The Slow Newscast
The Observer
The Slow Newscast from The Observer takes the news slowly. We investigate, and every week we focus on stories that really matter in the UK and around the world. From wars in Ukraine and Gaza through to true crime and injustice and real life mysteries, The Slow Newscast team is devoted to narrative investigations covering some of the biggest topics of the day.Who are the people biohacking themselves in a quest for immortality? Or the man taking on an entire nation in the high seas to protect whales? And what happened when humanity's most distant messenger fell silent? From a newsroom with a different approach to journalism these are the stories we tell.Subscribe to The Observer today and get access to:Our podcasts before anyone elseA daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a weekPuzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crosswordRecipes for every occasionFree tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or onlineClick here to subscribe today for just £1 for your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 3, 2023 • 38min
Damn and blast off: how not to go back to the moon
Nasa wants to put people back on the moon, half a century after Apollo 11. Its Artemis moon mission is over-budget, overhyped and underpowered – it might even be the end of Nasa as we know it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 29, 2022 • 44min
2022 picks - The Darwin job: the mystery of the vanishing notebooks
One sleuth, two notebooks – and a 20-year puzzle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 22, 2022 • 1h 3min
2022 picks - Lebedev: Lord of Siberia
Door after door in Britain has been opened for Evgeny Lebedev, all the way to the House of Lords. Who has opened them, and why?To listen to the 'Londongrad' series follow this link. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 15, 2022 • 31min
Musking it: Inside Elon’s Twitter takeover
The inside story of a troubled company that was bought by the world’s richest man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 5, 2022 • 49min
Octopus: the allegations against Crispin Odey
One of Britain’s richest and most powerful men was cleared of sexual assault last year. Four more women have now come forward with similar allegations that Crispin Odey, a major donor to the Conservative party, sexually assaulted them. Other women allege that he sexually harassed them at the offices of his Mayfair hedge fund company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2022 • 40min
The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic
Introducing – The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic. In a few months, the Tavistock – the only NHS clinic in England and Wales which treats children suffering from gender dysphoria – will close. This is the story of what happened.This is episode 1 of our new investigative series. To listen to episode 2 today, search The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic or click here: https://podfollow.com/the-tavistock-inside-the-gender-clinic and follow the feed for future episodes You can listen to the first three episodes now ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content coming soon by subscribing to Tortoise+ on Apple podcasts or joining Tortoise as a member. Just visit the Tortoise website and use the code BASIA50 for half price membership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24, 2022 • 58min
Inside Unite
One of Britain’s biggest trade unions has built a hotel in Birmingham at vast cost. Following the threads which explain why it became so wildly expensive leads inevitably to a surprising place: to Liverpool. And to questions which could hurt the Labour party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 17, 2022 • 41min
The Alzheimer's casino
Big money and bad science: what happens when science and medical research meet Wall Street? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2022 • 39min
Egypt's bad cop
The story of one man, fighting to his last breath, to reveal the darkness that lies behind this year’s UN Climate Change Conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 3, 2022 • 39min
Mutiny: The undoing of Liz Truss
The inside story of how the shortest premiership in British history came to an end Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
