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Introducing… Who Trolled Amber?


What comes to mind when you think of Amber Heard? Liar? Survivor? Narcissist? Millions of us watched the celebrity trial of the century, Depp v Heard, in 2022. Amber Heard lost and Johnny Depp was vindicated. But what if Amber was actually the victim of an organised trolling campaign? What if the online hate against her was manufactured?


Alexi Mostrous, the reporter who brought you Sweet Bobby and Hoaxed, investigates what happened to Amber and who might have been responsible. It’s a story about how our own thoughts and opinions can be moulded without us even realising.


All six episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available to binge-listen.


Who Trolled Amber is the latest series in Tortoise Investigates, the home of Tortoise's award-winning investigative series.


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Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous

Producer: Xavier Greenwood

Editor: David Taylor

Narrative editor: Gary Marshall

Additional reporting: Katie Riley 

Sound design: Karla Patella 

Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham



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79 episodes

Who Trolled Amber: Episode 6 - Public enemy

Johnny Depp’s maverick lawyer Adam Waldman finally comes under scrutiny. Alexi uncovers Waldman’s links to powerful figures and investigates his role in feeding online abuse. Can the team get to the truth about who trolled Amber? To find out more about Tortoise: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997 https://www.tortoisemedia.com/join-us/ If 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 Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous Producer and reporter: Xavier Greenwood Editor: David Taylor Narrative editor: Gary Marshall Additional reporting: Katie Riley  Sound design: Karla Patella  Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

39m
Mar 26
Who Trolled Amber: Episode 5 - The special relationship

Could a nation state have deployed an online army to fight for Johnny Depp? Alexi discovers the curious relationship between the Hollywood star and an authoritarian world leader. The first five episodes are now available and further episodes will be released weekly. To listen to the whole series become a Tortoise member or subscribe to Tortoise+. To find out more about Tortoise: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997 https://www.tortoisemedia.com/join-us/ If 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 Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous Producer and reporter: Xavier Greenwood Editor: David Taylor Narrative editor: Gary Marshall Additional reporting: Katie Riley  Sound design: Karla Patella  Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

25m
Mar 19
Who Trolled Amber: Episode 4 - Through the looking glass

The astonishing case of a teenage killer helps lift the lid on how bot campaigns work – and offers the team a new path forward in the investigation. The first four episodes are now available and further episodes will be released weekly. To listen to the whole series become a Tortoise member or subscribe to Tortoise+. To find out more about Tortoise: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997 https://www.tortoisemedia.com/join-us/ If 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 Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous Producer and reporter: Xavier Greenwood Editor: David Taylor Narrative editor: Gary Marshall Additional reporting: Katie Riley  Sound design: Karla Patella  Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

32m
Mar 12
Who Trolled Amber: Episode 3 - Into the dark

Disinformation experts come back with some startling results. The story begins to cross continents as the team find evidence of a global campaign. ≈ To find out more about Tortoise: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997 https://www.tortoisemedia.com/join-us/ If 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 Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous Producer and reporter: Xavier Greenwood Editor: David Taylor Narrative editor: Gary Marshall Additional reporting: Katie Riley  Sound design: Karla Patella  Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

36m
Mar 05
Who Trolled Amber: Episode 2 - Gold dust

The team talk to a Hollywood insider and travel to Florida in search of their first big clue: a treasure trove of data that might show what happened to Amber Heard online – and who was behind it. The first two episodes are now available and further episodes will be released weekly. To listen to the whole series become a Tortoise member or subscribe to Tortoise+. To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If 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 Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous Producer: Xavier Greenwood Editor: David Taylor Narrative editor: Gary Marshall Additional reporting: Katie Riley  Sound design: Karla Patella  Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

31m
Feb 27
Who Trolled Amber: Episode 1 - Missing evidence

Depp v Heard was the celebrity trial of the century. He won, she lost. But was Amber Heard the target of an organised trolling campaign? The first two episodes are now available and further episodes will be released weekly. To listen to the whole series become a Tortoise member or subscribe to Tortoise+. To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If 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 Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous Producer: Xavier Greenwood Editor: David Taylor Narrative editor: Gary Marshall Additional reporting: Katie Riley  Sound design: Karla Patella  Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

36m
Feb 27
Introducing: Who Trolled Amber?

Introducing… Who Trolled Amber? What comes to mind when you think of Amber Heard? Liar? Survivor? Narcissist? Millions of us watched the celebrity trial of the century, Depp v Heard, in 2022. Amber Heard lost and Johnny Depp was vindicated. But what if Amber was actually the victim of an organised trolling campaign? What if the online hate against her was manufactured? Alexi Mostrous, the reporter who brought you Sweet Bobby and Hoaxed, investigates what happened to Amber and who might have been responsible. It’s a story about how our own thoughts and opinions can be moulded without us even realising. To find out more about Tortoise: Download https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990 the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997 to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member https://www.tortoisemedia.com/join-us/and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If 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 Reporter and host: Alexi Mostrous Producer: Xavier Greenwood Editor: David Taylor Narrative editor: Gary Marshall Additional reporting: Katie Riley  Sound design: Karla Patella  Artwork: Jon Hill & Oscar Ingham * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

3m
Feb 20
Walter's War: Episode 4 - The confidence game

Things begin to fall apart. Only a few years after Rebellion Defense’s rapid rise, it appears to be in trouble. The rebellion has failed to take off.  In the secretive world of the military and big tech, Basia is met with a wall of silence as she tries to see inside the company… until a few former staffers agree to speak to her, revealing what happened behind closed doors.  You can find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

36m
Nov 30, 2023
Walter's War: Episode 3 - The rebellion

All four episodes are available to Tortoise members on the FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87, and subscribers to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. You can find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

37m
Nov 28, 2023
Walter's War: Episode 2 - The secret life of Walter Mitty

Basia begins unravelling the ‘tissue of lies’, but it becomes clear that some of Oliver’s claims exist in the grey area, and in the secretive world in which he works, it’s hard to sift fact from fiction. Did he serve in the military? Is he an aristocrat? And as she traces his rise in national security, she is pulled into a bigger story – about a company, and a threat that is facing us all.  * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

32m
Nov 23, 2023
Walter's War: Episode 1 - An English gentleman

This story starts in 2012. Oliver is a dashing young diplomat, working in Afghanistan. Charlie is a graduate newly arrived in London, trying to find her feet in the world. The pair meet online and she falls in love. But only a few months later, she discovers that the story Oliver has told her about his life is not what it seems.  A decade later, this man has climbed to the top of academia, the civil service, and into the world of national security, eventually founding a billion-dollar company selling AI to the military.  But a mystery hangs over Charlie: did the untruths continue, and if they did, why haven’t caught up with him? The first three episodes are available to Tortoise members on the FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87, and subscribers to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. You can find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

31m
Nov 21, 2023
Introducing: Walter's War

It’s London, 2012. Oliver is a dashing diplomat. Charlie is a young graduate trying to find her feet in the world. They meet online and she falls in love. With his encouragement, Charlie applies for a job in British intelligence. Then, she receives a text message that turns her life - and her relationship - upside down, and 10 years later, a mystery is still hanging over her. Walter's War is an investigation into what happened next – a journey through big tech and national security, hype and hucksterism, where anyone who can tell a good story can go far. But how much is true? Episode 1 goes live on Tuesday 14th November. The first two episodes will be available to Tortoise members on the FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87, and subscribers to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. You can find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

2m
Nov 09, 2023
Dr Anti-Vax: Episode 3 - The movement

Radicalised by Covid, the anti-vax movement goes mainstream – and RFK Jr emerges as a new figurehead. You can find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise audio app https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990 - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997 for early access and ad-free content  Become a Tortoise member https://www.tortoisemedia.com/becomeamember/#offer1 and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more.  * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

32m
Nov 07, 2023
Dr Anti-Vax: Episode 2 - The rock star

Andrew Wakefield becomes a superstar thanks to the support of celebrities and an army of mothers – and establishes anti-vax as a moneymaker. This is part 2 of a 3-part series - to listen exclusively to episode 3 today subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or become a member and listen on Tortoise's audio app.  You can find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise audio app https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990 - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997 for early access and ad-free content  Become a Tortoise member https://www.tortoisemedia.com/becomeamember/#offer1 and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more.  * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

33m
Oct 31, 2023
Dr Anti-Vax: Episode 1 - The fall

A British doctor sparks a global health panic about the safety of vaccines. But even though his work is discredited, he lights a fire that becomes the modern anti-vax movement. Hosted by Alexi Mostrous.  This is part 1 of a 3-part series - to listen exclusively to episodes 2 and 3 today subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or become a member and listen on Tortoise's audio app.  You can find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise audio app https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990 - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997 for early access and ad-free content  Become a Tortoise member https://www.tortoisemedia.com/becomeamember/#offer1 and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more.  * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

28m
Oct 24, 2023
Introducing: Dr Anti-vax

Introducing Dr Anti-vax: the making of a modern panic How did the anti-vax movement become so mainstream? 25 years ago, a British doctor Dr Andrew Wakefield sparked a global vaccine panic. Today, Alexi Mostrous, the reporter behind chart-topping hit podcasts Sweet Bobby and Hoaxed investigates how anti-vaxxers have gone from the fringes of public life to the centre of the culture wars that divide America and so many other countries, and the beguiling fall and rise of the man who started it all. Episode 1 goes live on Tuesday 24th October and all three episodes will be available to Tortoise members on the FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87, and subscribers to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

2m
Oct 16, 2023
Trump and Rudy: A bare-knuckle romance - Episode 3

Twenty years ago, Rudy Giuliani was “America’s mayor”. Now he’s been indicted, along with Donald Trump, for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Will Rudy die in jail for The Don? Listen to the three part series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

41m
Oct 09, 2023
Trump and Rudy: A bare-knuckle romance - Episode 2

Twenty years ago, Rudy Giuliani was “America’s mayor”. Now he’s been indicted, along with Donald Trump, for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Will Rudy die in jail for The Don? Listen to the three part series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

29m
Oct 09, 2023
Trump and Rudy: A bare-knuckle romance - Episode 1

Twenty years ago, Rudy Giuliani was “America’s mayor”. Now he’s been indicted, along with Donald Trump, for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Will Rudy die in jail for The Don? Listen to the three part series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

38m
Oct 09, 2023
Three doors down: Episode 5 - Inquiry

The police say they are not looking for any more victims of David Boyd but we met other women who were confronted by the killer. This episode contains descriptions of child sexual abuse. Listen to the full series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

21m
Oct 02, 2023
Three doors down: Episode 4 - Conviction

Sharon's case should be extraordinary but it isn't. A few miles away from Sharon another mother was left to solve her own daughter's murder after being let down by police.  Listen to the full series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

23m
Oct 02, 2023
Three doors down: Episode 3 - Confession

The number one suspect is interrogated by police until he confesses but it's not until 30 years later that the right man is put on trial. Listen to the full series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

28m
Oct 02, 2023
Three doors down: Episode 2 - Rumours

Rumours choke the case and a vulnerable suspect is arrested. The first 48 hours after a crime are crucial: what did the police get so wrong in the days after Nikki went missing? Listen to the full series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

30m
Oct 02, 2023
Three doors down: Episode 1 - Missing

In 1992 on a council estate in Sunderland a seven year old girl is murdered. It took the police 30 years to find the killer, a convicted child sex offender who lived three doors away from where Nikki Allan went missing. What happened on the night of her disappearance? Listen to the full series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

24m
Oct 02, 2023
Introducing: Three doors down

Introducing Three doors down: a murder, a mother and a thirty year investigation In May in a packed room at Newcastle Crown Court, David Boyd, was found guilty of the brutal murder in 1992 of seven year-old Nikki Allan. Sharon Henderson, Nikki’s mother, called for a public inquiry into why it had taken the police so long to find and convict her daughter’s murderer.  When Nikki was murdered, Sharon was a single mother of four living in Wear Garth, a rundown housing estate in Sunderland. David Boyd lived a few floors above Sharon in the same block. He was known to the police. He was the kind of offender who should have been caught.  Three doors down tells the astonishing story of Sharon Henderson’s thirty year campaign to get justice for her daughter’s killing. It shines a light on police behaviour and their treatment of working class women. It’s a personal tale of trauma and resilience in the face of systemic police failure, that couldn’t be more timely.  Listen to the full series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

2m
Oct 02, 2023
Into the Dirt - Episode six: The whole truth

In the final episode, Ceri travels to meet Rob in a peaceful garden in rural Wiltshire. What unfolds is a heated exchange about what Rob's story really is and what adds up to the whole truth.  Listen to the full series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

46m
Sep 25, 2023
Into the Dirt - Episode five: The verge

When Global Witness out Rob in 2015, things quickly fall apart. He loses everything that matters to him but to this day he believes that if his voice had been heard, it would have all worked out differently.  Listen to the full series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

34m
Sep 25, 2023
Into the Dirt - Episode four: Chicken feed

Rob is adamant that in all the years he was undercover, he never sent information back to his spymasters that harmed the campaigners. But when you're the only one in control of the decisions, can you always get it right?  Listen to the full series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

39m
Sep 25, 2023
Into the Dirt - Episode three: Poison into medicine

Rob Moore says he can justify going undercover among anti-asbestos campaigners because he was following a Buddhist principle, turning poison into medicine. To this day he believes that if the people he infiltrated would really listen to his story they'd understand him differently. But does his story really stand up to scrutiny? Listen to the full series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

30m
Sep 25, 2023
Into the Dirt - Episode two: Project Spring

It’s 2012 and Rob Moore goes 'into the dirt', undercover, to infiltrate a group of campaigners fighting for a ban on deadly asbestos. None of them knew they had a private spy in the camp. But it's hard to stay hidden forever. Listen to the full series today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TORTOISE AUDIO APP https://tortoisemedia.onelink.me/Cx9d/c770bd87. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. 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 http://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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

33m
Sep 25, 2023