ThinkIn with James Harding
By Tortoise Media
Join James Harding, Editor and Co-Founder of Tortoise Media, and guests as they focus their combined intellectual curiosity and firepower on the biggest challenges of the 21st century.
In Season One, James and guests will explore the Battle for Truth through conversations which combine genuine curiosity, civilised disagreement and an unfashionable commitment to listen to each other. Some of these issues are so huge that finding an intellectual foothold is hard. So, they will guide us through ThinkIns on cancel culture, history, public accountability, the press – which illuminate the big questions about truth - does it exist anymore and if so, who owns it?
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Latest episode
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Ep 6 Xinjiang: The China problem
China stands accused of committing crimes against humanity, and possibly even genocide, against the Uyghur population in Xinjiang. Yet Beijing compares its system of 're-education camps' to the West’s war on terror and says it's entitled to protect i… -
Ep 5 Universities: The China Problem
Universities in the UK rely heavily on students from China, and on Chinese money and academic collaborations. But does it all come at a price? A chipping away of academic freedoms and a gagging order on discussing sensitive issues? It's a dilemma whi… -
Ep 4 Hong Kong: The China problem
China's national security law has dismantled freedoms and silenced dissenters in Hong Kong. What does the strangling of freedom of speech reveal about Xi Jinping's China? -
Ep 3 Wuhan: The China problem
What does the story of the difficult search for the origins of Covid-19 reveal about China? The unresolved question of whether the virus occurred naturally or escaped from a laboratory, and the contortions of the Chinese authorities under scrutiny ar… -
Ep 2 Taiwan: The China problem
How dangerous is China? Are the growing fears that China might attack Taiwan justified, or are the two countries facing an eternal standoff; a prolonged state of fear? -
Ep 1 Tiktok: The China problem
In the technology great game there are plenty of battlefields but Tiktok has been the most public, and the most revealing. This addictive, Chinese-owned video-sharing app has exposed a paranoia from governments in both the east and west over who cont… -
Ep 6: Twitter, Trump and the battle for truth
You will never again see a Tweet from Donald Trump. He's been banned from Twitter for life without the right to appeal. The world feels quieter, but is it better? The power to hand out megaphones in our democracies, and the power to take them away... -
Ep 5: Grenfell Tower and the battle for truth
Public inquiries have been an important clearing house in the battle for truth. They’ve settled arguments about who was responsible for national scandals and tragedies and, crucially, taken the pen away from people in power and given it to victims an… -
Ep 4: Cancel culture and the battle for truth
Is cancel culture a way to wrest the mic from the powerful? A means of stifling debate? Or both? With guests Suzanne Moore, journalist; Ash Sarkar, Novara Media; Amber Rudd, former Home Secretary; Matt D'Ancona, Tortoise editor and partner. -
Ep 3: Dominic Cummings, Barnard Castle and the battle for truth
In theory, the press conference is the crucible where politicians encounter journalists and a truth is revealed. Is it anything like that in practice? James Harding's guests include Beth Rigby, political editor of Sky News; Alastair Campbell, fo...
