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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, five 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.

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, five 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.

 

#24

The Gold Rush Behind a Civil War

Twenty years ago, a genocidal campaign in the Darfur region of Sudan shocked the world. No... more

23 hrs Ago

27 MINS

27:36

23 hrs Ago


#23

From Serial: 'The Preventionist'

The story of how this extraordinary situation in the Lehigh Valley came to light — because... more

Yesterday

41 MINS

41:16

Yesterday


#22

'The Interview': Fox News Wanted Greg Gutfeld to Do This Interview. He Wasn’t So Sure.

The pugnacious conservative late-night host on his "hierarchy of smears" and the risks of ... more

08 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:44

08 Nov 2025


#21

Trump's Bad Week

Over the past few days, Republicans have suffered some major losses at the ballot box, Sup... more

07 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:53

07 Nov 2025


#20

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Trump’s Tariffs

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether President Trump had the auth... more

06 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:47

06 Nov 2025


#19

A Good Night for Democrats

In the first big elections of the new Trump era, Democrats triumphed in New York City, Vir... more

05 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:58

05 Nov 2025


#18

Sunday Special: The Year in Gaming

This year has been a banner year for video games, with an abundance of surprise releases a... more

02 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:12

02 Nov 2025


#17

Sunday Special: The 10 Best Horror Movie Franchises

The only thing Gilbert Cruz loves more than celebrating Halloween is watching scary movies... more

26 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:45

26 Oct 2025


#16

Sunday Special: Springsteen, Dylan and the Art of the Biopic

On Friday, “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” will be released in theaters. Rather tha... more

19 Oct 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:50

19 Oct 2025


#15

Sunday Special: Bringing Broadway Home

Broadway represents some of the best and most exciting of what American theater has to off... more

12 Oct 2025

46 MINS

46:47

12 Oct 2025


#14

Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

Amusement parks are enduring vacation destinations for American families. The rides, the l... more

05 Oct 2025

46 MINS

46:41

05 Oct 2025


#13

Sunday Special: The Fashion Episode

This month kicked off the big four fashion weeks: New York, London, Milan and Paris. Each ... more

28 Sep 2025

56 MINS

56:37

28 Sep 2025


#12

Sunday Special: What Makes a Restaurant Great?

This month, The Times released a list of the 50 best restaurants in America. The Food desk... more

21 Sep 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:59

21 Sep 2025


#11

Sunday Special: TV's Big Night

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony is tonight, honoring the best television shows rel... more

14 Sep 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:57

14 Sep 2025


#10

Sunday Special: The Books We Read in School

As kids across America head back to school, Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times... more

07 Sep 2025

49 MINS

49:23

07 Sep 2025


#9

Sunday Special: This Summer in Culture

Welcome to the Sunday Special, running now through the end of the year. Every Sunday, Gilb... more

31 Aug 2025

48 MINS

48:47

31 Aug 2025


#8

The New Co-Hosts of 'The Daily'

Rachel Abrams and Natalie Kitroeff officially join Michael Barbaro as co-hosts of the show... more

03 Jun 2025

09 MINS

09:37

03 Jun 2025


#7

The Sunday Read: ‘This Is the Holocaust Story I Said I Wouldn’t Write’

When Taffy Brodesser-Akner became a writer, Mr. Lindenblatt, the father of one of her olde... more

04 May 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:46

04 May 2025


#6

The Sunday Read: ‘What I Found on the 365-Mile Trail of a Lost Folk Hero’

Sometime in the 1850s or ’60s, at a terrible moment in U.S. history, a strange man seemed ... more

23 Mar 2025

51 MINS

51:05

23 Mar 2025


#5

The Eclipse Chaser

Today, millions of Americans will have the opportunity to see a rare total solar eclipse. ... more

08 Apr 2024

29 MINS

29:31

08 Apr 2024


#4

It Sucks to Be 33

Jeanna Smialek, who covers the U.S. economy for The Times, will be 33 in a few weeks; she ... more

14 Mar 2024

26 MINS

26:27

14 Mar 2024


#3

The Sunday Read: ‘Ghosts on the Glacier’

Fifty years ago, eight Americans set off for South America to climb Aconcagua, one of the ... more

07 Jan 2024

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:30

07 Jan 2024


#2

The Sunday Read: ‘It Was Just a Kayaking Trip. Until It Upended Our Lives.’

It was meant to mark the start of their lives out of college, but the adventure quickly tu... more

08 May 2022

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:34

08 May 2022


#1

The Sunday Read: ‘Who Is the Bad Art Friend?’

On June 24, 2015, Dawn Dorland, an essayist and aspiring novelist, did perhaps the kindest... more

24 Oct 2021

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:25

24 Oct 2021