Elizabeth Holmes: The downfall of a billion dollar startup
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 convic...
12 Tammi 202231min
The cost of living crunch
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 incre...
11 Tammi 202231min
The Omicron wave: What next?
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 tak...
10 Tammi 202228min
Has the pandemic affected our memories?
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...
7 Tammi 202228min
Biden and Trump: What to expect from US politics in 2022
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 mon...
6 Tammi 202231min
Brexit and Northern Ireland: The year of the protocol
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 ...
5 Tammi 202232min
New Year dispatches from around the world
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...
4 Tammi 202224min
Empire of pain: The Sacklers and the opioid crisis
As we head towards the end of 2021, we bring you some of the best episodes of the year. Today: Once hailed as a pain obliterating wonder drug, OxyContin helped give birth to one of the most devastatin...
30 Joulu 202139min
