David was deputy editor for Guardian US and before that was Head of News and US Editor for The Times
David Taylor
Editor and reporter
“At Tortoise we aim to dig deeper, talk to more people and open up the process of journalism so we can understand what is shaping the world and tell powerful stories.”
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Wednesday 1 December 2021
18:30-19:30 GMT
The Attack: How secure is American democracy?
A special ThinkIn, in partnership with The Washington Post, almost 11 months after the storming of the Capitol.
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Thursday 21 October 2021
18:30-19:30 BST
Class, sexism and surviving Trump’s White House: A ThinkIn with Fiona Hill
We were joined by Fiona Hill for a wide-ranging conversation covering class, social mobility, being a feminist hero as a witness in the impeachment of President Trump, The Specials, and Russia.
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Wednesday 15 September 2021
18:30-19:30 BST
What is America for now?
As American politicians confront the unedifying reality of balancing domestic public opinion against long-term geopolitical implications and an immediate humanitarian crisis, what is the point of America now? Can the American people, and the nation as a whole, come to terms with its various crises and begin to work towards redemption, and renewal?
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Thursday 10 June 2021
18:30-19:30 BST
Fans vs Football: who owns the game?
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Wednesday 10 March 2021
18:30-19:30 GMT
BakeIn: An hour of ‘breaditation’ with Tortoise
Take an hour out of your day for some ‘breaditation’ as we bake a sourdough loaf live.
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Thursday 25 February 2021
08:30-14:50 GMT
The Future of Money Summit
Join us an invited experts to discuss the big questions about the future of money
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Wednesday 4 November 2020
18:25-20:00 GMT
US Election: The Result – what now?
As the votes were still being counted, we discussed the US election – why it played out in the way that it did, and what the outcome will mean for America and the world.
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Tuesday 24 November 2020
13:00-14:00 GMT
Open News
Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives. Have your say.
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Tuesday 17 November 2020
13:00-14:00 GMT
Open News
Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives. Have your say.
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Wednesday 7 October 2020
18:25-19:30 BST
Hidden homicides: how many murders go unreported?
Why do so many women’s sudden and unexpected deaths go un-investigated?
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Wednesday 30 September 2020
18:25-19:30 BST
Trump vs Biden: who won the first debate?
Calm analysis of the first debate, and what it means for the race to The White House.
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Monday 21 September 2020
18:20-19:30 BST
Is American democracy in danger?
Win or lose on November 4th, Trump will leave an indelible mark on American democracy.
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Monday 27 September 2021
10 minute read
Sensemaker: Substantial injustice
What just happened
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Monday 18 January 2021
Former US Defense Secretary: The attack on the Capitol was a ‘coup’
Chuck Hagel, a Republican senator for 12 years and Barack Obama’s defence chief, was speaking to this week’s Tortoise Slow Newscast
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Monday 11 January 2021
10 minute read
David Taylor: These are the enablers
Over the past few days, senior Republican figures have lined up to denounce Trump. But they all knew about him before now – and did nothing
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Thursday 26 November 2020
Scottish Independence
Tories on Scotland: what’s the strategy?
Even if the SNP wins big in next year’s Scottish elections, there’s still a major impediment between them and another independence referendum: the UK’s Conservative government. We decided to find out what they’re thinking
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Tuesday 7 July 2020
The Reckoning
Death at Justice
Listen to the story of Emanuel Gomes
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Friday 12 June 2020
Goodbye America
Lockdown meltdown
Charting the stages of Trump’s response to crisis at home
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Monday 6 April 2020
Unheard voices
Isolation
Everyone will have their own story of the lockdown. Some of the most difficult are unreported
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Friday 7 February 2020
Bringing up the body count
Donald Trump’s State of the Union was more action movie than speech – and it played well with his fanbase
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Monday 27 January 2020
Three women homeless
‘You get attacked. You get men coming up to you, offering you money.’
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Friday 20 September 2019
Can anyone beat Trump?
As Democrats try to avoid another defeat, Lucia Graves joins us to discuss the hunt for a 2020 contender
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Monday 20 September 2021
Wrong turn
Plenty of people take wrong turns in their lives. But so too can justice systems. John Crilly and hundreds more have been the victims of the legal doctrine of Joint Enterprise and how it has been applied for the past 30 years
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Monday 13 September 2021
Beau and Biden
President Biden believes his eldest son’s cancer, which claimed his life in 2015, was linked to his time serving in Iraq. It is a belief that makes sense of the loss, and – as has become clear in recent weeks – shapes Biden’s world view
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Tuesday 21 July 2020
After the arrests
Two men from different generations tell us what happened when they dared to demand freedom and democracy
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Thursday 16 July 2020
“It was shocking and bewildering”
Listen to former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal on the behaviour of Dominic Cummings
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Thursday 21 May 2020
Cash and caring: the business of care homes
The tragedy of COVID-19 exposes deep problems in UK care homes: too little money at the front line, too much in tax havens
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Thursday 23 April 2020
No weddings and 14 funerals
For a parish priest, joy is in short supply and tragedy is everywhere. But hope lives on