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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 Luke Jones take you to the heart of the story you need to know with exclusive reports and investigations.
Plus, each month, William Hague hosts an agenda-setting interview with a key newsmaker or thinker.
Discover the story behind the story with world-class journalism from The Times and Sunday Times.
The Story is available at the start of your day from Monday to Friday, with bonus ‘Inside the Newsroom’ episodes every Saturday for Times subscribers, available by connecting your subscription via Apple Podcasts.
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Inside the newsroom: Lawyers' sleep kits and leaked reports
In this bonus episode for Times subscribers, producer Edith Rousselot takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the newsroom, stopping by legal editor Jonathan Ames' desk to talk about what a work day looks like for him and the latest gossip and scoops he gets from talking to big firm lawyers.
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Baby Reindeer: The complicated truth about being stalked
Netflix's latest hit, Baby Reindeer, is a fictional account of a real-life stalking, which our guest has experienced, too. So what happens in complicated stalking cases, when the lines between criminality, complicity and consent are blurred?
If you've been affected by any of the issues we've talked about today, do have a look at Paladin, the charity that Sarah used for help at paladinservice.co.uk.
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Guest: Sarah Ditum, writer for The Times and The Sunday Times, and author of Toxic: Women, Fame and the Noughties.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: Baby Reindeer © 2024 / Official Trailer / Netflix / creator: Richard Gadd
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.co.uk
Further listening: Sextapes, gossip blogs, and Paris Hilton: How the noughties went toxic
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Tim Shipman on the tears, plots and mating porcupines of Brexit
They were some of the most turbulent years of British politics as Prime Minister Theresa May steered her Brexit deal, via unprecedented disasters and triumphs, through parliament. The ultimate insider, Tim Shipman, Sunday Times’ chief political commentator was there throughout and shares new revelations and his unfiltered reflections on the politicians who led us through it all.
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Guest: Tim Shipman, chief political commentator, The Sunday Times and author of No Way Out: From the Backstop to Boris
Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: BBC News, Channel 4 News and 5 News.
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The rise and spectacular fall of the SNP
After 13 months in power, First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned - and for the second time in as many years the SNP is looking for a new leader. So, how did it come to this for the once-dominant party? And what could it mean for the general election and the campaign for Scottish independence?
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Guests: Kieran Andrews, Scottish Political Editor, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: STV News, The Guardian, Sky News, ITV News, SNP, Financial Times, The Sun.
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Why Israel's rogue battalion could be facing US sanctions
As the war in Gaza grinds on, and US President Joe Biden comes under increasing pressure to curb Israel's most serious military excesses, his administration has - for the first time ever - announced it's considering imposing sanctions on one specific Israeli Army unit. So what is the Netzah Yehuda Battalion, and why is it in America’s sights?
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Guests: Gabrielle Weiniger, Times Correspondent based in Israel.
Host: Manveen Rana
Clips: ILTV News; France 24; Global News; AP; All Israel News
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How America could descend into civil war
The prospect of internal conflict, as depicted in Alex Garland’s new film ‘Civil War’, is no longer regarded as an impossibility in America. With millions of guns in circulation, militia membership on the rise, and citizens relocating along ideological lines, could the US descend into a new civil war?
Guests:
Sarah Baxter, Director of the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting.Barbara F Walter, Rohr Professor of International Affairs at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California in San Diego.Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: Civil War © 2024, A24 / Entertainment Film Distributors, Director Alex Garland, The Telegraph, The Washington Post, The Evening Standard, CNN, The Independent, CBC News.
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