Trendy

By: Tortoise Media
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  • Britain’s top polling expert, Professor Sir John Curtice, and former Downing Street advisor, Rachel Wolf, explore the key political, social and economic trends that help shape what voters think and what politicians do.


    New episodes drop every Thursday.


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  • Who’s watching the news?

    Who’s watching the news?
    Nov 14 2024

    John and Rachel are joined by Nic Newman from the Reuters Institute to discuss how the way we engage with news has changed and what this means for the future of journalism.


    Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf



    Guests:

    • Nic Newman, Senior research associate at the Reuters Institute.


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    29 mins
  • It was the economy, stupid

    It was the economy, stupid
    Nov 7 2024

    As the world prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, John Curtice and Ben Ansell look at the trends behind his victory and what the results mean for the future of American politics.


    Hosts: John Curtice


    Guests:

    • Ben Ansell, Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions in the Department of Politics and International Relations and Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford University.


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    36 mins
  • Growth? What Growth?

    Growth? What Growth?
    Oct 31 2024

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Labour Party have unveiled their first budget in 14 years. John and Rachel are joined by Merryn Somerset Webb to discuss the big takeaways and what this means for the country's economic future.


    Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf


    Guest: Merryn Somerset Webb, senior columnist at Bloomberg


    To find out more about Tortoise:


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


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    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 trendy@tortoisemedia.com



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    33 mins

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I was much better informed by listening to this

In the froth/noise of most election campaign coverage, this is the one podcast series that has left me feeling well-informed.

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