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From our headquarters in the heart of London, The Standard podcast sets the agenda. Top news insiders discuss the pressure-points of the day’s topics. Hear unrivalled insight on politics, culture, going out, sport, and fashion, with award-winning journalists and celebrity guests. Join us Monday to Friday at 4pm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nadhim Zahawi: Is his time running out?

11 mins; January 25, 2023

London’s ‘high’ air pollution alert & Ulez criticisms

11 mins; January 24, 2023

Paramedic: ‘I've never seen the NHS this bad’

11 mins; January 23, 2023

Leader Weekends: How to be a CEO (Yoo founder John Hitchcox)

10 mins; January 20, 2023

‘Going to church on your period is a sin’

10 mins; January 20, 2023

Constance Marten: Mystery of missing It-girl & baby

11 mins; January 19, 2023

Nurses strike begins: will we see a resolution?

12 mins; January 18, 2023

ITV's Maternal highlights 'real people' behind NHS

12 mins; January 17, 2023

Monster in the Met: serial rapist David Carrick

11 mins; January 16, 2023

Leader Weekends: How to be a CEO (DAZN's Joe Markowski)

10 mins; January 13, 2023

Brit Awards 2023: Nominees and drama!

11 mins; January 13, 2023

Is British “digital pound” death of cash?

10 mins; January 12, 2023

Ambulance strike: Should I call 111 or 999?

10 mins; January 11, 2023

London Underground spring strikes threat

11 mins; January 10, 2023

Prince Harry vs royals is just Game of Thrones

14 mins; January 09, 2023

Leader Weekends: How to be a CEO (Juro - the contract automation platform)

10 mins; January 06, 2023

Your guide to the best films of 2023

12 mins; January 06, 2023

Prince Harry: 'William physically attacked me'

10 mins; January 05, 2023

NHS crisis: Return of face masks?

11 mins; January 04, 2023

‘Worst week of rail disruption in 30 years’

10 mins; January 03, 2023

Pop culture moments of 2022 revealed

12 mins; December 30, 2022

Ukraine: Our hopes for 2023

10 mins; December 29, 2022

Bonus content: Gymshark CEO, Ben Francis

10 mins; December 28, 2022

1 million people ‘missing heat credits’

10 mins; December 22, 2022

Real impact of ambulance strikes

10 mins; December 21, 2022

NHS strikes nurse speaks out

10 mins; December 20, 2022

How to get pay rise in 2023

12 mins; December 19, 2022

Leader Weekends: Theatre Review (Orlando, & our Theatre Awards)

14 mins; December 17, 2022

Leader Weekends: How to be a CEO (Monzo)

11 mins; December 16, 2022

Is ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ worth the wait?

11 mins; December 16, 2022

Strikes: Stories from the picket line

10 mins; December 15, 2022

More Channel deaths after boat capsizes

12 mins; December 14, 2022

Rail strikes & stress on hospitality

12 mins; December 13, 2022

Snow & travel ‘advent calendar of woe’

11 mins; December 12, 2022

Leader Weekends: Theatre Review (Othello & Best of Enemies)

13 mins; December 10, 2022

Leader Weekends: How to be a CEO (LinkedIn with VP Josh Graff)

13 mins; December 09, 2022

Let Girls Learn: Displaced by ISIS

10 mins; December 09, 2022

Harry & Meghan’s Netflix series unpicked

12 mins; December 08, 2022

Inside London’s radical new sex education workshops

10 mins; December 07, 2022

Strep A: Everything you need to know

11 mins; December 06, 2022

Labour’s House of Lords plan explained

11 mins; December 05, 2022

Leader Weekends: Theatre Review (Elf the Musical & Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial)

18 mins; December 03, 2022

Leader Weekends: How to be a CEO (Energy drink Tenzing's CEO)

10 mins; December 02, 2022

Train ticket hacks and ‘passenger power’

12 mins; December 02, 2022

NHS ‘winter war rooms’ to battle hospital crisis

11 mins; December 01, 2022

Next stop: London’s most expensive train station

10 mins; November 30, 2022

Mini-Budget ‘moneybomb’ fallout revealed

11 mins; November 29, 2022

‘World’s biggest dinosaur’ roars into London

10 mins; November 28, 2022

Leader Weekends: Theatre Review (My Neighbour Totoro & Superhigh Resolution)

17 mins; November 26, 2022

Leader Weekends: How to be a CEO (Unbound)

10 mins; November 25, 2022

Nurse strikes & Sadiq Khan expands ULEZ

16 mins; November 25, 2022

Black Friday deals & Royal Mail strikes

13 mins; November 24, 2022

Is indyref2 dead?

13 mins; November 23, 2022

On The Breadline: Christmas cost of living appeal

14 mins; November 22, 2022

Victory and controversy: England's World Cup begins

14 mins; November 21, 2022

Leader Weekends: Theatre Review (Mousetrap's 70th & From Here to Eternity)

15 mins; November 19, 2022

Leader Weekends: How to be a CEO (Sir John Hegarty, Advertising in a Digital Age)

11 mins; November 18, 2022

Let Girls Learn: Education access Morocco

10 mins; November 18, 2022

Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement explained

14 mins; November 17, 2022

Headteacher warns underfunding schools risks closures

10 mins; November 16, 2022

What to expect from the Autumn Statement

15 mins; November 15, 2022

UK & France Immigration Deal: will it work?

15 mins; November 14, 2022

Leader Weekends: Theatre Review (David Tennant in Good & Mary at Hampstead)

17 mins; November 12, 2022

Leader Weekends: How to be a CEO (Dragons' Den's Sarah Willingham)

10 mins; November 11, 2022

Kwasi ‘ghosts' Truss - and recession panic

15 mins; November 11, 2022

Tube strike signals winter of discontent

11 mins; November 10, 2022

Nurses vote for historic nationwide strike

19 mins; November 09, 2022

What to expect from UK-France Immigration deal

10 mins; November 08, 2022

Just Stop Oil protests continue as COP27 begins

16 mins; November 07, 2022

Leader Weekends: our new Theatre Review (Tammy Faye & Marvellous)

17 mins; November 06, 2022

Leader Weekends: How to be a CEO (Lily's Kitchen)

12 mins; November 04, 2022

Mortgage and rent woe after Bank interest hike

11 mins; November 03, 2022

Rishi’s U-turn & Hancock joins the jungle

11 mins; November 02, 2022

Blackouts, BP profits & tax increases

10 mins; November 01, 2022

Can Braverman survive as Home Secretary?

10 mins; October 31, 2022

Bonus content: Sam White, founder and chair of Freedom Services Group

11 mins; October 30, 2022

Elon’s Twitter takeover: What comes next?

17 mins; October 28, 2022

Could Rishi hike windfall tax after Shell's bumper profits?

17 mins; October 27, 2022

Rishi Sunak’s first PMQs examined

12 mins; October 26, 2022

Rishi Sunak: All you need to know

12 mins; October 25, 2022

Meet our new PM: Rishi Sunak

11 mins; October 24, 2022

Bonus Content: Zoopla CEO Charlie Bryant

10 mins; October 22, 2022

Will we get a General Election?

13 mins; October 21, 2022

Liz Truss quits - could Boris make a comeback?

10 mins; October 20, 2022

Great British Bake Off Musical...will it rise?

13 mins; October 19, 2022

Liz Truss ‘sorry’ but what about our bills?

10 mins; October 18, 2022

What’s in Jeremy Hunt’s emergency Budget plan?

12 mins; October 17, 2022

Bonus content: Zapp and London's instant grocery boom

11 mins; October 15, 2022

Can Hunt rebuild UK economy after Kwarteng?

10 mins; October 14, 2022

Personal money special! Find best savings rates

11 mins; October 13, 2022

Winter money worries worsen as economy shrinks

10 mins; October 12, 2022

How ‘at risk’ is my money?

12 mins; October 11, 2022

Stolen food + empty lunchboxes: London’s hunger catastrophe

12 mins; October 10, 2022

Bonus content: Ann Francke from the CMI

10 mins; October 08, 2022

Let Girls Learn: Football in Zimbabwe

11 mins; October 07, 2022

Nurses to vote on ‘once in a generation’ strike action

17 mins; October 06, 2022

Are we on the verge of a serious mortgage crisis?

11 mins; October 05, 2022

Will we have to ration our energy this winter?

14 mins; October 04, 2022

Can Liz Truss recover from humiliating tax U-turn?

13 mins; October 03, 2022

Bonus content: Gousto CEO Timo Boldt

13 mins; October 01, 2022

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