Why did Bradley Wiggins seek advice from disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong to help him recover from cocaine addiction? What does the indictment of a US judge tell us about President Trump’s plans to take on the judiciary? How is a law from the 1800s being used to criminalise women who have abortions in 2025?

Jess Winch is joined by Marie Le Conte, Rowan Moore and Andrew Butler, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.

**Join us at the News Meeting Live:

• LIVE from Hay Festival on Thursday 29th May - with Chloe Dalton
• LIVE at SXSW on Wednesday 4th June - with Mona Chalabi
• LIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tuesday 17 June - with Zing Tsjeng and NPR’s Lauren Frayer
• LIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tuesday 29th July - with Charlene White and Kehinde Andrews

Read The Observer’s exclusive - Bradley Wiggins: ‘I was a functioning cocaine addict’ HERE

Read Marie’s column on cricket: ‘It’s like a summer fling, but I’m not sure cricket is for me’ HERE

Read more about the team’s guilty pleasure news stories here:

• Gunnersbury women’s cricket club celebrate hitting historic century
• The Cybertruck was supposed to be apocalypse-proof. Can it even survive a trip to the grocery store?
• How Video Game Sex Scenes Are Made

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Host: Jess Winch, managing editor at The Observer

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producers: Jasper Corbett

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Is youth mobility on the cards for Labour’s post-Brexit plan with Europe? Why is it so hard to record incidents of spiking? How will Labour’s immigration plan affect international students and higher education?

Giles Whittell is joined by Rebecca Myers, Katie Riley and Cat Neilan, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.

**Join us at the News Meeting Live

• LIVE from Hay Festival on Thursday 29th May - with Chloe Dalton
• LIVE at SXSW on Wednesday 4th June - with Mona Chalabi
• LIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tuesday 17 June - with Zing Tsjeng and NPR’s Lauren Frayer
• LIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tuesday 29th July - with Charlene White and Kehinde Andrews

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• @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok
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Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor-in-chief at The Observer

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producers: Rebecca Moore

To find out more about The Observer:

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How will Labour’s immigration legislation affect the UK’s care sector? What are the potential conflicts of interests if Trump accepts a jet from Qatar? The Indian Premier League is set to return after the competition was suspended amid rising tension in Kashmir, but what does this tell us about India's power in international cricket?

Rebecca Moore is joined by Orwell Prize winning Pete Apps, alongside The Observer’s Patricia Clarke and Jessy Parker Humphreys, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.

**Join us at the next edition of the News Meeting Live on Tuesday 13th May HERE

Read Patricia Clarke’s article in full: ‘How the US president and his clan ushered in a new golden age of corruption’

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Host: Rebecca Moore, executive producer at Tortoise

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producers: Rebecca Moore and Matt Russell

To find out more about The Observer:

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

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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 contact hello@tortoisemedia.com

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