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Sensemaker

China has started construction of what will become the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibetan territory. 

Writer: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Andrew Butler

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Who controls the Himalayas’ water?

Resident doctors make up about half of all NHS doctors so NHS leaders are anxious about how the service will cope.

Host: Casey Magloire

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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Why are doctors striking during a flu outbreak?

On Tuesday the government passed a bill which it’s calling the biggest overhaul of workers’ rights in decades.

Writer: Poppy Bullard with additional reporting from Ada Barume

 

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Ada Barume

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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How does the Employment Rights Bill change sick pay?

Yesterday the US military carried out strikes against three boats in the Pacific, which it claims were engaged in drug trafficking.

Host: Casey Magloire

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Michael Whitaker

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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Why is Trump targeting Venezuela?

At least 15 people have been killed after two men opened fire on a crowd gathered for Chanukah celebrations, near Bondi Beach in Australia.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Rising antisemitism before the Bondi Beach shooting

Once Hollywood’s best-paid actor, Johnny Depp was cast out as a #MeToo villain, now he’s making his comeback.

Listen to Alexi Mostrous' Who Trolled Amber series here: https://observer.co.uk/listen/who-trolled-amber

Host: Casey Magloire

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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How did Johnny Depp make a comeback?

Last week the Health Secretary announced a review into the rising rates of ADHD and Autism, as well as other mental health conditions. 

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Ada Barume

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Why is the government concerned about mental health overdiagnosis?

Netflix and Paramount are in a bidding war to buy Warner Bros. What would they be buying and what might that mean for the entertainment industry? 

Writer: Jess Swinburne

Producer: Amalie Sortland 

Photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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Why is there a blockbuster fight for Warner Bros?

As of yesterday, millions of Australian children under the age of 16 are now banned from using the social media platforms including X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

Reporter: Patricia Clarke

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Will Australia’s social media ban for teenagers work?

As the Ukrainian President meets European leaders, Russia has ramped up its attacks on major infrastructure, and last week it claimed it had captured the key strategic city of Pokrovsk. 

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Ada Barume 

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Matt Russell 

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What does Russia’s latest offensive in Ukraine tell us about the prospect of peace?

MPs voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill has many more stages to pass before it becomes law. So what happens next? 

Writer: Phoebe Davis

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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The assisted dying bill has passed its first House of Commons hurdle, what happens next?

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