Podcast Episodes

Sara Sharif: one judge, three court cases and a murder

Season 1 Episode 334

The brutal circumstances of Sara Sharif’s death were described by the judge that sent her killers to prison as torture. But when it emerged that the two adults who murdered her were granted parental …

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Introducing...Oceans: Life Under Water

We are partnering with Greenpeace and Crowd Network, so that we can continue to bring our listeners brilliant investigations on The Slow Newscast. You can join Tortoise as a member to get early and a…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Broken ranks: civil war in the police fed

Season 1 Episode 333

Police officers aren’t allowed to strike or join a trade union. They rely instead on an organisation called the Police Federation to represent their interests. It’s a surprisingly powerful body that …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea's war in Europe

Season 1 Episode 332

North Korean troops are in combat, likely for the first time since the Korean war in the 1950s. Not in Korea, but in Europe. Because last summer Ukraine launched a surprise offensive in Kursk, Russia…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

How to ruin a football club

Season 1 Episode 331

Manchester United is a club used to success. But it is languishing in the league and saddled with debt. This is the story of how one of the world's most successful football clubs fell apart.

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Published on 5 months ago

Nimby Nation

Season 1 Episode 330

Earlier this year the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, wrote about a group of people he called zealots. And he identified one man in particular who the Prime Minister claimed was costing the country its…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Die, die, DEI

Season 1 Episode 329

Donald Trump has ordered the federal government to scrap its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, and corporate America has supposedly followed suit. But this has someone else's fingerprints all…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The $Trumpcon

Season 1 Episode 328

Memecoins started as a fad. A niche but fun way to bet on the longevity of internet trends. But then, days before his second inauguration, Donald Trump launched his own, $TRUMP… and changed the game.…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

The hunt for the 100ft wave

Season 1 Episode 327

Surfing’s ultimate barrier is the 100 foot wave. In Dec 23-year-old Alo Slebir is rumoured to have surfed a 108 foot wave. The problem is no one can agree how big the wave actually was.  

Reporter: Cl…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Are we alone?

Season 1 Episode 326

Donald Trump promised to release classified files about extraterrestrials. But even if they disappoint the millions of people hoping to find proof of existence of aliens, there is a growing belief in…

Published on 6 months ago