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Episodes
- 2024 / 9 / 16Three Undecided Voters, Two Swing States, One Big DecisionFrom the moment Donald Trump and Kamala Harris walked off the debate stage, both their campaigns have argued about who won the showdown.But the real question is what the debate meant to a small sliver of...
- 2024 / 9 / 15The Sunday Read: âThe For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing DownâIf PrĂłspera were a normal town, Jorge Colindres, a freshly cologned and shaven lawyer, would be considered its mayor. His title here is âtechnical secretary.â Looking out over a clearing in the trees in...
- 2024 / 9 / 14'The Interview': Demi Moore Is Done With the Male GazeThe actress discusses how her relationship to her body and fame has changed after decades in the public eye.
- 2024 / 9 / 13The Story Behind âTheyâre Eating the PetsâAt this weekâs presidential debate, Donald J. Trump went into an unprompted digression about immigrants eating peopleâs pets. While the claims were debunked, the topic was left unexplained.Miriam Jordan, who...
- 2024 / 9 / 12How the Election Is Sinking a $15 Billion Business DealIn a highly unusual move, the Biden administration signaled last week that it would block a Japanese company from buying an iconic American company in a critical swing state.Alan Rappeport, who covers the...
- 2024 / 9 / 11Harris Baits Trump: Inside Their Fiery DebateIn their first and possibly only presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris dominated and enraged former President Donald J. Trump.Jonathan Swan, who covers politics and the Trump campaign for The...
- 2024 / 9 / 10Judge Delays Trump Sentencing Until After ElectionLast week, a judge in Manhattan announced that he was delaying the sentencing of Donald J. Trump until after the election. It is the only one of the four criminal cases against the former president that will...
- 2024 / 9 / 9The Harris Honeymoon Is OverIs Kamala Harrisâs surge beginning to ebb? Thatâs the question raised by the recent New York Times/Siena College poll, which finds Donald J. Trump narrowly ahead of Ms. Harris among likely voters...
- 2024 / 9 / 7'The Interview': Change Can Be Beautiful. Just Ask Will Ferrell and Harper Steele.The superstar comedian and his best friend and collaborator discuss the journey that deepened their friendship.
- 2024 / 9 / 6The First Post-Affirmative Action Class Enters CollegeThe Supreme Courtâs decision to ban affirmative action last summer was expected to drastically change the demographics of college campuses around the country.David Leonhardt, who has written about affirmative...
- 2024 / 9 / 5Kamala Harrisâs Record on ImmigrationAs Vice President Kamala Harris moves into the final stretch of her campaign, one of the biggest issues both for voters and for Republicans attacking her is the surge of migrants crossing the southern border...
- 2024 / 9 / 4The Battle to Control the Worldâs Most Powerful TechnologyThe American company Nvidia has created one of the worldâs most sought-after inventions: a computer chip that powers artificial intelligence.Amid concerns that the technology could help China modernize its...
- 2024 / 9 / 3The Push to Ban Phones in SchoolAs students around the United States head back to school, many are encountering a new reality: bans on their use of cellphones.Natasha Singer, a technology reporter for The New York Times, discusses the...
- 2024 / 8 / 30What Phil Donahue Meant to MePhil Donahue, the game-changing daytime television host, died last week at 88. Mr. Donahue turned âThe Phil Donahue Showâ into a participation event, soliciting questions and comments on topics as varied as...
- 2024 / 8 / 29Why Tipping Is EverywhereTipping, once contained to certain corners of the economy, has exploded, creating confusion and angst. Now, it is even becoming an issue in the U.S. presidential campaign.Ben Casselman, who covers the U.S....
- 2024 / 8 / 28The War That Wonât EndItâs been nearly a year since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza.Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, explains why the war is still going,...
- 2024 / 8 / 27The First Major Cyberattack of the 2024 ElectionThe U.S. authorities have repeatedly warned that foreign governments would seek to meddle in the upcoming presidential election. It now appears they were right.David E. Sanger, a White House and national...
- 2024 / 8 / 26Trump vs. Harris on the EconomyAs the 2024 presidential race enters the homestretch, former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are putting economic policy at the center of their pitches to voters.Jim Tankersley, who...
- 2024 / 8 / 25Introducing âThe Wirecutter ShowâIn the very first episode of The Wirecutter Show, which launched on Aug. 21, the team goes deep on laundryâwhat youâre probably doing wrong, how to actually pretreat stains, and the tips and tricks to make it...
- 2024 / 8 / 24Jenna Ortega Is Still Recovering From Childhood StardomThe actress talks to Lulu Garcia-Navarro about learning to protect herself and the hard lessons of early fame.
- 2024 / 8 / 24'The Interview': Jenna Ortega Is Still Recovering From Childhood StardomThe actress talks to Lulu Garcia-Navarro about learning to protect herself and the hard lessons of early fame.
- 2024 / 8 / 23At the Democratic Convention, a Historic NominationLast night, at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her partyâs nomination, becoming the first woman of color in U.S. history to do so.Astead W. Herndon and Reid J....
- 2024 / 8 / 22The Republican Plan to Challenge a Harris VictoryAt the Democratic National Convention, party officials are celebrating polls showing that Kamala Harris is now competitive with Donald Trump in every major swing state across the country.But in one of those...
- 2024 / 8 / 21Inside Ukraineâs Invasion of RussiaWarning: this episode contains descriptions of war.When Ukrainian troops crossed over into Russia two weeks ago, it appeared at first to be a largely symbolic gesture. But in the time since, it has emerged as...
- 2024 / 8 / 20Biden Leaves the StageOn the first night of the Democratic National Convention, the stage belonged to the man who chose to give it up.Katie Rogers and Peter Baker, White House correspondents for The Times, discuss President...
- 2024 / 8 / 19The Story of Kamala HarrisOver the next few days at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris will accept her partyâs nomination and reintroduce herself to American voters.Astead W. Herndon, a national politics...
- 2024 / 8 / 18The Sunday Read: âThe Man Who Couldnât Stop Going to CollegeâBenjamin B. Bolger has been to Harvard and Stanford and Yale. He has been to Columbia and Dartmouth and Oxford, and Cambridge, Brandeis and Brown. Over all, Bolger has 14 advanced degrees, plus an associateâs...
- 2024 / 8 / 17'The Interview': Jelly Roll Cannot Believe How His Life Turned OutFrom jail and addiction to music stardom â the singer tells David Marchese heâs living a âmodern American fairy tale.â
- 2024 / 8 / 16How Air-Conditioning Conquered AmericaAir-conditioning has become both our answer to a warming planet and a major obstacle to actually confronting it.Emily Badger, who covers cities and urban policy for The Times, explains the increasingly...
- 2024 / 8 / 15A Controversial Crackdown on Homeless EncampmentsIn the weeks since a landmark Supreme Court ruling opened the door for cities and states to crack down on homeless encampments, California â the state with the largest homeless population â has taken some of...
- 2024 / 8 / 15Californiaâs Crackdown on Homeless EncampmentsIn the weeks since a landmark Supreme Court ruling opened the door for cities and states to crack down on homeless encampments, California â the state with the largest homeless population â has taken some of...
- 2024 / 8 / 14How One Tech Monopoly Paved the Way for AnotherIn a landmark antitrust ruling against Google last week, another case was at the heart of the story â one from the 1990s.Steve Lohr, who covers technology and the economy for The Times, explains the influence...
- 2024 / 8 / 13Harris Takes the Lead in Key StatesNew polls by The New York Times and Siena College find that Vice President Kamala Harris has transformed the 2024 presidential race and is now leading former President Donald J. Trump in three crucial...
- 2024 / 8 / 12Inside the Three Worst Weeks of Trumpâs CampaignFor much of the past year, Donald J. Trump and those around him were convinced that victory in the presidential race was all but certain. Now, everything has changed, after the decision by President Biden not...
- 2024 / 8 / 11The Sunday Read: âThe Woman Who Could Smell ParkinsonâsâLes Milne was a consultant anesthesiologist, and his wife, Joy, typically found that he came home smelling of anesthetics, antiseptics and blood. But he returned one August evening in 1982, shortly after his...
- 2024 / 8 / 10'The Interview': James Lankford Tried to Solve Immigration for the GOPSenator James Lankford discusses how political calculations killed his border bill, the evangelical Christian vote and preparing for life after Trump.
- 2024 / 8 / 9Breakingâs Olympic DebutMore than 50 years after its inception, âbreakingâ â not âbreak dancing,â a term coined by the media and disdained by practitioners â will debut as an Olympic sport.Jonathan Abrams, who writes about the...
- 2024 / 8 / 8Dispatches From a Kamala Harris Field OfficeVice President Kamala Harrisâs ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket has transformed the U.S. presidential race. But the real test awaits: Will the party be able to translate that energy into a winning...
- 2024 / 8 / 7Harris Chooses WalzEarlier this summer, few Democrats could have identified Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota.But, in a matter of weeks, Mr. Walz has garnered an enthusiastic following in his party, particularly among the liberals who...
- 2024 / 8 / 6What Just Happened on Wall Street?Every major U.S. stock market plunged on Monday, wiping out billions of dollars in value.Jeanna Smialek, who covers the U.S. economy for The Times, discusses what was behind the dizzying sell-off â and what...
- 2024 / 8 / 6A Wild Day on Wall StreetEvery major U.S. stock market plunged on Monday, wiping out billions of dollars in value.Jeanna Smialek, who covers the U.S. economy for The Times, discusses what was behind the dizzying sell-off â and what...
- 2024 / 8 / 5She Used to Be Friends With JD VanceSenator JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, and Sofia Nelson, his transgender classmate at Yale Law School, forged a bond that lasted a decade. In 2021, Mr. Vanceâs support for an Arkansas...
- 2024 / 8 / 4The Sunday Read: âOnline Dating After 50 Can Be Miserable. But Itâs Also Liberating.âWhen Maggie Jonesâs marriage collapsed after 23 years, she was devastated and overwhelmed. She was in her 50s, with two jobs, two teenage daughters and one dog. She didnât consider dating. She had no time, no...
- 2024 / 8 / 3'The Interview': Vince Vaughn Turned This Interview Into Self-HelpI went in expecting a swaggering, overconfident guy. I found something much more interesting.
- 2024 / 8 / 2The Secret Succession Fight That Will Determine the Future of Fox NewsFor years, Rupert Murdoch seemed content to let his children battle it out for control of his conservative media empire once heâs gone.Jim Rutenberg, who writes about media and politics for The Times,...
- 2024 / 8 / 1The Long Shadow of Julian Assangeâs ConvictionWarning: this episode contains strong language and audio of war.When the long legal saga of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, came to an end this summer, it marked the first time that the U.S. government...
- 2024 / 7 / 31An Escalating War in the Middle EastWarning: This episode contains audio of war.Over the past few days, the simmering feud between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, has reached a critical moment.Ben Hubbard, the Istanbul bureau chief...
- 2024 / 7 / 30The V.P.âs Search for a V.P.Warning: This episode contains strong language.Although Vice President Kamala Harris has officially been a presidential candidate for only about a week, the race to become her running mate is well...
- 2024 / 7 / 29A Radical Reboot of Nuclear EnergyNuclear power, once the great hope for a clean way to meet the worldâs energy needs, fell out of favor decades ago.Brad Plumer, who covers technology and policy efforts to address global warming for The New...
- 2024 / 7 / 28The Sunday Read: âThe Kidnapping I Canât EscapeâOn Nov. 12, 1974, Taffy Brodesser-Aknerâs fatherâs childhood friend Jack Teich was kidnapped out of his driveway in the nicest part of the nicest part of Long Island. He was arriving home from work when two...