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Friday was a big day for Taylor Swift. She released the reimagined version of her 2014 album 1989, and was declared a billionaire by business news outlet Bloomberg. So this weekend we're listening back to our conversation with The Sunday Times' resident Swiftie, Charlotte Ivers.
What is it about the pop princess that has the power to influence an entire generation and their politics?
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Guest: Charlotte Ivers, Sunday Times columnist and Times Radio political correspondent.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: NBC, PBS, BBC, ABC, Billboard, Fox, ET, SVT, CNBC, TikTok.
Music excerpts:
Love Story/Better Than Revenge - Taylor Swift, Big Machine Records, LLC.
Blank Space/New Romantics - Max Martin, Taylor Swift, Shellback, Big Machine Records, LLC.
Outta the Woods - Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift, Big Machine Records, LLC.
Betty/Delicate/Man/You Need to Calm Down/Only the Young - Taylor Swift, Universal Music Group.
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This week Britney Spears released her new memoir, and is the latest celebrity to open up about the trauma of being a young famous woman in the 2000s. Post-MeToo and the Russell Brand allegations, there has been a collective re-evaluation of how stars like Spears, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan were treated. So why did we want to see them humiliated? And why did so many of us think it was normal?
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Toxic: Women, Fame and the Noughties by Sarah Ditum (Fleet £22). Buy at timesbookshop.co.uk. Discount for Times+ members
Guest: Sarah Ditum, writer for The Sunday Times, and author of Toxic: Women, Fame and the Noughties.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Book extract: Being Britney Spears: inside the teen dream that turned toxic: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/britney-spears-book-the-woman-in-me-justin-timberlake-jhnhgcxd6
Stories of our times episodes:
Clips: BBC Woman’s Hour, CBS, MTV VMAs, 60 Minutes/9Now, Channel 4 News, I am Paris, CBS News, …Baby One More Time/Britney Spears/SME, Blurred Lines/Robin Thicke, T.I., Pharrell/UMG, CNN, KRON4, BBC News, Pop Idol/ITV, The Simple Life/Fox, Saturday Night Live/NBC, This is Paris/YouTube.
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As Israel conducts 'wide-scale' retaliatory strikes against Gaza, the humanitarian crisis in the area has reached devastating proportions. Thousands are dead and food, fuel and water have almost run out. If this was part of the plan, what is the strategy and is there an end game?
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Guests:
- Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent, The Sunday Times.
- Dr. Tobias Borck, Senior Research Fellow for Middle East Security Studies, Royal United Services Institute.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Get in touch: storiesofourtimes@thetimes.co.uk
Clips: PBS Newshour, Al Jazeera English, CBS News.
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Prisons in England and Wales are at full capacity. Exclusive reporting for the Times revealed judges were being advised to suspend sentences, rather than put prisoners away. After HS2, concrete in schools, and NHS waiting lists, where will this latest scandal leave the Tories’ reputation for competence?
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Guests:
- Catherine Baksi, former barrister and Times contributor.
- Matt Dathan, Home Affairs Editor, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Get in touch: storiesofourtimes@thetimes.co.uk
Clips: Sky News, Parliament, BBC, Centre for Social Justice, Institute for Government.
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As the cost began to spiral, HS2 bosses allegedly shredded documents, sacked whistleblowers and used misleading projections to keep the scheme alive and the cash coming. We speak to the team behind a new investigation into the beleaguered rail project, and hear one whistleblower’s secret recordings. HS2 Ltd denies any wrongdoing.
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Guests:
- Jonathan Calvert, Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.
- George Arbuthnott, Deputy Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Read more: HS2: The secret files that expose a multibillion-pound cover-up https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hs2-billion-pound-coverup-cost-files-investigation-skzv2nxwj
Get in touch: storiesofourtimes@thetimes.co.uk
Clips: Parliament, ITV News, BBC Panorama, Times Radio.
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Shoplifting offences have risen by 25 per cent in the past year alone, according to the Office for National Statistics. With some incidents turning increasingly violent, and many perpetrators going unpunished, business owners are calling for action. So what’s behind the rise? And what might be the solution?
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Guests:
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: GMB, Sky News, PolicyExchangeUK.
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Two weeks into the current Israel-Gaza conflict, we take a moment to reflect on the events of October 7th and their aftermath. In this personal conversation, our colleagues Josh Glancy and Gabriel Pogrund discuss the impact on British Jews.
Stories of Our Times will continue to cover this story from many different angles, including further conversations with members of the communities affected by the conflict.
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Guests:
- Josh Glancy, News Review Editor, The Sunday Times.
- Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor, The Sunday Times.
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The attack on a hospital in Gaza, leaving at least 500 dead, has led to fears that the situation is spiralling out of control. With each side blaming the other for the bombing, how can a regional conflict be contained, and war on a global scale be averted?
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Guest: Catherine Philp, World Affairs Editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: WSJ, BBC, Sky News, Reuters, CBS News, NBC, Channel 4 News, State Department.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says that bedbugs on the Underground are a ‘real cause for concern’, after fears that an infestation in Paris could spread to the UK capital and beyond. But how bad is the problem in France really? And what should you do if you spot one of the little creatures?
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Guests:
Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: @americanfille/TikTok, Talk TV, ITV News, ITV’s Good Morning Britain, @iamholst/TikTok, @jawsolyn/TikTok, PoliticsJOE, Sky News, DW, France 24, @jimmysongcreative/TikTok, RMC, LCP-Assemblée nationale, NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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The past century has seen the borders of Palestine and then Israel shift. From the Balfour Declaration in 1917 – when Britain first promised a Jewish homeland – a fierce struggle over land and nationhood has taken place. Whether you need a beginner’s guide to the history or just a reminder, we'll take you from that date through to the conflict today.
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Guest: Kevin Connolly, former BBC Middle East correspondent.
Host: Luke Jones.
Links:
- Six books to help you understand the Israel-Gaza conflict https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/6eadf81c-691b-11ee-a4e7-0fb10af55688?shareToken=601ea5a0228cb764228ddd2e97c53a63
- Why are Israel and Gaza at war? The history of the conflict explained https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-israel-gaza-palestine-war-conflict-history-explained-xz0jv3phq
Get in touch: storiesofourtimes@thetimes.co.uk
Clips: Sky News Australia, BBC News, Associated Press, Al Jazeera English, The Atlantic, Thames TV, Clinton Presidential Library.
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