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Bitcoin is surging. Last month, it surpassed $50,000 per coin, and big institutions are buying in alongside retail investors. The new frenzy has started, partially due to Elon Musk's Tesla announcing its purchase of $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin. So, why now? And what if the bitcoiners are right, and this is only the beginning? 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:Nic Carter, Partner at Castle Island Ventures and co-founder of Coin Metrics. Host: Asya Fouks.Clips used: CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final part of our Failures of State series, the Sunday Times Insight team take David Aaronovitch on a hunt for answers.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: - Jonathan Calvert, Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.- George Arbuthnott, Deputy Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.Host: David Aaronovitch.Links:- Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus by Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnott.- Audiobook of Failures of State.- 'Revealed: Seven year coronavirus trail from mine deaths to a Wuhan lab', The Sunday Times.Clips used: BBC, CNA, PBS, CBC, AP, South China Morning Post, Al Jazeera, NBC, France 24, Chatham House, WION, 'Contagion' (2011) / Warner Bros, 'The Whistleblowers' (2007) / Carnival Films. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For more than a decade Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon were the dream team that dominated Scottish politics, leading the charge for Scottish independence. But damning accusations have brought the pair into the spotlight. And with elections for Scottish parliament looming in May, what does this mean for the future of the SNP and Scottish independence?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:-John Boothman, Political correspondent in Scotland for The Sunday Times.-Stephen Gethins, Former Scottish National Party MP for North East Fife.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips used: Scottish Parliament TV and RT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a bombshell world exclusive interview, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, sat down with Oprah Winfrey and talked at lengths about reasons for their departure from the Royal Family. What's the future for the couples relationship with the palace?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: Valentine Low, Royal Correspondent for The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips used: ITV Hub, Harpo Productions/CBS, NBC, CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, ABC Australia, ABC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second of three episodes this week, the Sunday Times Insight team explains how Britain unleashed a second disastrous wave of the virus despite repeated warnings from experts.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: - Jonathan Calvert, Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.- George Arbuthnott, Deputy Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Links:- Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus by Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnott.- Audiobook of Failures of State.- ‘Rishi Sunak was the main person responsible for Covid’s second wave’, The Times.Clips used: BBC, ITV, Sky News, Euronews, Unherd, CNN. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last year, a Sunday Times investigation exposed failures at the top of government which may have cost thousands of lives. Now the team behind those revelations has written the first major book telling the inside story of Britain's battle with coronavirus.In the first of three episodes this week, we examine what went wrong between January and March 2020.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: - Jonathan Calvert, Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.- George Arbuthnott, Deputy Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Links:- Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus by Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnott.- Audiobook of Failures of State.- '38 days when Britain sleepwalked into disaster', The Sunday Times, April 19 2020.Clips used: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News, CNA, The Sun, Daily Mail, Met Office, ABC News, DW News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happened when Laura Pullman met the newly released Anna Delvey (AKA Sorokin) for The Sunday Times? Anna is a modern day Gatsby who scammed New York’s high society and ended up in prison.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: Laura Pullman, New York correspondent for The Sunday Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Laura's piece for The Sunday Times is available here.Clips used: ABC, Vanity Fair, EuroNews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not many knew of Rishi Sunak until he was appointed Chancellor last year. Now a household name, today he will deliver his second budget which will be central to the government's ongoing response to the pandemic. But who is the man behind the red box?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: Matt Chorley, Times Radio host.Lord Daniel Finklestein, Times columnist and member of the House of Lords.Chris Lloyd, Chief feature writer at the Northern Echo and the Darlington Stockton Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips used: UK Parliament, HM Treasury, Northern Echo, Rishi Sunak MP, HM Government, BBC News, Times Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would you do if your child couldn't stop gaming? Jenny Kleeman meets a teenage patient getting specialist help. 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: -Jenny Kleeman, Times Radio host.-Dr. Henrietta Bowden Jones, Director of the National centre for gaming disorders.-Kim and Lucas, Mother and son.Host: David Aaronovitch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Texas is still reeling from an unprecedented energy disaster, where unusually cold temperatures brought their power grid to a standstill earlier this month. Now, as the dust settles and the ice melts, the blame game begins.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: -Michael E Webber, Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas.-Chrishelle Palay and her daughters Faith and Skye, Director of HOME Coalition.-Lyle Larson, Republican Texas State Representative.-Gene Wu, Democrat Texas State Representative.-Celesté Arredondo-Peterson, Housing Justice Director at the Texas Organising Project.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips used: CBSN, KHOU 11, AP, MSNBC, The Guardian, Today Show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.