TEN MAGPIES
Edition No. 1Autumn 202610 channels · 1 rule

Ten Magpies

We collect the world's shiny stories.

Ten small channels, each picking up one kind of story: the universe, prices, failed brands, cats, food, crime, health claims. Every story is real, and every fact links back to where we found it.

Every shiny thing comes with its source.

The ten

Pick a channel to read its stories
Channel 01 / 10

Leave The Kids Alone

Kids, screens and AI. What's actually happening.

For parents who feel the ground moving. Phones, chatbots, AI homework, schools trying to keep up. No panic, no tech hype.

On the site first1 story → Channel 02 / 10

Made Inside

Everything you touch was once a plan.

Inside the factories, farms and workshops that make pencils, sneakers, chips and glass. Calm, clear, oddly satisfying.

On the site first1 story → Channel 03 / 10

You Pay How Much?

One thing. Ten countries. Ten prices.

A coffee, a haircut, a month's rent. Real prices against real wages. We don't tell you where to live. We show you the math.

Coming to YouTube1 story → Channel 04 / 10

Gone Bust

How the biggest names fell.

Companies that ruled their world and lost it: the bad bet, the ignored warning, the last day the lights were on. Every number sourced.

Coming to YouTube2 stories → Channel 05 / 10

You Are Not A Doctor

What the evidence actually says.

The health claims going viral, checked against studies and official guidance. Proven, promising or nonsense. Then go talk to your real doctor.

On the site first1 story → Channel 06 / 10

You Need To Learn

The universe, slowly explained.

Big questions told slowly, one idea at a time. Long enough to really understand. Gentle enough to fall asleep to.

First on YouTube1 story → Channel 07 / 10

Whisker Facts

Your cat, explained by science.

Why cats knock things off tables, stare at walls and bring you gifts. Real research from vets and animal scientists. Short, funny, true.

On the site first1 story → Channel 08 / 10

Omertà Files

Seven for a secret, never to be told.

Organised crime from Sicily to Tokyo, told from court records and investigations. No glorifying, no gore. How it works and how it gets caught.

On the site first1 story → Channel 09 / 10

What It Does

What it does to your body. Nothing more, nothing less.

Caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, painkillers and the drugs in the news. The chemistry, the risks and what the research says. No glamour, no preaching.

On the site first1 story → Channel 10 / 10

You Eat This?

The world's food. No filter.

Fermented shark in Iceland, durian in Malaysia, a snack with forty ingredients. What's in it, where it comes from and why people love it.

On the site first1 story →

First on air

Channel 06 / 10 · YouTube
Big questions

You Need To Learn

The universe, slowly explained.

Why is the sky dark at night? How big is a black hole? What is time made of? We explain science the way a good teacher would: one idea at a time, beautiful visuals, a calm voice. Long enough to really understand. Gentle enough to fall asleep to.

Space · physics · nature · the human bodyLong series: Slow Universe
1 story →
  • Big questionsWhere is everybody? The Fermi paradox, slowly
  • Slow UniverseWhy is the sky dark at night?
  • Slow UniverseHow big is a black hole, really?
  • Big questionsWhat is time made of?

How we work

The house rules

Only real stories

Nothing invented, nothing staged. If it didn't happen, it isn't on any of our channels.

Every fact has a source

Studies, court records, official data, reporting from named newsrooms. Linked under every story, so you can check us.

Made with AI tools, openly

We are a faceless studio. Scripts, voices and visuals are made with the help of AI tools, and we say so. The facts still come from sources.

Mistakes get fixed in public

When we get something wrong, we correct it and note the change where the story lives.

Say hello

Found a mistake, have a source we should read, or a shiny story for one of the ten? Write to us. A person reads every message.

Emailhello@tenmagpies.com
YouTube@tenmagpiesmedia