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Stories of our times

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One remarkable story, told in depth, each day. Our daily news podcast takes you to the heart of the stories that matter, with exclusive access and reporting. Published for the start of your day and hosted by Manveen Rana.

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Why young women are falling out of love with the pill

February 26, 2024 00:01 - 29 minutes - 66.6 MB

When the contraceptive pill was introduced in the 1960s, many considered it to be one of the most significant inventions of the 20th Century. Sixty years on, a generation of young women are questioning the pill - but why? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest:  Laura Hackett, Deputy Literary Editor, The Sunday Times.  Kate Muir, Author, Everything You Need to Know About T...

Her daughter was murdered. Why will the killer be released so soon?

February 23, 2024 00:28 - 32 minutes - 73.9 MB

If you murder someone, you get a life sentence. But what does a life sentence actually mean in practice? We speak to a bereaved parent fighting to end one of the justice system’s most egregious sentencing disparities. Murder sentencing consultation (closing date: March 4, 2024): https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/murder-sentencing-consultation/ This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co...

Is there any hope for Generation Rent?

February 22, 2024 00:01 - 29 minutes - 66.6 MB

With ever-increasing house prices across the country far outstripping the rate at which earnings are rising, millions of young people are now being forced to either live at home with their parents, or pay extortionate rent in a market where landlords have all the power. So what hope is there for Generation Rent? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests: Lily Russell-Jones, S...

Keir Starmer's Gaza problem

February 21, 2024 00:01 - 28 minutes - 66.1 MB

While an SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza will be debated in the House of Commons today, all eyes are on Labour. The party has tiptoed around a position on the war in Gaza since the terrorist attacks of October 7th, causing divisions among MPs and supporters. Will Keir Starmer’s eleventh hour call for “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire” be enough to see off another rebellion and hold his party together in an election year?  This podcast was brought to you thanks to th...

What Navalny’s death means for Putin's Russia

February 20, 2024 00:01 - 30 minutes - 70.6 MB

Alexei Navalny, Russia's opposition leader, is dead. His wife says that President Putin killed her husband while the Russian state denies any involvement. What does his death mean for the opposition, the Kremlin and the future of Russia? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Mark Galeotti, historian, journalist and author of ‘We Need to Talk About Putin,’ ‘Putin’s Wars’ a...

Is ADHD being over-diagnosed?

February 19, 2024 00:01 - 31 minutes - 71.9 MB

An overwhelming demand for ADHD diagnoses has left the NHS struggling to keep up. What’s behind the rise? Content warning: This episode contains mentions of suicidal thoughts and eating disorders. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests:  - Kat Brown, journalist and author of It's Not A Bloody Trend: Understanding Life as an ADHD Adult. - Dr Ulrich Müller-Sedgwick, consu...

A conversation with director Christopher Nolan

February 16, 2024 00:01 - 34 minutes - 79.2 MB

Christopher Nolan has become a franchise unto himself; one of the few directors who can walk into a studio with an original idea and walk out with the millions needed to make it. His latest film, Oppenheimer, has grossed over a billion dollars and been nominated for 13 Oscars. Today he takes us inside the making of the film. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Christop...

How Biden could be replaced

February 15, 2024 00:01 - 26 minutes - 59.7 MB

A special counsel report in the US has again raised questions about Joe Biden’s mental faculties, describing the President as "a well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." So, what are the mechanisms to replace him, were he to step aside or be removed? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: David Charter, assistant editor, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Get in touc...

‘Russian spy in MI6’: the Afghan connection

February 14, 2024 00:01 - 21 minutes - 49 MB

An alleged Russian spy was an Afghan refugee who had worked his way into the British Foreign Office. According to court documents, he had met two Prime Ministers, the King and Prince William during the course of his work. The man, known only as ‘C2’ denies all the allegations. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Emma Yeomans, News reporter, The Times. Host: Luke Jones...

Rotten to the core: What’s at the root of Britain’s dental crisis?

February 13, 2024 00:01 - 28 minutes - 64.9 MB

With millions of people across the UK struggling to access NHS dental care, and many being forced to go private or even treat themselves at home, how did dentistry in Britain reach this point, how serious is the crisis, and what can be done to fix it? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests: - Dr. Paul Woodhouse from the Grange Dental Practice and, - Rachel Sylvester, ...

AI, drones, and smartphones: How Ukraine changed warfare

February 12, 2024 00:01 - 28 minutes - 64.5 MB

Cheap drones, robots and AI have all shaped the conduct of the war in Ukraine. Ahead of its second anniversary on 24th February, Manveen talks to eminent war historian, Sir Lawrence Freedman, about how war will never be the same again. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King’s College London. Host: Manveen Ran...

What the King’s cancer means for Harry, William, Charles and the monarchy

February 10, 2024 18:00 - 24 minutes - 55 MB

How King Charles’s cancer diagnosis will affect the monarchy and those in it, personally and professionally. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Roya Nikkhah, Royal Editor, The Sunday Times. Host: Luke Jones. Clips: Times Radio, Channel 4, BBC, Sky News, CNN, WION, CBS, TODAY, BBC, TalkTV, Fabulous Magazine, AFP, ABC, CBS, GB News. Get in touch: storiesofourtimes@th...

Taylor Swift and the ‘Super Bowl plot’ to swing the election

February 09, 2024 00:01 - 26 minutes - 60.1 MB

It’s Super Bowl Sunday in America this weekend. But whispers from some corners of the internet suggest there’s a bigger game afoot. So just how did Taylor Swift find herself at the centre of a conspiracy theory involving America's biggest television event and a presidential election? And is there any truth to any of it? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Ben Hoyle, Fo...

Women watch porn too - so why can’t we talk about it?

February 08, 2024 00:01 - 26 minutes - 60.2 MB

A quarter of people watching pornography are women, but why do we find it hard to comprehend? We speak to the author of a new book who has interviewed one hundred women about their porn habits - what can we learn about women’s pleasure?  This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Dr Fiona Vera-Gray, deputy director at the Child and Women’s Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropo...

How the Israeli hostage crisis could topple Netanyahu

February 07, 2024 00:01 - 27 minutes - 63.8 MB

Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu is increasingly embattled, amid protests by the families of hostages calling for him to go. Could this crisis lead to his downfall? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Anshel Pfeffer, Times contributor in Jerusalem and author of Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu. Host: Manveen Rana. Clips: Reuters, ...

The Ukrainians desperate to avoid the draft

February 06, 2024 00:01 - 31 minutes - 71.2 MB

In an interview over the weekend, President Zelensky announced a major shake up in the Ukrainian army. It comes after a week-long battle between Zelensky and his top general. So after all of this internal disarray – how is the war seen right now by Ukrainians? Anthony Loyd returns from another trip to the country, where he embedded with brigades and met the men desperate to avoid conscription. This episode contains frank descriptions of warfare. This podcast was brought to you thanks to t...

Why are Gen Z stalking their partners?

February 05, 2024 00:01 - 25 minutes - 59.1 MB

We hear the story of one woman who was stalked by her ex-boyfriend, as domestic abuse charities warn that young people are becoming accustomed to a high level of monitoring in romantic relationships. And one of our producers finds out first hand what it's like to be tracked. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  If you’ve been affected by issues in this podcast, you can find a...

A diary of war: Three months in Gaza

February 02, 2024 00:01 - 34 minutes - 78.6 MB

Palestinian journalist Amal Helles has been reporting for The Times and The Sunday Times from Gaza since the Hamas attacks on Israel, and the beginning of the conflict in October. Foreign journalists aren't allowed unaccompanied into the territory, where she lives with her husband and two small children. So we’ve been talking to her via WhatsApp voice notes about life amid food shortages, bombing and evacuation. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times a...

Inside the Tory plot to oust Rishi Sunak

February 01, 2024 00:01 - 28 minutes - 65.1 MB

A former adviser to the prime minister is working with a secretive group of Tories to remove him from office before the general election. MPs have been out publicly backing Rishi Sunak and denying their involvement, but it risks setting off yet another civil war in the party. So who are the rebels?  This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Steven Swinford, Political Editor,...

Three US soldiers dead: Has Iran miscalculated?

January 31, 2024 00:01 - 23 minutes - 53.4 MB

On Sunday, three American troops were killed in a drone strike on a US base in Jordan. At least 34 were wounded. The group responsible for the attack is one of the many Iran-backed militias that operate in the region, and they've now announced that they will halt further attacks on the US. So did Iran authorise the attack? And, at a time of such heightened tensions in the Middle East, is it a sign that Iran is losing control of its proxy forces - or preparing for war? This podcast was broug...

Cash for places: The backdoor for overseas students into Britain's top universities

January 30, 2024 00:01 - 29 minutes - 68.2 MB

While UK students need straight As to get onto prestigious Russell Group degree courses, their international classmates can buy their way in through secret routes. An undercover Sunday Times investigation has already prompted an urgent review by the Department for Education. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guests: - Jonathan Calvert, Insight Editor, The Sunday Times. ...

Inside California's ‘orgasm commune’

January 29, 2024 00:01 - 37 minutes - 85 MB

OneTaste, the organisation behind the practice 'orgasmic meditation', was hailed as visionary at its peak. Since then, its leader, Nicole Daedone, has been arrested by the FBI on forced labour charges and her group has been branded a 'cult' – allegations they deny vehemently. But what is it? Sunday Times reporter Megan Agnew was invited to their California compound, The Land, to find out. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Sub...

Why the super-rich are paying less tax

January 26, 2024 06:00 - 23 minutes - 53 MB

A Russian-born trader and a billionaire who admitted to fraud have topped this year’s Sunday Times Tax List, but more than two-thirds of the 100 individuals and families on the list contributed less tax this year. So, at a time when the tax bill for most people is up, who is paying less, and why?   This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.   Guest: Robert Watts, Contributor, The Su...

Keir Starmer’s Blairite playbook

January 25, 2024 00:01 - 27 minutes - 62.3 MB

Sir Keir Starmer is on the pre-campaign trail this week, promoting his five missions that Labour are pledging to achieve if they win the upcoming election. It comes after the most detailed polling yet predicted a landslide majority to rival Tony Blair’s 1997 win. So what would Starmer actually do in government? And what lessons is he taking from the Blairite playbook? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetim...

Why measles cases are surging

January 24, 2024 00:05 - 24 minutes - 57 MB

UK health chiefs have declared a national incident following a surge in measles cases in the Midlands and London, and the World Health Organisation warned yesterday that it's spreading rapidly across Europe too. Measles is a disease many doctors thought they would never see again – so what's going on? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Tom Whipple, Science Editor, The...

Battles, beauty salons and lost friends: Eight years in the Middle East

January 23, 2024 00:01 - 24 minutes - 57 MB

Louise Callaghan has spent most of the last decade reporting from the Middle East. During that time she witnessed a coup attempt in Turkey, the battle to free Mosul, and was the first Western journalist to report on a gas attack in Syria in 2018. As she heads to the US to report on the election there, she reflects on the lessons she learned in the region. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/stori...

Sathnam Sanghera's Empireworld: How British imperialism shaped the globe

January 22, 2024 00:01 - 26 minutes - 59.9 MB

Following his seminal book Empireland, Times writer Sathnam Sanghera now looks at the legacy of colonialism for the billions of people Britain once ruled over – from houseplants to the state of democracy. He also tells us about the fallout from Empireland, and why the debate around our own history has become so toxic.  This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Sathnam Sangher...

Death row execution: Alabama's first suffocation

January 19, 2024 00:01 - 25 minutes - 57.5 MB

After trying - and failing - to kill him via lethal injection, Alabama is planning to execute death row inmate Kenneth Smith next week using an untested method - nitrogen suffocation. But why are they resorting to this? And could he get a last minute reprieve? Today's episode contains descriptions of death and execution, right from the start - so do consider if you want to listen. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe ...

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

January 18, 2024 00:01 - 32 minutes - 73.9 MB

Three months into the war in Gaza, the conflict has reached a courtroom: the International Court of Justice in the Hague. South Africa says we are witnessing a genocide take place in real time. Israel has called the claims ‘preposterous’. A leading expert in international law walks us through the case and its possible consequences. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Ho...

How Mean Girls made ‘fetch’ happen

January 17, 2024 00:01 - 25 minutes - 59.4 MB

Twenty years after Mean Girls introduced Regina George and her pink-clad Plastics to cinema screens, the high-school Queen Bee is back in a new musical film and a West End stage musical. So why is a film for teenage girls still so popular two decades later? And what did it expose about the complicated politics of girl world? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Jennifer ...

Who are the Houthis and will the airstrikes stop them?

January 16, 2024 00:01 - 28 minutes - 65.5 MB

Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis began firing missiles into Israel shortly after the invasion of Gaza. But when the rebels started targeting commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea, the US and UK hit back. So, who are the Houthis and can they be stopped? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Dr Elisabeth Kendall, Arabist & Middle East specialist and Mistress of Girton Co...

Presidents, princes and sex tapes: What's in the Epstein files?

January 15, 2024 00:01 - 27 minutes - 62.5 MB

This month, thousands of court documents about Jeffrey Epstein were released, unredacted, for the first time. They include new names and allegations about a number of high profile figures. So what did we learn and will anyone go to jail? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Will Pavia, New York correspondent, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Clips: NBC, Talk TV, News Na...

Could Taiwan’s election start a war?

January 12, 2024 07:54 - 30 minutes - 70.5 MB

Tomorrow, Taiwan heads to the polls. It’s the first election of a historic year, where more than half of the world’s population will vote. It could also be one of the most consequential. If the ‘wrong’ candidate wins, China may threaten the self-governing island which the US has pledged to defend. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia Editor, Th...

The Post Office scandal: How a TV drama delivered justice

January 11, 2024 00:02 - 36 minutes - 82.7 MB

The Prime Minister has announced new legislation to quash the convictions of wrongly accused subpostmasters. It comes after a groundswell of interest - and outrage - in the story after an ITV drama was broadcast last week. How did a TV show achieve what years of journalism and a public inquiry had failed to? And what next for the convicted subpostmasters? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/stori...

If the economy’s doing better, why are the ‘vibes’ still off?

January 10, 2024 00:01 - 25 minutes - 59.2 MB

The American economy appears to be making a miraculous recovery from inflation and the pandemic. So why the bad economic vibes? Consumer sentiment is low, and the Biden administration is struggling to gain credit for dodging recession. The lessons from that could soon be felt here, as Britain heads towards an election. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Mehreen Khan, ...

Why we ate our friends: The story of a plane crash

January 09, 2024 00:01 - 35 minutes - 82.1 MB

In 1972 a small plane with 45 souls on board crashed in the Andes mountains. Stranded for ten weeks in minus 30C, the survivors were eventually forced to eat the bodies of their friends. Their story has been made into a new film 'Society of the Snow'; we hear from a survivor. This podcast contains scenes of a graphic nature. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.   Guest: Blan...

An unsolved murder, the Troubles, and the British state

January 08, 2024 00:01 - 30 minutes - 70.9 MB

In 1991, 26 year old Margaret Perry was murdered. A year later, the three men suspected of being responsible were themselves killed. All four deaths came during the latter years of Northern Ireland’s Troubles. Will a long awaited investigation into the period finally reveal any answers?  This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Find out more about our Apple bonus series: 'Inside t...

An assassination in Beirut: Will the Middle East war spread?

January 05, 2024 00:01 - 30 minutes - 69.1 MB

The killing of a senior Hamas official in Lebanon has further stoked tensions in the Middle East. Hezbollah’s supreme leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has warned Israel that it is ready for war “without limits” should the IDF attack. Meanwhile, Iran has blamed Israel for a twin bomb attack near the tomb of an Iranian general. What impact will these developments have on the war in Gaza?   This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe t...

What to expect from President Trump 2.0

January 04, 2024 00:01 - 30 minutes - 69.9 MB

Despite being banned from the ballot paper in two states (so far) and multiple legal hurdles, Donald Trump is the clear favourite to return as the Republican candidate for US president, and opinion polls also give him the edge in a rematch with Joe Biden. Trump has joked about becoming a "dictator" for a day if he wins, and says he would carry out mass deportations – and that’s just the beginning of his plans for a second term. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of reader...

Stopped and searched: Our crime correspondent’s story

January 03, 2024 00:01 - 26 minutes - 60.5 MB

David Woode was 16 when he was first stopped and searched by police. As a black man, he is six times more likely to be stopped than white counterparts, but his job reporting on knife crime and violence has made him see the other side of stop and search. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: David Woode, Crime Correspondent, The Times. Host: Luke Jones. Clips: The News A...

How to get a good night’s sleep in 2024

January 02, 2024 00:01 - 27 minutes - 63.2 MB

Struggling to drift off? If your goal in the new year is to sleep better, neurologist and sleep expert Prof Guy Leschziner unlocks the mysteries of sleep and the impact of a good night’s rest on our overall health. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Guy Leschziner, Professor of Neurology and Sleep Medicine, King's College London.  Host: Manveen Rana.  Links: ‘The Sec...

Best of 2023: How Putin might fall: A lesson from 1991

December 31, 2023 00:01 - 28 minutes - 65 MB

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023. Vladimir Putin may have averted an armed rebellion by Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin – but if the fall of Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 tells us anything, it's that even a failed coup can still spell ruin for a leader. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Guest: Peter Conr...

Best of 2023: The seven lives of the £2 million fraudster

December 30, 2023 00:01 - 32 minutes - 75.4 MB

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023. Jody Oliver deceived his wife, children and male fiancés while adopting a colourful array of identities, scamming those around him out of millions of pounds. Now that he’s in jail, his story can be told. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.  Article: The seven lives of t...

Best of 2023: How giant pandas became China’s furry diplomats

December 29, 2023 00:01 - 26 minutes - 61.7 MB

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023. The giant panda has become one of China’s diplomatic tools, after a pair were gifted to President Nixon as an act of friendship in the 1970s. But with US-China relations deteriorating - what can pandas tell us about the two superpowers’ modern relationship? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co...

Best of 2023: Cocaine Britain: Traffickers v the police

December 28, 2023 00:01 - 25 minutes - 58 MB

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023. The UK is now Europe’s biggest consumer of cocaine. The drug has been linked to a surge in domestic violence and middle-class users are being warned it’s not a victimless crime. How is so much cocaine getting into the country? And what can the authorities do about it? You can read Dipesh's article (and see an image of charcoal soaked in cocaine) here. This podcast was brought to you...

Best of 2023: Why British Gas has been breaking into customers’ homes

December 27, 2023 00:01 - 32 minutes - 74.3 MB

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023. A Times journalist went undercover to show that British Gas obtained court warrants to break into customers’ homes to force fit prepayment meters. The investigation led to immediate responses from the company, the regulator and from government. So how did the investigation unfold? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subs...

The Archbishop of Canterbury in conversation

December 23, 2023 00:01 - 21 minutes - 48.6 MB

Christmas is a time to pause and reflect. So today we take the opportunity to speak with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, about his own memories of financial struggle, the cost of living crisis, and his role as president of the charity Feeding Britain.  Donate to The Times and Sunday Times Christmas Appeal: Visit thetimes.co.uk/christmasappeal or call 0151 284 2336. Guests: - Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. - Poppy Koronka, news reporter, The Times. Host: Kaya Burge...

“Your wheels are your legs”: The charity changing children’s lives

December 22, 2023 00:01 - 22 minutes - 51.8 MB

Not all wheelchairs are created equal… whether it’s colour, size, weight or power, wheelchairs can be built to fit the user’s needs. Which is where Whizz Kidz, one of this year’s Times and Sunday Times Christmas Appeal charities, comes in. On today’s episode - we meet two children who’ve been provided with wheelchairs by the charity to hear about the change it’s made to their lives. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe...

Does Gen Z have a problem with Israel?

December 21, 2023 00:01 - 28 minutes - 65.6 MB

Gen Z voters are ramping up the pressure on President Biden to tone down his support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas. According to a recent New York Times poll, their support for the Palestinians far exceeds that of any other age cohort.  So what sits behind this generational pivot, which is playing out not only in the US, but across the West more widely? The Sunday Times's Katie Tarrant, herself a Gen Zer, talks TikTok and campus antisemitism with Luke.  This podcast was brought to ...

2023's best books: Victorian sex, apocalypse and Prince Harry

December 20, 2023 00:01 - 26 minutes - 61.8 MB

Our literary editors give us the lowdown on what they’ve been reading this last year - from steamy sex to the end of the world - and what should be on your Christmas gift list. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests: Robbie Millen, Literary Editor, The Times and The Sunday Times. Johanna Thomas-Corr, Chief Literary Critic, The Times and The Sunday Times. Host: Luke Jone...

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