The Headlines
Hosted by The New York Times & Tracy Mumford · 44 decoded episodes · newest Oct 8, 2026
Catch up on today’s top stories, with insight and analysis from Times reporters all over the world. From the team that brought you "The Daily." Listen every weekday morning. 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. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
Episodes 44
- Aug 19, 2026 · 10 minTech leaders restrict screens as Meta faces child-safety claimsThe episode connects allegations about addictive platform design with the wider consequences of deportation deals, financialized lawsuits, and changing email policies.
- Aug 18, 2026 · 10 minTariff brinkmanship, mail-ballot contradictions and a Tupac trialThe episode connects immediate policy disputes with a long-delayed murder case and the economic pressures reshaping regional theater.
- Aug 17, 2026 · 9 minIran deadline collapses as Texas anti-Muslim rhetoric enters the mainstreamThe episode connects stalled diplomacy and shifting military priorities with domestic political rhetoric, disaster fallout in Hawaii, and a Hollywood reckoning.
- Aug 14, 2026 · 16 minCyber escalation shadows carrier concerns and Moldova’s election fightThe episode connects military readiness, privatized offensive cyberpower, and foreign election interference to broader questions about accountability and escalation.
- Aug 13, 2026 · 9 minElectric enforcement tools meet rising violence and consumer skepticismThe episode connects coercive government power, escalating violence in the West Bank, economic adaptation, and the marketing of health through products.
- Aug 12, 2026 · 10 minPrimaries test Trump’s influence as deportees face legal limboThe episode connects electoral contests that may define the midterms with the human cost of sending migrants to countries unrelated to their origins.
- Aug 11, 2026 · 11 minTrump switches planes as Taiwan rehearses a blackoutThe episode links presidential security, food-regulation changes, disaster response and communications resilience across a fast-moving news cycle.
- Aug 10, 2026 · 11 minLicense-plate cameras turn local surveillance into a national mapThe episode connects a rapidly expanding vehicle-tracking network with privacy concerns, while surveying consequential fights over war, spending, voting rules, and extreme heat.