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At 12pm ET today, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. To mark this historic occasion, we’ve gathered together two of our US experts from either side of the Atlantic – one who attended Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, and one who will be attending this one. What’s so different this time around?
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
Guests:
Josh Glancy, News Review Editor, The Sunday Times.Louise Callaghan, US Correspondent, The Sunday Times.Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: Straight Arrow News, CNN, ABC News, NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, CNN.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Today we look back on one of our favourite episodes from the past few months: a deep dive into the economics of beauty, with Tom Whipple.
Do looks matter? Pulchronomics, the study of economics and beauty, says they do. But just how much impact does being attractive have on your love life, career and happiness? Are our fortunes really determined by our looks?
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.com/subscribe
Guest: Tom Whipple, Science Editor, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Times Poll: How attractive are you? Rate yourself out of five
Clips: Britain’s Got Talent ITV/Thames.
Photo: Times Design, Getty Images.
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As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story an episode from the Tech Podcast from The Times.
The Technology Secretary, Peter Kyle, joins the pod to discuss the British Government's 'AI Opportunities Action Plan' (and Elon Musk). Plus, a new guide the UK's fastest growing tech companies is revealed by The Times and Sunday Times, read all about it.
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There was widespread jubilation at the announcement that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire in Gaza. Netanyahu's government is still to formally approve the deal that would bring to an end 15 months of conflict. The deal includes the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for thousands of Palestinian prisoners. But how exactly will it work? And, more importantly, will it last?
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Guest: Samer Al-Atrush, Middle East Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: The Times and The Sunday Times, Reuters, Times Radio, Al Jazeera, Parliamentlive.tv, Sky, CBS, BBC, @zakisolja / X.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Analysis of a decade’s worth of sentencing data across England and Wales between 2013 and 2023 has revealed a worrying uptick in knife crime nationwide. For the first time, the contents of more than 4.7 million lines of crime and sentencing data have been used by The Times to build profiles of fatal stabbing victims and offenders convicted of knife possession.
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Guest: David Woode, Crime Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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Clips: BBC 5Live, Sky News, ITV Anglia, X/@crimeLdn
Photo: Times Design.
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Tulip Siddiq, Labour’s anti-corruption minister, has resigned after reporting by the Sunday Times revealed that she resided in a series of properties bought by associates of her aunt, the now deposed leader of Bangladesh, who’s accused of siphoning off billions from the country. The journalist who followed the story all the way to Dhaka speaks to The Story.
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Guest: Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: Times Radio, Channel 4 News, BBC News.
Photo: Getty Images.
Further reading: Tulip Siddiq’s flyers found in palace of deposed Bangladesh leader
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As LA continues to battle its worst fires in history, the political blame game has started, with Donald Trump accusing California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, of caring more about fish than people. We’ll explain.
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Guests:
Megan Agnew, senior features writer (US), The Times.Jamie Hartman, songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles, CAHosts: Luke Jones and Edith Rousselot
Clips: NBC News, NewsNation, CBS News, ABC 10, KTLA 5, The Tonight Show
Photo: Getty Images.
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Having made a multi-million dollar film together, Hollywood stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are now trading muti-million dollar lawsuits over what did (or didn’t) happen on set and during the promotional tour for It Ends With Us. But what do court documents and private texts allege about Hollywood's dark arts? And like MeToo, could this be the start of another watershed moment triggered by Tinseltown?
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Guests:
Keiran Southern, West Coast Correspondent (US), The Times.Andrew Billen, Features Writer, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: It Ends With Us / Justin Baldoni / Sony / Columbia Pictures / Wayfarer Studios / Blake Lively, Entertainment Tonight, MsMojo, YouTube / @TheAmalaEkpunobi, YouTube / Megyn Kelly, The Hollywood Reporter, TikTok / @lovingsingle, YouTube / TED / Justin Baldoni, TikTok / justinbaldoni.
Photo: Getty Images.
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The Sunday Times’ investigative team, Insight, has combed through 6,000 top secret documents to piece together the story of multiple military and government cover ups into the murder of civilians during the Afghan conflict. Today, in part two, we hear about the methods used to stymie, block and obstruct the course of justice.
This episode was originally published on 10 May 2024.
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Guests:
Jonathan Calvert, Insight investigative team editor, The Sunday TimesGeorge Arbuthnott, Insight investigative team deputy editor, The Sunday Times.Read the full Insight investigation
Host: Manveen Rana.
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This week the Times revealed that ministers are considering bringing back a retired military chief to lead the armed forces amid concerns the likely frontrunner, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, has been tainted by an independent inquiry into alleged unlawful activity by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan. Government sources stress that Jenkins has supported the inquiry.
Last year, The Sunday Times’ investigative team, Insight, combed through 6,000 top secret documents to piece together the story of multiple military and government cover ups into the murder of civilians during the Afghan conflict. Today, in part one, we hear about the senior special forces commander, codename N1466, who blew the whistle.
This episode was originally published on 9 May 2024.
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.co.uk/thestory
Guests:
Jonathan Calvert, Insight investigative team editor, The Sunday Times, andGeorge Arbuthnott, Insight investigative team deputy editor, The Sunday Times.Read the full Insight investigation
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: Military.com.
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The US president-elect has sparked a series of diplomatic rows after saying he was willing to use military or economic force to take control of Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada. How seriously should we take Donald Trump’s claims and where did they come from?
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
Guest: Josh Glancy, News Review Editor, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: NBC News, Fox News, ABC News, Reuters/TV2, France Inter Radio.
Photo: Getty Images
Further listening: Why Donald Trump courted the wrestling world
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Elon Musk has unleashed a huge political row in the UK over whether there should be a national inquiry into the gangs that groomed young girls for rape in a number of Britain's northern towns. But whilst the world's richest man accused the 'legacy media' of a cover-up, the scandal was actually exposed by Times journalist Andrew Norfolk. So how did he uncover the shocking story? And has enough been done to make sure it never happens again?
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Guest: Andrew Norfolk, former Chief Investigations Reporter, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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Image: The Times.
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Scroll through his latest posts on X and Elon Musk has a laser focus on UK politics. His main targets? Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips MP and their response to the country’s grooming scandal. He’s also blowing hot and cold on Reform UK. So what influence is the world’s richest man having on British politics? And why is he doing it?
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, Chief Political Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: Sky News, Times Radio, Parliament, BBC, France 24.
Photo: Getty Images.
Further listening: The political transformation of Elon Musk
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Official figures show that for the first time, people are leaving dating apps. So why the exodus? And could future apps - with AI and augmented reality - be any better at matchmaking?
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.com/thestory
Guests:
Hannah Skelley, Fashion Writer and Stylist, The Times. Dr Liesel Sharabi, Associate Professor of Human Communication and Director of the Relationships and Technology Lab at Arizona State University.Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: TikTok / aidenheaney, TikTok / hopeyoufindyourdad, TikTok / gaelaitor, TikTok / zoecsheehan, TikTok / drcatpsych, TikTok / louisohno.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Linda McMahon, the wife of WWE’s founder Vince McMahon has just been nominated to be Donald Trump’s secretary for education. What’s behind Trump’s love affair with this staged ‘sport’?
The episode contains discussion of rape and sexual assault.
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
Guests: Josh Glancy, News Review Editor, The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: WWE Youtube channel, PowerfulJRE Youtube channel.
Image credit: Getty Images.
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Stephen Drill talks to Richard McColl about living and working at the centre of the global cocaine trade.
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Cocaine Inc. hosts Fiona, David and Stephen answer your questions about how they made the series.
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Stephen Mee, a former cocaine trafficker who worked with the Cali Cartel, sits down to discuss how he built an illicit empire.
David Collins and executive producer Will Roe meet Stephen in his artist’s studio.
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The investigation takes us to a $10 million home in a leafy city suburb.
Back home in Melbourne, Stephen Drill picks up a money trail leading right past his front door.
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Undercover in a gleaming world where nobody asks questions.
David Collins follows the money trail through Dubai’s crowded gold souk to its luxurious office blocks.
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