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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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? -
Operation Asshole: Paul Watson's whale war
Out on the high seas, Paul Watson became a hero and pariah of the environmental movement. Now he sits in a remote prison. How should we treat the radicals willing to go to extremes to protect the planet? -
Elon: A star is born
When Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election, he told an adoring crowd that "a star is born". He was referring to Elon Musk. What does it mean for those in Musk's orbit? -
Sick parade: A crisis at Catterick Garrison
This is a story of stigma, uncomfortable truths and allegations of an attempted cover up at Britain's biggest army base. -
The Furys: An empire of fists
The Fury family bridge the gladiatorial old world of boxing and the very new world of influencer culture. This is the story of how one family built a multi-million pound empire with their fists. -
The cases against Sean Combs
For thirty years, Sean "Diddy" Combs was hailed as the kingmaker of hip-hop. Now he's in jail, perhaps on the cusp of a spectacular fall from grace. How could a life lived in the glare of the spotlight allegedly conceal so many dark secrets? -
Beyond Trump: JD Vance and the New Right
Whether Trump wins or loses the US election, he has a political heir: his 40-year-old running mate JD Vance. Beyond the made-up stories about Haitian immigrants eating pets, Vance is deadly serious and he has a plan
