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The Story
The Story
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

Life as an investigative reporter

On Christmas Day, The Times' Investigations Editor, Dominic Kennedy, will spend his last working day at the paper having started... more

23 Dec 2024 · 42 minutes
Tracing the origin story of Taylor Swift [Replay]

From Pennsylvania to New Jersey to Tennessee, The Times’ Megan Agnew spent three weeks on the Taylor Swift trail, discovering... more

22 Dec 2024 · 30 minutes
Last Man Standing: On the trail (Pt 1)

As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story the first episode of our series Last Man Standing -... more

21 Dec 2024 · 37 minutes
Inside the lair of Assad’s 'drug lord' brother

Maher al-Assad is the youngest sibling of the deposed Syrian dictator. He’s also known as the ‘enforcer’, renowned for his... more

20 Dec 2024 · 28 minutes
Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump and the spying game

Donald Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has caused widespread alarm in defence and security circles, not... more

19 Dec 2024 · 31 minutes
Jay-Z and the rape allegations

The rap mogul’s, whose real name is Shawn Carter, billion dollar empire is at risk after he was named in... more

18 Dec 2024 · 27 minutes
Prince Andrew and the Chinese 'spy'

Prince Andrew has now "ceased all contact" with an alleged spy working on behalf of China's shadowy United Front Work... more

17 Dec 2024 · 34 minutes
Unit 29155: The Russian cyberagency targeting Britain

Security services have issued an unprecedented warning about a shadowy Russian military unit accused of carrying out assassinations and cyberattacks... more

16 Dec 2024 · 30 minutes
Trad Wives: The influencers selling 1950s house-wife life [Replay]

We’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2024.Millions of social media users are flocking to follow the... more

15 Dec 2024 · 30 minutes
How the CEO murder suspect became a social media folk hero

After nearly a week on the run, Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania for the murder of health insurance CEO,... more

13 Dec 2024 · 25 minutes
William Hague talks to Sir Kim Darroch: Dealing with Trump 2.0

Sir Kim Darroch is the former UK ambassador to the USA and worked with Trump for two years during the... more

12 Dec 2024 · 43 minutes
The true cost of plant-based milk

Healthier, eco-friendly, altogether virtuous. This may be how we think of milk alternatives but new research is calling into question the... more

11 Dec 2024 · 28 minutes
ISIS 2.0?

As a new leadership emerges in Syria, disparate groups remain in control of different parts of the country. In the... more

10 Dec 2024 · 25 minutes
Gisèle Pelicot and the trial that changed France

Gisèle Pelicot waived her right to anonymity when her husband - and dozens of other men - were charged with... more

09 Dec 2024 · 33 minutes
Who should keep the Elgin Marbles? [Replay]

This week, No 10 confirmed it wouldn’t stand in the way of a deal to return the Elgin Marbles to... more

08 Dec 2024 · 37 minutes
How to keep blaming your predecessors

As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story an episode of our fellow Times podcast How To Win... more

07 Dec 2024 · 41 minutes
The death of clubbing

Nightclubs are closing their doors at an alarming rate. Research by The Night Time Industries Association shows that as many... more

06 Dec 2024 · 27 minutes
Why the Syrian civil war is back

With wars raging in Israel and Lebanon, no one was watching neighbouring Syria. Until an alliance of rebel forces launched... more

05 Dec 2024 · 29 minutes
The AI that could block kids from social media

Last week, Australia became the first country to block under 16s from social media. Age verification AI could be a... more

04 Dec 2024 · 31 minutes
Gregg Wallace vs. 'middle class women of a certain age'

Gregg Wallace, the presenter of one of the BBC's most popular programmes 'MasterChef' has stepped back from the show while... more

03 Dec 2024 · 31 minutes
The myth of the X exodus

It started two years ago, when Elon Musk bought Twitter, now X. People fled the social media platform, citing a... more

02 Dec 2024 · 29 minutes
What’s fuelling the emergence of Ireland's far right? [Replay]

This week Ireland went to the polls in a general election where for the first time in the history of... more

01 Dec 2024 · 34 minutes
Jane & Fi talk to General David Petraeus

As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story an episode from Off Air with Jane & Fi podcast... more

30 Nov 2024 · 20 minutes
Who really runs Britain?

Observers of Britain today might think of it as a more meritocratic and socially equal society than ever before. But,... more

29 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
The debate about death that split the country

Tomorrow, MPs will vote on a Bill that, if passed, would allow terminally ill people with less than six months... more

28 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
Inside the Laos party town where backpackers die

With six backpackers dead from suspected methanol poisoning, how did the remote town of Vang Vieng become the go-to destination... more

27 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
‘I gave my life to the CIA. They betrayed me.’

On Sept 12, 2001, Blerim Skoro was approached by a man and a woman while he was in prison. They... more

26 Nov 2024 · 36 minutes
Did the Queen hate Boris Johnson?

Over the past eight years, Sunday Times chief political commentator, Tim Shipman has written the story of British politics. From... more

25 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
A Very British Scandal: How Captain Tom's charity got caught up in controversy [REPLAY]

This week, over four years later, a report from the Charity commission concluded that Captain Sir Tom Moore's daughter and... more

24 Nov 2024 · 26 minutes
Planet Hope: Finding Hope for our Planet

This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, hosted by... more

23 Nov 2024 · 50 minutes
Putin’s “nuclear blackmail”

The decision by the US to allow Ukraine to launch western long-range missiles into Russia has provoked a furious reaction... more

22 Nov 2024 · 33 minutes
Are food shortages the farmers' secret weapon?

Over ten thousand farmers marched on Westminster this week, protesting changes to inheritance tax. But does the government’s new policy... more

21 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
Why young Brits are turning to Dubai

As inquiries about relocating to the Emirati city from the UK have risen four-fold in the past five years; what... more

20 Nov 2024 · 24 minutes
Why Tim Spector wants to bring back the nanny state

The government should treat ultra-processed foods like cigarettes and alcohol - and bring in higher taxes on the companies that... more

19 Nov 2024 · 26 minutes
Korea's 4b 'anti-men' movement comes to America

No sex, no babies, no marriage, no men. In 2018 a niche feminist movement started in South Korea as a... more

18 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
Undercover: The Times investigation into Turkish plastic surgery clinics [Replay]

This week the health secretary has urged people to “think very carefully” before flying overseas for plastic surgery as the... more

17 Nov 2024 · 33 minutes
Trump, Putin and an uncertain future for Ukraine

The election of Donald Trump has raised serious questions about the flow of American funds and weapons to Ukraine's forces.... more

15 Nov 2024 · 30 minutes
Inside the scandal that brought down the Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after being accused of mishandling abuse allegations against a man described as the “most... more

14 Nov 2024 · 26 minutes
'Send in the troops': Trump's mass deportation plan explained

Donald Trump has started to appoint key figures to his new administration, and one of the early picks is Tom... more

13 Nov 2024 · 26 minutes
Why are we getting worse at sleeping, not better?

If you get a decent night’s rest regularly, you’re likely to be slimmer, happier and healthier. But with research suggesting... more

12 Nov 2024 · 24 minutes
The millions of Americans who think the Democrats despise them

For weeks, we were told the polls were too close to call. But when the votes were counted, the Democrats... more

11 Nov 2024 · 31 minutes
Prince William on the "hardest year" of his life

As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story an episode from our sister podcast, The Royals with Roya... more

10 Nov 2024 · 26 minutes
The political transformation of Elon Musk [Replay]

Elon Musk has aggressively backed Donald Trump in the US election, raising questions about whether he may be part of... more

09 Nov 2024 · 32 minutes
The cost of being ugly

Do looks matter? Pulchronomics, the study of economics and beauty, says they do. But just how much impact does being... more

08 Nov 2024 · 21 minutes
Team Trump’s plan to remake America

Donald Trump has stormed to victory, so what does his vision for the future of the US look like? Who... more

07 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
Ball gowns and battle grounds: The re-election of Donald Trump

After two years of campaigning, Americans have cast their votes, with Trump riding a growing wave of momentum. This is... more

06 Nov 2024 · 32 minutes
Revealed: The property empires that make Charles and William millions

An investigation by the Sunday Times’ Insight team has revealed for the first time the extensive property empires of the... more

05 Nov 2024 · 31 minutes
Can Kemi Badenoch make the Tories popular again?

The new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch grew up in Nigeria and - as the state failed - was forced to... more

04 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
The budget recovery plan!

As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story an episode from the new Money Podcast from The Times.... more

03 Nov 2024 · 45 minutes
Trump vs. Harris: The battle of the sexes [Replay]

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off tonight in their first TV debate, it’s more than just a political... more

02 Nov 2024 · 31 minutes
How violent could the US election get?

As polling day approaches, fears are growing that the result will not be accepted by the losing side. The potential... more

01 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
The £40 billion gamble

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has raised taxes by £40 billion in the first Labour budget in fourteen years. Does it... more

31 Oct 2024 · 21 minutes
Liam Payne and the rise of pink cocaine

The One Direction star is alleged to have died with a substance known as ‘pink cocaine’ in his system. This... more

30 Oct 2024 · 22 minutes
The Democrats voting for Trump

Kamala Harris’ campaign is pulling out all the stops to woo black and Latino Americans, over concerns that voters from... more

29 Oct 2024 · 35 minutes
My daughter died of ME. I had to fight the NHS for answers

When Sean O’Neill’s daughter Maeve died aged 27 from malnutrition caused by severe ME - myalgic encephalomyelitis - he faced... more

28 Oct 2024 · 48 minutes
Satya Nadella, Chairman and Chief Executive of Microsoft

As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story an episode from the new Tech Podcast from The Times.... more

26 Oct 2024 · 54 minutes
Melania: Donald Trump’s secret weapon?

The former first lady’s new ‘tell all’ memoir addresses everything from her nude modelling and her husband’s policies to her... more

25 Oct 2024 · 26 minutes
'Rivals' and the cult of Jilly Cooper

'Rivals' hit our TV screens this month; it’s the first adaptation of a Jilly Cooper ‘bonkbuster,’ the 87 year old... more

24 Oct 2024 · 28 minutes
The Irish politician and the Russian 'honeytrap'

When news dropped that a member of Ireland’s parliament was a suspected Russian agent, chaos ensued in the Irish parliament... more

23 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
The full story of the Chris Kaba killing

Anger is building on both sides after a Met police officer was found not guilty of the murder of an... more

22 Oct 2024 · 35 minutes
What the death of the Hamas leader means for the war

This week, Israel released pictures of an underground bunker, furnished with flat screen TV and a hot shower. It was... more

21 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
What happens if the American election is a tie?

One tiny ‘blue dot’ in Omaha, Nebraska could result in a tie between Trump and Harris. Why? And what happens... more

20 Oct 2024 · 25 minutes
Can a ‘miracle’ weight loss drug end Britain's obesity epidemic? [Replay]

The government has announced a five-year trial of the weight-loss drug Mounjaro to consider whether its use could reduce unemployment... more

19 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
Al Gore, tech and climate

As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story an episode from the new Tech Podcast from The Times.... more

18 Oct 2024 · 52 minutes
The death of One Direction star Liam Payne

On Wednesday night it was announced that Liam Payne had died in Buenos Aires aged 31, where he was on... more

17 Oct 2024 · 19 minutes
A brief history of Israel and Lebanon at war

Tensions are escalating between Israel and Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy militia in Lebanon. Attacks on both sides have led to thousands... more

16 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
Gangs of Marseille: Inside France's drugs wars

A new era of violence is erupting in the French city of Marseille between rival drug gangs. Deaths are soaring... more

15 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
Why the US government is gunning for Google

In 2020, the US Justice Department sued Google, alleging it illegally monopolised the online search market. The US government won,... more

14 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
How Kamala Harris schmoozed California

Kamala Harris may become the first female president of the United States – but who is she? Megan Agnew rode... more

13 Oct 2024 · 32 minutes
Could there (ever) be a road map for peace in the Middle East?

Today we bring you a conversation from our fellow podcasters and Times Radio broadcasters Jane & Fi.This week marked a... more

12 Oct 2024 · 18 minutes
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One tiny ‘blue dot’ in Omaha, Nebraska could result in a tie between Trump and Harris. Why? And what happens then to... more