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Tortoise Investigates

Welcome to Tortoise Investigates from The Observer. It’s the home for the best of our podcast series, where you can find all our chart-topping, award-winning stories in one place.We’ve covered everything from extraordinary tales of deception to suspicious deaths to one mother’s decades-long fight against the police.Our journalists cover a wide range of stories but there is a thread that ties them all together – in every series, you’ll hear us going deep on a story, taking our time to investigate,

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42:03

The Gas Man: Episode 3 - The escape

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/06/04

The team persuades The Gas Man to step out from the shadows. He reveals the first big clue in the investigation to how he got away with it – and makes a surprising claim about his role in the caseTo find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with

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33:11

The Gas Man: Episode 2 - The Sting

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/05/28

Special Agent Bass has his target in his sights but he’s on another continent. If he wants him to talk he’ll need a clever plan – and maybe a bit of luckTo find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more

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33:32

The Gas Man: Episode 1 - The Special Agent

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/05/28

In the 1980s Special Agent Dennis Bass received a tip-off that changed the course of his career. 30 years on reporter Chloe Hadjimatheou sets out to solve the mystery of how an international fugitive got away with his crimes – and why he's still on the run.To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a member and get access to all of Tortoise's

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3:12

Introducing...The Gas Man

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/05/21

Introducing...The Gas Man It starts with a tip-off.It’s the late 1980s and US Special Agent Dennis Bass is warned about a shipment of suspicious chemicals headed to a secret destination. So he follows the lead – and ends up stumbling into a global plot helping fuel a war. The main suspect? The Gas Man.In the decades since, Special Agent Bass has been locked in an international game of cat and mouse with the man who supplied a dangerous regime with the chemicals to make weapons. Every time Bass

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1:03

Who Trolled Amber: Live

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/05/20

"Misinformation, disinformation, and trolling campaigns are not just a celebrity story. They are everywhere. They affect how we see reality online."In a year when four billion people are heading to the polls, and with the World Economic Forum warning that online misinformation is the most severe risk the world faces, Who Trolled Amber? shines a light on the shady industry of social media manipulation. It reveals how bots and trolls can sway opinions from celebrity trials to general elections.On May

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6:57

Introducing...The Price of Paradise

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/04/22

We are partnering with Wondery, so that we can continue to bring our listeners brilliant investigations like Who Trolled Amber. You can join Tortoise as a member to get early and ad-free access to new series and support our investigations atwww.tortoisemedia.com/inviteIntroducing...The Price of ParadiseWhen ex-Bunny girl Jayne Gaskin spots the desert island of her dreams for sale online, she decides to risk it all. Trading intheir English village home, Jayne and her family relocate to their own

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39:19

Who Trolled Amber: Episode 6 - Public enemy

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/03/26

Johnny Depp’s maverick lawyer Adam Waldman finally comes under scrutiny. Alexi uncovers Waldman’s links to powerful figures and investigates his role in feeding online abuse. Can the team get to the truth about who trolled Amber?To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and

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25:01

Who Trolled Amber: Episode 5 - The special relationship

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/03/19

Could a nation state have deployed an online army to fight for Johnny Depp? Alexi discovers the curious relationship between the Hollywood star and an authoritarian world leader.The first five episodes are now available and further episodes will be released weekly. To listen to the whole series become a Tortoise member or subscribe to Tortoise+.To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for

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32:06

Who Trolled Amber: Episode 4 - Through the looking glass

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/03/12

The astonishing case of a teenage killer helps lift the lid on how bot campaigns work – and offers the team a new path forward in the investigation.The first four episodes are now available and further episodes will be released weekly. To listen to the whole series become a Tortoise member or subscribe to Tortoise+.To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free

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36:06

Who Trolled Amber: Episode 3 - Into the dark

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/03/05

Disinformation experts come back with some startling results. The story begins to cross continents as the team find evidence of a global campaign.The first three episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available and further episodes will be released weekly. To binge listen to the entire series become a Tortoise member or subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts.To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on

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31:25

Who Trolled Amber: Episode 2 - Gold dust

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/02/27

The team talk to a Hollywood insider and travel to Florida in search of their first big clue: a treasure trove of data that might show what happened to Amber Heard online – and who was behind it.The first two episodes are now available and further episodes will be released weekly. To listen to the whole series become a Tortoise member or subscribe to Tortoise+.To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on

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36:49

Who Trolled Amber: Episode 1 - Missing evidence

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/02/27

Depp v Heard was the celebrity trial of the century. He won, she lost. But was Amber Heard the target of an organised trolling campaign?The first two episodes are now available and further episodes will be released weekly. To listen to the whole series become a Tortoise member or subscribe to Tortoise+.Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a member and get access to all of

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2:58

Introducing: Who Trolled Amber?

Tortoise Investigates ·

2024/02/20

Introducing… Who Trolled Amber?What comes to mind when you think of Amber Heard? Liar? Survivor? Narcissist? Millions of us watched the celebrity trial of the century, Depp v Heard, in 2022. Amber Heard lost and Johnny Depp was vindicated. But what if Amber was actually the victim of an organised trolling campaign? What if the online hate against her was manufactured?Alexi Mostrous, the reporter who brought you Sweet Bobby and Hoaxed, investigates what happened to Amber and who might have been

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36:40

Walter's War: Episode 4 - The confidence game

Tortoise Investigates ·

2023/11/30

Things begin to fall apart. Only a few years after Rebellion Defense’s rapid rise, it appears to be in trouble. The rebellion has failed to take off.In the secretive world of the military and big tech, Basia is met with a wall of silence as she tries to see inside the company… until a few former staffers agree to speak to her, revealing what happened behind closed doors.You can find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to

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37:41

Walter's War: Episode 3 - The rebellion

Tortoise Investigates ·

2023/11/28

Oliver’s company, Rebellion Defense, is on the rise. In 2019, it is full of promise and pumped with cash, trading on the hype around what’s possible with AI in war. It attracts influential backers and goes after big government contracts. And it becomes even harder to sort fact from fiction – where is the scrutiny, and who is checking that any of this stuff is… real?As Basia delves deeper into the world of artificial intelligence, she hears from another former girlfriend of Oliver’s who knows about

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32:55

Walter's War: Episode 2 - The secret life of Walter...

Tortoise Investigates ·

2023/11/23

Basia begins unravelling the ‘tissue of lies’, but it becomes clear that some of Oliver’s claims exist in the grey area, and in the secretive world in which he works, it’s hard to sift fact from fiction. Did he serve in the military? Is he an aristocrat? And as she traces his rise in national security, she is pulled into a bigger story – about a company, and a threat that is facing us all.The first three episodes are available to Tortoise members on the free Tortoise audio app, and subscribers to

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31:08

Walter's War: Episode 1 - An English gentleman

Tortoise Investigates ·

2023/11/21

This story starts in 2012. Oliver is a dashing young diplomat, working in Afghanistan. Charlie is a graduate newly arrived in London, trying to find her feet in the world. The pair meet online and she falls in love. But only a few months later, she discovers that the story Oliver has told her about his life is not what it seems.A decade later, this man has climbed to the top of academia, the civil service, and into the world of national security, eventually founding a billion-dollar company selling

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3:00

Introducing: Walter's War

Tortoise Investigates ·

2023/11/09

It’s London, 2012. Oliver is a dashing diplomat. Charlie is a young graduate trying to find her feet in the world. They meet online and she falls in love. With his encouragement, Charlie applies for a job in British intelligence. Then, she receives a text message that turns her life - and her relationship - upside down, and 10 years later, a mystery is still hanging over her. Walter's War is an investigation into what happened next – a journey through big tech and national security, hype and

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32:32

Dr Anti-Vax: Episode 3 - The movement

Tortoise Investigates ·

2023/11/07

Radicalised by Covid, the anti-vax movement goes mainstream – and RFK Jr emerges as a new figurehead.You can find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise audio app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a Tortoise member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:25

Dr Anti-Vax: Episode 2 - The rock star

Tortoise Investigates ·

2023/10/31

Andrew Wakefield becomes a superstar thanks to the support of celebrities and an army of mothers – and establishes anti-vax as a moneymaker.This is part 2 of a 3-part series - to listen exclusively to episode 3 today subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or become a member and listen on Tortoise's audio app.You can find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise audio app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and

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