The Final Finkelvitch
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🗓️ 4 March 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
David Aaronovitch has left The Times after nearly 18 years at the paper, and after three years on Stories of Our Times.
As well as presenting this podcast, every week David discussed the news with friend and fellow columnist Danny Finkelstein on Matt Chorley's Times Radio show. On Tuesday, Matt and Danny said goodbye to David with an hour-long special in which they discuss the Brexit deal, trust in politicians, and listener questions for the 'Cerberus of Columnists'.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, it's Manveen, bringing you something special for the weekend. |
| 0:07.3 | This week the Times set a fond farewell to the legend that is David Aronovich, who left |
| 0:13.4 | the paper after nearly 18 years and after three years of brilliantly hosting this podcast. |
| 0:20.5 | As well as appearing on Stories of Our Times, every week David and his friend and colleague |
| 0:25.7 | Danny Finkelstein would join Matt Chawley on Times Radio to talk about the week's news. |
| 0:32.6 | We miss David already, and I'm sure you will too. |
| 0:36.5 | So we thought we'd bring you this week's final installment of Finkelvich as a little treat. |
| 0:56.4 | Or on your Times Radio app, it's all free as well, so you can listen to us wherever you are. |
| 1:02.0 | Now talking of best bits, one of my favorite bits of the show since we launched, way back in the |
| 1:06.7 | summer of 2020, has been Finkelvich, Daniel Finkelstein and David Aronovich giving us their |
| 1:11.6 | unique take on the news. That Finkelvich was even invented by David Aronovich. |
| 1:16.4 | Well David is leaving the Times and Times Radio this week, so we thought as a very special treat, |
| 1:21.1 | we'd have an extended edition of Finkelvich, including getting some of you on to put your |
| 1:26.4 | questions to them. So for the final time on the Repots Podcast, it's time for this. |
| 1:51.2 | Finkelstein and David Aronovich on Times Radio. |
| 1:56.2 | Yes, it's for the final time. Danny Finkelstein is George's in the studio, |
| 2:00.8 | and for only about the third time ever, possibly. |
| 2:04.3 | I think it is the third time. David Aronovich is here. |
| 2:06.3 | He's got a jacket on. He's got a jacket on. That's how special it is. |
| 2:08.8 | Well, I think the undertakers have done a fantastic job. |
| 2:15.2 | I wonder if you've offered the magistrates call after, so that's a better joke. |
| 2:18.8 | I'd love to see you both for the final Finkelvich before David leaves the Times. |
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