The Slow Newscast
Hosted by Basia Cummings · The Observer
4.7from 1,186 ratings
- 459
- Episodes
- 209
- Transcribed
- 1,186
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 3M
- YouTube views
About 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 (https://observer.co.uk/subscribe/audio) 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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- The Observer
- Category
- news · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Nov 2019
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
209 of 459 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Prince William and the Duchy tenants facing eviction
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
My therapist, the predator
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Burnham's do no harm budget
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Prince William and the Duchy tenants facing eviction
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And for one of the tenant farmers explained that actually If he was rich enough to buy a farm, he wouldn't be a tenant farmer. These aren't sort of wealthy landowners. They're people, hardworking rural people who've been working the land for generations. And all those plans are being now torn up. […]
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- Asha
- Patricia Clarke
- Ruth Michaelson
- Pamela Colloff
- Len McCluskey
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 3,051,930
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 118 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 1,068 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 83
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 98
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