Times Talk by Times of Malta

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A Times of Malta podcast that takes a closer look at the stories shaping Malta today. Hosted by award-winning journalist and assistant editor Mark Laurence Zammit.

  1. Wayne Flask and Michael Stivala go head to head on Times Talk

    3 OCT

    Wayne Flask and Michael Stivala go head to head on Times Talk

    Michael Stivala is one the country's biggest developers and president of the Malta Development Association (MDA). Wayne Flask is a long-time environmental activist and secretary general of the NGO Il-Kollettiv. The two agree on almost nothing when it comes to construction and development - which is why this week they went head to head in this Times Talk debate on the highly controversial planning reform.

    56 min
  2. Times Talk: The scammers targeting Malta

    22 SEPT

    Times Talk: The scammers targeting Malta

    A woman was convinced she was chatting on Facebook with Pope Leo XIV and was sending him money for his projects – and she simply did not believe Bank of Valletta when it told her the ‘pope’ was a scammer. Another man lost his life savings to a fictitious Canadian woman whom he chatted with for months, and after she took all his money, he went to look for her abroad, only to discover the address she gave him didn’t exist. And another woman spent seven years and €170,000 trying to buy a dog that never even existed. These are not plot lines from a film but real-life stories of Maltese people who have lost a lot of money to sophisticated online scams during the past months. Their stories are detailed in this episode of Times Talk. The episode delves into a wave of increasingly sophisticated and insidious online scams that is sweeping across Europe, leaving a trail of financial and emotional devastation.

    1h 27m
  3. Can Alex Borg make the PN win again?

    14 SEPT

    Can Alex Borg make the PN win again?

    Alex Borg won a nail-biter of a leadership race a week ago. Now, as Malta's new Opposition leader, he must lead the PN out of the political doldrums and make it electable once again. In this Times Talk interview, the PN's new leader speaks about the party's future and finances, his relationship with leadership rival Adrian Delia and perceptions that he is close to big business.

    47 min
  4. The journalists on the frontline of Malta's history

    10 SEPT

    The journalists on the frontline of Malta's history

    As Times of Malta celebrates its 90th year, we speak to editor-in-chief Herman Grech and deputy online editor Chris Scicluna about 50 years of history and news in Malta. Grech has overseen the Times' shift from a primarily print-based newspaper to an online one. Scicluna joined the Times of Malta newsroom 45 years ago, following in his father's footsteps. Together, the two recall some of the most significant events in Malta's modern history in his interview with Mark Laurence Zammit

    1h 15m
  5. Clint Camilleri: Good intentions, bad planning

    24 AUG

    Clint Camilleri: Good intentions, bad planning

    Planning Minister Clint Camilleri found himself in the eye of a storm right in the middle of July this year - and it was a storm of his own doing. Proposals to reform planning laws caught people off guard and led to howls of outrage, as activists noted they would effectively give the Planning Authority unfettered power. Now, Camilleri says the critics are right. In this exclusive interview, the minister vows to revoke many of the proposals' most controversial clauses, while arguing others parts of the reform are necessary. "Despite our good intentions, the activists and NGOs are right," he says.

    1h 16m

  6. 11 AUG

    We need to talk about suicide

    Karl Gouder was one of the PN's brightest young hopes. He had served as a mayor and as an MP, and was months away from being made the party's general secretary. Then, one morning last September, Gouder took his own life. In this Times Talk exclusive, Karl Gouder's brother Simon opens up about that tragedy and the days leading up to it. We also speak to a young man who survived multiple suicide attempts, and psychiatrist professor Anton Grech and Richmond Foundation CEO Daniela Calleja about men's mental health and the risks of suicide.

    1h 3m
  7. Cynthia Galea & Sarah Bajada

    8 AUG

    Cynthia Galea & Sarah Bajada

    One is a lawyer, the other a TV presenter. But for the next few weeks, Cynthia Galea and Sarah Bajada have had to put part of their personal lives and careers on hold to support their partners, who are running to be the country's next opposition leader and - they hope - the next prime minister. In this episode of Times Talk, Adrian Delia's partner Cynthia and Alex Borg's partner Sarah, bring Mark Laurence Zammit behind the scenes on the campaign trail.

    52 min
  8. Adrian Delia & Alex Borg

    10 JUL

    Adrian Delia & Alex Borg

    The Nationalist Party has forbidden Adrian Delia and Alex Borg from debating each other as they compete to become the party's next leader. So we had to adapt. In this Times Talk episode, we interview the two candidates separately about their vision for the Opposition party, but present their replies to you in a single take.

    1h 46m
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