Trendy

By: Tortoise Media
  • Summary

  • 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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Episodes
  • The doctor will see you now
    Nov 21 2024

    Are we getting healthier? John Curtice and Rachel Wolf discuss the long term trends impacting the nation’s health with Neil Ferguson.


    Guests:

    • Neil Ferguson, Director of the School of Public Health at Imperial College London


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


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    31 mins
  • 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.


    To find out more about Tortoise:


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


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    - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more


    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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    29 mins
  • 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.


    To find out more about Tortoise:


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


    - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content


    - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more


    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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    36 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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