The Headlines
Hosted by The New York Times & Tracy Mumford · 43 decoded episodes · newest Oct 7, 2026
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Episodes 43
- Sep 22, 2026 · 9 minXi courts Washington as media access fight escalatesThe episode connects high-stakes U.S.-China diplomacy with a widening fight over presidential press access and control of televised news.
- Sep 21, 2026 · 11 minTrump weighs Yemen strikes as gambling platforms sharpen targetingThe episode connects presidential power, press access, and data-driven gambling practices to questions about accountability and public harm.
- Sep 18, 2026 · 15 minRussia stages elections as Kennedy rallies vaccine skepticsThe episode connects authoritarian legitimacy, shifting U.S. policy, and political challenges to public-health institutions.
- Sep 17, 2026 · 11 minGaza’s reconstruction crisis turns damaged buildings into deadly trapsThe episode connects Gaza’s stalled rebuilding effort with wider questions about inflation, public health, artificial intelligence, and how technology reshapes consumption.
- Sep 16, 2026 · 12 minFuel protests expose the war’s global economic falloutThe episode connects Middle East shipping disruptions and rising fuel costs to pressure on U.S. lawmakers and growing distrust around elections.
- Sep 15, 2026 · 10 minCourt blocks mail-voting limits as Democrats gain midterm momentumThe episode connects a consequential voting-rights ruling and shifting electoral signals with a widening debate over who controls artificial intelligence.
- Sep 14, 2026 · 11 minAI warnings collide with regulation and a deadlier drug supplyThe episode connects uncertain safeguards around powerful AI with the real-world consequences of increasingly potent synthetic opioids and shifting environmental policy.
- Sep 11, 2026 · 16 minVance’s private war briefings expose a public messaging gapThe episode connects wartime transparency and weak AI safeguards with stories about public health, resilience, and the limits of official narratives.
- Sep 10, 2026 · 12 minTrump pitches a dividend as deportees report missing belongingsThe episode connects a Republican strategy built around Trump’s personal appeal with questions about how deportees are treated after arriving in Haiti.
- Sep 9, 2026 · 10 minTrump bets on Texas unity as Iran raises war risksThe episode connects Republican electoral strategy, escalating conflict with Iran, oil-price pressure, international action over settlements, and legal limits on presidential power.
- Sep 8, 2026 · 10 minPentagon leak probe collides with 9/11 air-quality reckoningThe episode connects current questions about government secrecy, public safety and financial vulnerability with the long-delayed release of 9/11 documents.
- Sep 4, 2026 · 15 minRussian sabotage tests NATO’s threshold as Trump reshapes WashingtonThe episode connects covert pressure on European infrastructure with political volatility in Washington and China’s fast-moving experiment in everyday AI.