In the internet age, anyone with a camera can make and sell porn. But what happens when a shoot goes wrong? In the second episode in our Porn Planet series investigating online pornography, we look into the world of porn production  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The porn headmaster

The truth of an origin story has never mattered more: did Covid cross to humans from an animal, or did it escape from a laboratory? The arguments have only grown fiercer. And in the fog of war, the World Health Organisation lost its way  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Genesis: The mystery of where Covid began

Last month the richest nations on the planet squared up to its greatest public health challenge, how to vaccinate every adult everywhere against Covid. They failed.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Arms Race: vaccine failure at Carbis Bay, the G7’s deadly sin

This is a story about one student, one case, and a serious sexual assault. It takes place at Cambridge University, but the case – of a botched process that lets a young woman down – could have happened almost anywhere...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DIY justice

In the final episode of Left to die: Nick Alexander tells the story of his torturous escape from the convoy – and the question left lying in the dust of the attack: who, really, abandoned them all?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Left to die - episode 3

Episode 2 of our series investigating what happened at the Amarula Hotel: the story of Wesley and his brother Adrian, who escape in a car and are ambushed by insurgents as they race to safety.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Left to die - episode 2

In March, Islamist militants attacked the town of Palma, in northern Mozambique – the site of a $20bn gas project. They besieged a hotel, where more than 200 civilians were taking shelter, waiting to be rescued. But help never came. In our new three-part series, we investigate why these men, women and children were abandoned.Ep1: An Islamist insurgency hits. Nick and Wes, two South African contractors, race to the Amarula Hotel. Over three horrifying days, it becomes clear: no one is coming to help.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Left to die - episode 1

The Slow Newscast takes news slowly. Each week, we tell one investigative story. Your host is Basia Cummings.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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In little more than a year - the year of the pandemic - Anand Menon lost his mother, father, brother and sister, but not to Covid. Grief and loss have been a part of so many lives this year, but none more so than Anand's.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The missing note

Sophie Bennett took her own life in a care facility that was crumbling around her. Paul Caruana Galizia and Chris Cook investigate what went wrong at a charity led by a famous mental health pioneer.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A death at Lancaster Lodge

After Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ wedding, there are now two powerful married couples in Number 10. Meet the other: Munira and Dougie...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Inside Downing Street: the second couple

As dozens of women accuse the world’s largest porn company of profiting from their abuse, listen to the full story of how we traced its secretive owner to his London mansion  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hunt for the porn king

In the German city of Chemnitz, political extremists aren’t just present – they’re organised. And they’re trying to spread their creed from ramshackle buildings to the rest of the country  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The neo-Nazis next door

The story of a dying lake, a forgotten community and the hunt for a green future. Host Basia Cummings is joined by reporters Miranda Green and Lucy Sherriff to investigate.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The white gold rush

When A 12-year-old Somali refugee drowned in the River Irwell in 2019, suspicion and rumour soon followed. In this episode, Basia is joined by reporter Nimo Omer to investigate what happened to Shukri Abdi.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What happened to Shukri Abdi?

Starting Monday February 10th, Tortoise steps back from its usual weekly podcasts with a four-part investigation into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Daphne investigated corruption involving the most powerful businessmen and politicians in Malta where she lived. She paid with her life. Her son Paul goes in search of the men who ordered her murder.

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