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The Walkers: The real Salt Path | Tortoise Investigates

The Walkers: The real Salt Path | Tortoise Investigates

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Raynor Winn’s memoir The Salt Path was a bestseller and literary phenomenon with millions of people captivated by this true story of financial ruin, terminal illness, and healing through nature. Raynor Winn has since published two more books and The Salt Path has been adapted for the big screen, starring Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson.


At its heart it is a simple tale, of a couple embarking on a 630 mile trek in the face of stark adversity. When faced with nothing, they chose to walk.


But when reporter Chloe Hadjimatheou received a tip-off that the memoir may not be the "unflinchingly honest" account it claimed to be, suddenly things began to unravel. And the questions, about what is and isn't true, began mounting.


How far can you bend the truth before it begins to break?


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Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou


Producer - Matt Russell


Music supervision and sound design - Karla Patella


Sound design - Rowan Bishop


Podcast artwork - Lola Williams


Executive producer - Jasper Corbett


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  • Introducing: Sweet Bobby

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    Oct 18 2021

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    Host and reporter: Alexi Mostrous

    Producer: Gary Marshall

    Assistant producer and reporter: Claudia Williams

    Executive producer: Basia Cummings

    Sound design: Karla Patella

    Artwork: Jon Hill

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  • Sliding doors | Sweet Bobby Ep 1

    Sliding doors | Sweet Bobby Ep 1
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    Kirat is a successful marketer and radio presenter. Online, she’s contacted by a man she vaguely knows called Bobby, and they start chatting. Slowly, they become close… and she’s reeled in to a scam of epic proportions. All 6 episodes are available to listen now.


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    Host and reporter: Alexi Mostrous

    Producer: Gary Marshall

    Assistant producer and reporter: Claudia Williams

    Executive producer: Basia Cummings

    Sound design: Karla Patella

    Artwork: Jon Hill

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