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The Observer

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

To find out more about The Observer:

Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content

Head to our website observer.co.uk 

Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists

If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com

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Sensemaker

How did a baseless claim that the first lady of France is a man become one of the world’s biggest conspiracy theories?

Writer: Phoebe Davis 

Host: Claudia Williams

Photography: 

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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The Macrons vs Candace Owens

The Online Safety Act requires users to hand over detailed personal information but there’s a lack of transparency about what happens to this data afterwards.

Host: Tomini Babs

Writer: Bex Sander

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Could age verification make the internet more dangerous?

Work permits are controlled by a migrant’s employer and holders can only stay on the island for nine months at a time. 

To listen to Ada Barumé and Orlando Crowcroft’s Slow Newscast investigation into migrant workers on the island click HERE.

Writer: Ada Barumé 

Producer: Serena Cesareo

Host: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Why is life so tough for migrant workers in Jersey?

Palestine Action was proscribed on 5 July, putting the direct action group in the same legal category as groups such as al-Qaida and Islamic State. Since then, around 200 people have been arrested for supporting the group.

To read Jon’s interview with Deborah Hinton click HERE.

Writer: Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: 

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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What’s happening to Palestine Action supporters?

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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Compensated for an exorcism

Hundreds of thousands of games have disappeared from platforms in a crackdown, raising questions about who should be making decisions about content moderation.

Host: Tomini Babs

Writer: Bex Sander

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

Episodic Artwork by Darling Demon Eclipse

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Are credit card companies the biggest force in online content moderation?

According to the world’s biggest bird survey, clearing rainforest to make way for cattle farms is even more harmful to biodiversity than we thought.

Writer: James Tapper

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Ada Barumé

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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What are we losing when we turn forests into farmland?

Israel has initiated daily pauses in its military operations - to allow more aid to get into Gaza. But how much aid is getting through and will it be enough for the Palestinians who rely on it?

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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How much aid is getting through to Gaza?

As people are turning to AI for mental health support and relationship advice, could chatbots replace the role of a trusted friend, or even a therapist?

Writer: Ada Barume

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Tomini Babs

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Can ChatGPT replace my therapist?

The England women’s football team won the Euros for a second time, after they defeated Spain 3-1 on penalties in the final, having drawn 1-1 after extra time, two years after they lost to the same opponent in the World Cup final.

Writer: Jessy Parker Humphreys

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton 

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

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How did the Lionesses do it again?

The Belfast rap trio has taken the world by storm. But who are they and how have they managed to capture the zeitgeist?

Writer: Elaine McCallig

Producer: Casey Magloire 

Photography: Jon Jones

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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