What is a ThinkIn?
ThinkIns are a chance for everyone to have their say. Catch up on our recent favourites below.
A ThinkIn is not just another panel discussion. It’s a real editorial meeting where your insight and experience can help shape our reporting.
How it works
You can either join us in our London newsroom or online, by booking an in-person or digital ticket.
We’ll invite guests with special expertise, but anyone can speak. Just raise your digital or physical hand.
A ThinkIn is one hour long. At the end, the editor will summarise what we’ve heard.
26 January 2023
Fathers and sons, with Tom Allen
Comedian, author and actor Tom Allen and James Harding explore masculinity and father-son relationships.
What our members are watching
The Westminster Accounts: democracy for sale?
Tortoise joins forces with Sky News to delve into the stories of the Westminster Accounts, and explore how much of British democracy has been up for sale.
The Tortoise Interview: Michael Palin on Iraq
Spend an evening chatting with Micheal Palin
Building a fairer world: in conversation with Lawrence H. Summers
This ThinkIn will re-imagine how the world is run.
The Tortoise interview: Maria Ressa
Join us for a special Tortoise Interview with Maria Ressa, where she explains what she has sacrificed for the truth, and urges us to pay attention to dark forces in the online world, before it is too late.
Recent ThinkIns
The Tavistock: what happens now?
Join us as we investigate the unanswered questions from our podcast series The Tavistock: Inside the Gender Clinic.
The Tortoise Interview with Richard Herring
Join Richard for a candid conversation about his personal story, and what defines masculinity and maleness today.
Fathers and sons, with Tom Allen
Join Tom in conversation with James Harding, as he talks about his recent book ‘Too Much’ and we explore his journey to being an adult and struggling with manhood
How to be a man
How can we have a better conversation about what masculinity means today?
Britain on strike: has the government lost control?
Join us for a ThinkIn where we try to make sense of striking Britain and ask: has the government lost control?
Suicide in healthcare: how do we protect NHS workers?
Join us for a special ThinkIn hosted in association with Doctors In Distress, as we attempt to shine some light on the dark plight facing healthcare workers, and explore what can be done to protect healthcare workers.
The Westminster Accounts: democracy for sale?
Tortoise joins forces with Sky News to delve into the stories of the Westminster Accounts, and explore how much of British democracy has been up for sale.
How did small boats become such a big issue?
Join Tortoise as we explore how small boats in the Channel became such a big issue in Westminster.
Once upon a time… live spooky storytime for grown ups
A very special closing scene of our Fright Night programme, a live horror Story told by Vanessa Woolf. Followed by a discussion on the science behind why we get scared.
What’s the scariest horror movie ever made?
With our expert panel of film critics, authors and horror fans – we decide once and for all: what’s the scariest movie of all time
In conversation with Alastair Campbell
One-on-one with Tortoise editor-in-chief James Harding, Alastair will unpick how Westminster’s class of 2022 speaks to the electorate, and the world. Where are they going wrong, what are they getting right, and what should we watch out for in future Government communications
Inside the Big Interview
Sam gives us a backstage pass and a ringside seat to some of the most unforgettable TV moments of our times, with her stories of mind-blowing secrets, outlandish requests, crazy riders and near-misses
The Art of Speechcraft
Phil Collins takes us inside his process to reveal the message inside the rhetoric, telling stories of great speeches, what makes a great soundbite, and how to say something without actually saying it
Warrior queens and quiet revolutionaries
A joyous storytelling odyssey about trailblazing women; the unsung heroes of the past that we tend to forget but need celebrating.
Nostalgia and lies: how much of British history is actually true?
How to we identify what parts of our collective history are truths or lies, and how those stories we tell ourselves shape our lives today.
A history of the British Isles in Just a Minute
Join us for a romp through British history with a series of 60-second stories.
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In conversation with…
The Tortoise interview: Maria Ressa
Join us for a special Tortoise Interview with Maria Ressa, where she explains what she has sacrificed for the truth, and urges us to pay attention to dark forces in the online world, before it is too late.
The Tortoise Interview: Nick Hornby
On the genius of Charles Dickens and Prince
The Tortoise Interview: Michael Palin on Iraq
Spend an evening chatting with Micheal Palin
Building a fairer world: in conversation with Lawrence H. Summers
This ThinkIn will re-imagine how the world is run.
Summits
Future of Cities Summit
Join us, the Globe and Mail, and those in the worlds of business, politics and civil society to share thoughts and actions on the future of work, housing, transport and culture in our global cities.
The Tortoise Responsible Business Summit
The Tortoise Cyber Summit
The Tortoise Education Summit
Schooling after the virus: can we build back better?
The Future of Work Summit
What does the future of work really look like?
The Tortoise Climate Summit: How can we accelerate net zero?
Join us to start writing a global to-do list before the world gathers in Glasgow to work out how to save itself.
The Future of Cars Summit
Join us and invited experts to discuss the big questions about the future of cars
The Future of Money Summit
Join us an invited experts to discuss the big questions about the future of money