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The home of investigative podcasts from Tortoise, from Sweet Bobby to Hoaxed. Listen to the latest original series from Tortoise, including We call her Emma and The Mandelson files.

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Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer - Gary Marshall

Sound design - Karla Patella

Podcast artwork - Lola Williams & Eliza Bourner

Executive producers - Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings

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• No. of episodes: 126
• Latest episode: 2026-08-10
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