Podcasts

22 March 2024

Tortoise Investigates: Who Trolled Amber?
Millions of people followed the 2022 celebrity trial pitting Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard. In this new series, Alexi Mostrous investigates the avalanche of online hate directed at Heard, whether she was the victim of an organised trolling campaign, and who might have been responsible. Approx. 35 mins per episode. 

The Story
Luke Jones talks to Gary Stevenson, a working-class boy from east London who went from being expelled at school to becoming Citibank’s most successful trader, earning seven-figure bonuses in his mid-twenties. Burnt out by stress, he quit the industry aged 27 and has since become an equality campaigner, calling for wealth to be distributed more fairly. 31m. 

In the Dark: The Runaway Princesses
This four-part series from The New Yorker examines why the daughters of Dubai’s ruler risked their lives to run away from their father. Staff writer Heidi Blake delves deep into the story of Princess Latifa and her sister Shamsa: what pushed them to defy one of the world’s most powerful men, and what happened after they were caught. Approx. 40 mins per episode. 

Sideways
Matthew Syed speaks to four maths-lovers about their sometimes turbulent relationships with the subject, and the impact it has had on their lives. It includes the curious tale of a young mathematician who was killed in a duel 150 years ago, but who left behind a theory that underpins the security of online banking. 29m.

Elsewhere in The Knowledge Premium:

🏝️ Book Talk with William Boyd
📺 Book Talk with Mary Killen
🎭 Book Talk with Tom Stoppard