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The Times

One remarkable story, told in depth, daily.

Manveen Rana and Luke Jones bring you the flagship podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.

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The Story

On Tuesday the UN General Assembly met to discuss a plan for Palestinian statehood, two months after President Trump announced his twenty-point peace plan for Israel and Gaza. But has the fighting actually stopped? Is the region any closer to peace? And could Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing criminal trial derail the whole process?

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guest: Gabrielle Weiniger, Israel correspondent, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producers: Micaela Arneson, Olivia Case. 

Read more: ‘With or without Netanyahu, Trump will lead us to a two-state solution’

Further listening: How Trump's Gaza deal could still unravel

Clips: WPLG Local 10, Fox, DW News, RTE News, The Guardian, WFAA / YouTube, Middle East Eye, NBC, Yvette Cooper / Twitter.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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What ever happened to Trump’s peace plan for Gaza?

The arguments over last week’s budget continue; first chancellor Rachel Reeves was accused of misleading MPs and the public over the state of public finances, then the chair of the budget watchdog, the Office for Budget Responsibility, resigned. So how did this row unfold and where does it leave the Prime Minister?

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guest: Oliver Wright, policy editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Olivia Case, Shabnam Grewal.

Read more: Did Rachel Reeves lie — and will she resign? 

Further listening: Do bond markets rule the world?

Clips: The Telegraph, Times Radio, BBC, parliamentlive.tv, ITV News, Sky News.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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Will the budget fallout bring down Keir Starmer?

In 2012 Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony went viral thanks to Kony 2012, a documentary about his atrocities. He's been on the run ever since. Today, the son who was groomed to be his father's heir tells his story for the first time.

This podcast contains scenes some listeners may find distressing. 

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guest: Richard Assheton, contributor, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Further listening: Inside Haiti: face to face with the gangs ruling a desperate nation - the Sunday Story

Clips: Channel 4, Clevver News, Kony 2012 / Jason Russell / Invisible Children, Inc., The White House / JosephyKony.ogv

Photo: Richard Assheton for The Sunday Times.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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Joseph Kony's son escaped his father's militia - now he tells his story

When an Oxbridge professor says his students are “functionally illiterate”, you know something is wrong. With reading levels in freefall and screentime rocketing, is the era of mass literacy over? In his wildly successful blog, James Marriot argues that three centuries after the reading revolution ignited democracy and modern science, we are now witnessing its great undoing. Where once we spent hours poring over books, contemplating complicated theories and ideas, we now scroll emotive, short form content. What effect is this major shift having on our brains? And are we are really at the dawn of the post-literate society?

The Sunday Times wants to Get Britain Reading. With our campaign you can:

• Donate to Bookbanks to put books in the hands of those most in need

• Volunteer to read in schools with Coram Beanstalk

• Above all, take our pledge to read for pleasure for at least ten minutes a day for the next six weeks

Read more about the campaign.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guest: James Marriott, Times columnist.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Dave Creasey.

Read more:

The dawn of the post-literate societyI’m a digital native — can I survive without my smartphone?
Photo: Chris McAndrew for The Times.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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Are we becoming a post-literate society? - The Sunday Story

Oz Pearlman has guessed Joe Rogan's pin number, freaked out Barack Obama, mind-read Howard Stern’s secret afterlife password and left Richard Branson staring into the middle distance. But behind the viral moments is a former Wall Street analyst who insists there’s nothing supernatural in what he does, just psychology, pattern-spotting and a lifetime spent decoding how people think. We dive into the real tricks of the world’s most in-demand "mentalist", the habits that power his $10m career, and why he says you can learn them too.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Written by: Michael Odell, interviewer and features writer.

Read by: Micaela Arneson and Edward Drummond.

Producer: Dave Creasey.

Read more: The $10m mind-reader who spooked Barack Obama and Joe Rogan

Clips: The Joe Rogan Experience, SiriusXM, AGT, TedX, GMA.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.

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The $10m mind-reader who spooked Joe Rogan and Barack Obama - the Saturday Story

The inaugural conference of Jeremy Corbyn’s Your Party takes place this weekend. But what should have been the coronation of the left’s most potent new force has become a shambles. Will they get it together in time to prevent Zack Polanski’s Greens from sweeping up the left vote?

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guest: Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Harry Stott. 

Read more: Your Party civil war worsens before inaugural conference

Further listening: Why Britain’s left is radicalising

Clips: New Statesman / Youtube, Zarah Sultana / Youtube, Times Radio, Channel 4, Canary / Youtube, ITV News, LBC, Socialist Telly / Youtube, Owen Jones / Youtube, Novara Media.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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The chaos engulfing the Your Party conference

After weeks of trailing, flip-flopping, and media briefings, the government finally unveiled its budget. And while there were no real surprises, questions– both practical and existential– remain. Has Rachel Reeves done enough to save her and Keir Starmer’s jobs? And what will it mean for you, the listener? 

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guests: 

 • Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times, and 
 • Rachel Mortimer, deputy money editor, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Micaela Arneson. 

Read more: This budget may end up dooming Labour’s election chances

What does the budget mean for you?

Further listening: The Business

Clips: BBC News, Channel 4 News, ITV News, Sky News, Parliament.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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The Budget unpacked

Of the thirteen sub-postmasters thought to have taken their own lives because of the Post Office scandal, only two have been named publicly. Michael Mann was one of them. Our reporter has spoken to his family, former partner and ex-colleagues to tell his story for the first time. 

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guest: Hugo Daniel, news reporter, the Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Edward Drummond and Shabnam Grewal.

Read more: The forgotten postmaster ‘hounded to death’ by investigators 

Further listening: The Post Office scandal: How a TV drama delivered justice

Clips: ITV, Channel 4 News, ITV News, Horizon Inquiry. 

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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The forgotten postmaster ‘hounded to death’ by investigators

The prospect of peace in Ukraine may be edging closer, after the leak of a controversial 28-point plan to end the war prompted Ukrainian and Western officials to meet for ‘productive’ talks in Geneva. Is this the beginning of the end? And how does the latest proposal ensure that Russia will not invade again?

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guest: Mark Galeotti, Russia expert, writer, The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Harry Stott, Micaela Arneson. 

Read more: Why Trump’s 28-point peace plan may just be a trap for Ukraine

Further listening: The girl who was kidnapped by Russia - the Sunday Story

Clips: Bloomberg, NBC, BBC, AP, Tucker Carlson / YouTube, Laura Logan / YouTube, Africanews. 

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.

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A new peace plan, and a critical moment for Zelensky

A recent survey revealed that more than half of 16 to 34-year-olds have taken part in strangulation during sex, despite the risks of a loss of consciousness and stroke. Many feel a rise in choking in pornography is to blame, a practice the UK government is set to ban. Baroness Gabby Bertin has led an independent review which prompted the change in law.

This programme contains descriptions of strangulation during sex. 

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guests: 

 • Helen Puttick, reporter, The Times,
 • Samantha Browne, campaigner and former adult performer and,
 • Baroness Gabby Bertin, Conservative peer.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Alula Hart.

Read more: 

Half of young adults have been choked during sex, survey finds 

Why the woman outlawing violent porn is just getting started 

Photo: Andrew Farrar for The Sunday Times.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.

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Porn, strangulation and the law

Pioneering DNA testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy after failing to live up to its six billion-dollar promise. What does that mean for the data security of the fifteen million people who handed over their genetic information? And with at least 1 in 5 Britons having taken a commercial DNA test, is the age of genetic anonymity over? 

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guest: Jenny Kleeman, Journalist and Author.

Host: Jane Mulkerrins. 

Producer: Olivia Case.

Further reading: I took an ancestry test and it led me to 18 secret siblings

Clips: Y Combinator / Youtube.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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What happens when the company that owns your DNA goes bust?

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