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2024-12-20

  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 company has capitulated to Trump’s legal strategy of sui...
  The New York Times author
2024-12-19

  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 began as a challenge to the financial system ended ...
  The New York Times author
2024-12-18

  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 people of France.Catherine Porter, who has covered t...
  The New York Times author
2024-12-17

  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 chambers that swallowed up tens of thousands of people...
  The New York Times author
2024-12-16

  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 Hegseth to run the Department of Defense.Karoun Demirji...
  The New York Times author
2024-12-15

  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 single spot in the world over several centuries. The...
  The New York Times author
2024-12-14

  '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.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to po...
  The New York Times author
2024-12-13

  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: ultraprocessed foods.Guest: Alice Callahan, a nutr...
  The New York Times author
2024-12-12

  How China Hacked America’s Phone Network

An alarming new hack by China has penetrated the nerve center of the United States: its telephone network.David E. Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses what the scope of the attack tells us about...
  The New York Times author
2024-12-11

  Notre-Dame Rises From the Ashes

On Sunday, after a fire that many feared would destroy it, and a swift renovation that defied all predictions, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame reopened to the public.Michael Kimmelman, the chief architecture critic at The Times, tells the story of the mira...
  The New York Times author