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The Slow Newscast

The Slow Newscast

By: The Observer
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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.


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Episodes
  • Is this the end of Orban's influence?

    Is this the end of Orban's influence?
    Apr 16 2026

    After sixteen years of rule in Hungary, Viktor Orbán has been voted out of office. But in that time, he’s built a deep-rooted network of soft power through think-tanks, universities and media organisations. As the new Prime Minister Péter Magyar seeks to assert his own identity and vision for Hungary, will Orbanism’s influence cause him problems?


    Slow Newscast Extra:

    Host: Ada Barumé

    Producer: Amalie Sortland

    Executive Producer: Matt Russell


    Illiberal land: Hungary’s empire of ideas

    Reporter: David Aaronovitch

    Producer: Jonathan Lewis

    Artwork: Lola Williams

    Sound Design: Dominic Delargy

    Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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    42 mins
  • Unjust: How the Court of Appeal failed an innocent man

    Unjust: How the Court of Appeal failed an innocent man
    Apr 14 2026

    Ceri Thomas revisits the appalling case of Peter Sullivan, jailed for 38 years for a murder he did not commit and offered no apology when finally released. Why does the court work so slowly? Why is it allowed to mark its own homework, and why is it so resistant to reform?


    Reporter: Ceri Thomas

    Producer: Katie Gunning

    Artwork: Lucy Stevenson

    Sound design: Dominic Delargy

    Editor: Matt Russell


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    32 mins
  • Can we be saved from AI?

    Can we be saved from AI?
    Apr 9 2026
    Meta and YouTube were found liable earlier this year in a social media addiction trial and ordered to pay out $6 million in damages. Could this be a blueprint for how to avoid history repeating itself with AI?

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    29 mins
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Some people have a lot of money to spend on their very successful wedding and are still unhappy with the result. That's it. That's the story. Now you don't have to listen to it and can listen to one of the other Slow News podcasts that actually has content. If I could give the 'story' zero stars I would.

A story about people with a lot of money.

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well researched and interesting episodes, can someone be on the biase side sometimes. But we'll worth listening to expand your world

Great podcast

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