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The Slow Newscast

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

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24:00

Jamie Vardy: The last underdog

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/05/27

After thirteen years, Jamie Vardy is leaving Leicester City. His time at the club is an example of not one, but two underdogs succeeding against the odds. Could anything like this happen again in the Premier League?To find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our websiteobserver.co.ukIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about

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30:19

Car crash: Musk and Tesla

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/05/20

Tesla saw their stock price soar with President Trump's election. But since January, it has come plummeting back down. Has Musk crashed Tesla?Reporter: Giles WhittellProducer: Matt RussellSound design: Dominic DelargyArtwork: Lola WilliamsEditor: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our websiteobserver.co.ukDownload the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalistsIf you want

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43:24

Just Stop TurmOil

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/05/13

The radical climate protest group Just Stop Oil delighted supporters and infuriated opponents in equal measure. But then the government began to crack down on them. So where are they now?Reporter: David TaylorProducer: Matt RussellArtwork: Lola WilliamsSound design: Dominic DelargyEditor: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our websiteobserver.co.ukDownload the Tortoise app – for a listening

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49:06

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

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/05/06

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 responsibility by a family court judge four years earlier, the finger of blame began to wander. Who could have saved Sara Sharif?Reporter: Louise TickleProducer: Ada BaruméArtwork: Lola WilliamsSound Design: Dominic DelargyEditor: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to

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40:23

Broken ranks: civil war in the police fed

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/04/29

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 ultimately affects the way all of us are policed. This is the story of how it lost its way.Reporter: John SimpsonProducer: Katie GunningSound design: Dominic DelargyArtwork: Blythe Walker SibthorpEditor: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for

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38:38

North Korea's war in Europe

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/04/22

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. Since then, Russia have retaken most of the land taken. To do so, Russia looked towards North Korea.This is the story of Kursk...and how North Korea came to play a potentially key role in the war.Reporter: Claudia WilliamsProducer: Matt RussellSound design: Dominic DelargyArtwork: Lola WilliamsEditor:

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42:08

How to ruin a football club

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/04/15

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.Reporter: Xavier GreenwoodProducer: Xavier GreenwoodSound design: Dominic DelargyArtwork: Lola WilliamsEditor: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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44:35

Nimby Nation

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/04/08

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 future. But maybe he's saving it? This is the story of that man, the so-called zealots, and a prime minister who wants to take them on.Reporter: Katie GunningProducer: Matt RussellSound design: Dominic DelargyArtwork: Lola WilliamsEditor: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about Tortoise:Download the

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41:08

Die, die, DEI

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/04/01

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 over it. This is the story of how one man tried to kill an idea.Reporter: Stephen ArmstrongProducer: Ada BaruméSound design: Karla PatellaArtwork: Lola WilliamsEditor: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe

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45:00

The $Trumpcon

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/03/25

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. The value soared as supporters piled in, before crashing when his wife, Melania Trump, also released one. Amid the mayhem, one early buyer of the coin walked away with $109 million.The path to finding out who profited from $TRUMP goes through Argentina, where a young and naive entrepreneur called Hayden

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43:27

The hunt for the 100ft wave

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/03/18

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: Claudia WilliamsProducer: Ada BaruméSound design: Karla PatellaArtwork: Lola WilliamsExecutive Producer: Matt RussellEditor: Jasper CorbettTo 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

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35:13

Are we alone?

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/03/11

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 the scientific community that it is only a matter of time before proof of life outside our solar system is found.Reporter: Giles WhittellProducer: Matt RussellSound design: Dominic DelargyArtwork: Lola WilliamsEditor: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app – for a

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48:06

Trump's Dealmaker: Steve Witkoff and Gaza

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/03/04

A week before Donald Trump's inauguration, a real estate mogul flew to Jerusalem to meet Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Within days, a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was agreed. What happened that weekend and how influential was the businessman in the diplomatic negotiations?Reporter: Donald MacintyreProducer: Matt RussellSound design: Tom BurchellArtwork: Lola WilliamsEditor: Jasper CorbettSlow Newscast Executive Producer: Matt RussellTo find out more about Tortoise:Download the

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38:02

Lucky Boy

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/02/25

Gareth spent years believing he was a lucky boy. He was the 14-year-old who got the attention of the attractive young science teacher. Now, decades later, he wants the truth to come out about the damage it’s caused him. But his story is not straight forward.Reported and produced by: Chloe Hadjimatheou and Gary MarshallSound design: Hannah VarrallPodcast artwork: Lola WilliamsExecutive producer: Basia CummingsYou can find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience

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28:27

Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman | The...

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/02/18

Last year we published a podcast series called Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman. Five women accused the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting them. Neil Gaiman denied the allegations. It was a complicated and difficult story which shone a light on the nature of consent within an existing relationship. Now, one of those women has filed a lawsuit in the United States against both Neil Gaiman and his estranged wife, Amanda Palmer. She explains why. Neil Gaiman

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32:14

The Rwanda plan: How to waste £700m

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/02/11

The flagship policy for several Prime Ministers became the Rwanda plan. But three years, four Prime Ministers and £715 million later, the policy is dead and never really got off the ground. This is how so much money was spent on so little.Reporter: Catherine NeilanProducer: Ada BarumeSound design: Dominic DelargyArtwork: Lola WilliamsEditor: Jasper CorbettSlow Newscast Executive Producer: Matt RussellTo find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by

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42:13

F**k it, release ‘em all: Trump and the Jan 6ers

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/02/04

For more than two years, Special Counsel Jack Smith investigated allegations of President Trump’s election fraud. His investigation ended last month – not with a trial, but a dense report. Why has nobody paid attention?Reporter: Stephen ArmstrongProducer: Claudia WilliamsExecutive producer: Matt RussellEditor: Jasper CorbettArtwork: Lola WilliamsTo find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts

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48:23

Goodbye mum: the ruthless fight for child custody

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/01/30

One of the most difficult questions facing a judge in the family court is which parent should have custody of a child. To help them answer that, judges rely on independent experts to provide an impartial voice in the court. But what happens when the objectivity of those experts is questioned? This is the story of how the family courts have failed some of the children it exists to protect.Reporters: Louise Tickle and Hannah SummersAdditional reporting: Paul Bradshaw, Serena Cesaro, William Jarrett

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39:06

Rogue Russia: Nuclear poker

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/01/21

In October 2022 the course of the Russia's war in Ukraine shifted. Intelligence from the USA and UK indicated that Russia could turn to a nuclear bomb to get on top of the war. This is the story of those six days in October, and just how close Putin really came to pressing the nuclear button.Reporter: Giles WhittellProducer: Ada BarumeAdditional reporting: Nina KuryataSound design: Dominic DelargyArtwork: Lola WilliamsEditor: Jasper CorbettSlow Newscast Executive Producer: Matt RussellTo find out

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42:37

Rogue Russia: Agents of mayhem

The Slow Newscast ·

2025/01/14

Last October, the head of MI5 said Russia was on a mission to cause "sustained mayhem" on European streets. It might be hard to spot at first, but it is there in plain sight. This is the unpredictable, violent world of the modern Russian intelligence servicesReporter: Alexi MostrousProducer: Gary MarshallSound design: Dominic DelargyArtwork: Lola WilliamsEditor: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to

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