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The Tip Off

The Tip Off

The Tip Off

Welcome to The Tip Off- the podcast where we take you behind the scenes of some of the best investigative journalism from recent years. Each episode we’ll be digging into an investigative scoop- hearing from the journalists behind the work as they tell us about the leads, the dead-ends and of course, the tip offs. There’ll be car chases, slammed doors, terrorist cells, meetings in dimly lit bars and cafes, wrangling with despotic regimes and much more. So if you’re curious about the fun, complicated detective work that goes into doing great investigative journalism- then this is the podcast for you.

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The Tip Off - Ep.39 Fragments

Ep.39 Fragments

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02/27/20 • 32 min

Hundreds of miles apart, journalists Jessica Purkiss and JD are working to get answers. They are looking for accountability and justice for an Afghan man named Masih. Masih’s entire family was wiped out in an airstrike, on his house in a remote part of Afghanistan.


This is the story of how Masih worked with journalists around the world to get to the truth.


Read all about it:

https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-06-03/us-bomb-kills-afghan-family


https://youtu.be/cUNihuiCp3o


Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan

Production support: Alice Milliken

Theme music: Dice Muse


This series of The Tip-Off is brought to you with support from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and funding from Charities Aid Foundation.



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The Tip Off - Ep. 43 Canned tomatoes
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05/07/20 • 38 min

Ayo Awokoya had an idea and she couldn’t let it go. This is how a talented and tenacious freelancer followed her instincts to uncover a shocking story - revealing modern day slavery practices happening in European agriculture. The work later won the Frontline Club Award for Print.


Read all about it:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/20/tomatoes-italy-mafia-migrant-labour-modern-slavery


Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan

Production support: Cheeka Eyers

Theme music: Dice Muse


This series of The Tip-Off is brought to you with support from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and funding from Charities Aid Foundation. Thanks to our Patreon supporters who make these stories possible - you can support us at: https://www.patreon.com/thetipoff



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The Tip Off - Introducing: The Immaculate Deception
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04/01/20 • 5 min

This week we offer you a taste of something new... enjoy an extract from new podcast series The Immaculate Deception.


Fertility doctor Jan Karbaat was renowned for getting amazing results. Women who were desperate for children would visit him at his Rotterdam clinic and always leave pregnant. But when the clinic closed, rumours began about the methods Karbaat used to achieve his success. The children conceived at the clinic - the Karbaat Kids - began asking difficult questions about what happened to their mothers.


What happened in Dr Karbaat’s clinic? From Somethin’ Else, The Immaculate Deception is a story about a doctor who was determined to create life - by any means possible. Reported and hosted by Jenny Kleeman.


Find it now wherever you get your podcasts.



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The Tip Off - Ep. 40 O Sister Where Art Thou?
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03/12/20 • 35 min

While researching the effects of the One Child Policy in China, LA Times journalist Barbara Demick stumbles upon an extraordinary story: twin sisters, one of whom was forcibly adopted away to the USA. Barbara sets off to find the missing twin, and reunite the family.


Read all about it:

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-07/how-a-journalist-discovered-and-reunited-identical-twins


Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan

Production support: Alice Milliken

Theme music: Dice Muse


This series of The Tip Off is brought to you with support from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and funding from Charities Aid Foundation.



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The Tip Off - Ep. 42 Justice served cold
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04/22/20 • 26 min

For years Alon Aviram and Adam Cantwell-Corn followed a story - a story that took them to dingy warehouses, stake-outs in cars, and undercover work in ice cream vans. This is how the Bristol Cable tracked alleged wrongdoing in one of the city’s well-known businesses.


The multi-award winning investigation took years and had big impact... this is how they did it.


Read all about it: https://thebristolcable.org/2019/05/finally-exposed-how-lopresti-ice-cream-boss-kept-men-in-slave-like-conditions-tenants-and-families-in-squalor-but-people-spoke-out/


https://thebristolcable.org/2019/10/revealed-an-anti-slavery-court-order-was-made-against-local-boss-lopresti-heres-evidence-it-may-be-being-breached/


Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan

Production support: Alice Miliken

Theme music: Dice Muse


This series of The Tip-Off is brought to you with support from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and funding from Charities Aid Foundation. Thanks to our Patreon supporters who make these stories possible - you can support us at: https://www.patreon.com/thetipoff



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The Tip Off - Ep. 45 Strings attached
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06/11/20 • 30 min

BBC journalist Ellie Flynn is nervous, she is about to go undercover to meet a man who is offering a bed in his flat, but there is a catch...


For weeks Ellie travelled the country meeting men who were advertising rent in exchange for sex. This is how she produced a documentary for BBC Three about this shockingly prevalent practice.


Read all about it:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05y93q5


Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan

Production support: Alice Miliken

Theme music: Dice Muse


This series of The Tip-Off is brought to you with support from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and funding from Charities Aid Foundation. Thanks to our Patreon supporters who make these stories possible - you can support us at: https://www.patreon.com/thetipoff



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The Tip Off - Ep. 41 Behind closed doors
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03/26/20 • 28 min

Journalist Louise Tickle is one of a handful of reporters who covers a secretive and little known area of UK life... the family courts. In this episode she explains the many challenges she faces in reporting even the most egregious cases of wrong-doing, and talks through a potentially precedent setting case.


Read all about it:

https://openfamilycourt.wordpress.com/


https://www.patreon.com/louisetickle


https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/19/right-open-family-courts-scrutiny-high-court


Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan

Production support: Cheeka Eyers

Theme music: Dice Muse


This series of The Tip-Off is brought to you with support from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and funding from Charities Aid Foundation.



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The Tip Off - Ep.4 Knock Knock

Ep.4 Knock Knock

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06/29/17 • 25 min

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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The Tip Off - Ep.18 All the President's Club Men
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05/31/18 • 33 min

Madison Marriage broke a story that ricocheted around the world. The sleazy goings on of the President’s Club fundraising dinner provoked shock and outrage from all camps.


But where did it all begin.... ? This is the story of how Madison and a team of FT colleagues uncovered one of the biggest stories of the year so far.


Wanring: This episode contains some bad language and adult themes.


Read all about it:


https://www.ft.com/content/075d679e-0033-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5


https://www.ft.com/content/c6c8d488-0060-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5


Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan

Production support: Cheeka Ayers

Music: Dice Muse, Podington Bear, The Losers and Blue Dot Sessions

Episode artwork: Andrew Garthwaite



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The Tip Off - Ep.24 Shining a Light
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08/23/18 • 33 min

In The Dark, the US podcast team, finished their acclaimed first series with a request: they wanted to hear what their audience thought they should be investigating next. And there, buried in the hundreds of responses they got was a simple, short email. An email about Curtis Flowers.


From dusting off records in abandoned jail cells to reconstructing get-away routes and tracking down mystery men, this is the story of how a team of investigative journalists exposed huge questions around a troubling death-row case.


Read all about it:

https://www.apmreports.org/in-the-dark/season-two


Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan

Music: Dice Muse, Blue Dot Sessions, Podington Bear.



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FAQ

How many episodes does The Tip Off have?

The Tip Off currently has 76 episodes available.

What topics does The Tip Off cover?

The podcast is about News and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on The Tip Off?

The episode title 'Ep. 43 Canned tomatoes' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Tip Off?

The average episode length on The Tip Off is 27 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Tip Off released?

Episodes of The Tip Off are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of The Tip Off?

The first episode of The Tip Off was released on Jun 11, 2017.

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