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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
Mar 10, 2026 · 38m
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...
- 02
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...
- 03
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...
- 04
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...
- 05
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...
- 06
Mar 5, 2026 · 37m
Did Israel Push 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...
- 07
Mar 4, 2026 · 25m
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....
- 08
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...
- 09
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...
- 10
Mar 1, 2026 · 34m
The U.S. and Israel Strike Iran
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...
- 11
Feb 28, 2026 · 44m
'The Interview': Maggie Gyllenhaal on Envy, Rage and Reaching Out to Her Brother
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...
- 12
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...
- 13
Feb 26, 2026 · 33m
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...
- 14
Feb 25, 2026 · 37m
Rosy Predictions, Angry Attacks: Trump’s State of the Union
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...
- 15
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...
- 16
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...
- 17
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...
- 18
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...
- 19
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...
- 20
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...
- 21
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...
- 22
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...
- 23
Feb 17, 2026 · 31m
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...
- 24
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...
- 25
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...
- 26
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.com Watch our show on YouTube: y...
- 27
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...
- 28
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...
- 29
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...
- 30
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...
- 31
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...
- 32
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...
- 33
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...
- 34
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...
- 35
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...
- 36
Feb 4, 2026 · 34m
How to Bet on (Literally) Anything
The explosion of prediction markets in the United States, where people bet on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to election outcomes, has radically...
- 37
Feb 3, 2026 · 20m
The F.B.I.’s Extraordinary Seizure of Voting Records
Last week, F.B.I. agents searched an election center in Fulton County, Ga., seizing truckloads of ballots from 2020. The move escalated the investigation int...
- 38
Feb 2, 2026 · 32m
Can Trump Force Blue Cities to Cooperate With ICE?
Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, traveled to Minneapolis a few days ago with a message: the faster local officials cooperate with federal immigratio...
- 39
Feb 1, 2026 · 48m
The Sunday Daily: Bad Bunny Takes Over America
At the Grammy Awards tonight, the Puerto Rican pop sensation Bad Bunny is the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated for album, record and song of the...
- 40
Jan 31, 2026 · 33m
“A Terrifying Line Is Being Crossed”: Mayor Jacob Frey on the Turmoil in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Democrat on the battle between his city and the federal government. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our show on YouTube: y...
- 41
Jan 30, 2026 · 32m
Trump 2.0: The President’s Affordability Problem
President Trump was elected in 2024 on the promise that he would fix the economy. Now, a new poll from The New York Times/Siena reveals that the issue may be...
- 42
Jan 29, 2026 · 21m
Social Media on Trial
For years, social media companies have relied on an impenetrable first amendment protection to shield them from legal claims that their products are dangerou...
- 43
Jan 28, 2026 · 26m
Trump Changes Course in Minneapolis
The intense fallout from Alex Pretti’s death has forced President Trump to publicly change course in Minneapolis.The White House reporters Zolan Kanno-Youngs...
- 44
Jan 27, 2026 · 26m
The ‘Ghost Fleets’ Moving Oil Around the World
Since December, the U.S. has been stopping and seizing oil tankers traveling in and out of Venezuela. They are part of what is known as a ghost fleet — tanke...
- 45
Jan 26, 2026 · 27m
10 Shots: Federal Agents Kill Another Person in Minnesota
Warning: This episode contains strong language. Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Minneapolis resident, on Saturday. It was the sec...
- 46
Jan 25, 2026 · 32m
The Sunday Daily: We Underestimated the Neanderthal
Pop culture has not been kind to the Neanderthal. In books, movies and even TV commercials, the species is portrayed as rough and mindless, a brutish type th...
- 47
Jan 24, 2026 · 48m
'The Interview': Chloé Zhao Is Yearning to Know How to Love
The “Hamnet” director on trying to overcome her deepest fears — and open her heart. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our show on YouTube:...
- 48
Jan 23, 2026 · 33m
Trump’s Investigator Breaks His Silence
Three years after his appointment as special counsel, Jack Smith finally delivered the legal argument against President Trump on Thursday that he was never a...
- 49
Jan 22, 2026 · 33m
The Global Showdown Over Greenland
President Trump has been raising tensions around the world for weeks by claiming that he would stop at nothing in his quest to seize Greenland from Denmark....
- 50
Jan 21, 2026 · 34m
On the Front Line of Minnesota’s Fight With ICE
For weeks, protests around Minneapolis have caught nationwide attention as the city shows open defiance to a federal immigration crackdown. But behind the sc...
- 51
Jan 20, 2026 · 42m
Trump 2.0: A Year of Unconstrained Power
In the 365 days since Donald J. Trump was sworn into his second term as president, he has fired, pardoned, prosecuted, tariffed, deployed, deposed, dismantle...
- 52
Jan 18, 2026 · 37m
The Sunday Daily: Hollywood’s A.I. Moment
There’s a lot of anxiety about artificial intelligence invading Hollywood; the general mood there right now could be called “doom and gloom.” But speculation...
- 53
Jan 17, 2026 · 43m
'The Interview': Kílian Jornet on What We Can Learn From Pushing Our Bodies to Extremes
The ultrarunner and mountaineer finds peace through doing unimaginably hard things. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify....
- 54
Jan 16, 2026 · 46m
An I.V.F. Mix-Up and an Impossible Choice
For millions of families, in vitro fertilization is a modern medical miracle. But the field is largely unregulated, and for a small number of parents, things...
- 55
Jan 15, 2026 · 28m
Trump’s D.O.J. Went After the Fed. It Backfired.
The Trump administration’s decision to open a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome H. Powell, has stunned the worlds of business...
- 56
Jan 14, 2026 · 28m
Iran on the Brink
Iran is experiencing expansive protests after economic grievances snowballed over the past two weeks into a broader challenge to the country’s authoritarian...
- 57
Jan 13, 2026 · 40m
The United States' Aspirations for Venezuela's Oil
In the days since deposing Nicolás Maduro, President Trump has given several justifications for his dramatic actions in Venezuela. But perhaps most central t...
- 58
Jan 12, 2026 · 34m
‘A Breaking Point’: The Minneapolis Police Chief on ICE
Warning: This episode contains strong language. Just hours before a federal immigration officer killed Renee Good in her car, Brian O’Hara, the Minneapolis p...
- 59
Jan 11, 2026 · 36m
'The Wirecutter Show': The True Cost of Recovering from the L.A. Wildfires, Part 1
On January 7, 2025, the Palisades and Eaton Fires erupted, eventually burning down more than 16,000 structures and killing at least 31 people , becoming amon...
- 60
Jan 10, 2026 · 52m
'The Interview': George Saunders Says Ditching These Three Delusions Can Save You
The celebrated author on the challenges of being kind, the benefits of meditation and the reality check of death. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes....
- 61
Jan 9, 2026 · 50m
An Interview With the President
Four White House reporters from The New York Times sat down with President Trump on Wednesday for an extended interview in the Oval Office. David E. Sanger,...
- 62
Jan 8, 2026 · 26m
The R.F.K. Jr. Era of Childhood Vaccines
Warning: This episode contains strong language. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday released new guidelines that dramaticaly cut down th...
- 63
Jan 7, 2026 · 30m
The 2026 Battle for Control of Congress
This year, the 2026 midterm elections will decide which party controls Congress, and whether Republicans can hold on to every lever of influence in Washingto...
- 64
Jan 6, 2026 · 35m
Venezuela, After Maduro
On Monday, President Trump picked Vice President Delcy Rodríguez of Venezuela, now the interim leader, to continue to preside over the country instead of Mar...
- 65
Jan 5, 2026 · 33m
From President to Defendant: The Legal Case Against Maduro
Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was brought to New York with his wife over the weekend to face criminal charges. Charlie Savage, who covers national security and...
- 66
Jan 4, 2026 · 29m
Inside the U.S. Operation to Oust Venezuela’s President
The United States captured Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president, over the weekend in a swift and overwhelming military operation. Mr. Maduro was pictured...
- 67
Jan 3, 2026 · 3m
‘The Headlines’: The U.S. Captures Nicolás Maduro
A special episode from "The Headlines" on the U.S. military operation in Venezuela. Tomorrow, The Daily will publish an episode with more details about Madur...
- 68
Jan 2, 2026 · 26m
50 States, 50 Fixes
As the U.S. government reverses course on renewable energy projects and other policies related to climate change, environmental solutions may seem out of rea...
- 69
Dec 31, 2025 · 20m
She Fell in Love With ChatGPT: An Update
This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since. Warning: This episode di...
- 70
Dec 30, 2025 · 21m
Family Separation 2.0: An Update
This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since. In his first 100 days in...
- 71
Dec 29, 2025 · 24m
Why One Lawyer Resigned When His Firm Caved to Trump: An Update
This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since. President Trump has used...
- 72
Dec 28, 2025 · 54m
Sunday Special: The Best Movies of 2025
As 2025 comes to an end, The Sunday Special is looking back on the year in culture. This week, on our final episode of the podcast, we’re talking about movie...
- 73
Dec 26, 2025 · 20m
Marriage and Sex in the Age of Ozempic: An Update
This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since. In the past few years, G...
- 74
Dec 24, 2025 · 27m
Trump Goes After Venezuela’s Oil
In it escalating campaign against Venezuela, the Trump administration has gone from shooting drug boats to trying to seize oil tankers in the Caribbean. Anat...
- 75
Dec 23, 2025 · 29m
The Origins of Jeffrey Epstein
The latest release of files related to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein left key questions unanswered about his rise to power and his connections to the pres...
- 76
Dec 22, 2025 · 30m
The Messy Reality of ‘Made in America’
The construction of a giant factory complex in Arizona was supposed to embody the Trump administration’s ability to bring manufacturing back to the United St...
- 77
Dec 21, 2025 · 1h
Sunday Special: The Best TV of 2025
In these final weeks of 2025, The Sunday Special is looking back at the year in culture. Today, we’re talking about the TV we watched this year — the best sh...
- 78
Dec 20, 2025 · 43m
'The Interview': Raja Shehadeh Believes Israelis and Palestinians Can Still Find Peace
The writer and lawyer has been documenting the occupation for decades. Somehow, he maintains hope. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our s...
- 79
Dec 19, 2025 · 28m
Trump Says the Economy Is Good. Is It?
With anxieties building over affordability, President Trump made a push to reassure Americans just as the government released long-awaited data that raised n...
- 80
Dec 18, 2025 · 26m
Congress Failed to Extend the Health Care Subsidies. Now What?
This week, despite a last-ditch effort by some House Republicans to strike a deal on health care, Congress remains deadlocked on whether to extend support fo...