The Slow Newscast
The ObserverThe 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.
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| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 465 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | DocumentaryNewsNews CommentarySociety & Culture | |||
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Have been following Tortoise since its very first episode. Highly respect Basia’s tone and journalistic skills and integrity. Unfortunately I believe the participation of too many reporters are tainting the clean cut balanced style this podcast used to excel in.
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Apple Podcasts4Molylu
United Kingdom2 months ago - Flawed and biased episode on ECT
The tone of the journalist discussing ECT was immediately negative and judgmental. Her grasp of the science, psychiatry in general and the struggle of patients and families experiencing mental illness was quite limited. This creates more distrust and will discourage patients seeking care. Hugely disappointed you would let this dismissive tone be published.
Apple Podcasts4MTAKWA
United States2 months ago - Henry Nowak
What a one sided review .
Apple Podcasts2Mary Mac 13United Kingdom5 months ago - Biased
This is very biased. The families apology means nothing when they were in court shouting at Henry’s family the day before. Henry was handcuffed while dying and his murderer was never handcuffed. He was treated differently, why???????
Poor Henry must have seen the police and thought thank god I’m safe now but they treated him so badly. That poor boy. You’ve hardly spoken about him. So disappointed
Apple Podcasts1SIMO CCUnited Kingdom5 months ago - What have you done to this podcast?
It used to be great, now it’s awful. The Observer have killed it
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Apple Podcasts | #150 | United States/Society & Culture/Documentary |
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The show delivers long-form investigations and narrative journalism on timely UK and global issues, ranging from political finance, corruption, and governance to major global events and social justice stories. Episodes often feature deep-dive reporting, archival context, expert commentary, and on-the-ground reporting, giving listeners a clear throughline on accountability, policy implications, and human impact. A notable strength is its willingness to tackle complex, controversial topics with thorough sourcing and dramatic storytelling, which can attract listeners who crave thoughtful, in-depth analysis beyond headlines.
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Recent guests on The Slow Newscast include:
1. Ruth Michaelson
2. Rikki Doolan
3. Pamela Colloff
4. Henry Scrag
5. Sue Black
6. Victor Wind
7. Jefferson Acacho
8. Lara van Broekhoven
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