Ep 61: AstraZeneca's PR woes
What had been a huge success for the vaccine maker is now looking more like a comms disaster... how did it go so wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 07, 2021•7 min
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Ep 60: Amazon vs the workers
How one man could change workers' rights across the United States for good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 06, 2021•6 min
Ep 59: Ghislaine Maxwell's future
Ghislaine Maxwell's charge sheet just got longer: Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend is now accused of sex trafficking, too. So how long could she spend behind bars? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2021•8 min
Ep 58: The trial of Derek Chauvin
Millions of people saw the video of Derek Chauvin with his knee on George Floyd's neck. But how do you tell two different stories about the same video? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2021•8 min
Ep 57: Britney's sideways step to freedom
Britney Spears is trying to escape from her father’s control - by putting someone else in charge of her life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30, 2021•6 min•Ep. 57
Ep 56: You can't vaccinate a victory
Israel's prime minister was hoping a successful vaccination programme would win him an election victory. It turned out it wasn't that simple Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 29, 2021•5 min•Ep. 56
Ep 55: You're gonna need a bigger canal
The story of a giant ship, the Ever Given, and how it got stuck in the Suez Canal – costing billions in delays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2021•6 min
Ep 54: David Cameron's texts
The story of the former British Prime Minister, a company called Greensill Capital, and a series of risky texts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2021•8 min
Ep 53: The first minister who didn't lie
What exactly has Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon been cleared of – and what does it mean for Scottish independence? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 24, 2021•8 min•Ep. 53
Ep 52: A dangerous love story
The story of Jang Yeong-jin's escape from North Korea, a country where citizens are told homosexuality doesn't exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2021•7 min
Ep 51: Brazil's president vs. the world
In recent days, a quarter of all Covid deaths worldwide have been in Brazil. So why won't President Jair Bolsonaro take the virus seriously? And what does it mean for the rest of us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 22, 2021•8 min
Ep 50: Europe's vaccine battles
She seemed like the perfect candidate to oversee the EU's vaccine rollout... what went wrong for Ursula von der Leyen? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2021•8 min
Ep 49: The 'first lady of hell'
Is justice coming for Asma al-Assad, the glamorous face of Syria's brutal civil war? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 18, 2021•7 min
Ep 48: Police power
The government’s controversial new anti-protest bill – and what people really think about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 17, 2021•9 min
Ep 47: John Hollis's exciting antibodies
An American man caught Covid - and his body responded by making some amazingly powerful antibodies. It could be a breakthrough for medicine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2021•7 min•Ep. 47
Ep 46: The multi-million dollar .JPEG
A digital artwork just made history by selling for millions at auction. Could it revolutionise how we think about digital ownership? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 15, 2021•8 min
Ep 45: Who's in charge in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is meant to have some independence from China. But those days are nearly over. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 12, 2021•7 min•Ep. 45
Ep 44: The end of the Piers show?
Piers Morgan is probably the biggest name in British broadcasting right now. This week he left Good Morning Britain in a blaze of publicity. He'll be back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 11, 2021•8 min•Ep. 44
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 10, 2021•7 min
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 09, 2021•9 min•Ep. 42
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 08, 2021•7 min
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 05, 2021•7 min
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 04, 2021•7 min
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 03, 2021•8 min
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 02, 2021•7 min
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.
Mar 01, 2021•8 min
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 26, 2021•9 min•Ep. 35
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.
Feb 25, 2021•7 min•Ep. 34
Ep 33: Harry, Meghan & the Royals: why couldn't they work it out?
Prince Harry and Meghan's trial separation from the Royal family has just been made permanent. It's not the outcome anyone involved want. So why has it turned to this way? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2021•7 min•Ep. 33
Ep 32: Uber for the workers
A landmark case in the UK Supreme Court could be a fork in the road for Uber Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2021•8 min•Ep. 32
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