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The Sensemaker from The Observer's daily podcast that tells one story, every day, in-depth to make sense of the world.

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.

Every Monday and Friday three journalists battle it out to try and convince the editor that their pitch should lead the news. Discover what goes on behind the scenes in a newsroom.

Tortoise Investigates is the home of the best of our podcast series, where you can find all our chart-topping, winning stories in one place. In every series, you'll hear us taking our time to investigate, guided by the public interest and the truths that us, as journalists, we think need to be uncovered.

The week in culture, annotated. Writer and journalist Liv Little and Observer critic Miranda Sawyer get notes from editors all the time - now it’s their turn to hand them out. Every Wednesday morning, Liv and Miranda weigh in on the latest cultural happenings, from reality TV meltdowns and art house films, to gallery openings and TikTok trends.

We can bring our unique perspective of making sense of the world to your campaign objectives. Our award-winning newsroom of reporters, designers, data experts and audio storytellers can help you create a bespoke podcast.