Every day, in every newsroom around the world, there's a meeting to decide what leads the news.

It's often argumentative and occasionally heated.

In this new podcast, you'll get to hear the argument for yourself.

As each week, three journalists pitch the story they think mattered most.

And at the end of each episode, I'll decide what comes out on top.

I'm James Harding and from Podomo and Tortoise, this is the News Meeting.

Find it wherever you get your podcasts.

We hold these truths to be self-evident.

For enemies there to strike us, they and all who evaded them will face fearful consequences.

And God, what your country can do for you, and what you can do for your country.

The eyes of the world are upon you.

You will bring about the destruction of the German war machine.

And the people who are not these buildings down will hear all of us soon.

Woo!

Good morning or good evening, good afternoon.

How are you guys doing?

Welcome over here to episode five of speaking the truth.

I'm so jacked to tell you guys that I've ordered everything.

Everything has been ordered for the actual studio itself to be built out.

I got soundproofing, I got soundproofing blankets.

I didn't even know what those were until yesterday.

Yes, I have ordered six of those.

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