Podcast Episodes

Australia bans kids from social media. Could it work here?

Last week, Australia became the first country to block under 16s from social media. Age verification AI could be a crucial tool in the ban, so we spo…

1 year, 4 months ago

Gregg Wallace vs. 'middle class women of a certain age'

Gregg Wallace, the presenter of one of the BBC's most popular programmes 'MasterChef' has stepped back from the show while allegations of historical …

1 year, 4 months ago

The myth of the X exodus

It started two years ago, when Elon Musk bought Twitter, now X. People fled the social media platform, citing a change in the algorithm and concerns …

1 year, 4 months ago

What’s fuelling the emergence of Ireland's far right? [REPLAY]

This week Ireland went to the polls in a general election where for the first time in the history of the republic, immigration was among the leading …

1 year, 4 months ago

Jane & Fi talk to General David Petraeus

As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story an episode from Off Air with Jane & Fi podcast from The Times.

General David Petraeus, forme…

1 year, 4 months ago

Who really runs Britain?

Observers of Britain today might think of it as a more meritocratic and socially equal society than ever before. But, while the narratives have certa…

1 year, 4 months ago

The debate about death that split the country

Tomorrow, MPs will vote on a Bill that, if passed, would allow terminally ill people with less than six months to live the right to take their own li…

1 year, 4 months ago

Inside the Laos party town where backpackers die

With six backpackers dead from suspected methanol poisoning, how did the remote town of Vang Vieng become the go-to destination for gap year hedonism…

1 year, 4 months ago

‘I gave my life to the CIA. They betrayed me.’

On Sept 12, 2001, Blerim Skoro was approached by a man and a woman while he was in prison. They turned out to be CIA agents. That one meeting would c…

1 year, 4 months ago

Did the Queen hate Boris Johnson?

Over the past eight years, Sunday Times chief political commentator, Tim Shipman has written the story of British politics. From Brexit to backstops,…

1 year, 4 months ago