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The Story
The Story
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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

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
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‘A lawlessness that’s deeply alarming’: William Hague on Trump’s new presidency‘A lawlessness that’s deeply alarming’: William Hague on Trump’s new presidency‘A lawlessness that’s deeply alarming’: William Hague on Trump’s new presidency‘A lawlessness that’s deeply alarming’: William Hague on Trump’s new presidency
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Since his election, Donald Trump has stunned the world with a series of moves that have upended the well-established post-war international order.... more