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The Times

The Story: the flagship podcast from The Times and Sunday Times. One remarkable story, told in depth, each day.Hosts Manveen Rana and... more

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Episodes

Romance fraud: the cost of loving

Romance fraud is at an all time high, low-hanging fruit in the growing world of online scams. But what are... more

17 Apr 2025 · 32 minutes
Defining a woman

The Supreme Court has ruled that only people who are born female should be protected from discrimination as women under... more

16 Apr 2025 · 27 minutes
British Steel: Chinese sabotage, or self-sabotage?

The government has taken control of one of the last steel-making plants in the UK, after its Chinese owners threatened... more

15 Apr 2025 · 26 minutes
How ketamine’s on the rise and getting into the UK

Recreational use of the Class B drug doubled in 2024. A Sunday Times investigation has looked into where it's coming... more

14 Apr 2025 · 22 minutes
Can Trump run for a third term?

The US Constitution seems to be clear, but that hasn’t stopped President Trump and his allies from dangling the possibility... more

13 Apr 2025 · 30 minutes
The Sunday Edition: Why young Brits are turning to Dubai

This episode was originally published last November.As inquiries about relocating to the Emirati city from the UK have risen four-fold... more

12 Apr 2025 · 24 minutes
How To Run Number 10

10 Downing Street is a rabbit warren of offices in a Georgian townhouse, and the centre of power in Britain.... more

11 Apr 2025 · 41 minutes
How China is playing Trump

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are locked in a tit-for-tat trade war, as both sides refuse to back down from... more

10 Apr 2025 · 26 minutes
Trump vs Iran: deal or war?

As news unexpectedly emerged that the US and Iran are to hold talks in Oman this weekend, President Trump warned... more

09 Apr 2025 · 31 minutes
How to buy a happy chicken

Britain’s obsessed with chicken - we eat more than a billion birds a year. And to (literally) feed our hunger,... more

08 Apr 2025 · 23 minutes
How Trump’s tariffs are splitting his base

Stock markets around the world have taken a beating since Donald Trump unveiled his new tariffs. And it's not just... more

07 Apr 2025 · 29 minutes
The problem with the theory behind Trump's tariffs

Last week, President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on nearly all countries, including ones that don't have any human inhabitants. In... more

06 Apr 2025 · 30 minutes
The Sunday Edition: The Chagos Islands deal that could threaten the special relationship

This episode was originally published in February.Having ruled the Chagos Islands since the 1800s, the UK now wants to cede... more

05 Apr 2025 · 32 minutes
Harry's war of words continues as a new Court appearance looms

This week has provided no respite in the saga surrounding Prince Harry's resignation from the charity he founded, as news... more

04 Apr 2025 · 25 minutes
How Marine Le Pen’s conviction could strengthen the far-right

The conviction of France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen for embezzling European Union funds came as a major blow to... more

03 Apr 2025 · 29 minutes
The man arrested over a dispute with his daughter's school

When Maxie Allen complained to his daughter’s primary school about the recruitment process for a new head teacher, he hoped... more

02 Apr 2025 · 32 minutes
Trump's tariffs: Liberation day or demolition derby?

Donald Trump will reveal his much-awaited tariffs today on a day he’s called ‘Liberation Day’, as world leaders and the... more

01 Apr 2025 · 29 minutes
What happens when the company that owns your DNA goes bust?

Pioneering DNA testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy after failing to live up to its six billion-dollar promise. What... more

31 Mar 2025 · 28 minutes
Donald Trump and the campus speech wars

In the wake of a crackdown by the Trump administration on universities with threats to withhold funding following protests on... more

30 Mar 2025 · 40 minutes
The Sunday Edition: Donald Trump’s imperial ambitions

This episode was originally published in January.The US president-elect has sparked a series of diplomatic rows after saying he was... more

30 Mar 2025 · 28 minutes
What Rachel Reeves's Spring Statement means for your money

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her Spring Statement - but what does it really mean for your money? Holly Mead... more

29 Mar 2025 · 34 minutes
How Japan paved the way for western ‘kidults’

Japanese ‘kidults’ revolutionised pop culture in the 90s and 00s, turning to their inner children to cope with economic crisis... more

28 Mar 2025 · 34 minutes
Team Trump’s leaked war plans

It's been called "a big mistake", "reckless" and "the highest level of f**kup imaginable" - but just how did a... more

27 Mar 2025 · 34 minutes
Turmoil in Turkey: the people vs Erdogan

The arrest and jailing of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkey’s main political challenger to President Erdogan, has sent shockwaves across... more

26 Mar 2025 · 32 minutes
The truth behind the drama Adolescence

The Netflix smash-hit drama is getting everyone talking – including the prime minister. Adolescence centres on the murder of a... more

25 Mar 2025 · 30 minutes
Who is the real JD Vance?

Meet JD Vance, man of Munich and the Oval Office onslaught. He thinks Europe is in a death spiral and... more

24 Mar 2025 · 34 minutes
The Sunday Edition: They said Covid would change everything. Did it?

Today marks five years since the first Covid lockdown. We were told that we would never be able to go... more

23 Mar 2025 · 31 minutes
The Saturday Edition: Trump and Putin spoke, where are things now?

With news this week on the ongoing attempts to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine, we thought we'd bring you two... more

22 Mar 2025 · 30 minutes
Why the Baltics are preparing for Putin

Estonia, one of the Baltic states, sits on Europe's front line with Russia. The country that was, like Ukraine, once... more

21 Mar 2025 · 27 minutes
How Britain's benefits system broke

It's predicted that, by the end of this Parliament, four million people in Britain will receive long-term sickness benefits–that’s the... more

20 Mar 2025 · 27 minutes
The '51st state' fights back

Donald Trump is coming for Canada. He first raised the prospect of making America's nearest neighbour its 51st state when... more

19 Mar 2025 · 27 minutes
The town ripped apart by Mexico’s new Narcos

On the frontline of Mexico’s drug wars, rival cartels are exploiting a decades-old dispute about indigenous land rights and turning... more

18 Mar 2025 · 28 minutes
Trump and the surprising history of American authoritarians

The word "unprecedented" is often used to describe Donald Trump's presidency. He's broken with convention repeatedly: from announcing tariffs on... more

17 Mar 2025 · 34 minutes
The Sunday Edition: The gambling addicts hooked on crypto

This episode was originally published last August.The government says it wants to make the UK a global hub for crypto... more

16 Mar 2025 · 29 minutes
The algorithm says we’re soulmates… Now what?

Hinge CEO, Justin McLeod, joins the podcast to discuss how online dating Apps have changed dating (for good or bad)... more

15 Mar 2025 · 46 minutes
Murder In Cairo (Pt 2) - The wilderness of mirrors

In 1977, David Holden, chief correspondent of the Sunday Times, was sent to Cairo to report on crucial peace talks... more

14 Mar 2025 · 43 minutes
Murder in Cairo (Pt 1) - The death of our star reporter

In 1977, David Holden, chief correspondent of the Sunday Times, was sent to Cairo to report on crucial peace talks... more

13 Mar 2025 · 34 minutes
How men's brains change when they become dads

‘Baby brain’ is real. Increasing evidence suggests having kids causes big changes in our grey matter, and not always for... more

12 Mar 2025 · 26 minutes
The civil war that could bring down Reform

Nigel Farage has been accused of a ‘vindictive witch-hunt’ by a former Reform MP as part of a messy public... more

11 Mar 2025 · 27 minutes
Is Europe ready for war?

Is Europe sleepwalking into disaster? Russia watcher Keir Giles on the rising threat from Putin, NATO’s shaky future, and whether... more

10 Mar 2025 · 28 minutes
The Sunday Edition: Korea's 4b 'anti-men' movement comes to America

This episode was originally published last November.No sex, no babies, no marriage, no men. In 2018 a niche feminist movement... more

09 Mar 2025 · 27 minutes
How To Be PM In A Global Crisis

With Keir Starmer focused on diplomacy over Ukraine, the political masterminds ask if the domestic agenda always has to suffer... more

08 Mar 2025 · 40 minutes
Why Trump is gambling the US economy on crypto

Donald Trump has said he will make the US the crypto capital of the world, as investors and CEOs gather... more

07 Mar 2025 · 28 minutes
Why so many planes are crashing in North America

So far this year, there have been multiple fatal plane crashes and near-misses in North America, leaving 87 dead. President... more

06 Mar 2025 · 28 minutes
Why the Americans are helping Andrew Tate

The self-proclaimed misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan arrived in the US last week, after the American government... more

05 Mar 2025 · 27 minutes
At the border crossing where Trump’s migrant ban is working

People who once flooded north across the river between Guatemala and Mexico are trickling south again, their dream of reaching... more

04 Mar 2025 · 28 minutes
Onslaught in the Oval Office

As the world comes to terms with the fallout from Friday night’s unprecedented Oval Office clash between President Trump and... more

03 Mar 2025 · 33 minutes
The Sunday Edition: ‘We need to talk about what motherhood does to women’

This episode was originally published in September 2024.Zoe Blaskey, author of Motherkind, didn’t realise that she was unprepared for the... more

02 Mar 2025 · 30 minutes
How To Tell Jokes, Deal With Trump, And Welcome Sally

We're welcoming a new political mastermind to the podcast this week - Sally Morgan has been a Labour insider since... more

01 Mar 2025 · 41 minutes
My son Charlie - and the breakthrough that changed our lives

When James Coney's son Charlie missed milestone after milestone, he knew something wasn't right. It would take 12 years before... more

28 Feb 2025 · 42 minutes
The real reason Trump hates Zelensky

When Zelensky was elected president, Trump said he'd do a 'great job' then called him 'brave' for staying after the... more

27 Feb 2025 · 24 minutes
The fall of Kanye West

In recent weeks, Kanye West, now known as ‘Ye’, has pulled off a number of bizarre stunts, including antisemitic rants... more

26 Feb 2025 · 28 minutes
‘A lawlessness that’s deeply alarming’: William Hague on Trump’s new presidency

Since his election, Donald Trump has stunned the world with a series of moves that have upended the well-established post-war... more

25 Feb 2025 · 32 minutes
Why Gisèle Pelicot’s rapists are getting out of prison

Last year, 50 men were convicting of raping or sexually assaulting Gisèle Pelicot, including her husband who’d orchestrated the attacks.... more

24 Feb 2025 · 24 minutes
The Sunday Edition: 'Rewilding' the smartphone generation, one school's story

This episode was originally published in April last year.With young people in Britain and across the world increasingly reliant on... more

23 Feb 2025 · 34 minutes
How to deal with banking nightmares

Holly and Lucy are joined by Kat Denham, champion champion for The Times and The Sunday Times, as they navigate the... more

22 Feb 2025 · 24 minutes
The Labour politician who inspired JD Vance

Lord Maurice Glasman was the only Labour politician to be invited to Trump’s inauguration after striking up a friendship with... more

21 Feb 2025 · 27 minutes
What the Salman Rushdie trial means for free speech

The British-Indian novelist Sir Salman Rushdie has faced his alleged attacker in court, after he was stabbed multiple times in... more

20 Feb 2025 · 30 minutes
How the US signalled a new world order in 5 days

As the United States and Russia seem to be hurtling towards a bilateral peace negotiation over Ukraine, European leaders gathered... more

19 Feb 2025 · 32 minutes
Can you live without a smartphone?

A year ago Times columnist James Marriott ditched his smartphone to escape the endless notifications from his apps. How has... more

18 Feb 2025 · 25 minutes
Elon Musk's 'hostile takeover' of Washington

When Donald Trump took office, he appointed Elon Musk as head of the Department of Government Efficiency - or DOGE... more

17 Feb 2025 · 34 minutes
The Sunday Edition: The decline of dating apps, and what could replace them

Official figures show that for the first time, people are leaving dating apps. So why the exodus? And could future... more

16 Feb 2025 · 31 minutes
An interview with Sam Altman, Co-Founder & CEO of OpenAI

Ahead of the Paris AI Action Summit, Katie and Danny are together in London for a special interview with the... more

15 Feb 2025 · 29 minutes
How Bridget Jones charmed Gen Z

Bridget Jones is back in cinemas with her fourth outing Mad About the Boy, 24 years after her film debut.... more

14 Feb 2025 · 27 minutes
Trump's Gaza bombshell

President Trump stunned the world and horrified his Arab allies when he proposed that the US should take over Gaza... more

13 Feb 2025 · 34 minutes
Why are so many Gen Zers not working?

The Times has unveiled a landmark survey of Generation Z. What are their attitudes towards modern Britain, sex, drugs and…... more

12 Feb 2025 · 33 minutes
The 'toxic town' and the mothers seeking justice for their poisoned babies

When the closed steelworks in Corby, Northamptonshire, were being cleaned up ahead of redevelopment, trucks ferrying debris away from the... more

11 Feb 2025 · 31 minutes
The organised crime groups stealing your phone

Have you - or someone you know - had a mobile phone snatched directly from your hand? It's a growing... more

10 Feb 2025 · 27 minutes
The Sunday Edition: Inside the fentanyl trade

On today's Sunday Edition, we're looking back at this episode from March, diving into the fentanyl trade. This week, President... more

09 Feb 2025 · 34 minutes
How To Tell Who's Really In Charge

This week the political masterminds (and Hugo) are joined by Theo Bertram, who worked in Downing Street for Tony Blair... more

08 Feb 2025 · 38 minutes
Is there ‘new evidence’ in the Lucy Letby case?

On Tuesday, a panel of global medical experts convened a press conference. They said they had found a different cause... more

07 Feb 2025 · 32 minutes
Trade Wars: Trump vs China

Having implemented - then temporarily rescinded - tariffs on Canada and Mexico after both countries struck last-minute deals, Donald Trump... more

06 Feb 2025 · 25 minutes
The Chagos Islands deal that could threaten the special relationship

Having ruled the Chagos Islands since the 1800s, the UK now wants to cede sovereignty of the tiny archipelago in... more

05 Feb 2025 · 32 minutes
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard: I had Mom killed. I hope she’d be proud of me now

In 2016, 24-year-old Gypsy-Rose Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years in the US State of Missouri, for arranging the murder... more

04 Feb 2025 · 28 minutes
Who really runs the Labour Party?

‘ Like an HR manager, not a leader’. This is the description of Sir Keir Starmer from his closest and most... more

03 Feb 2025 · 42 minutes
The Sunday Edition: Thames Water - the business model built on sh*t

Tomorrow Thames Water will be going to the High Court in London for the start of hearings to approve a... more

02 Feb 2025 · 30 minutes
The King visits Auschwitz, Kate follows in Princess Diana's footsteps and a new royal baby

Kate Mansey shares her first-hand account of a historic moment - witnessing the King become the first British monarch to... more

01 Feb 2025 · 22 minutes
'Don't make Putin make a point' a Russian warns the West

Nina Khrushcheva, great grand-daughter of the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, and Professor of International Affairs at The New School in... more

31 Jan 2025 · 35 minutes
DeepSeek: AI’s ‘Sputnik moment’

A Chinese rival to ChatGPT wiped $700 billion from the value of the world’s largest tech companies in just one... more

30 Jan 2025 · 30 minutes
The momfluencers embracing ‘Make America Healthy Again’

Robert F Kennedy Jr. - President Trump's pick as health secretary - begins his confirmation hearings today. He's the man... more

29 Jan 2025 · 30 minutes
The underwater war against Russian sabotage

Last week a Russian spy ship was spotted off the coast of the UK. The Royal Navy was sent to... more

28 Jan 2025 · 26 minutes
The controversial money fuelling Britain

It's that time of year again. The Sunday Times Tax List. So who made it to the top? And is... more

27 Jan 2025 · 26 minutes
The Sunday Edition: 'This twisted lottery', two families' stories

Last weekend, The Sunday Times' Josh Glancy landed in Tel Aviv, after the ceasefire had just been announced. Israelis held... more

26 Jan 2025 · 34 minutes
How to become mortgage-free

For many, paying off a mortgage is one of their biggest financial goals. So, this week Holly and Lucy are... more

25 Jan 2025 · 28 minutes
Bannon vs Musk: The battle for the soul of Donald Trump

When Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon labelled the new kid on the block, Elon Musk, as “racist” and “truly... more

24 Jan 2025 · 32 minutes
On the frontline of Sudan’s forgotten war

For almost two years, two armies have fought a brutal civil war in Sudan, Africa’s third largest country. Over 150,000... more

23 Jan 2025 · 31 minutes
Why wasn't the Southport killer stopped?

Axel Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to killing three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last July. But... more

22 Jan 2025 · 31 minutes
We need to talk about debt

Rachel Reeves travels to the World Economic Forum today to shore up support among CEOs and world leaders in Davos.... more

21 Jan 2025 · 28 minutes
A second Trump presidency begins

At 12pm ET today, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. To mark... more

20 Jan 2025 · 37 minutes
The Sunday Edition: The cost of being ugly

Today we look back on one of our favourite episodes from the past few months: a deep dive into the... more

19 Jan 2025 · 22 minutes
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When Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon labelled the new kid on the block, Elon Musk, as “racist” and “truly evil”, it... more