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34-year-old Joe Root will end the year as the greatest batter in English men’s cricket, after soaring to the summit of England’s all-time Test runs this calendar year. If he has more years like 2024, we could be witnessing not just the greatest England batter of all-time, but the greatest batter full stop. This week, the Sensemaker is looking back at some of the biggest stories of 2024. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/SensemakerPodLI

The tradwife movement, led by influencers like Hannah Neeleman and Nara Smith, sparked intense online debate throughout 2024, particularly following Donald Trump's presidential election victory. What does it tell us about the year? This week, the Sensemaker is looking back at some of the biggest stories of 2024. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/SensemakerPodLI

Suing the government and winning is just one of the many feats Kneecap pulled off in 2024. The Belfast rap trio has taken the world by storm. But who are they and how have they managed to capture the zeitgeist? This week, the Sensemaker is looking back at some of the biggest stories of 2024. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/SensemakerPodLI

From politics to pop culture, 2024 has undeniably been a rollercoaster of a year. In this special episode of the News Meeting, we look back at some of the biggest news stories of the year that we covered on the show. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/TortoiseNewsLI

Earlier this year, Netflix’s Baby Reindeer captured the world’s attention. Who is Richard Gadd, the man behind the hit series? And how did the fallout from the show spark a nearly two hundred million dollar lawsuit? This week, the Sensemaker is looking back at some of the biggest stories of 2024. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/SensemakerPodLI

Like most residents of Gaza, Bisan Owda’s life was turned upside down by Israel’s bombing of the Gaza strip. How did a young woman with no previous journalistic experience become one of the most influential women in the world? This week, The Sensemaker is looking back at some of the biggest stories of 2024. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/SensemakerPodLI

In 2024, Chappell Roan went from relative obscurity to playing to some of the biggest crowds in festival history, becoming one of – if not the – breakout music artist of the year. What toll did this meteoric rise take on her? This week, The Sensemaker is looking back at some of the biggest stories of 2024. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/SensemakerPodLI

The Post Office scandal was one of the largest miscarriages of justice in the UK with hundreds of people wrongly prosecuted for theft or false accounting. So why did it take an ITV drama to bring about change? This week, the Sensemaker is looking back at some of the biggest stories of 2024. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/SensemakerPodLI

To sleep, perchance to dream. That’s one option for the winter solstice, at least for people with time off. Another is to read, mark, learn, inwardly digest and watch the telly. Hoping our readers and listeners have a bit of both, we present suggestions under eight headings for all 12 days of Christmas, to help you feel inspired, intrigued and maybe even younger. Check out some of our favourite books, films, music, TV shows, articles and podcasts. 🎁: https://torto.se/4gJrpBc

Tortoise is pleased to announce that it has signed a deal to buy The Observer from The Guardian Media Group and The Scott Trust. Tortoise will invest £25 million and combine its digital newsroom with that of the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, adding significant new editorial resources to the paper on a Sunday and building a daily digital Observer that includes podcasts, video, newsletters and a new website. Read more: https://torto.se/3BCHgCD