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The Daily
The New York Times
This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Rachel Abrams and Natalie Kitroeff. Twenty minutes a day, six days a week, ready by 6 a.m. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher.
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EPISODES
- 01
Apr 24, 2026 · 33m
Trump’s View of the War
On Tuesday, President Trump extended the cease-fire with Iran that had been about to expire, even as a second round of negotiations with Iran was paused. Mag...
- 02
Apr 23, 2026 · 27m
Ticketmaster’s Big Loss in Court
For years, music fans have said they felt ripped off by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, its parent company. Last week, a jury ruled that they were right, and t...
- 03
Apr 22, 2026 · 39m
Inside Kash Patel’s F.B.I.
From the moment Kash Patel was appointed as the director of the F.B.I., he has invited controversy and concern about what his leadership would look like and...
- 04
Apr 21, 2026 · 36m
How Iranians See the War
Since the war with Iran began, President Trump has gone from urging Iranians to take cover to threatening to annihilate them. With the cease-fire scheduled t...
- 05
Apr 20, 2026 · 32m
Inside the Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
For the past decade, the Supreme Court has relied on a rushed and secretive system to make major rulings on issues from immigration to the presidential power...
- 06
Apr 19, 2026 · 35m
Dating on the Spectrum
The reality show “Love on the Spectrum” — which just released its fourth season — has become a big hit; it’s currently one of the most watched shows on Netfl...
- 07
Apr 18, 2026 · 59m
How Charlize Theron Overcame Her Dark Family Past
The Oscar-winning actress reflects on pain, healing and becoming an action hero. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our show on YouTube: yo...
- 08
Apr 17, 2026 · 26m
A Week of Scandal, Reckoning and Resignations in Congress
This week, Congress was on the cusp of doing something that has never happened in U.S. history: forcibly removing four House members. Two of those members re...
- 09
Apr 16, 2026 · 34m
Trump vs. the Pope
This week, an unusual disagreement broke out between the president of the United States and Pope Leo XIV. The New York Times Rome bureau chief, Motoko Rich,...
- 10
Apr 15, 2026 · 27m
Trump’s Risky Strategy to Blockade Iran’s Blockade
Over a month into a war with Iran that has no clear end, President Trump has enforced a blockade, which went into effect on Monday at the Strait of Hormuz. T...
- 11
Apr 14, 2026 · 36m
The Workers Letting A.I. Do Their Jobs
Since the release of generative A.I., questions have been raised about how it would change our lives and jobs. Now, many software developers who were early a...
- 12
Apr 13, 2026 · 31m
Why U.S.-Iran Negotiations Failed
After negotiations over the weekend between the United States and Iran ended without a breakthrough, the temporary cease-fire appears to be increasingly prec...
- 13
Apr 12, 2026 · 41m
One Reporter’s Life-Altering Psychedelic Trip
The first time Robert Draper heard about the psychedelic drug ibogaine, it was from an unlikely source: the retired U.S. senator Kyrsten Sinema. As a politic...
- 14
Apr 11, 2026 · 1h 3m
'The Interview': Lena Dunham Is Still Trying to Figure Out Why People Hated Her So Much
The writer, actor and lightning rod is not done sharing yet. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our show on YouTube: youtube.com/@TheInterv...
- 15
Apr 10, 2026 · 31m
The Miracle Unfolding in Mississippi Schools
Mississippi has seen a stunning turnaround in national test scores in the past decade, even as they have fallen almost everywhere else. Sarah Mervosh, an edu...
- 16
Apr 9, 2026 · 53m
Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Bitcoin’s pseudonymous founder has hidden his identity for 17 years despite many attempts to unmask him, even as his cryptocurrency...
- 17
Apr 8, 2026 · 26m
A Cease-Fire in Iran
Warning: This episode contains strong language. The United States and Iran announced a two-week cease-fire last night, shortly before President Trump’s deadl...
- 18
Apr 7, 2026 · 21m
A Daring Rescue Behind Enemy Lines
Over the weekend, the U.S. military pulled off a risky mission to save an injured airman whose fighter jet had been shot down in Iran. Eric Schmitt, who cove...
- 19
Apr 6, 2026 · 32m
Trump’s Lonely War
As the war in Iran drags on, President Trump keeps signaling that it is about to end. But the fighting shows no signs of letting up. All the while, America’s...
- 20
Apr 5, 2026 · 39m
She Risked Her Voice to Become a Mother
Lise Davidsen is one of the greatest opera singers of our time — a soprano with a voice so rare, critics reach back a century for comparison. This spring, sh...
- 21
Apr 4, 2026 · 40m
'The Opinions': General Stanley McChrystal on Iran
Did President Trump fall for the myth of surgical warfare? Gen. Stanley McChrystal joins the columnist David French, both veterans of the Iraq War, to discus...
- 22
Apr 3, 2026 · 23m
Epstein Blunders and Tossed Indictments: The Downfall of Pam Bondi
President Trump announced that he would be replacing Pam Bondi as attorney general on Thursday. Tyler Pager, who broke the story of her removal, discusses ho...
- 23
Apr 2, 2026 · 30m
The Supreme Court Takes On Birthright Citizenship
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday morning over President Trump’s efforts to limit birthright citizenship. In a historic first, the president him...
- 24
Apr 1, 2026 · 25m
Today’s Mission to the Moon
Today, NASA is set to send four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back. If the mission succeeds, a return of astronauts to the moon’s surface could fo...
- 25
Mar 31, 2026 · 43m
How Cesar Chavez Abused His Power
The civil rights icon had a history of sexually abusing women and girls, which the Times reporters Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes spent five years investig...
- 26
Mar 30, 2026 · 29m
Trump Says He’s Ready for Diplomacy. Iran? Not So Much.
Despite his threats of escalation, President Trump seems increasingly determined to end the war in Iran through negotiations. The Iranian government doesn’t...
- 27
Mar 29, 2026 · 34m
Our Enduring Fascination With the Kennedys
“Love Story,” the FX limited series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s relationship, has taken audiences by storm. Its unstoppable wave of ’90s...
- 28
Mar 28, 2026 · 53m
'The Interview': What Is YouTube’s Dominance Doing to Us? We Asked Its C.E.O.
Neal Mohan on A.I. slop, parental controls and his platform’s impact on our lives. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our show on YouTube:...
- 29
Mar 27, 2026 · 24m
The View of the War From a Florida Gas Station
For the past four weeks, soaring gas prices across the United States have become a symbol of the domestic impact of the war in Iran. Cameron Joudi, who owns...
- 30
Mar 26, 2026 · 28m
The Airport Meltdown
For the past week, travelers flying across the United States have waited in security lines that snaked through airports and parking lots as Transportation Se...
- 31
Mar 25, 2026 · 24m
Are Higher Energy Prices Here to Stay?
Since the war in Iran began, President Trump has insisted that rising energy prices would be temporary. But strikes on natural gas facilities in the Persian...
- 32
Mar 24, 2026 · 31m
How China Made Itself Tariff-Proof
About a year into President Trump’s global trade war, China hasn’t just survived. It has emerged stronger than ever on the world stage. Keith Bradsher, the B...
- 33
Mar 23, 2026 · 29m
The Republican Identity Crisis Over the Iran War
The war in Iran has created strong divisions among President Trump’s supporters. An anti-interventionist wing of the Republican coalition and some senior adm...
- 34
Mar 22, 2026 · 37m
Injections, Bone Hammering and the Pursuit of Peak Male Beauty
If you’ve spent any time on social media recently, you’ve probably come across a video of a young, square-jawed influencer calling himself Clavicular. He has...
- 35
Mar 21, 2026 · 45m
'The Interview': ‘Baby Reindeer’ Exploded Richard Gadd's Life. It Also Set Him Free.
The writer and actor found unexpected success by sharing his trauma. Now he’s exploring male pain in a new way. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.co...
- 36
Mar 20, 2026 · 35m
Trump Wants to Change How We Vote. Will He Succeed?
This week, the Senate is debating the contentious SAVE America Act, a strict voter identification bill that could overhaul who gets to vote. President Trump...
- 37
Mar 19, 2026 · 38m
Who Is Winning the War in Iran?
Nearly three weeks into the war in Iran, the United States and Israel have largely decimated the regime’s missile capacity, taken out key leaders and disrupt...
- 38
Mar 18, 2026 · 40m
Inside the Government’s Crackdown on TV
This past weekend, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission threatened to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the war in Iran....
- 39
Mar 17, 2026 · 33m
Chosen by War: The Rise of Iran’s New Supreme Leader
At the heart of the Iranian regime’s defiant stance toward the United States and Israel in the war is Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader and a son of A...
- 40
Mar 16, 2026 · 25m
A War Within the War: Israel’s Bombardment of Lebanon
With the world’s attention on the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, a second front in the conflict has opened in Lebanon. Israel has pummeled an area in the southe...
- 41
Mar 15, 2026 · 37m
The Sunday Daily: To Save His Life, Our Food Critic Reset His Appetite
For 12 years, Pete Wells had his dream job: working as the chief restaurant critic for The New York Times. The job’s journalistic mission required Wells to e...
- 42
Mar 14, 2026 · 1h 9m
'The Interview': How Tragedy, Wealth and Trump Shaped JB Pritzker
The governor of Illinois and Trump antagonist has become a national figure for Democrats. Where will that lead? Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.co...
- 43
Mar 13, 2026 · 49m
The Case of Kristie Metcalfe
The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department — founded to focus on fighting race-based discrimination — has drastically changed the kinds of cases it...
- 44
Mar 12, 2026 · 30m
How a Deadly Strike Hit an Elementary School in Iran
A continuing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a strike that hit an elementary school in Iran, according to U.S...
- 45
Mar 11, 2026 · 29m
Iran War Triggers Chaos in Global Oil Market
As Iran has tightened its chokehold on one of the world’s most vital shipping routes and the Trump administration sent mixed signals about how long the war w...
- 46
Mar 10, 2026 · 39m
What We’ve Learned From 10 Days of War
What began as a relentless U.S.-Israeli military assault on Iran has turned into a wider crisis as the disruption of the world’s oil markets spreads beyond t...
- 47
Mar 9, 2026 · 28m
Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: Inside the Battle Over A.I. Warfare
In recent weeks, the Defense Department has tussled with Anthropic over how its artificial intelligence could be used on classified systems. That fight becam...
- 48
Mar 8, 2026 · 35m
Oscars 2026: Who Will Win, and Who Should Win?
Today on “The Sunday Daily,” The Times’s chief movie critic, Manohla Dargis, talks with the “Daily” host Michael Barbaro about this year’s batch of Oscar nom...
- 49
Mar 7, 2026 · 38m
'The Interview': Rebecca Solnit Says the Left's Next Hero Is Already Here
The writer and activist on how political change happens and taking the long view. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our show on YouTube: y...
- 50
Mar 6, 2026 · 30m
The Firing of Kristi Noem
On Thursday, President Trump fired Kristi Noem, his secretary of homeland security, whose agency is at the center of his second-term agenda. Hamed Aleaziz, w...
- 51
Mar 5, 2026 · 37m
Did Israel Force Trump Into War?
The U.S. decision to strike Iran was a victory for Israel, which had been pushing President Trump for months on the need to hit the country. Now, Israel’s ro...
- 52
Mar 4, 2026 · 24m
A New Media Empire
The bidding war between Paramount and Netflix over the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery appeared to come to a close last week, when Netflix backed out....
- 53
Mar 3, 2026 · 33m
The Midterms Begin With a Texas-Size Showdown
Democrats and Republicans will head to the polls in Texas today for an election that will send both parties a message about what voters want in Trump’s Ameri...
- 54
Mar 2, 2026 · 35m
Celebration and Mourning: Inside an Iran at War
The United States and Israel continued to strike Iran with missiles for a second day on Sunday, destroying more power centers of the Iranian regime and, acco...
- 55
Mar 1, 2026 · 35m
The Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader and the End of an Era in the Middle East
The United States and Israel on Saturday launched an attack against Iran, killing the nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and, according to Iran...
- 56
Feb 28, 2026 · 44m
'The Interview': Maggie Gyllenhaal Thinks Hollywood Likes Women to Direct ‘Little Movies’
With a big budget and a lot to say, the filmmaker is unleashing her inner monster with “The Bride!” Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our...
- 57
Feb 27, 2026 · 36m
China Took His City. And Now His Father.
When pro-democracy protesters marched in the streets in Hong Kong in 2019, China responded by arresting thousands, including the leaders of the movement. One...
- 58
Feb 26, 2026 · 32m
Inside the Operation to Take Down Mexico’s Biggest Drug Lord
When Mexican forces captured and killed the country’s most-wanted cartel boss, it revealed how much President Trump’s growing pressure is forcing Mexico to t...
- 59
Feb 25, 2026 · 37m
Trump’s Very Long, Very Partisan State of the Union Speech
In his first State of the Union address of his second term, President Trump offered a rosy portrait of a United States that has lost confidence in his leader...
- 60
Feb 24, 2026 · 23m
Trump Weighs War With Iran
The United States has been building up a military presence around Iran for weeks, even as negotiators from both countries plan to meet later this week in hop...
- 61
Feb 23, 2026 · 29m
Chaos, Confusion and Defiance: The Global Fallout From the Tariff Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that President Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every U.S. trading part...
- 62
Feb 22, 2026 · 35m
Is the Swipe Era Over?
In 2012, Tinder revolutionized dating apps with its swipe feature. With the flick of a finger, singles could accept or reject a potential mate. While this in...
- 63
Feb 21, 2026 · 43m
'The Interview': Wellness Guru Jay Shetty Has Raised Some Doubts. Including His Own.
The self-help influencer on his values, his journey and criticism of his work. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our show on YouTube: yout...
- 64
Feb 20, 2026 · 16m
Special Episode: Trump's Tariffs Struck Down
In a historic 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs were illegal, jeopardizing a pillar of the president’s sec...
- 65
Feb 20, 2026 · 33m
A Royal Arrest and Global Fallout Over Epstein
Warning: This episode mentions suicide. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, was arrested by the British police on Thursday amid widening sc...
- 66
Feb 19, 2026 · 32m
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada is nobody’s idea of a partisan firebrand. She’s a moderate, swing-state Democrat with a résumé steeped in law enforc...
- 67
Feb 18, 2026 · 30m
Can A.I. Already Do Your Job?
“Vibecoding,” or using artificial-intelligence tools such as Claude Code to generate code for websites or apps, is the newest A.I. trend, and it could transf...
- 68
Feb 17, 2026 · 32m
After Venezuela, Is Cuba Next?
For more than six decades, the United States has tried to topple the regime in Cuba. After ousting President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, who was one of Cuba...
- 69
Feb 16, 2026 · 30m
When A.I. Comes to Town: The Backlash Over Data Centers
Tech companies are racing to build thousands of huge data centers to power the artificial intelligence revolution. To find the land they need, they are barre...
- 70
Feb 15, 2026 · 43m
Boos, Rivalries and Records: Inside the 2026 Olympics
In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,” the host Rachel Abrams is joined by her New York Times colleagues Motoko Rich, Shawna Richer and Juliet Macur, who are...
- 71
Feb 14, 2026 · 1h 3m
'The Interview': The Woman at the Center of the French Rape Trial That Shocked the World
Gisèle Pelicot opens up about surviving years of secret abuse and her life today. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.comWatch our show on YouTube: yo...
- 72
Feb 13, 2026 · 21m
The Government Shutdown Fight Over Immigration
The U.S. government this weekend is expected to find itself in yet another shutdown. This time, it is only one agency shutting down: the Department of Homela...
- 73
Feb 12, 2026 · 30m
The Secret Plan to End U.S. Climate Regulations
The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is expected on Thursday to repeal a scientific finding that requires the federal government to fight...
- 74
Feb 11, 2026 · 23m
TrumpRx Opens for Business
Last week, the Trump administration unveiled TrumpRx to try to counteract the high cost of prescription drugs. The president hailed the website as a “transfo...
- 75
Feb 10, 2026 · 40m
Deception and Dependency: Inside the Latest Epstein Files
The latest release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has revealed deep and intense relationships with the global elite, long after he became a convicte...
- 76
Feb 9, 2026 · 32m
Why Trump Voters Are Torn Over Minneapolis
The question of what to do about undocumented immigrants has long bonded President Trump and his supporters — and an overwhelming majority of them backed his...
- 77
Feb 8, 2026 · 34m
At the Super Bowl, It’s Nice Guy vs. Underdog
For football fans nationwide, this year’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks is inherently exciting. For non-football fans...
- 78
Feb 7, 2026 · 38m
'The Interview': Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change
The best-selling author grapples with big questions about A.I., consciousness and the distractions polluting our minds. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@ny...
- 79
Feb 6, 2026 · 31m
When Anesthesia Fails and the Patient Is Cut Open
Women’s pain is too often dismissed in medicine. An alarming number of women report feeling major surgery and dealing with doctors and nurses who make light...
- 80
Feb 5, 2026 · 28m
Bezos Guts The Washington Post
When Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post more than a decade ago, journalists inside and outside the newsroom were cautiously optimistic. But those hopes we...