The Headlines
Hosted by The New York Times & Tracy Mumford · 43 decoded episodes · newest Oct 7, 2026
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Episodes 43
- Oct 7, 2026 · 9 minRecord stocks expose a widening gap with household realityThe episode connects market gains, political money, taxpayer-funded advertising, and India’s voter-roll purge to questions about who benefits from power and prosperity.
- Oct 6, 2026 · 10 minFrance’s protests, Meta’s tax strategy and melting Alpine iceThe episode connects political strain, corporate tax policy and climate-driven archaeological discoveries across three very different fronts.
- Oct 5, 2026 · 12 minThe Supreme Court weighs climate liability as lunar nuclear race acceleratesThe episode connects immediate questions about judicial power and election disputes with longer-term risks from putting nuclear reactors on the moon.
- Oct 2, 2026 · 16 minTrump’s Rio Grande Valley support shows signs of strainThe episode connects voter dissatisfaction, Democratic turnout problems, and broader fights over technology, justice, and access to cancer treatment.
- Oct 1, 2026 · 9 minCornell records raise questions as crises unfold in the air and execution chamberThe episode connects institutional accountability with two stark failures of control: a cockpit attack that nearly became a mass-casualty event and an execution that did not proceed as planned.
- Sep 30, 2026 · 10 minIraq closes a chapter as AI safety moves toward self-policingThe episode connects a consequential military withdrawal with a growing debate over whether powerful AI companies can be trusted to regulate themselves.
- Sep 29, 2026 · 13 minAI’s everyday reach raises harder questions about controlThe episode connects familiar tools such as search and chatbots to immediate privacy and security risks, while examining longer-term threats to human control.
- Sep 29, 2026 · 10 minFBI breach exposes risks to agents and investigationsThe episode connects a potentially damaging breach of sensitive FBI data with attacks on Ukraine’s language, education, and cultural record.
- Sep 28, 2026 · 11 minWar exposes America’s fragile weapons supply chainThe episode connects overseas conflict to domestic manufacturing limits, contested government messaging, and the local costs of emerging technology.
- Sep 25, 2026 · 14 minTrump’s press standoff tests White House media accessThe episode connects a court fight over presidential press access with wider questions about political accountability, war coverage, privacy, and surveillance.
- Sep 24, 2026 · 9 minCourts defend press access as AI risks spread through public systemsThe episode connects a fight over White House transparency with emerging AI vulnerabilities, political financial disclosures, and evidence that ecosystem restoration can work.
- Sep 23, 2026 · 9 minTrump’s power-first diplomacy meets domestic limitsThe episode connects an expansive vision of American power with mounting constraints on health coverage, infrastructure, climate, and family technology.