{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/682719dd3e2c04fd7a776beb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bradley Wiggins admits he was a cocaine addict. What does his struggle with drugs tell us about retired athlete care?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/1747392649619-2e57ce14-8a73-4e7e-9b9d-224d8a3b6fc2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Jess Winch is joined by Marie Le Conte, Rowan Moore and Andrew Butler, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.</p><p><br></p><p>**Join us at the News Meeting Live:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-from-hay-festival\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LIVE from Hay Festival</a> on Thursday 29th May - with Chloe Dalton&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.sxswlondon.com/session/news-meeting-live-77073b0f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LIVE at SXSW on Wednesday 4th June - with Coco Khan</a></li><li><a href=\"https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LIVE from the Observer Newsroom</a> on Tuesday 17 June - with Zing Tsjeng and NPR’s Lauren Frayer&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LIVE from the Observer Newsroom</a> on Tuesday 29th July - with Charlene White and Kehinde Andrews&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Read The Observer’s exclusive - Bradley Wiggins: ‘I was a functioning cocaine addict’ <a href=\"https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/bradley-wiggins-i-was-a-functioning-cocaine-addict\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Read Marie’s column on cricket: ‘It’s like a summer fling, but I’m not sure cricket is for me’ <a href=\"https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/marie-le-conte-its-like-a-summer-fling-but-im-still-not-sure-cricket-is-for-me\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Read more about the team’s guilty pleasure news stories here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/14/cricket-the-spin-gunnersbury-womens-cricket-club-celebrate-centenary#:~:text=Now%2C%20with%20many%20women's%20clubs,site%20of%20their%20formation%20tonight.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gunnersbury women’s cricket club celebrate hitting historic century</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/may/14/tesla-cybertruck-durability-elon-musk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Cybertruck was supposed to be apocalypse-proof. Can it even survive a trip to the grocery store?</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.404media.co/how-video-game-sex-scenes-are-made/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Video Game Sex Scenes Are Made</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Social Media:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>@ObserverUK on X&nbsp;</li><li>@theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok</li><li>@theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Host: Jess Winch, managing editor at The Observer</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Casey Magloire</p><p><br></p><p>Executive Producers: Jasper Corbett&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>To find out more about The Observer:</strong></p><p>Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content</p><p>Head to our website <a href=\"http://observer.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">observer.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists</p><p>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</p>","author_name":"The Observer"}