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The Story

Drowning in news? Let The Story guide you.


Each morning, hosts Manveen Rana and Luke Jones bring you today's most important story, told by the journalists who know what really happened.


In depth, honest, and mixed in with exclusive reports and groundbreaking investigations.


Discover the story behind the story with the flagship podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.



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Update frequency
every day
Average duration
30 minutes
Episodes
1598
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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The Jessie Earl story: The family pain of an unsolved murder

The Jessie Earl story: The family pain of an unsolved murder

Features writer for The Sunday Times Rosie Kinchen examines what it's like to live through the ordeal of losing your daughter and never getting the recognition of what exactly happened.

This podcast w…

00:29:33  |   Fri 26 Feb 2021
Investigation: One bruise and they took the baby away

Investigation: One bruise and they took the baby away

If one day, you saw your newborn baby with a little bruise you couldn't explain, what would you do? Many people like Holly Kobayashi would ask a professional for advice and reassurance. Instead Holly…

00:31:55  |   Thu 25 Feb 2021
Guns, skis and corruption: Biathlon

Guns, skis and corruption: Biathlon

Three years ago, a dramatic raid at the headquarters of a popular winter sports blew open a scandal at the International Biathlon Union. The former president, Anders Besseberg, has been accused of re…

00:30:54  |   Wed 24 Feb 2021
From conspiracy theories to Congress: The Marjorie Taylor Greene story

From conspiracy theories to Congress: The Marjorie Taylor Greene story

Who is the Congresswoman who has split the Republican party with her toxic views?

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today an…

00:32:03  |   Tue 23 Feb 2021
How China uses LinkedIn to steal state secrets

How China uses LinkedIn to steal state secrets

The Times has uncovered that spies are creating fake business profiles on the professional networking site so that they can identify targets and obtain classified information. Under fake profiles, ag…

00:30:12  |   Mon 22 Feb 2021
Past Imperfect: Nadiya Hussain

Past Imperfect: Nadiya Hussain

In this special bonus edition we are bringing you an episode from another Times podcast - Past Imperfect.


Nadiya Hussain MBE rose to fame after winning The Great British Bake Off back in 2015. She tal…

00:49:54  |   Sun 21 Feb 2021
It's a Sin: Should gay roles be reserved for gay actors?

It's a Sin: Should gay roles be reserved for gay actors?

Before Channel 4's hit series It's Sin was broadcast, writer Russell T Davies made headlines for his comments on how the show was cast. Should LGBTQ+ roles only be played by those with a lived experi…

00:27:13  |   Fri 19 Feb 2021
How Russia's vaccine disinformation war backfired

How Russia's vaccine disinformation war backfired

In October, a Stories of our times investigation blew the lid off a Russian disinformation campaign, which had aimed to stoke fears about the Oxford vaccine.

Now Russia has its own vaccine, Sputnik, w…

00:33:15  |   Thu 18 Feb 2021
A lockdown exit strategy: Lessons from Israel and Australia

A lockdown exit strategy: Lessons from Israel and Australia

On Monday the prime minister will unveil a roadmap for how we exit lockdown. Today we look to two countries which might show us a glimpse of the future: Australia and Israel.


This podcast was brought …

00:26:47  |   Wed 17 Feb 2021
Post-Brexit Britain 2021: Who do we think we are?

Post-Brexit Britain 2021: Who do we think we are?

It's been over a year since the UK officially left the EU on the 31st of January 2020 in a vote which was fuelled by decades of British Euroscepticism. With terms like 'remainer' and 'Brexiteer' now …

00:30:55  |   Tue 16 Feb 2021
Afghanistan's road to peace: Murder in Kabul

Afghanistan's road to peace: Murder in Kabul

Last month, a team of assassins shot and killed two of Afghanistan’s most eminent women. The murder of the two Supreme Court judges is part of an assassination campaign targeting Kabul’s intellectual…

00:36:17  |   Mon 15 Feb 2021
The strange case of the spy in the bag: Is it time for a review?

The strange case of the spy in the bag: Is it time for a review?

A decade after an MI6 agent was found dead in a North Face holdall, the detective who led the inquiry wants a forensic case review.


This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of …

00:33:40  |   Fri 12 Feb 2021
Inside Porton Down: Britain’s top secret laboratory

Inside Porton Down: Britain’s top secret laboratory

What goes on inside one of the most secure, secretive and at times controversial British institutions? The Times is the first newspaper to be allowed into some of the most secure laboratories at Port…

00:28:53  |   Thu 11 Feb 2021
Civil disobedience and the future of Myanmar's democracy

Civil disobedience and the future of Myanmar's democracy

Protesters in Myanmar are demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi who was arrested when the military seized power. How did this country become unstable so quickly and what's next for…

00:32:59  |   Wed 10 Feb 2021
The second impeachment: Trump on trial again

The second impeachment: Trump on trial again

Today the Senate trial begins: Donald Trump is charged with ‘incitement of insurrection’ over the Capitol riot. After four controversial years in power, the former President's ability to hold office …

00:31:40  |   Tue 09 Feb 2021
GameStop: A very modern fable

GameStop: A very modern fable

The inside story of how the WallStreetBets forum on Reddit took on Wall Street, sending shares in the struggling retailer GameStop skyrocketing… until they crashed back to earth.


Content warning: stro…

00:27:56  |   Mon 08 Feb 2021
Brain trauma: The issue rugby can no longer ignore

Brain trauma: The issue rugby can no longer ignore

As the annual Six Nations tournament gets underway this weekend, recent high profile lawsuits filed against rugby union’s governing bodies from ex-professionals have cast a shadow over the game. Is t…

00:28:55  |   Sat 06 Feb 2021
How Brussels bungled the vaccine

How Brussels bungled the vaccine

Two weeks ago AstraZeneca shocked the EU by cutting its vaccine delivery by 60%. What went wrong, and why? And could the high drama that followed have a lasting political impact?


This podcast was brou…

00:29:37  |   Fri 05 Feb 2021
India: The farmers v the government

India: The farmers v the government

For months, protesters have been camping out on the outskirts of Delhi, demanding the repeal of a set of agricultural laws. Last week, as India tried to celebrate its Republic Day, violence erupted b…

00:30:09  |   Thu 04 Feb 2021
What's behind the movement to #FreeBritney?

What's behind the movement to #FreeBritney?

Britney Spears’s private life has been on show ever since she emerged on the music scene back in the late ’90s. In recent years she's been hitting headlines for other reasons, with new questions aris…

00:33:05  |   Wed 03 Feb 2021
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