{"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/682b5370696b5d1232def912?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Did Democrats try to hide Joe Biden’s deteriorating health?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/1747669693441-36898047-e3ac-43ca-9b77-898bc86aea7f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper’s book, Original Sin alleges that officials working for Biden’s administration tried to keep what they describe as the president’s mental decline hidden. Is the media guilty of sensationalising Cassie Ventura’s testimony and the trial involving Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs? Why are changes to the fisheries policies between the EU and UK causing such a fuss?</p><p><br></p><p>Giles Whittell is joined by Anu Anand, Stephen Armstrong and Patricia Clarke 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>Read more about the team’s guilty pleasure news stories here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/18/travel/kenton-cool-everest-summit-record-intl-hnk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">British mountaineer breaks his own record for most Everest climbs by a non-Nepali</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Listen to more of the Observer’s coverage on today’s stories here:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href=\"http://lnk.to/ClooneySNC2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Slow Newscast: The Clooney Intervention&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href=\"http://lnk.to/DiddySNC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Case against Sean Combs</a></li></ul><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: Giles Whittell, deputy editor-in-chief at The Observer</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Casey Magloire</p><p><br></p><p>Executive Producers: Rebecca Moore</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"}