The Tip Off

Ep. 5 It started with a bodyIt started with a body and ended up in a months long investigation exploring the scale of homelessness in a London borough. We follow Emma Youle as one simple story grows and morphs into an award-winning campaign.Read all about it: http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/hackney-council-pays-35million-a-year-to-keep-the-homeless-homeless-1-4851576http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/revealed-shocking-modern-day-slum-conditions-at-hackney-hostel-for-homeless-people-1-4589067Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghanMusic: Dice Muse and Podington Bear

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Ep.4 Knock knock Jane Bradley is stood on doorstep in West London. She is about to knock and tell a mother that she suspects her son is one of the world’s most wanted terrorists. We follow Jane’s progress as she tracks down not one but two of the Beatles terror cell. Read all about it: https://www.buzzfeed.com/janebradley/unmasked-the-second-member-of-isiss-beatles-execution-cell?utm_term=.tbXjXVDRw#.vvG4w1PG7 https://www.buzzfeed.com/janebradley/my-son-the-isis-executioner?utm_term=.uxO3lDBw9#.uqWJrqAvR Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan Production advice: Lorna Stewart Music: Dice Muse

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Ep.3 Back to the source The Bureau of Investigative Journalism’s Abigail Fielding-Smith finds a vital source, who lets her into the world of the Pentagon’s top-secret propaganda machine. With: Abigail Fielding-Smith Read all about it: http://labs.thebureauinvestigates.com/fake-news-and-false-flags/ Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghanProduction advice: Lorna StewartMusic: Dice Muse

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Ep. 2 The stuff of horror movies Piece by piece the Washington Post’s Louisa Loveluck puts together the picture of a horrifying Syrian torture facility, in a setting you wouldn’t expect. WARNING: This episode includes descriptions of violence and torture and may not be suitable for all listeners. With: Louisa Loveluck Read all about it: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/the-hospitals-were-slaughterhouses-a-journey-intosyrias-secret-torture-wards/2017/04/02/90ccaa6e-0d61-11e7-b2bb-417e331877d9_story.html?utm_term=.78c0ffec5d51 Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghanProduction advice: Lorna StewartMusic: Dice Muse and Podington Bear

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Ep.1 Follow the money Wigs, car chases and rucksacks stuffed with cash. Buzzfeed’s Heidi Blake explains how she exposed the questionable financial practices of one of the Conservative Party’s largest donors. With: Heidi Blake Read all about it: https://www.buzzfeed.com/heidiblake/this-tory-donor-was-secretly-filmed-dropping-cash-stuffed-ru?utm_term=.oxjmBQGKN#.qneDMy19Q Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghanProduction advice: Lorna StewartMusic: Dice Muse

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Welcome to The Tip Off, a new weekly podcast that delves into the stories behind some of the biggest headlines in British journalism.

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