It is a big month for the podcast and news site Tortoise, who are taking over The Observer newspaper. To get a sense of what their journalism is like, which tends to be a mixture of newspaper investigations and helpful explainers, listen to their latest episode of their weekly podcast.
It looks at the current issues facing Manchester United. How did a British success story end up with its worst finishing position ever in the league and with a debt of more than a billion pounds, when 20 years ago it was virtually zero? Xavier Greenwood breaks down the financials, and looks at its implications for the fans who may have been following the clubs for their whole lifetime.
“The thing about Manchester is that people don't take things lying down. It's the home of Peterloo and Bexley Square. Manchester United itself was founded by a group of railway men. And fans never forget this,” Greenwood says.
