The Tortoise Podcast
By Tortoise Media
The Slow Newscast from Tortoise takes the news slowly. We investigate, and every week we focus on stories that really matter in the UK and around the world. From the war in Ukraine, the downfall of Boris Johnson, to true crime and injustice and real life mysteries, The Slow Newscast team is devoted to narrative investigations. From a startup newsroom with a different approach to journalism.
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Latest episode
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Goodbye mum: the ruthless fight for child custody
One of the most difficult questions facing a judge in the family court is which parent should have custody of a child. To help them answer that, judges rely on independent experts to provide an impartial voice in the court. But what happens when t… -
Rogue Russia: Nuclear poker
In October 2022, the course of Russia's war in Ukraine changed. Nuclear war seemed on the horizon. But how close did we really get to nuclear war? This is the story of those six days in October. -
Rogue Russia: Agents of mayhem
Last October, the head of MI5 said Russia was on a mission to cause "sustained mayhem" on European streets. It's hard to spot at first, but it is there in plain sight. This is the unpredictable, violent world of the modern Russian intelligence servic… -
Jordan Peterson and the making of man
Jordan Peterson is a controversial figure, but he is also a man with a long-standing appeal to a particular demographic. What does his long-standing popularity tell us about a possible crisis in young men today? -
Finding my voice
Xavier Greenwood’s childhood memories are dominated by a speech impediment and a thick accent. But was it all in his head? -
The final bow: David Bowie's last act
David Bowie's last months were spent fulfilling one final ambition: staging a musical based around his songs. They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes. Zelda Perkins not only met hers, she produced the musical he staged in his dying days -
The immortality bros: The business of living forever
Earlier this year, the anti-death influencer Byran Johnson travelled to a libertarian free zone on a remote Caribbean island, to receive experimental gene therapy administered by a company called Minicircle. This is the story of biohacking – on stero… -
Killing hope: Iran's mind wars
The fall of Assad in Syria is a disaster for Iran. Is this the moment when Iran’s pro-democracy movement breaks through? This is the story of one activist’s 25 year fight against the Islamic regime in Iran, a story of courage and despair. -
Stuck in space
In June 2024, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore went into space. It was expected to last just over a week. Instead, by the time they'll return, it'll have been more than eight months. This is the story of how and why. -
My AI girlfriend: a cure for loneliness
Replika is the chatbot that can text you, flirt with you, and promises to love you unconditionally. But who are users really handing their hearts , and their data, to?