The Slow Newscast

How to disappear

Jun 24, 2025 · 39 min · Season 1 · Episode 341 · 95.1 MB
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In the UK, a person is reported missing every 90 seconds. But how in a society of internet, phones and social media is it so easy to go missing? This is the story of two men...and how sometimes people don't even realise they've gone missing.


Reporter: Francisco Garcia

Producer: Matt Russell

Sound design: Dominic Delargy

Artwork: Lola Williams

Editor: Jasper Corbett


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