My AI girlfriend: a cure for loneliness
Eugenia Kuyda thinks she can solve an “epidemic” of loneliness. Her app, Replika, is “the AI companion who cares”, a chatbot that can text you, flirt with you, and promises to love you unconditionally...
26 Marras 202441min
Operation Asshole: Paul Watson's whale war
Out on the high seas, Paul Watson became a hero and pariah of the environmental movement. Now he sits in a remote prison. How should we treat the radicals willing to go to extremes to protect the plan...
19 Marras 202444min
Elon: A star is born
When Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election, he told an adoring crowd that "a star is born". He was referring to Elon Musk.After months of reporting on the billionaire's use of ...
12 Marras 202429min
Sick parade: A crisis at Catterick Garrison
This is a story of stigma, uncomfortable truths and allegations of an attempted cover up at Britain's biggest army base.As the UK army rapidly modernises its approach towards mental health, an old cul...
5 Marras 202437min
The Furys: An empire of fists
The Fury family bridge the gladiatorial old world of boxing and the very new world of influencer culture. This is the story of how one family built a multi-million pound empire with their fists.Report...
29 Loka 202446min
The cases against Sean Combs
For thirty years, Sean "Diddy" Combs was hailed as the kingmaker of hip-hop. But now he's in jail, facing three federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and interstate transportati...
22 Loka 202433min
Beyond Trump: JD Vance and the New Right
Whether Trump wins or loses the US election, he has a political heir: his 40-year-old running mate JD Vance. Beyond the made-up stories about Haitian immigrants eating pets, Vance is deadly serious an...
15 Loka 202442min
Elon's Spies
This is episode one of three. You can binge the entire series today by subscribing to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or by downloading the Tortoise app.Elon Musk is one of the most powerful me...
8 Loka 202440min
