When Rupert Murdoch announced that he was stepping down as chairman of News Corp and Fox he appointed his eldest son as his successor. Who is Lachlan Murdoch and how much power will he actually have? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donati...
Sep 28, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 693
Last week, over 11,000 people seeking refuge in Europe crossed the Mediterranean Sea and arrived on the small Italian island of Lampedusa. But is the EU’s plan to stop the boats from leaving Tunisia in the first place the solution? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind...
Sep 27, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 692
Opponents have accused Labour of wanting to “unpick Brexit” and preparing the case for the UK to rejoin the EU. But is that fair? And what does Starmer’s stance in the past tell us about his likely approach in the future? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsro...
Sep 26, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 691
Why India and Canada are lashing out at each other For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us . Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is re...
Sep 25, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 690
Rishi Sunak has announced a major U-turn on net zero policies including delaying the ban on new petrol and diesel cars by five years. But what has caused this change of heart – and will voters back it at the polls? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do ...
Sep 22, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 689
The comedian has been accused of serious sexual assault by multiple women. He denies the allegations and says, without evidence, that they could be part of an attempt by mainstream media to silence him. Where has that claim come from? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different k...
Sep 21, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 688
BP’s boss has resigned after he failed to be transparent with the board about his past conduct. What does it tell us about accountability at the top of some of our biggest businesses? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise a...
Sep 20, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 687
Thousands have been killed after dams burst during a storm in Libya. Is this the result of government failure or climate change? Listen to the News Meeting here: https://pod.fo/e/1ef64a For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise...
Sep 19, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 686
Why the North Korean leader went to meet Vladamir Putin in Siberia. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us . Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a ne...
Sep 18, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 685
Covid cases are on the rise around the world and public health experts are concerned about a new variant, BA.2.86 or Pirola. What is the UK doing about it? Listen to The News Meeting here . For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tort...
Sep 15, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 684
There have been renewed calls to ban the American bully XL dog breed after one attacked an 11-year-old girl in Birmingham. But would banning them make the streets safer? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedi...
Sep 14, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 683
It’s been revealed that two people – including a parliamentary researcher – have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China. Why is the news causing so much trouble for the government? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Torto...
Sep 13, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 682
Weight-loss injections like Ozempic and WeGovy are taking over Hollywood and transforming the Danish economy. What happens if things go wrong? For more Tortoise reporting on Novo Nordisk, sign up to the Daily Sensemaker newsletter: tortoisemedia.com For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us buil...
Sep 12, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 681
When the prime minister resigned, he nominated several of his closest allies to join the House of Lords. But one person stood out precisely because barely anyone had heard of her: Charlotte Owen. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating t...
Sep 11, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 680
Nearly one year ago, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody sparked protests across Iran. The unrest triggered national protests which were met with brutal repression, leading to a number of deaths. So what's happening in Iran one year on? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help u...
Sep 08, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 679
The parents of Martha Mills say her death was caused by a toxic workplace culture in the NHS. They are campaigning to introduce procedures for families to ask for a second medical opinion when they have concerns about the current care they’re receiving. Listen to Merope Mills on The News Meeting podcast: https://podfollow.com/the-news-meeting Listen to Merope Mills on BBC Radio 4: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/marthas-rule-challenging-culture-will-make-our-hospitals/id73330187?i=10006266...
Sep 07, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 678
More than 100 schools in England are completely or partially closed because of concerns that the concrete used to build them – and other public buildings, like hospitals – is unsafe. Is this a crisis that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could have prevented? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us ...
Sep 06, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 677
Andriy Pilschikov was a fighter pilot who caught the attention and imagination of those in the West. He was part of Ukraine's clamour for F-16 fighter planes, but why is the country so keen for them? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donati...
Sep 05, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 676
Last week James Cleverly was the first British foreign secretary to visit China for five years. What does the trip say about the UK’s relationship with Beijing? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/sup...
Sep 04, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 675
The president of the Spanish Football Federation is under pressure to resign for kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the country won the women’s World Cup. Is this Spain’s MeToo moment? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tort...
Sep 01, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 674
When Yemen’s civil war broke out in 2014 a tanker that held the crude oil from its oil fields was abandoned in the Red Sea. Now the UN has had to step in to stop one of the largest spills in history. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donati...
Aug 31, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 673
A previously unknown and unsigned musician has topped the US charts with a song that blames urban elites for the troubles of working-class Americans. How did the right turn “Rich Men North of Richmond” into a hit? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do c...
Aug 30, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 672
The descendants of former British prime minister William Gladstone have travelled to Guyana to apologise for their family’s role in the slave trade. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us . Yo...
Aug 29, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 671
The leader of the Wagner mercenary group is believed to have died in a plane crash in Russia, two months after staging a mutiny against Vladimir Putin. What now for Wagner and Russia’s president? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating t...
Aug 25, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 670
Japan is going to dispose of radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant by pumping it into the Pacific Ocean. But there have been strong objections from environmental campaigners and neighbouring countries. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind ...
Aug 24, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 699
The former neonatal nurse has been sentenced to a whole-life order for murdering seven babies in her care and attempting to murder six others. Now the focus is on the hospital where she worked and how she got away with it for so long. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different k...
Aug 23, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 668
Spain lifted their first Women’s World Cup trophy after beating England in the final. But off the field matters have dampened their victory. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us . Your contr...
Aug 22, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 667
Rudy Giuliani used to be known as “America’s Mayor”. Now he’s facing criminal charges for helping Donald Trump in his conspiracy to overthrow the 2020 election result in the US state of Georgia. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to...
Aug 21, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 666
It has been more than two months since Nadine Dorries announced that she was resigning with “immediate effect” as the MP for Mid Bedfordshire. Since then she’s behaved like she’s no longer an MP, but she hasn’t actually quit. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of ne...
Aug 18, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 665
Earlier this month, a fire gutted an 18th century pub that police are now treating as arson. It's part of a wider trend across the country. What's happening to Britain's pubs? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoi...
Aug 17, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 664
