Pig Iron is the latest Tortoise series from Basia Cummings, Jeremy Bliss, Xavier Greenwood and me. Episode 1 is out on Oct 18. The trailer - featuring brilliant sound design from Karla Patella and an astonishing original theme from Tom Kinsella - is up now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pig…

And that's a wrap on S2 of Visible Women! We've investigated gender bias in everything from economics to endometriosis, pianos to Percy Pig pyjamas. Here's a 🧵 of our episodes, all available wherever you get your podcasts Hannah Varrall Basia Cummings Caroline Criado Perez Tortoise

Still proud of this, five years on 🎄

I've documented 5 sexual assault allegations against Crispin Odey, one of Britain's richest men & a Conservatives & Brexit donor. The 5 women don't know each other. Their allegations span 24 years. Odey says they contain “falsehoods” and “inaccuracies”. pod.fo/e/154771

Reminder that I am throwing the best New Year's Eve party which costs less than a half pint at the World Cup: designmynight.com/london/bars/so…

💷Introducing: The Westminster Accounts. Tortoise and Sky News have created a first-of-its-kind database showing the scale of money entering UK politics. Use our tool to search for your MP and find out who has given them money 👉 torto.se/3Ctrw1W #westminsteraccounts

Rachel Ellis and Hannah Varrall dig into the Christian Legal Centre, their links to US evangelicals and their efforts to use the UK courts in their “cultural battle for the heart of a nation” against what they call a “hard, secular liberal culture”

I did the sound design and mixing on this episode, it's such an important listen and brilliantly made by Louise Tickle and Patricia Clarke

I've loved doing the sound design on this Slow Newscast series about Epstein's moneymen - lots of sleazy brass and ominous bass to complement great work by Imy Harper and David Taylor

Delighted to be a finalist for Podcast of the Year with Hannah Varrall and David Taylor for God on your side: Christians, courts and culture wars Tortoise

Also all of our Slow Newscasts are a team effort: from our design team who created the beautiful tile seen below, to the sound designers like Hannah Varrall who made this week's episode sound so good

Great to see Visible Women with Caroline Criado Perez included on Time Out London’s best podcasts list this year ✨ Hannah Varrall

Really pleased that Children locked away: Britain’s modern bedlam has been nominated for an Aria. Louise Tickle & I told the story of the country’s most distressed & vulnerable children, who are locked away and abandoned by the state

Such an honour to be nominated alongside these brilliant programmes – and to win silver! Thanks The Radio Academy and top team Louise Tickle Hannah Varrall Basia Cummings

Our story on Ana Obregón, who used her dead son's sperm to have a baby at 68, is nominated International Women’s Podcast Awards . A mad tabloid tale that sparked a nuanced conversation about the future of fertility & one of the funnest things I've worked on w/ Rebecca Moore Hannah Varrall Basia Cummings

Today marks four years at Tortoise! I've had the opportunity to work on in-depth investigations, data projects, longreads, newsletters and many, many podcasts. Here's a 🧵 of some of my favourites, in case you're looking for something to listen to

Delighted that Gas Man has been shortlisted for best podcast of the year by #FPAawards24 #FPALondon The brilliant Tortoise team behind it includes: Claudia Williams (is not here) Tom Kinsella Hannah Varrall Gary Marshall and Jasper Corbett

Amazing work by Chloe Hadjimatheou, Claudia and the rest of the team. And now I can officially say, award-winning sound designer!

Listen to today’s #TheStory podcast to hear from Palestinian Oscar winning directors of #NoOtherLand about life on the frontline of Israel’s settlement expansion 🎙️ With thanks to Basel Adra and producer Hannah Varrall The Times and The Sunday Times ✨ pod.fo/e/2d4538