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Elizabeth Holmes was once hailed as a visionary, and her company Theranos was set to revolutionise the world of medicine. But her success was a tale of hot air and hubris. Last week, Holmes was convicted of fraud and conspiracy. How was this silicon valley star brought down by a newspaper investigation?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: Sara Randazzo, legal reporter, Wall Street Journal.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: CBS, CNBC, CNN, Clinton Global Initiative, TED MED. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The cost of living is reaching a crisis - for people trying to pay the bills and for the government under pressure to find solutions. With tax rises looming, energy bills up and inflation on the increase, how bad are things going to get - and what can be done?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: James Coney, Money Editor, The Sunday Times.Jill Treanor, City Editor, The Sunday Times.Emma from Kent.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: Channel 4,Yahoo News, Sky News, ITV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been just over six weeks since the discovery of the Omicron variant. In England, the government now seems to be growing in confidence that it's chosen the right plan. But as other governments take different stances, is it on the right course? And what might the next few months look like? 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:  Tom Whipple, science editor, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunday Times special correspondent Josh Glancy explores how the pandemic and successive lockdowns have left us in a brain fog struggling with the concept of time.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. Host: Manveen Rana.Guest: Josh Glancy, Sunday Times special correspondent.Clips: The Guardian, The New Yorker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A year on from the storming of the US Capitol, 2022 looks to be anything but a quiet year in American politics. We take stock of the year gone by, and look ahead at what to expect from the next 12 months. 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. Host: David Aaronovitch. Guest: Alistair Dawber, Washington correspondent for The Sunday Times and The Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a year since the post-Brexit transition period ended, and the Northern Ireland protocol came into effect. As Foreign Secretary Liz Truss prepares to resume negotiations with the EU, what has the impact been on everyday life in Northern Ireland and on the political parties? And what could 2022 bring?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: Henry McDonald, writer for The Times and Sunday Times.Host: David Aaronovitch.Clips: Sky News, The Sun, BBC News, TLDR News, The Telegraph, Channel 4 News, The Guardian, DUP, Alliance, UUP, Sinn Fein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a special episode of Stories of our times, where we join Times and Sunday Times correspondents around the globe. Here are their New Year postcards.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:  -Amrit Dhillon, Delhi correspondent, The Times-Stephen Gibbs, Latin America correspondent, The Times and Sunday Times-Didi Tang, Beijing correspondent, The Times-Charlie Mitchell, Canada correspondent, The Times and Sunday TimesHost: Calum Macdonald. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Throughout the festive season, we've been bringing you some of the best episodes of the past year.Today, the conclusion of our look beyond the grand interiors of Penrhyn Castle in North Wales, where we discover the dark history its foundations were built on.This episode was first published in August 2021.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:- Dr April-Louise Pennant, academic.- Gil Pennant, mediator.- Dr Marian Gwyn, heritage consultant specialising in colonial history.- Eleanor Harding, assistant curator for Wales at the National Trust.- Rhian Cahill, visitor operations and experience manager for the National Trust at Penrhyn Castle.- Meleri Davies, community developer in Bethesda.Host: Brenna Daldorph.Clips: 'Wales and Slavery: The Untold Story', BBC Two Wales. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the festive period, we bring you some of the best episodes of the year gone by. How has slavery shaped modern Britain? Today, part two of our look beyond the grand interiors of Penrhyn Castle in northwest Wales, where we discover the dark history its foundations were built on.This episode was first published in August 2021.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: - Dr April-Louise Pennant, academic. - Dr Marian Gwyn, heritage consultant specialising in colonial history. - Elen Simpson, lead archivist at Bangor University. Host: Brenna Daldorph. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As 2021 draws to a close, we revisit some of our favourite episodes of the year.How has slavery shaped British history? On today's Stories of our times podcast, we look behind the grandeur and fine interiors of Penrhyn Castle, in north west Wales, to discover the dark history its foundations were built on. You may also be interested in this article from The Sunday Times: "Meet the sleuths researching their slave-trading ancestors". This episode was first published in August 2021.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: -April-Louise Pennant, Academic. -Marian Gwyn, Welsh historian. Host: Brenna Daldorph & David Aaronovitch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.