A Times of Malta podcast that takes a closer look at the stories shaping Malta today. Hosted by award-winning journalist and assistant editor Mark Laurence Zammit.
Latest episodes
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59 min
The Lassana Cisse murder trial: Week 1
A black man was shot dead late one night seven years ago. His murder has since been called the first racially motivated homicide in Malta's history. One of the alleged killers has…
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1 h 12
Murder middleman Melvin Theuma: 'I told the whole truth'
In an exclusive interview with Times of Malta, Melvin Theuma, the middleman who helped arrange Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder, tells Mark Laurence Zammit why he stands by every wo…
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31 min
The verdict that stunned the nation
At the end of an intense trial that lasted over two months, the nation held its breath on Wednesday evening as the jury announced a verdict that acquitted Yorgen Fenech of all char…
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34 min
Your questions about the Yorgen Fenech trial, answered
Editorial note: A version of this episode with English subtitles will be available on the Times of Malta YouTube channelAs the trial of Yorgen Fenech approaches its end, Clara Farr…
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1 h 01
Yorgen Fenech testifies in his own trial
A version of this show with English subtitles will be published on the Times of Malta YouTube channel.Yorgen Fenech is the man in the dock. This past week, he was the man on the wi…
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40 min
The day the trial almost fell apart
One of the biggest and most consequential criminal trials in history almost fell apart on Friday.After 45 days of intense hearings, the defence demanded the judge dissolves the tri…
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37 min
What happened when the trial went silent
When the live blogs from the trial of Yorgen Fenech went silent on Friday, social media was flooded with people asking why no journalist would tell them what was going on.In this s…
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56 min
Melvin takes the stand against Yorgen Fenech
The taxi driver who says Yorgen Fenech paid him €150,000 to have Daphne Caruana Galizia spent five gruelling days on the witness stand this week, answering questions from prosecuto…
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43 min
Unpacking week 6 of the Yorgen Fenech trial
From WhatsApp chats and an infamous video to a huge Electrogas investigation, a lot happened this weekA week is a long time in politics, they say, and so it seems in the trial of Y…
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1 h 15
A sex abuse victim and the priest who told her to move on
In June 2025, a retired Maltese bishop caused a stir when he said on TV that abuse victims should first be encouraged to forgive their abusers before going to the police.As backlas…
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29 min
Inside week 5 in the trial of Yorgen Fenech | Times Talk
The latest episode of Times Talk unpacks the last two days of Keith Schembri's testimony during the trial of Yorgen Fenech earlier this week.In the 30-minute episode, court reporte…
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37 min
Times Talk: Why we're breaking our usual schedule to bring you this episode
Times Talk on the trial of Yorgen Fenech usually comes out on the weekend and includes a run-down of all that happened that week.But as former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri too…
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20 min
The trial of Yorgen Fenech - Week 4
It was a week of claims, counterclaims and secret recordings as the fourth week of the Yorgen Fenech trial drew to a close.Times of Malta court reporter Clara Farrugia and editor-i…
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23 min
The trial of Yorgen Fenech - Week 3
As the third week of Yorgen Fenech's trial comes to a close, Times of Malta court reporter Clara Farrugia and editor-in-chief Herman Grech sat down for a new Times Talk episode to…
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26 min
Times Talk: Inside the second week of the trial of Yorgen Fenech
As the second week of Yorgen Fenech's trial comes to a close, Times of Malta court reporter Clara Farrugia and Mark Laurence Zammit sit down for a new Times Talk episode to unpack…
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30 min
Times Talk - The trial of Yorgen Fenech week 1
The trial of Yorgen Fenech, who is charged in connection with the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, is one of the most consequential criminal trials in Malta's history.Three days i…
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1 h 20
The winners and losers of Malta's general election
Political analysts Pierre Portelli and Robert Musumeci help Mark Laurence Zammit dissect the current state of Maltese politics.They discuss the performance of the Labour and Nation…
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58 min
Times Talk: The secret life of your ballot
The country's going to the polls in less than 48 hours, and this latest episode of Times Talk is an essential guide for the perplexed.It breaks down the mechanics of Malta’s electo…
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42 min
Times Talk - Are election polls lying to us?
With just over a week remaining before Maltese voters head to the polls to choose Malta's next prime minister, the latest episode of Times Talk delves into the science and controve…
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59 min
Times Talk - Entitled voters, shackled leaders
It is very worrying the the election campaign has, so far, almost entirely revolved around 'what's in it for me', according to political analysts Lou Bondi and Michelle Attard Tonn…