Stories of our times

One remarkable story, told in depth, each day. Our daily news podcast takes you to the heart of the stories that matter, with exclusive access and reporting. Published for the start of your day and hosted by Manveen Rana and David Aaronovitch. 

?Who is the real JD Vance?

Meet JD Vance, man of Munich and the Oval Office onslaught. He thinks Europe is in a death spiral and...

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The Sunday Edition: They said Covid would change everything. Did it?

Today marks five years since the first Covid lockdown. We were told that we would never be able to go...

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The Saturday Edition: Trump and Putin spoke, where are things now?

With news this week on the ongoing attempts to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine, we thought we'd bring...

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Why the Baltics are preparing for Putin

Estonia, one of the Baltic states, sits on Europe's front line with Russia. The country that was, like...

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How Britain's benefits system broke

It's predicted that, by the end of this Parliament, four million people in Britain will receive long-term...

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The '51st state' fights back

Donald Trump is coming for Canada. He first raised the prospect of making America's nearest neighbour...

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The town ripped apart by Mexico’s new Narcos

On the frontline of Mexico’s drug wars, rival cartels are exploiting a decades-old dispute about indigenous...

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Trump and the surprising history of American authoritarians

The word "unprecedented" is often used to describe Donald Trump's presidency. He's broken with convention...

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The Sunday Edition: The gambling addicts hooked on crypto

This episode was originally published last August.The government says it wants to make the UK a global...

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The algorithm says we’re soulmates… Now what?

Hinge CEO, Justin McLeod, joins the podcast to discuss how online dating Apps have changed dating (for...

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Murder In Cairo (Pt 2) - The Wilderness Of Mirrors

In 1977, David Holden, chief correspondent of the Sunday Times, was sent to Cairo to report on crucial...

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Murder in Cairo (Pt 1) - The Death Of Our Star Reporter

In 1977, David Holden, chief correspondent of the Sunday Times, was sent to Cairo to report on crucial...

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How men's brains change when they become dads

‘Baby brain’ is real. Increasing evidence suggests having kids causes big changes in our grey matter,...

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The civil war that could bring down Reform

Nigel Farage has been accused of a ‘vindictive witch-hunt’ by a former Reform MP as part of a messy...

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Is Europe ready for war?

Is Europe sleepwalking into disaster? Russia watcher Keir Giles on the rising threat from Putin, NATO’s...

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The Sunday Edition: Korea's 4b 'anti-men' movement comes to America

This episode was originally published last November.No sex, no babies, no marriage, no men. In 2018...

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How To Be PM In A Global Crisis

With Keir Starmer focused on diplomacy over Ukraine, the political masterminds ask if the domestic agenda...

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Why Trump is gambling the US economy on crypto

Donald Trump has said he will make the US the crypto capital of the world, as investors and CEOs gather...

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Why so many planes are crashing in North America

So far this year, there have been multiple fatal plane crashes and near-misses in North America, leaving...

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Why the Americans are helping Andrew Tate

The self-proclaimed misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan arrived in the US last...

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At the border crossing where Trump’s migrant ban is working

People who once flooded north across the river between Guatemala and Mexico are trickling south again,...

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Onslaught in the Oval Office

As the world comes to terms with the fallout from Friday night’s unprecedented Oval Office clash between...

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The Sunday Edition: ‘We need to talk about what motherhood does to women’

This episode was originally published in September 2024.Zoe Blaskey, author of Motherkind, didn’t...

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How To Tell Jokes, Deal With Trump, And Welcome Sally

We're welcoming a new political mastermind to the podcast this week - Sally Morgan has been a Labour...

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