Podcast Episodes

Cocaine Inc. (Pt 6) - Sunshine and Lollipops

Drug money is carried out of the UK in suitcases carried by passengers travelling in luxury.

A cash mule tells David Collins about the brazen operatio…

1 year, 9 months ago

Cocaine Inc. (Pt 5) - The Woodchurch Estate

On the streets of northern England where chaos reigns among those doing the selling. 

David Collins spends time in Merseyside, speaking to people work…

1 year, 9 months ago

Cocaine Inc. (Pt 4) - The Pineapple Trader

Europe’s vast ports act as logistic hubs in a worldwide operation that relies on corruption and torture. 

In the Netherlands, Fiona Hamilton reveals t…

1 year, 9 months ago

Cocaine Inc. (Pt 3) - The 64 Million Percent Mark-up

As cocaine is smuggled out of South America it multiplies in value, driving people to extremes. 

Stephen Drill follows the trail to Mexico and uncover…

1 year, 9 months ago

Cocaine Inc. (Pt 2) - The Sweet Song

Where people fight and die in the coca plantations. 

In Colombia, Stephen Drill discovers how the international cocaine business starts, and the cost …

1 year, 9 months ago

Cocaine Inc. (Pt 1) - A shooting at Christmas

Between now and January 6th we will be playing the 2024 award-winning series, Cocaine Inc., from The Times, The Sunday Times and News Corp Australia.…

1 year, 9 months ago

What's behind the rise in food allergies

The number of people with food allergies in the UK has more than doubled since 2008, with more than 5,000 people a year hospitalised in England with …

1 year, 9 months ago

Life as an investigative reporter

On Christmas Day, The Times' Investigations Editor, Dominic Kennedy, will spend his last working day at the paper having started back in 1993. To mar…

1 year, 9 months ago

Tracing the origin story of Taylor Swift [Replay]

From Pennsylvania to New Jersey to Tennessee, The Times’ Megan Agnew spent three weeks on the Taylor Swift trail, discovering the origins of the supe…

1 year, 9 months ago

Last Man Standing: On the trail (Pt 1)

As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story the first episode of our series Last Man Standing - the story of British photojournalist Jo…

1 year, 9 months ago