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 Luke Jones take you to the heart of the story you need to know with exclusive reports and investigations.
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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09/19/23 • 25 min
Welcome to Temu, the world’s biggest bargain bin. Since launching just five months ago, the app has been downloaded more than nine million times in the UK alone. Our correspondent has spent a day shopping on Temu, and delves into the tricks the Chinese retailer uses to ruthlessly undercut its rivals.
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: Sam Chambers, Chief Business Correspondent, The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: CNN, BBC News, Sky News, BBC Radio 4, GB News, ITV News, YouTube.
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Russell Brand accused of rape
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09/16/23 • 35 min
This episode contains detailed allegations of rape and sexual assault.
Following an exclusive investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches we hear how the comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse.
Journalists Rosamund Urwin and Charlotte Wace reveal the harrowing stories of two of Brand’s alleged victims.
Russell Brand strongly denies all the allegations.
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If you have any information you want to share, you can get in touch with the team behind this investigation by emailing [email protected].
Guests: Rosamund Urwin, Media Editor, The Sunday Times.
Charlotte Wace, News Reporter, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Articles: Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-abuse-allegations-investigation-v5hxdlmb6
Comic, film star, YouTube guru: Russell Brand’s many lives - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russell-brand-youtube-guru-wife-girlfriends-wealth-lrv8r36pn
How The Times and The Sunday Times investigated Russell Brand - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russell-brand-investigation-sunday-times-video-watch-latest-news-x33ss0kmk
Video: You can watch our investigation on The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqfCzB1BOlM
Clips: BBC, Channel 4, Universal Pictures UK, ITV News, ITV, Endemol, Russell Brand YouTube Channel, CBS.
Helplines:
Rape Crisis England & Wales offers confidential support and information to women in England and Wales who have survived any form of sexual violence, no matter how long ago.
Phone: 0808 802 9999
https://rapecrisis.org.uk/
Rape Crisis Scotland provides confidential support for anyone affected by sexual violence, no matter when or how it happened. They can also put you in touch with local rape crisis centres.
Phone: 0808 801 03 02
http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/
Rape Crisis Network Ireland supports anyone in Northern Ireland affected by rape and sexual violence
http://www.rcni.ie
Samaritans is available for anyone struggling to cope and provides a safe place to talk 24 hours a day: https://www.samaritans.org
Phone: 116 123
Email: [email protected]
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09/06/23 • 35 min
A year ago today, Liz Truss stood in Downing Street at the start of her premiership promising “action every day”. Over the tumultuous 49 days that followed, her time as prime minister was derailed by a series of U-turns, market shocks and a pervading sense of chaos. We go behind the scenes with Truss's biographer on the shortest ever stay in No 10.
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Guest: James Heale, political correspondent of The Spectator, and co-author of Out of the Blue: The Inside Story of the Unexpected Rise and Rapid Fall of Liz Truss https://timesbookshop.co.uk/out-of-the-blue-9780008605780
Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: Times Radio, Talk TV, BBC News, Parliament TV, Sky News, Spectator TV, Twitter.
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04/25/24 • 30 min
A group of former teachers and a cryptocurrency trader are teaching at a suspected illegal school, Universallkidz in Manchester, in which children are being educated to become the next generation of conspiracy theorists. The Times’ Tom Ball went undercover as a teacher to find out more.
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Guest: Tom Ball, Reporter, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Get in touch: [email protected]
Find out more about our bonus series for Times subscribers: 'Inside the newsroom'
Mentioned in this episode: Hope Sussex school trains next generation of conspiracy theorists
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06/17/24 • 28 min
The super-rich are trialling innumerable whacky theories to radically extend their lives, from not eating after 11pm to taking hundreds of supplements a day and even blood transfusions from their children. But what does the science tell us? Could some of these ideas actually prove effective? And why are we still so obsessed with the quest that is as old as mankind itself: immortality?
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Guest: Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, scientist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge and author of Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Olivia Case.
Clips: WIRED UK, Valuetainment Clips, Diary of a CEO, TalkTV.
Find out more about our bonus series for Times subscribers: 'Inside the newsroom'
Get in touch: [email protected]
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08/31/23 • 26 min
Foreign leaders’ families have been snapping up some of Britain's most expensive mansions and penthouses, but their identities were hidden from public view – until now.
£250m of UK property is owned by the children of notorious autocratic rulers and their allies via offshore companies, an exclusive Times investigation has revealed. Our reporter visits some of London’s most desirable addresses and uncovers who owns what.
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: George Greenwood, Investigations Reporter, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: Al Jazeera English, Hromadske TV, DW News, BBC News, Heydar Aliyev Foundation, TRT World.
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10/02/23 • 28 min
Scotland has the highest drug-related death rate in Europe – and last week approved plans for its first drug consumption room to try and reduce deaths. It’s a step closer to the SNP’s goal of decriminalisation – so what can they learn from Portugal, which decriminalised drugs over twenty years ago?
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Guests:
John Boothman, Political Correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Dr João Goulão, Portugal's National Coordinator for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the Harmful Use of Alcohol.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Get in touch: [email protected]
Clips: Trainspotting/Miramax, Channel 4 News, STV News, 5 News, Sky News, UK Parliament.
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10/05/22 • 36 min
The death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini whilst in police custody has sparked nationwide protests in Iran. The authorities have responded with a heavy crackdown, and it’s estimated over 130 people have died so far. As protests continue, could the death of one young woman lead to regime change?
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Guest: Ramita Navai, journalist, Sunday Times contributor, author of 'City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death, and the Search for Truth in Tehran', and host of 'The Line of Fire' podcast.
Host: Manveen Rana
Producer: Olivia Case.
Clips: CBS News, WION, BBC News, France 24, Radio Farda, Sky News, NBC, ITN archive, TRT World, BBC Farsi, Middle East Matters.
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06/28/23 • 31 min
Belarus’ dictatorial president Alexander Lukasheko is getting ever closer to the Kremlin - this week he even brokered a truce between the Wagner group and president Putin to prevent a march on Moscow. But most Belarusians don’t want to be an arm of Russia and - outside of this small country’s borders - a group of exiled pro-democracy protesters are taking up arms and training themselves to fight back. So can they overthrow Europe's last dictator? And if they do reclaim their country, could it be pivotal to the war in Ukraine?
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Guests: Jack Clover, news reporter, The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Olivia Case.
Clips: Channel 4, Vice, HBO, BBC, EuroNews, CNN, Ukraine Today, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Belarusian Security Services, ABC, NBC.
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10/26/23 • 28 min
This week Britney Spears released her new memoir, and is the latest celebrity to open up about the trauma of being a young famous woman in the 2000s. Post-MeToo and the Russell Brand allegations, there has been a collective re-evaluation of how stars like Spears, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan were treated. So why did we want to see them humiliated? And why did so many of us think it was normal?
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.
Toxic: Women, Fame and the Noughties by Sarah Ditum (Fleet £22). Buy at timesbookshop.co.uk. Discount for Times+ members
Guest: Sarah Ditum, writer for The Sunday Times, and author of Toxic: Women, Fame and the Noughties.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Book extract: Being Britney Spears: inside the teen dream that turned toxic: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/britney-spears-book-the-woman-in-me-justin-timberlake-jhnhgcxd6
Stories of our times episodes:
- Russell Brand accused of rape: https://pod.fo/e/1eeeb0
- Russell Brand investigation: What happened next:https://pod.fo/e/1f03f7
Clips: BBC Woman’s Hour, CBS, MTV VMAs, 60 Minutes/9Now, Channel 4 News, I am Paris, CBS News, ...Baby One More Time/Britney Spears/SME, Blurred Lines/Robin Thicke, T.I., Pharrell/UMG, CNN, KRON4, BBC News, Pop Idol/ITV, The Simple Life/Fox, Saturday Night Live/NBC, This is Paris/YouTube.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Story have?
The Story currently has 1476 episodes available.
What topics does The Story cover?
The podcast is about News, Daily News, Podcasts and Politics.
What is the most popular episode on The Story?
The episode title 'Why is Temu so cheap? Shopping on the popular but ruthless Chinese app' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Story?
The average episode length on The Story is 30 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Story released?
Episodes of The Story are typically released every day.
When was the first episode of The Story?
The first episode of The Story was released on Mar 4, 2020.
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