The Daily
Hosted by Michael Christopher Barbaro, Natalie Kitroeff & Rachel Abrams · 175 decoded episodes · newest Oct 7, 2026
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 and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher.
Episodes 175
- Sep 25, 2026 · 34 minTrump turns the Kennedy Center into a political battlegroundThe episode examines what happens when a national arts institution becomes an instrument of presidential power, reshaping programming, leadership, and public access.
- Sep 24, 2026 · 41 minNuclear safeguards offer AI lessons—but not a ready-made treatyThe episode tests whether diplomacy built for concentrated nuclear arsenals can manage AI, a widely accessible technology advancing faster than international agreements.
- Sep 23, 2026 · 38 minBaby monitors turn parenting into a data experimentThe episode examines whether constant measurement makes family life safer and healthier or replaces reassurance with surveillance and anxiety.
- Sep 22, 2026 · 32 minNetworks challenge Trump’s control of presidential coverageThe dispute tests whether the White House can restrict press access without weakening the public’s ability to observe presidential conduct.
- Sep 21, 2026 · 28 minA legal shift could leave endangered species unprotectedThe proposed interpretation could make accidental deaths and habitat destruction harder to prosecute, weakening incentives to prevent biodiversity loss.
- Sep 20, 2026 · 38 minBritain’s Bayeux Tapestry return revives a fight over 1066The tapestry’s fragile journey and contested meaning show how a medieval account of conquest still shapes British identity.
- Sep 19, 2026 · 1h 3mSorkin bets optimism can confront Facebook’s powerThe conversation tests whether faith in storytelling and democratic institutions can withstand technology’s influence, political distrust, and personal darkness.
- Sep 19, 2026 · 1h 3mSorkin defends institutions amid deepening democratic distrustThe conversation tests whether faith in elections and democratic institutions can survive political division, social-media harms, and public disillusionment.
- Sep 18, 2026 · 38 minAI safety’s believers race to build what they fearThe episode examines how a quasi-religious intellectual culture shaped AI development while commercial and geopolitical pressures push companies toward greater speed.
- Sep 17, 2026 · 27 minBlocked oil routes push fuel prices higher worldwideThe episode connects a regional conflict and vulnerable shipping infrastructure to household fuel costs, political pressure, and worsening suffering in Yemen.
- Sep 17, 2026 · 28 minOil disruptions turn a regional war into a global price shockThe episode traces how attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil routes and constrained U.S. involvement are reaching fuel prices, protests, and humanitarian suffering.
- Sep 16, 2026 · 40 minDemocrats see a path to Congress, but obstacles loomA Democratic takeover could reshape congressional investigations, political standoffs, and the next phase of conflict with President Trump.