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Kicking Off | Careless Ep 2

Kicking Off | Careless Ep 2

Foundling | Tortoise Investigates
Oct 6, 2026 43 min
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<p>Nkechi is frustrated by the lack of clarity and delays from the council. She seeks advice from the poet, Lemn Sissay, who also grew up in care. A lawyer recommends she should go bananas. </p><br><p>Reported by Ashley John-Baptiste and Madeleine Parr</p><p>Produced and written by Madeleine Parr</p><p>Sound design by Simon Panayi </p><p>Artwork by Jon Hill </p><p>The editor is Jasper Corbett</p><br><p>Careless is a 4 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer.</p><p>To binge listen to all episodes today, ad-free,<a href="https://observer.co.uk/subscribe/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> subscribe to The Observer</a>.</p><p>Or subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to listen to all our podcasts, including this one, without any ads.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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