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In an exclusive investigation, this podcast has uncovered a Russian campaign of disinformation and fake news aimed at discrediting the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests: -Tom Whipple, science editor at The Times. -Edward L...

Halls have been locked down. Students have asked for their money back. And among staff, there have been complaints of coercion from management and rumblings of industrial action. For universities, could a short-term crisis develop into an existential threat? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at...

The latest scandal from the Vatican - between two warring Cardinals - has shone a spotlight on the infighting and internal affairs that Pope Francis has been trying to clear up for the last seven years as he aims to modernise the Catholic Church.  This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thet...

The Proud Boys came to international attention when President Donald Trump told them to “stand back and stand by” during the first presidential debate. But who are they and what do they believe in? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Content warning: this pro...

The Unite union executive has decided to cut its affiliation money to the Labour Party by 10%. How much does the modern Labour party rely on unions? And how much do the relationships at the top shape the left wing in British politics? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/st...

What do we know about the experimental treatment President Trump was given? And although he isn't the first president to fall ill in office, have the past week's events challenged the usual norms around the president's health? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtim...

Three years on from the Grenfell tower tragedy, are building safety standards really what they should be? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest:  Martina Lees, Senior property writer for the Times and Sunday Times. Danielle Mikkelsen, school teacher,...

The decision by the government to prevent fans from attending football matches in the UK has left many lower league clubs facing an uncertain future. What's it like to play for a National League and just how important are local clubs to their towns? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetime...

Last month the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spoke on US television urging voters to come out for the November presidential election. For some, they were getting involved in politics and overstepping the mark. For others, the couple were just expressing themselves in their new roles. So, who's right? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. S...

The Green New Deal is a divisive idea for the economies of the future, derided by the right as ill thought out, its left wing proponents see it as a way of saving the environment while keeping up economic growth. Manveen Rana has been speaking to the co-authors of a new book on the subject, Professors Robert Pollin and Noam Chomsky. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers...

Life in lockdown has left many dreaming of an escape from the 9 to 5, the office, the commute, just our own living rooms. Thom D’Arcy is one who got away from it all when he left on a sailing trip in 2016 and only just returned. Guests:  Thom D’Arcy, sailor. Host: Manveen Rana.  " Somnolence " by Kai Engel is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (looped from original) " The road we use to travel whe...

The last two reporters working in China for Australian media have flown home after a drawn out diplomatic standoff. Their exit means for the first time since the mid-1970s, there are no accredited Australian journalists in the country. Why have relations between Australia and China deteriorated? Guests:  Bernard Lagan, The Times Australia correspondent.  Mike Smith, China corre...

On paper, he’s a success — he’s nailed life’s goals. So why is Matt Rudd, and so many middle-aged men like him, unhappy?   Guests: Matt Rudd, Deputy Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine, columnist and author of Man Down.   Host: Luke Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During lockdown those living alone have faced greater risk, not only to their health but also their finances. According to the Dementia Society the condition has worsened for many during the pandemic, and the isolation of lockdown has also exposed many to telephone scams. Guests: David Byers, Times Money Deputy Editor. Paula Saunderson, cares for her mother. Host: David Aaronovitch. Clip used...

It's been six months since MPs voted for the Coronavirus Act, a set of laws that gave the government sweeping powers over almost every aspect of daily life. Now a rebellion is brewing. Some MPs want more of a say over the prime minister's coronavirus strategy.  Guests:  Steven Swinford, Deputy Political Editor, The Times. Steve Baker, Conservative MP for Wycombe. Host: Ross Kempsell...

She was a top Soviet spy and a colonel in the Red Army, who had plotted to kill Hitler and sent secrets from the British atomic bomb programme to Stalin. So how did Agent Sonya - or Mrs Burton to her neighbours - evade MI5 for so long? Guests:  Ben Macintyre, associate editor and columnist, The Times, and author of Agent Sonya: Lover, Mother, Soldier, Spy. Rosa Ellis, interactive journal...

On Friday, US Supreme court justice and 87-year old five foot pop culture icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. With her passing, a prized vacancy on the highest and most influential court in the US has opened up. Who is going to fill it and what will it mean for the future of American politics? Guest: Henry Zefffman, Washington Correspondent for The Times. Host: Luke Jones. Clips used: BBC, The Ken...

Tensions between Greece and Turkey have reignited this summer over a gas dispute, with the country's leaders trading rhetorical blows. But how precarious is the situation and could they be sleep-walking into a war in the Mediterranean? Guest:  Hannah Lucinda-Smith, The Times' Istanbul Correspondent.  Host: Manveen Rana. Clips used: Aljazeera, France24, DWNews. Hosted...

A Holyrood committee investigating the Scottish government's handling of complaints against Alex Salmond has continued to make headlines. But what does it mean for the future of the SNP and Scottish Independence?  Guest:  Kieran Andrews, The Times' Scottish political editor.  Host: Manveen Rana. Clips used: Scottish Parliament, BBC, 5 News, Telegraph, Guardian, The Nine (BBC Sc...

In an event exclusively for subscribers to The Times and The Sunday Times via Times+, Kim Darroch, former UK Ambassador to the US, has a conversation with Manveen Rana. Find out more here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the UK, 60,000 people have reported coronavirus symptoms that last more than three months. Artist Monique Jackson is one of them. What do we know about long covid, and how is the COVID Symptom Study app helping us fill in the blanks? Guests: Monique Jackson, artist with long tail covid. Prof Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, co founder of ZOE Covid Symptom...

With less than 50 days until the US presidential election, Donald Trump's relationship with the US military has become strained. But how is the fallout impacting his hopes of returning to the White House? Guests:  Henry Zeffman, Washington Correspondent, The Times. Admiral James Stavridis, Retired US Navy admiral and Former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. Host: Manveen Rana.  Clip...

Today: the story of one French athlete with dreams of attending the Olympics. Her hopes were put in jeopardy when she was accused of doping, but everything is not as it seems.  Host: David Aaronovitch.  Guest: Adam Sage, Paris correspondent for The Times.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does Andrew Wakefield’s pseudoscience help us understand our modern post-truth crisis? Guest: Brian Deer, former Sunday Times investigative reporter, author of The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Andrew Wakefield's War on Vaccines. Host: David Aaronovitch.  Clips used: Channel 5 and ET Canada.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A sudden rise in coronavirus cases has sparked alarm and a strengthening of public health measures. As of today, much of the UK is living by "the rule of six". Could this be the beginning of a second wave? Guest:  Tom Whipple, science editor, The Times.   Host:  Manveen Rana.  Clips: Times Radio, CBS News, Sky News, BBC News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...