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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, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher.

 

#64

Chris Rock Has Been Thinking About Forgiveness

The comedian and filmmaker on what real friendship looks like, what keeps him up at night ... more

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#63

The Firestorm Over a Rape Allegation at Cornell

An alleged campus sexual assault at Cornell University has gripped the country and ignited... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#62

Why Washington Is Trying to Rein In College Sports

In the five years since student athletes have been allowed to earn money, college sports h... more

01 Oct 2026

29 MINS

29:34

01 Oct 2026


#61

Inside the Devastating Hack of the F.B.I.

A little over a decade ago, after hackers broke into the U.S. government and stole the per... more

30 Sep 2026

23 MINS

23:57

30 Sep 2026


#60

The Best TV Shows of the 21st Century

The turn of the century was the beginning of a new era in television: prestige TV for the ... more

27 Sep 2026

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57:17

27 Sep 2026


#59

Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.

The legendary actor on his disturbing childhood, his Hollywood missteps and the pain he ca... more

26 Sep 2026

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:24

26 Sep 2026


#58

How a 1,000-Year-Old Tapestry Took London by Storm

For the first time in centuries, the Bayeux Tapestry — a nearly 1,000-year-old piece of em... more

20 Sep 2026

34 MINS

34:48

20 Sep 2026


#57

The Good, the Bad and the Good-Bad (Movie)

When it comes to movies we love, there are the artistic masterpieces and there are the foo... more

13 Sep 2026

37 MINS

37:36

13 Sep 2026


#56

Classical Music Is in Crisis. Gustavo Dudamel Is Here to Save It.

This week marks the start of the Gustavo Dudamel era in New York. The superstar conductor ... more

06 Sep 2026

42 MINS

42:59

06 Sep 2026


#55

Who Will Rule the 2026 U.S. Open?

The U.S. Open, the final tournament of the tennis season, is getting underway. The world’s... more

30 Aug 2026

38 MINS

38:46

30 Aug 2026


#54

Think Baseball Is Boring? The Savannah Bananas Are Here to Fix That.

Jesse and Emily Cole created the Savannah Bananas with a simple mission in mind: to make b... more

23 Aug 2026

36 MINS

36:52

23 Aug 2026


#53

What Makes a Killer Thriller?

The New York Times Book Review recently released its list of the 50 best thrillers of the ... more

16 Aug 2026

42 MINS

42:29

16 Aug 2026


#52

Is 'Gentle Parenting' Ruining French Children?

“Traditional” French parenting is built on a foundation of firm boundaries, strictness and... more

09 Aug 2026

39 MINS

39:00

09 Aug 2026


#51

After Losing Her Limbs, Our Cooking Columnist Returns to the Kitchen

For decades, the kitchen was the centerpiece of Yewande Komolafe’s life. She spent long ho... more

02 Aug 2026

31 MINS

31:29

02 Aug 2026


#50

Why Do Some Memories Survive Dementia?

When the Times reporter Ellen Barry’s father developed dementia after a fall, her family s... more

26 Jul 2026

29 MINS

29:03

26 Jul 2026


#49

The World Cup Final Is Here

After a month of competition across North America and 103 matches, the 2026 World Cup is d... more

19 Jul 2026

30 MINS

30:41

19 Jul 2026


#48

What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything.

This Friday, “The Odyssey,” directed by Christopher Nolan, hits theaters. Even before the ... more

12 Jul 2026

50 MINS

50:40

12 Jul 2026


#47

The Most American Episode of The Daily, Ever.

In celebration of the United States of America’s 250th birthday, we posed a simple questio... more

05 Jul 2026

43 MINS

43:02

05 Jul 2026


#46

The Last 12 Weeks

In 1992, David Wood became El Paso’s most notorious convicted serial killer. He has been o... more

28 Jun 2026

42 MINS

42:05

28 Jun 2026


#45

Can a Bad Man Be a Good Father?

The writer Tom Junod has spent a career crafting profiles for men’s magazines like GQ and ... more

21 Jun 2026

46 MINS

46:48

21 Jun 2026


#44

Do Aliens Exist? Steven Spielberg Believes They Do

Almost 50 years ago, Steven Spielberg directed “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” the s... more

14 Jun 2026

38 MINS

38:38

14 Jun 2026


#43

Everything You Need to Know About the World Cup

The 2026 World Cup is about to descend on North America — spread across three countries, w... more

06 Jun 2026

36 MINS

36:44

06 Jun 2026


#42

Popcast: Olivia Rodrigo Tried Writing Love Songs. Then Life Got Messy.

Olivia Rodrigo sat down with Joe and Jon for her first in-depth conversation about her new... more

31 May 2026

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:56

31 May 2026


#41

Sites Unseen: What’s Revealed by Traveling With the Blind

Andy Isaacson is a writer and photographer. His work for The Times has taken him to every ... more

24 May 2026

27 MINS

27:10

24 May 2026