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.To find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalistsIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jun 2, 2021 • 49min
Inside Downing Street: the second couple
After Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ wedding, there are now two powerful married couples in Number 10. Meet the other: Munira and Dougie... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27, 2021 • 56min
Hunt for the porn king
As dozens of women accuse the world’s largest porn company of profiting from their abuse, listen to the full story of how we traced its secretive owner to his London mansion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 20, 2021 • 31min
The neo-Nazis next door
In the German city of Chemnitz, political extremists aren’t just present – they’re organised. And they’re trying to spread their creed from ramshackle buildings to the rest of the country Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 12, 2021 • 44min
The white gold rush
The story of a dying lake, a forgotten community and the hunt for a green future. Host Basia Cummings is joined by reporters Miranda Green and Lucy Sherriff to investigate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 6, 2021 • 48min
What happened to Shukri Abdi?
When A 12-year-old Somali refugee drowned in the River Irwell in 2019, suspicion and rumour soon followed. In this episode, Basia is joined by reporter Nimo Omer to investigate what happened to Shukri Abdi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 29, 2021 • 40min
Pariah - episode 4
A life like Harvey Proctor’s has lessons for the police and the media. And for all of us: what are we prepared to do to people we turn into hate figures? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 29, 2021 • 40min
Pariah - episode 3
Harvey Proctor was caught in the middle of a deadly serious police investigation, Operation Midland. How could he fight it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 29, 2021 • 46min
Pariah - episode 2
It’s tough to survive one huge, public scandal in your life. Two is almost unheard of. But that was about to happen to Harvey Proctor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 29, 2021 • 47min
Pariah - episode 1
Harvey Proctor was a Conservative MP, notorious in the 1980s for his right-wing views. Until he was entrapped by a newspaper in a ‘gay sex scandal’ and his life started to unravel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 21, 2021 • 44min
Lost at sea
The mysterious story of Gulf Livestock 1, a 12,000-tonne ship carrying 6,000 cows that disappeared without a trace in the Pacific Ocean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
