

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.
Episodes


China’s shadow war: The dissidents

Why do mothers abandon babies?

Foundling | Tortoise Investigates

Can AI write good literature?

Kill talk: Pete Hegseth and the language of war

Your best baby

Rogue Brits: The Orthobros

Rogue Brits: Fighting for Putin

Stephen Miller’s America

“My best pal”: Mandelson and Epstein

Mismatch: Bumble vs the men’s rights activists

Russia's shadow war at sea

The God complex: Part 2

Archive: Peltz-Beckham: A super-wedding gone wrong

The God complex: Part 1

Introducing the new host of the Slow Newscast

The Walkers: The real Salt Path

Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene: The MAGA divorce

Sycamore Gap: felling of a tree
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