Tortoise Investigates

The home of investigative podcasts from Tortoise, from Sweet Bobby to Hoaxed.

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Dangerous Memories
Introducing... Dangerous Memories
What do we risk when we let someone else into our mind, and our memory?
30 Oct 2025,3 mins
Dangerous Memories
1. That Amazing Healer Lady
A young woman visits an intriguing therapist figure, with far-reaching consequences.
31 Oct 2025,38 mins,
Dangerous Memories
2. The Seagull
Fipsi starts to question what really happened in the soft pink room
31 Oct 2025,43 mins,
Dangerous Memories
3. Do Not Say My Name
After Huey cycles off into the distance, her mother finds someone who can track her down.
31 Oct 2025,43 mins,
Dangerous Memories
4. The 'Other Person'
As Huey’s dependence on Anne grows, the police turn up and start to investigate.
31 Oct 2025,44 mins,
Dangerous Memories
5. Who is Anne?
Grace turns to one of the only people who has heard Anne’s side of the story
31 Oct 2025,41 mins,
Dangerous Memories
6. Lightbulbs
An expert on cults flies over from the US to help the parents get their children back.
31 Oct 2025,57 mins,
Dangerous Memories
7. Bonus Episode
Huey and her mum, Sarah, join Grace for a Q&A session.
31 Oct 2025,18 mins,
The Gas Man
Introducing... The Gas Man
In the late 1980s, Agent Bass is tipped off about a shipment of suspicious chemicals.
04 Sep 2025,3 mins
The Gas Man
1. The Special Agent
Special Agent Dennis Bass receives a tip-off that will change the course of his career.
05 Sep 2025,33 mins
The Gas Man
2. The Sting
Special Agent Bass concocts a plan to reach the Gas Man.
05 Sep 2025,33 mins,
The Gas Man
3. The Escape
The team persuades The Gas Man to step out from the shadows.
05 Sep 2025,41 mins,
The Gas Man
4. The Other Gas Man
Chloe makes a startling discovery about another chemical trafficker.
05 Sep 2025,46 mins,
The Gas Man
5. Truth Serum
What happened to The Gas Man when he arrived back in Germany as a fugitive?
05 Sep 2025,39 mins,
The Gas Man
6. Devil's Breath
Is the 40-year cat-and-mouse game nearly over?
05 Sep 2025,37 mins,
Who Trolled Amber?
Introducing... Who Trolled Amber?
Alexi Mostrous investigates what happened to Amber Heard and who was responsible.
09 Jul 2025,2 mins
Who Trolled Amber?
1. Missing evidence
Was Amber Heard the target of an organised trolling campaign?
11 Jul 2025,36 mins,
Who Trolled Amber?
2. Gold dust
The team travel to Florida in search of their first big clue.
11 Jul 2025,31 mins
Who Trolled Amber?
3. Into the dark
The story begins to cross continents as the team find evidence of a global campaign.
11 Jul 2025,36 mins,
Who Trolled Amber?
4. Through the looking glass
The astonishing case of a teenage killer helps lift the lid on how bot campaigns work.
11 Jul 2025,32 mins,
Who Trolled Amber?
5. The special relationship
Could a nation state have deployed an online army to fight for Johnny Depp?
11 Jul 2025,25 mins
Who Trolled Amber?
6. Public enemy
Johnny Depp’s maverick lawyer Adam Waldman finally comes under scrutiny.
11 Jul 2025,40 mins
Dr Anti-vax
Introducing... Dr Anti-vax
How did the anti-vax movement become so mainstream?
14 May 2025,2 mins
Dr Anti-vax
1. The fall
A British doctor sparks a global health panic about the safety of vaccines.
16 May 2025,29 mins
Dr Anti-vax
2. The rock star
Andrew Wakefield becomes a superstar.
16 May 2025,33 mins
Dr Anti-vax
3. The movement
RFK Jr emerges as a new figurehead of the anti-vax movement.
16 May 2025,32 mins
Walter's War
Introducing... Walter's War
A single message leads to a years long mystery in the world of Artificial Intelligence.
20 Mar 2025,2 mins
Walter's War
1. An English gentleman
A young graduate falls for a dashing diplomat but not everything is what it seems.
21 Mar 2025,31 mins,
Walter's War
2. The secret life of Walter Mitty
Basia begins unravelling the ‘tissue of lies’
21 Mar 2025,32 mins
Walter's War
3. The rebellion
Basia goes deeper into the world of AI and hears from another former partner of Oliver.
21 Mar 2025,38 mins