Former US president Donald Trump is facing criminal charges in New York but he faces more serious legal challenges elsewhere. Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism. For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise for £60 a year. As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do...
Apr 06, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 573
The Duke of Sussex has been in the high court, fighting a legal battle against the owner of the Daily Mail newspaper . What is he trying to achieve? Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism. For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise for £60 a year. As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown . If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a differ...
Apr 05, 2023•7 min
How the arrest of Donald Trump could reshape the US 2024 election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 04, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 571
Why Israel is in turmoil over plans to give politicians more control over the courts. Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism. For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise for £60 a year. As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown . If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at torto...
Apr 03, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 570
Why has a visit to the United States by Taiwan’s president provoked such a hostile reaction in Beijing? Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism. For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise for £60 a year. As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown . If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to...
Mar 31, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 569
The wedding of Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham was supposed to launch them as the hot new it couple. Has a lawsuit ruined that? Listen to the Slow Newscast: https://pod.fo/e/16fd1d Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism. For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise for £60 a year. As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown . If you’d like to further support slow jou...
Mar 30, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 568
Who is Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s new first minister, and what does his election as first minister mean for the country? Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism. For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise for £60 a year. As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown . If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consi...
Mar 29, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 567
Teachers are calling for the UK’s schools watchdog to pause inspections following the death of a headteacher. Why? Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism. For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise for £60 a year. As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown . If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider ...
Mar 28, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 566
The former prime minister faced a grilling by the parliamentary committee investigating whether he misled MPs over Partygate. Could it be the end of his political career? Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism. For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise as a member for £60 a year. As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown . If you’d like to further support slow jou...
Mar 27, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 565
French president Emmanuel Macron has faced a backlash in parliament and on the streets against plans to raise the country’s state retirement age. What does it mean for his reformist agenda? Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism. For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise as a member for £60 a year. As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown . If you’d like to furth...
Mar 24, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 564
The Chinese president has just returned from a three-day visit to Russia. What did we learn about Xi Jinping’s support for Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine? Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism. For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise as a member for £60 a year. As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown . If you’d like to further support slow journalism and hel...
Mar 23, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 563
A damning report into the Metropolitan Police has concluded that it is institutionally racist, sexist, homophobic and misogynistic. Can it ever be reformed? Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 22, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 562
Credit Suisse is the latest bank to be rescued after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent shockwaves through the global financial markets. Can confidence in the system be restored? Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 21, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 561
Out of Downing Street, and unleashed from restrictions on second jobs, Boris Johnson is now earning more than any former UK prime minister in history. But where is that money coming from? Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 20, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 560
The biggest prison in the Americas will set records for overcrowding. But El Salvador's president says it's necessary to control gang violence. Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 17, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 559
On Wednesday, Jeremy Hunt delivered his first budget as chancellor which was centred on boosting the workforce and economic growth. But has he done enough to help parents with the staggering cost of childcare? Listen to Mel's Electric Adventure: https://podfollow.com/mels-electric-adventure Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code ...
Mar 16, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 558
Gary Lineker was asked to step back from presenting Match of the Day after he tweeted about politics. What does the incident tell us about the BBC’s difficulties in achieving impartial broadcasting? Listen to Mel's Electric Adventure: https://podfollow.com/mels-electric-adventure Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for...
Mar 15, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 557
The UK may become the latest country to ban the use of TikTok on official government devices, joining the EU, US and Canada. What will this mean for the future of the app? Listen to Mel's Electric Adventure: https://podfollow.com/mels-electric-adventure Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hos...
Mar 14, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 556
Since November, more than 1,000 Iranian schoolgirls have fallen ill after a wave of suspected poisonings. What's really going on? Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 13, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 555
The government has unveiled new, tougher measures to stop people crossing the Channel in small boats. But it faces legal and practical challenges. Why are they doing it and will it work? Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 10, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 554
After a long and contentious election campaign Bola Tinubu has been declared president-elect of Nigeria. What does his victory tell us about the challenges facing Africa’s most populous country and biggest economy? Listen to Mel's Electric Adventure: https://podfollow.com/mels-electric-adventure Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the ...
Mar 09, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 553
After three years and countless deaths, were the people who think Covid came from a Chinese lab right all along? Listen to Mel's Electric Adventure: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mels-electric-adventure/id1673852195 Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Mar 08, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 552
The senior civil servant led the inquiry into Partygate and has now accepted a job as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff causing uproar amongst some Conservative MPs. Is their outrage justified? Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted...
Mar 07, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 551
Videos posted on TikTok are thought to be fuelling student protests over uniform and toilet rules. The social media platform says most do not violate its guidelines. But the disruption could reignite the debate about another rule - banning mobile phones in schools. Listen to The News Meeting: https://linktr.ee/TheNewsMeeting Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortois...
Mar 06, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 550
A major publishing house has revised some of Roald Dahl’s children’s books. Why did it do it? Listen to The News Meeting: https://linktr.ee/TheNewsMeeting Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Mar 03, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 549
The government’s energy price guarantee is due to be scaled back but with the cost of energy falling it is under pressure to maintain it for a little longer, so will bills rise at the end of March? Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...
Mar 02, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 548
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has done a deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. But has he done enough to get it over the line? Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Mar 01, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 547
Supermarkets have introduced limits on sales of certain fruit and vegetables due to shortages of fresh produce. They blame bad weather in southern Spain and Morocco but British farmers say it's a more systemic problem. Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Feb 28, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 546
A toxic train derailment in Ohio has become a political football. But what about the residents who fear for their health? Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 27, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 545
Tortoise has been speaking to a Ukrainian woman ever since Russia began its full scale invasion of Ukraine. A year later and the war is still raging. This is Halyna’s story. Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. To access more of our journalism and get invites to exclusive events you can join Tortoise as a member. Visit tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Sense60 for a special offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See a...
Feb 24, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 544
