The Slow Newscast

By: Tortoise Media
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  • 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.


    For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.


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    If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable.



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Episodes
  • Operation Asshole: Paul Watson's whale war

    Operation Asshole: Paul Watson's whale war
    Nov 19 2024

    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?


    Reported by: Basia Cummings and Xavier Greenwood

    Produced by: Xavier Greenwood

    Sound design by: Hannah Varrall and Dominic Delargy

    Edited by: Gary Marshall and Matt Russell

    Podcast artwork by: Jon Hill


    Image credit: Mirco Taliercio/laif/ Camera Press


    To find out more about Tortoise:


    Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists


    Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


    Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more


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    44 mins
  • Elon: A star is born

    Elon: A star is born
    Nov 12 2024

    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.


    After months of reporting on the billionaire's use of private investigators, Alexi Mostrous asks whether the insights he gained from that investigation reveal how Musk will operate in his new political era, and what that means for everything in his orbit.


    Reported and produced by: Alexi Mostrous, Gary Marshall, Matt Russell & Patricia Clarke.


    Sound design: Bart Warshaw


    Original music: Tom Kinsella


    Podcast artwork: Jon Hill


    Executive producer: Basia Cummings




    To find out more about Tortoise:


    Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists


    Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


    Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more


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    30 mins
  • Sick parade: A crisis at Catterick Garrison

    Sick parade: A crisis at Catterick Garrison
    Nov 5 2024

    This is a story of stigma, uncomfortable truths and allegations of an attempted cover up at Britain's biggest army base.


    As the UK army rapidly modernises its approach towards mental health, an old cultural problem persists at Catterick Garrison where a series of repeated, systemic errors have been uncovered.


    Reporters: Claudia Williams and Angela Walker


    To find out more about Tortoise:


    Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists


    Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


    Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more


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    38 mins

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