60 acast.com The Walkers: The real Salt Path https://shows.acast.com/the-walkers-the-real-salt-path en Tortoise Media Salt Path,Raynor Winn,Wellness,Walking,Nature,Memoir,Culture,Literature The Observer 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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]]> 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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]]> false The Observer info+69c1067e62f6c66afe8cf4b0@mg-eu.acast.com 69c1067e62f6c66afe8cf4b0 the-walkers-the-real-salt-path episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1774257573499-28126699-eb3f-4f1f-8734-3106709fefa6.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/the-walkers-the-real-salt-path The Walkers: The real Salt Path The Missing Book | The Walkers Ep7 The Missing Book | The Walkers Ep7 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:07:00 GMT 41:57 69c11cdd62f6c66afe94dd5a false https://shows.acast.com/the-walkers-the-real-salt-path/episodes/the-missing-book-the-walkers-ep7 69c11cdd62f6c66afe94dd5a 69c1067e62f6c66afe8cf4b0 the-missing-book-the-walkers-ep7 full 7 The Salt Path was the supposed bestseller debut book by Raynor Winn, selling millions worldwide. So when two more sequels came along with increasingly bold claims on reversing a terminal illness, why did the publisher Penguin not question it more? Chloe also goes on the hunt for Raynor Winn’s fourth  book…her true debut written years before The Salt Path.


Credits:

Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer - Matt Russell

Artwork - Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

Music supervision - Karla Patella

Sound design - Tom Burchell

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> The Salt Path was the supposed bestseller debut book by Raynor Winn, selling millions worldwide. So when two more sequels came along with increasingly bold claims on reversing a terminal illness, why did the publisher Penguin not question it more? Chloe also goes on the hunt for Raynor Winn’s fourth  book…her true debut written years before The Salt Path.


Credits:

Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer - Matt Russell

Artwork - Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

Music supervision - Karla Patella

Sound design - Tom Burchell

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> The Letters | The Walkers Ep6 The Letters | The Walkers Ep6 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:06:00 GMT 47:23 69c11b9e007cdcf83fb0aee2 false https://shows.acast.com/the-walkers-the-real-salt-path/episodes/the-letters-the-walkers-ep6 69c11b9e007cdcf83fb0aee2 69c1067e62f6c66afe8cf4b0 the-letters-the-walkers-ep6 full 6 At a motorway service station, Chloe meets someone close to Raynor Winn who’s nervous about coming forward. It turns out she’s another character from The Salt Path…and she’s Raynor Winn’s niece. And she’s not turned up empty handed…


Credits:

Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer - Matt Russell

Artwork - Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

Music supervision and sound design - Karla Patella

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> At a motorway service station, Chloe meets someone close to Raynor Winn who’s nervous about coming forward. It turns out she’s another character from The Salt Path…and she’s Raynor Winn’s niece. And she’s not turned up empty handed…


Credits:

Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer - Matt Russell

Artwork - Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

Music supervision and sound design - Karla Patella

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> The French Quarter | The Walkers Ep5 The French Quarter | The Walkers Ep5 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:05:00 GMT 26:43 69c11ad062f6c66afe93cc6f false https://shows.acast.com/the-walkers-the-real-salt-path/episodes/the-french-quarter-the-walkers-ep5 69c11ad062f6c66afe93cc6f 69c1067e62f6c66afe8cf4b0 the-french-quarter-the-walkers-ep5 full 5 In the aftermath of her initial investigation, Chloe hears from a close family member of Moth’s. The story is one of deep divides…and another theft. But it takes her one step closer to understanding who Moth and Raynor Winn really are.


Credits:


Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer - Matt Russell

Music supervision - Karla Patella

Sound design - Rowan Bishop

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett


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]]> In the aftermath of her initial investigation, Chloe hears from a close family member of Moth’s. The story is one of deep divides…and another theft. But it takes her one step closer to understanding who Moth and Raynor Winn really are.


Credits:


Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer - Matt Russell

Music supervision - Karla Patella

Sound design - Rowan Bishop

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett


Subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to binge listen to the entire series.


To find out more about The Observer:


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]]> The Miracle | The Walkers Ep4 The Miracle | The Walkers Ep4 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:04:00 GMT 39:20 69c11a077878605e116b140c false https://shows.acast.com/the-walkers-the-real-salt-path/episodes/the-miracle-the-walkers-ep4 69c11a077878605e116b140c 69c1067e62f6c66afe8cf4b0 the-miracle-the-walkers-ep4 full 4 Moth is suffering from a rare and terminal illness: corticobasal degeneration. Life expectancy rarely extends beyond eight years. But almost two decades after his diagnosis, Moth is still defying the odds. Has he discovered the secret to a medical miracle?


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Credits:


Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Additional reporting - James Urquhart

Producer - Matt Russell

Sound design - Rowan Bishop

Fact checking - Madeleine Parr

Music supervision - Karla Patella

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> Moth is suffering from a rare and terminal illness: corticobasal degeneration. Life expectancy rarely extends beyond eight years. But almost two decades after his diagnosis, Moth is still defying the odds. Has he discovered the secret to a medical miracle?


To find out more about The Observer:


Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


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Credits:


Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Additional reporting - James Urquhart

Producer - Matt Russell

Sound design - Rowan Bishop

Fact checking - Madeleine Parr

Music supervision - Karla Patella

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> Cider at Haye | The Walkers Ep3 Cider at Haye | The Walkers Ep3 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMT 42:08 69c119e162f6c66afe93847e false https://shows.acast.com/the-walkers-the-real-salt-path/episodes/cider-at-haye-the-walkers-ep3 69c119e162f6c66afe93847e 69c1067e62f6c66afe8cf4b0 cider-at-haye-the-walkers-ep3 full 3 When the television cameras come to a heritage cider farm in Cornwall, Moth and Raynor Winn take centre stage. Within weeks, they vanished. The farm’s owner, their friend, is left to piece together the disparity between what he’d witnessed…and what Raynor Winn had written about.


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Credits:


Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer - Matt Russell

Artwork: Observer design with thanks to Angela Harding

Music supervision & sound design - Karla Patella

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> When the television cameras come to a heritage cider farm in Cornwall, Moth and Raynor Winn take centre stage. Within weeks, they vanished. The farm’s owner, their friend, is left to piece together the disparity between what he’d witnessed…and what Raynor Winn had written about.


To find out more about The Observer:


Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


Head to our website observer.co.uk 


Credits:


Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer - Matt Russell

Artwork: Observer design with thanks to Angela Harding

Music supervision & sound design - Karla Patella

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> On the path | The Walkers Ep2 On the path | The Walkers Ep2 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:02:00 GMT 35:17 69c11864007cdcf83fafafa3 false https://shows.acast.com/the-walkers-the-real-salt-path/episodes/on-the-path-the-walkers-ep2 69c11864007cdcf83fafafa3 69c1067e62f6c66afe8cf4b0 on-the-path-the-walkers-ep2 full 2 With question marks now raised over how The Salt Path began, Chloe Hadjimatheou starts to track down other characters from the book. Did Raynor Winn and Moth ever walk the path the way they claimed?


To find out more about The Observer:


Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


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Credits:


Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Additional reporting - James Urquhart

Producer - Matt Russell

Artwork: Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

Music supervision & sound design - Karla Patella

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> With question marks now raised over how The Salt Path began, Chloe Hadjimatheou starts to track down other characters from the book. Did Raynor Winn and Moth ever walk the path the way they claimed?


To find out more about The Observer:


Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


Head to our website observer.co.uk 


Credits:


Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Additional reporting - James Urquhart

Producer - Matt Russell

Artwork: Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

Music supervision & sound design - Karla Patella

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> The Missing Money | The Walkers Ep1 The Missing Money | The Walkers Ep1 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:01:00 GMT 40:43 69c118181861d127d59b721a false https://shows.acast.com/the-walkers-the-real-salt-path/episodes/the-missing-money-the-walkers-ep1 69c118181861d127d59b721a 69c1067e62f6c66afe8cf4b0 the-missing-money-the-walkers-ep1 full 1 In a small town in north Wales, an alleged theft at a local estate agents plants the seeds for a global blockbuster.


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Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


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Credits:


Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Additional reporting - James Urquhart

Producer - Matt Russell

Artwork: Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

Music supervision & sound design - Karla Patella

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> In a small town in north Wales, an alleged theft at a local estate agents plants the seeds for a global blockbuster.


To find out more about The Observer:


Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


Head to our website observer.co.uk 


Credits:


Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Additional reporting - James Urquhart

Producer - Matt Russell

Artwork: Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

Music supervision & sound design - Karla Patella

Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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]]> Introducing... The Walkers: The real Salt Path Introducing... The Walkers: The real Salt Path Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:24 GMT 3:03 69c1095d62f6c66afe8def70 false https://shows.acast.com/the-walkers-the-real-salt-path/episodes/introducing-the-walkers-the-real-salt-path 69c1095d62f6c66afe8def70 69c1067e62f6c66afe8cf4b0 introducing-the-walkers-the-real-salt-path trailer 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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]]> 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?

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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