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This episode contains descriptions of violence.
In the two years since the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, the Taliban has shut women and girls out of public life.
Christina Goldbaum, a correspondent in the Kabul bureau for The New York Times, traveled across Afghanistan to talk to women about how they’re managing the changes. What she found was not what she had expected.
Guest: Christina Goldbaum, a correspondent in the Time...
This weekend, we’re bringing dispatches from Times critics and writers on great music, TV, movies, recipes and more. They’re all part of a new series called “NYT Shorts,” available only on NYT Audio, our new iOS audio app. It’s home to podcasts, narrated articles from our newsroom and other publishers, and exclusive new shows. Find out more at nytimes.com/audioapp.
On today’s episode:
- An ode to the Dominican musical genre dembo...
In recent years, well-paid and college-educated Americans have shed major cities like New York, San Francisco and Washington for places like Philadelphia or Birmingham, Ala.
Emily Badger, who writes about cities and urban policy for The Upshot at The New York Times, explains what is driving the change, and what it means for the future of the American city.
Guest: Emily Badger, a cities and urban policy correspondent for The New York ...
With stunning speed, the status of trans youth has become the rallying cry of the Republican Party, from state legislatures to presidential campaigns.
Adam Nagourney, who covers West Coast cultural affairs for The New York Times, explains how that came to be, and why it’s proving such a potent issue.
Guest: Adam Nagourney, a West Coast cultural affairs correspondent for The New York Times.
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Since 2016, the cardinal rule of Republican politics has been to defend Donald J. Trump and his allies at all costs, no matter the allegation. That appeared to change last week, when Texas lawmakers issued 20 articles of impeachment against their state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, a powerful Trump supporter.
J. David Goodman, the Houston bureau chief for The New York Times, explains what the escalating conflict in Texas indicates...
As the world begins to experiment with the power of artificial intelligence, a debate has begun about how to contain its risks. One of the sharpest and most urgent warnings has come from a man who helped invent the technology.
Cade Metz, a technology correspondent for The New York Times, speaks to Geoffrey Hinton, who many consider to be the godfather of A.I.
Guest: Cade Metz, a technology correspondent for The New York Times.
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This weekend, we’re bringing dispatches from Times critics and writers on great music, TV, movies, recipes and more. They’re all part of a new series called “NYT Shorts,” available only on NYT Audio, our new iOS audio app. It’s home to podcasts, narrated articles from our newsroom and other publishers, and exclusive new shows. Find out more at nytimes.com/audioapp.
On today’s episode:
- Five minutes to fall in love with jazz lege...
Top White House officials and Republican lawmakers are racing to reach an agreement as the date when the United States is projected to default on its debt approaches.
Jim Tankersley, who covers the White House for The New York Times, looks at the state of the negotiations and explains what it will take to win over enough votes in Congress to avoid an economic disaster.
Guest: Jim Tankersley, a White House correspondent for The New Yo...
Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for.
This episode includes:
- Oath Keepers Leader Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case, with our courts and criminal justice reporter Alan Feuer
- Leaders Let Problems Mount at Brutal SEAL Course, Navy Finds, with our military correspondent Dave Philipps
- Airlines and F.A.A. Try to Head Off Summer Travel Me...
A New York Times investigation has found that a group of Republican operatives used robocalls to raise $89 million on behalf of veterans, police officers and firefighters.
David A. Fahrenthold, an investigative reporter for The Times, explains how they actually spent the money and the legal loophole that allowed them to do that.
Guest: David A. Fahrenthold, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.
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Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for.
This episode includes:
- DeSantis’s Entry into the 2024 Race Goes Awry With a Twitter Meltdown, with our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher
- Anti-Kremlin Fighters Take War to Russian Territory for a Second Day, with our Russia and Ukraine War reporter Valerie Hopkins
- Remembering Tina Turner, with ...
After almost a year of deadly battle, Russia has claimed victory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. But what happens now is uncertain.
Eric Schmitt, who covers national security for The New York Times, explains what this moment in the war means, and why the next few months could be critical for Ukraine.
Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times.
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Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for.
This episode includes:
- A Year After a School Shooting, Divisions Run Through Uvalde, with our National reporter Edgar Sandoval
- Under the Radar, Right-Wing Push to Tighten Voting Laws Persists, with our national politics correspondent Nick Corasaniti
- Surgeon General Warns That Social Media May Harm Children an...
A few days ago, the Supreme Court tried to answer a question that has long bedeviled the world of art: When is borrowing from an earlier artist an act of inspiration, and when is it theft?
Adam Liptak, who covers the court for The Times, explains a case that could change how art is made.
Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the United States Supreme Court for The New York Times.
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Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for.
This episode includes:
- Prosecutors Sought Records on Trump’s Foreign Business Deals Since 2017, with our courts and criminal justice reporter Alan Feuer
- A Breakthrough Deal to Keep the Colorado River From Going Dry, for Now, with our climate reporter Chris Flavelle
- Why Bakhmut? It’s a Question as Old as War, ...
Voters in the 2022 midterms seemed to send a clear message — a rejection of Trumpism and extremism. And yet it appears increasingly likely that he will win the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election.
Astead W. Herndon, a national political correspondent for The Times and the host of the politics podcast The Run-Up, explains what has shifted in Republican politics so that Mr. Trump’s nomination could start to seem ...
Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for.
This episode includes:
- A Group of 7 Summit Wrap-Up, with our chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker
- Even Flirting With U.S. Default Takes Economic Toll, with our economics reporter Ben Casselman
- Greece Says It Doesn’t Ditch Migrants at Sea. It Was Caught in the Act, with our Brussels bureau chief, Matin...
This weekend, we’re bringing you something a little different: dispatches from Times critics and writers on great music, TV, movies, recipes and more. They’re all part of a new series called “NYT Shorts,” and they’re available only on NYT Audio, our new iOS audio app. It’s home to podcasts, narrated articles from our newsroom and other publishers, and exclusive new shows. Find out more at nytimes.com/audioapp.
On today’s episode:
The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful ever made, has revolutionized the way we see the universe. The name was chosen for James E. Webb, a NASA administrator during the 1960s. But when doubts about his background emerged, the telescope’s name turned into a fight over homophobia.
Michael Powell, a national reporter for The Times, tells the story of Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, an astrophysicist whose quest to end the controversy wi...
This episode contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault.
It’s been more than five years since the #MeToo movement, driven by reporting at publications like The New York Times, toppled powerful and abusive men. Behind that essential journalism were sources, many anonymous, who took enormous risks to expose harassment and sexual violence.
Today, Rachel Abrams, a producer and reporter at The Times, speaks to Ali Diercks, a lawyer ...
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