Sensemaker
The Observer
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Nov 29, 2021 • 6min
Ep 227: Stopping the people smugglers
How can Britain and France stop the lucrative, and deadly, trade in human lives in small boats across the English Channel? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 26, 2021 • 6min
Ep 226: A hospital's prisoner
Tony Hickmott has autism and learning difficulties. For more than 20 years he's been held in a specialist hospital, hours away from his family. His local council blame a lack of other options - how can this be justified? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 25, 2021 • 7min
Ep 225: The blob running Britain?
Kate Bingham is one of many public figures to accuse the government, civil service, and the media of being a "blob" resistant to reform. Is it really a problem? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24, 2021 • 6min
Ep 224: Europe's anti-lockdown fight
This week, Austria brought in its fourth national lockdown and said Covid vaccines will become a legal requirement from early next year. It’s been met with large protests and threats of strike action. Will the UK follow a similar path? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 23, 2021 • 6min
Ep 223: The strange case of Peng Shuai
A top Chinese woman tennis player alleged that a senior politician had sexually abused her - then she disappeared. Now Peng Shuai has resurfaced, but is she safe? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 22, 2021 • 6min
Ep 222: Could there be a war in Europe?
Bosnia has been held together by a complicated peace deal since its civil war 25 years ago. Is it about to fall apart? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 19, 2021 • 7min
Ep 221: The battle across the Channel
Some days, more than 1000 migrants cross the English Channel in small boats. Could the UK and France stop them if they wanted? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 18, 2021 • 6min
Ep 220: The profit of conspiracy
Alex Jones is one of the United States' great sources of misinformation and he's made a lot of money from it. This week a court has found him liable by default of defamation. But will it stop him spreading lies in future? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 17, 2021 • 6min
Ep 219: A sickle cell crisis
Sickle cell disease is a condition which affects Black people, and people from other ethnic minorities. Too many are dying needlessly from it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2021 • 6min
Ep 218: A deadly crisis in Kuznica
Trapped between Polish guards on one side and Belarusian guards on the other, migrants trapped on Europe's frontier find themselves caught in a lethal geopolitical game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
