Truth Tellers

Inside a year-long investigation into how the Saudi elite exploit and abuse East African domestic workers while politicians profit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 30-year-old news influencer who has gained 28 million followers and the ire of India’s government for his compelling opposition to Prime Minister Modi.Dhruv Rathee, YouTube EducatorInterviewer: Isobel Yeung, International Correspondent, CNN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A deep dive into Reuters’ seven-part series exploring the deception and manipulation behind the porn juggernaut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is carrying on his fight to bring down Putin.Yulia Navalnaya, Freedom Fighter and Human Rights ActivistInterviewer: Tina Brown CBE, Editor and Author Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The celebrated savant of American politics gives his candid views on how Democrats can regain their mojo and where the US is headed.James Carville, Political Consultant and AuthorInterviewer: Alastair Campbell, Writer, Communicator, and Podcaster Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The editor inadvertently added to a classified group chat about a real-time military strike discusses the scoop of the year and how he has transformed The Atlantic magazine.Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief, The AtlanticInterviewer: Tina Brown CBE, Editor and Author Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How a global journalism collaboration finished the investigation cut short by the death of a Ukrainian journalist in Russian captivity.Juliette Garside, Joint Deputy Investigations Editor, The GuardianLaurent Richard, Investigative Journalist and Founder, Forbidden StoriesKatya Adler, Europe Editor, BBCTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalistsIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Across the world, polls suggest trust in traditional media is in decline. And disinformation in all its forms is on the rise. In this episode of Truth Tellers, Krishnan Guru Murthy from Channel 4 News is joined by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Deborah Turness from BBC News, Eliot Higgins from Bellingcat and Steven Brill of Newsguard.  To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalists Emily Maitlis, Jorge Ramos, Kara Swisher and RedBird IMI CEO Jeff Zucker sit down with Tortoise’s editor and co-founder James Harding. They discuss what the relationship between Trump 2.0 and the media might look like. To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nigerian writer, novelist and poet Wole Soyinka won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986.  In this episode of Truth Tellers he discusses Nigeria and colonialism with the BBC’s Mishal Hussain.To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two men close to the late Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny on the danger of exposing the lies of the Putin regime. To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gillian Tett, columnist and provost at King’s College Cambridge, is joined by Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor of the Sunday Times, and Paul Radu, co-founder of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist, Arwa Damon, talks to Motaz Azaiza, a Palestinian photojournalist who has reported extensively from Gaza - and then Youman El Sayed and Safwat Kahlout who both work for Al Jazeera in Gaza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A conversation hosted by Tortoise editor and founder James Harding from the launch of the 2024 Sir Harry Evans Global Summit in Investigative Journalism. He's joined on stage by Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC from Doughty Street Chambers, BBC News presenter Clive Myrie and Alessandra Galloni, Editor-in-Chief of Reuters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why kill a journalist if there are 30 others ready to take their place? The pioneering French publishers Forbidden Stories discuss the ‘SafeBox’ system of reporting from dangerous places. From Tortoise Media, in partnership with the Sir Harry Evans Global Summit for Investigative Journalism, Tina Brown Media, Reuters and Durham University.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 tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Iranian state attacks journalists at home and abroad, Masih Alinejad and Paul Caruana Galicia discuss the threat now posed by the regime with the BBC’s Yalda Hakim From Tortoise Media, in partnership with the Sir Harry Evans Global Summit for Investigative Journalism, Tina Brown Media, Reuters and Durham University.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 tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Editors Dean Baquet from the New York Times, Roula Khalaf from the Financial Times and James Harding from Tortoise are joined by Nick Davies, the reporter behind the Guardian’s phone hacking reporting, to discuss how newsrooms should invest and support investigative journalism.From Tortoise Media, in partnership with the Sir Harry Evans Global Summit for Investigative Journalism, Tina Brown Media, Reuters and Durham University.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 tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The co-founder and CEO of Dominion Voting Systems talks about how he took on Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News in the courts – and won. From Tortoise Media, in partnership with the Sir Harry Evans Global Summit for Investigative Journalism, Tina Brown Media, Reuters and Durham University.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 tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The media mogul who founded Fox Broadcasting Company talks about Rupert Murdoch – and the future of news.From Tortoise Media, in partnership with the Sir Harry Evans Global Summit for Investigative Journalism, Tina Brown Media, Reuters and Durham University.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 tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mexican reporter Anabel Hernandez discusses her 17-year investigation into the Sinaloa cartel, and the threats made to her life. From Tortoise Media, in partnership with the Sir Harry Evans Global Summit for Investigative Journalism, Tina Brown Media, Reuters and Durham University.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 tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.