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March 16, 2024 Ola Ince on Othello at The Globe (The Standard Theatre Podcast)
Our chief theatre critic meets director Ola Ince at The Globe for her new revival of Othello and she tells him why she decided to relocate the Shakespeare tragedy from 16th century Venice to the Metropolitan Police of the present day.
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11 min
March 15, 2024 Six Nations Super Saturday: Lawrence Dallaglio and Gordon D’Arcy preview
In highlights from the Evening Standard’s Rugby Podcast, Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by former Ireland centre, Gordon D’Arcy, to review England’s Six Nations win over the defending champions in a magnificent game at Twickenham, as the pair also look ahead to Super Saturday and the final round of the tournament. Plus Steve Cording and Nick Purewal from the Evening Standard are on hand to debate the predicted winners and losers and offer insights into the progress of the home nations. To hear the full episode search Evening Standard Rugby Podcast with Lawrence Dallaglio.
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18 min
March 14, 2024 Bryan Johnson: Turning Back Time (Brave New World Preview)
Evgeny meets ‘anti-ageing poster boy’ Bryan Johnson, the entrepreneur whose ‘Project Blueprint’ aims to extend the human lifespan. He also talks to the 46-year-old’s doctor Oliver Zolman, who details how they’re approaching a controversial area of emerging science. To hear the whole episode search 'Brave New World Evening Standard' in your podcast provider.
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21 min
March 13, 2024 Joe Biden vs Donald Trump presidential election rematch
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both secured their parties’ nominations to seal the first White House election rematch in almost 70 years.
Both candidates dominated Tuesday’s primaries in swing-state Georgia, deep-red Mississippi and Democratic-leaning Washington.
The Standard podcast examines the issues set to frame this blockbuster 2024 race for the White House.
Insight with Evening Standard deputy political editor Jitendra Joshi.

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13 min
March 12, 2024 Royal transparency, privacy & Kate’s photo gaffe ‘sadness’
The Princess of Wales is said to be “saddened” over the doctored photo which has engulfed the royal family in controversy.
Kate has publicly taken the blame for the manipulated image released by Kensington Palace and issued a personal apology for the “confusion”.
In this episode of the Standard podcast, we’ll examine what happened, why it’s hit the front pages and balancing privacy with transparency of the royal family’s business.
Kate underwent surgery at the London Clinic on January 16, but details of her condition have been kept private, and she is not expected to return to official duties until after Easter.
Latest with Evening Standard reporter Robert Dex.
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11 min
March 11, 2024 🗳London mayor election: your transport hopes
This second episode of Who Wants to be a London Mayor - a special series for The Standard podcast - focusses on transport, from road to rail.

ES Magazine deputy editor Hamish MacBain meets a cabbie, rides London’s deepest Tube and hears voters’ commuting concerns.

Hamish is joined by black cab driver Suzanne Sullivan, Campaign for Better Transport’s Michael Solomon Williams and a cast of Londoners, who reveal their verdicts on the capital’s public transport.

Every Monday until City Hall election day on 2 May, we’re looking at the key issues before the capital chooses its next mayor.

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11 min
March 09, 2024 Six the musical creators on new show Why Am I So Single? (The Standard Theatre Podcast)
Taken from our theatre podcast, joining us from the launch of their new musical, Why Am I So Single?, Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow, the creators of Six the musical, talk to our chief theatre critic Nick Curtis.
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This interview took place in February 2024.
For all the latest theatre and culture news head to https://www.standard.co.uk/culture.
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10 min
March 08, 2024 International Women’s Day: Celebrating women’s history in London
To mark International Women’s Day 2024, Becky Laxton-Bass, Company Director of Women of London, takes us on a trip back in time to discuss the pivotal events and pioneering female figures from around the capital that helped shape history.

Becky also shares some stories of lesser known groundbreaking women, discusses the dangers of lost stories, and explains why more needs to be done to ensure women’s history is always remembered.

Read more from The Standard about IWD here: https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/international-womens-day

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13 min
March 07, 2024 Budget 2024: A deep dive into the housing & property announcements
We take a deep dive into all the housing and property related announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget with India Block, The Standard’s Homes & Property Deputy Editor.

Stamp duty, non-dom status, capital gains tax, regeneration schemes and a crackdown on short-term rentals - they were all in there, but what exactly does it all mean for you?

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13 min
March 06, 2024 Budget 2024: Billions of pounds of tax cuts unveiled
Everything you need to know about the 2024 Budget and how it affects you.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt comes out swinging with billions of pounds of personal tax cuts to boost his party’s electoral hopes - and box in Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

The Standard’s Political Editor, Nicholas Cecil, discusses whether or not it’s a blockbuster Budget for the Conservatives, and if it’s enough to win over voters ahead of the upcoming general election.

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11 min