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News Meeting: The Biden problem and is Julian Assange a hero or a villain?

The News Meeting
The News Meeting
Episode • Jun 28, 2024 • 52m

After Joe Biden’s debate disaster, what might happen next? Plus Julian Assange is freed, the prime ministerial debate between Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak, and what we can do about political corruption.


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Guests:

  • Simon Kuper, columnist at the Financial Times and author of ‘Good Chaps’
  • Giles Whittell, world affairs editor at Tortoise
  • Katie Riley, data editor at Tortoise
  • Cat Neilan, political editor at Tortoise
  • Chloe Hadjimatheou, narrative editor at Tortoise


Host: James Harding, editor-in-chief at Tortoise


Producer: Lewis Vickers and Casey Magloire


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