Host: Tomini Babs Episode photography: Alex Jones Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
8 mins • S1, E1181
How Taskmaster conquered the world
Comedy game show Taskmaster is about to air its 20th UK series and has spawned versions all over the world. We discover its secrets. Writer: Rachael Healy Producer: Amalie Sortland Host: Casey Magloire Episode photography: Joe Mee Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
5 mins • S1, E1180
The AI bubble swells
Computer chip company Nvidia’s revenue is soaring to record highs, but an MIT report found 95% of companies investing in generative AI haven’t made money from it.
6 mins • S1, E1179
Why tanning is back in style
A new wave of influencers are urging their followers to go outside in the hottest part of the day, skip SPF and even lie on towels that attract sunlight.
8 mins • S1, E1178
How to reconstruct a face
3D printing technology is used to re-construct the faces of injured Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland Episode Photography: Joe Mee Executive producer: Rebecca Moore
9 mins • S1, E1177
X’s transfer window whisperer
What does one transfer window influencers tell us about the growing power of digital natives and our relationship with the truth?
7 mins • S1, E1176
Victory for the Epping protestors
A High Court injunction, granted to Epping Forest District Council, will mean the end of asylum seekers being housed in a local hotel. Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland with additional reporting from Xavier Greenwood Episode Photography: Joe Mee Executive producer: Rebecca Moore
8 mins • S1, E1175
Women forced back to Afghanistan
Millions of Afghans who fled decades ago are now being returned from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran as part of one of the largest deportations in recent history.
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