Ring-Kissing, Lawsuits and a Looming Shutdown
Weeks before his inauguration, President-elect Donald J. Trump is pushing the federal government toward a shutdown, corporate titans are flocking to Mar-a-Lago to gain his favor and a major media comp...
20 Dec 202433min
Crypto’s Big Bet Is Paying Off
Since Donald J. Trump won the 2024 election, cryptocurrency has surged to its highest level ever. David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter for The Times, explains how a small, renegade industry that...
19 Dec 202433min
France’s Horrifying Rape Trial Has a Feminist Hero
Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence.After months of testimony, verdicts are expected as soon as this week in a rape trial that has both horrified and captivated the ...
18 Dec 202429min
Syria Unearths Years of Atrocities
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of torture and death. It also contains audio of death and grief.Under Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian government set up a vast network of prisons and torture ch...
17 Dec 202430min
Pete Hegseth Was Toast. The MAGA Swarm Came to His Rescue.
Warning: this episode contains strong language.Over the past few weeks, the resistance of a single Republican senator, Joni Ernst of Iowa, had threatened to derail Donald J. Trump’s choice of Pete Heg...
16 Dec 202426min
The Sunday Read: ‘What if A.I. Is Actually Good for Hollywood?’
“You couldn’t have made this movie three years ago,” said Robert Zemeckis, the director of “Here.”The film stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, and is based on a 2014 graphic novel that takes place in a ...
15 Dec 202433min
'The Interview': Rick Steves Refuses To Get Cynical About the World
The guidebook writer and television personality reflects on his cancer diagnosis, social media’s corrosive effect on tourism and the transformative power of travel. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podc...
14 Dec 202442min
A Turning Point for Ultraprocessed Foods
A new study has found that nearly three-quarters of American adults are now obese or overweight, and there’s growing concern — among politicians, scientists and consumers — about one potential culprit...
13 Dec 202429min
