The Slow Newscast - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

The Slow Newscast — News
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? 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 and use the code AUDIO50 to get 50% off your annual subscription:

Early access, bonus content and ad-free listening to our podcasts

A daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a week

Puzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crossword

Recipes for every occasion

Free tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Copyright: © 2019-2020 Tortoise Media

Latest Episodes:

Left to die - episode 2 Jun 23, 2021

Show notes

Episode 2 of our series investigating what happened at the Amarula Hotel: the story of Wesley and his brother Adrian, who escape in a car and are ambushed by insurgents as they race to safety.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Left to die - episode 1 Jun 23, 2021

Show notes

In March, Islamist militants attacked the town of Palma, in northern Mozambique – the site of a $20bn gas project. They besieged a hotel, where more than 200 civilians were taking shelter, waiting to be rescued. But help never came. In our new three-part series, we investigate why these men, women and children were abandoned.

Ep1: An Islamist insurgency hits. Nick and Wes, two South African contractors, race to the Amarula Hotel. Over three horrifying days, it becomes clear: no one is coming to help.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The missing note Jun 17, 2021

Show notes

In little more than a year - the year of the pandemic - Anand Menon lost his mother, father, brother and sister, but not to Covid. Grief and loss have been a part of so many lives this year, but none more so than Anand's.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A death at Lancaster Lodge Jun 10, 2021

Show notes

Sophie Bennett took her own life in a care facility that was crumbling around her. Paul Caruana Galizia and Chris Cook investigate what went wrong at a charity led by a famous mental health pioneer.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside Downing Street: the second couple Jun 02, 2021

Show notes

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.

Hunt for the porn king May 27, 2021

Show notes

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.

The neo-Nazis next door May 20, 2021

Show notes

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.

The white gold rush May 12, 2021

Show notes

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.

What happened to Shukri Abdi? May 06, 2021

Show notes

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.

Pariah - episode 4 Apr 29, 2021

Show notes

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.

Related Podcasts