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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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?
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Guests:
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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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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.
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Guests:
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.
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Across the Deep South, women raised to believe marriage was their destiny are now walking out, challenging the religious, cultural and political pressures that have shaped their lives. Meanwhile, the booming 'trad wife' movement, championed by conservative powerhouses like the late Trump supporter Charlie Kirk, is attracting a whole new generation of young women to embrace home and hearth and marry young. So, why are more marriages ending in divorce in the deep south than they are across liberal America? Could it mean the trad wife tradition will end in divorce?
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Guest: Louise Callaghan, US correspondent, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
Read more: Meet the Deep South divorcees escaping life as trad wives
Clips: NBC, esteecwilliams.
Photo: Corey Arnold, The Times Magazine.
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com.
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Tilly Norwood, the world's first 'AI actress' has rocked Hollywood, sparking union protests and denounced by actors such as Whoopi Goldberg, George Clooney and Emily Blunt. For some she's a threat to the artform, for others an inevitability. She'll never forget her lines, turn up late or fall drunk out of a bar. Tilly can appear in multiple films at once and even change her appearance at will. But what does her creator say? Is she the future of cinema? Eline Van der Velden tells her side of the story, from the A-list backlash, to developing Tilly's personality.
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Host: Tom Whipple, science correspondent, The Times.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
Read more: I invented the AI actress Tilly Norwood. She’s no threat to Hollywood
Clips: NBC, CBS, Fox News, Particle6.
Photo: Getty Images.
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The findings of the report into the political governance and decision making during the pandemic are damning about Boris Johnson’s government’s attempts to protect the public from the virus. Who was responsible for a “toxic and sexist culture” and who misled Downing Street?
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Guest: Eleanor Hayward, health editor, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Harry Stott.
Read more: Covid inquiry: eight key takeaways from the report
Clips: UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Photo: Getty Images.
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President Trump has bowed to pressure from US lawmakers, including those in his own Republican party, to release files related to the investigation into the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. As leading MAGA figures start to rebel, we ask whether Trump has lost control over his base?
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Guest: George Grylls, Washington correspondent, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Micaela Arneson, Olivia Case.
Read more: Marjorie Taylor Greene: Americans won’t tolerate Trump’s Epstein files ‘bulls***’
Further listening: The new Epstein emails about Trump
Clips: BBC, Sky, PBS, MS Now / YouTube, Democrats / Facebook, Fox.
Photo: Getty Images.
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