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The Sensemaker from The Observer - one story every day to make sense of the world.

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Sensemaker

Young people are moving on from online influencer Andrew Tate.

Host: Ada Barumé

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Matt Russell

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Why is Andrew Tate finished?

The government has criminalised the depiction of choking and suffocation in online porn.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Sophia Fenton

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Why is porn showing choking being banned?

President Trump wants America to resume nuclear testing for the first time in 33 years. President Vladimir Putin hinted Russia might follow suit.

Host: Tomini Babs

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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Could Trump start a new nuclear arms race?

The renters rights act is the most momentous change to housing law since the 1980's, but what will it mean for the UK's 11 million renters? 

Writer: Ada Barumé

Producer: Ada Barumé

Host: Casey Magloire

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What does the renters rights act mean for tenants?

The young, charismatic socialist has swept to victory in the New York Mayoral election.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Zohran Mamdani: How to topple Trump

This week Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave an unexpected and unprecedented speech just three weeks before the government’s annual Budget.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Reporter: Rachel Sylvester

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Will Rachel Reeves raise taxes?

In 2026, the UK government will decide whether to end terrestrial TV.

Host: Katie Gunning

Writer: Stephen Armstrong

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Matt Russell

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Is this the end of TV?

OpenAI launched Sora and Meta released Vibes - apps that turn text prompts into videos, inspiring creations from Ronald McDonald on Love Island to a skydiving dog.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Reporter: Bex Sander

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Michael Whitaker

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Why is there so much AI slop?

On Sunday rebel forces in Sudan captured the key city of el-Fasher. Reports suggest that tens of thousands of people were killed in a matter of days.

Writer: Fred Harter.

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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Why has the violence escalated in Sudan?

The exceptional Category 5 hurricane that struck Jamaica was made four times more likely by human-induced climate change.

Host: Ada Barume

Writer: Jeevan Vasagar 

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Sophia Fenton

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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How did climate change make Hurricane Melissa worse?

Matthew Drapper was subjected to an exorcism to rid him of the “demonic possession” of homosexuality. 

Writer: Phoebe Davis 

Host: Tomini Babs 

Photography: Sofia Fenton

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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