Oct 29, 202627 min
An investigation from The New York Times has uncovered how two candidates named Dan Sullivan ended up on the ballot for U.S. Senate in Alaska and the secret role that Democrats played in making it happen. Kellen...
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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, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher.
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What is The Daily about?
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.
What has The Daily covered recently?
Recent episodes include "A Plan for Two Dans: How Democrats Manipulated Alaska’s Ballot" (29 October 2026, 27 minutes), "Is Running From Trump Enough to Save Republicans on Tuesday?" (28 October 2026, 37 minutes), and "They Protested ICE. Now They’ve Been Convicted of Terrorism." (27 October 2026, 47 minutes).
How often does The Daily publish?
The Daily publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 35 minutes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Daily?
Booking probability for The Daily is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Daily requires a Pod Score of 92 or higher. The Daily's contact route on record: verified email.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 28, 202637 minA look at candidates from President Trump’s party who are running on a platform of criticizing him. In next week’s midterm elections, a specific kind of Republican candidate is appealing to disillusioned voters of...
Oct 27, 202647 minOn July 4, 2025, a group of 10 antifa protesters was arrested, accused of what the federal government called a planned attack on the Prairieland detention facility in Texas. They were prosecuted as terrorists. Janet...
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The $10 Billion Midterm Ad War
Oct 26, 202633 minThe midterms are shaping up to be the most expensive election cycle in history as campaigns pour huge sums into the ads voters see virtually everywhere. Today, Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for...
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Tricks, Treats and Trends
Oct 25, 202630 minAmericans are expected to spend a record $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation. That includes costumes, decorations and lots of candy. In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,”...
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Oct 24, 202642 minThe Democratic nominee for governor on her appeal to MAGA voters and her refusal to engage in the "culture wars.” Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our show on YouTube...
Oct 23, 202630 minThe approach to this year’s midterms has brought two hugely consequential changes to voting for Black Americans: the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, and redistricting. In the wake of those actions, efforts are...
Oct 22, 202634 minIsraelis head to the polls next week. On the ballot is the future of a country that has become isolated on the world stage, because of both its war in Gaza and a growing outcry over settler violence in the West Bank...
- Oct 20, 202636 min
James Talarico is asking Texas to do something it hasn’t done in nearly 40 years: Elect a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. It won’t be easy. It will take a vast coalition of Democrats, independents and Republicans in a...
Oct 19, 202629 minPresident Trump said he was making an energy deal with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and waiving new sanctions on Moscow. Now, he’s feuding with Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia is taking advantage...
Oct 18, 202644 minThe comedian Nathan Fielder came to fame as the creator and host of the Comedy Central series “Nathan for You.” The show followed Fielder as he devised outrageous schemes, ostensibly with the aim of helping various...
Oct 17, 20261h 5mThe longtime friends and creative partners on what U2 still means — and what would make them call it quits. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our show on YouTube...
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MAGA's Midterm Defectors
Oct 16, 202628 minPerhaps no American feels the domestic effects of the war, tariffs and inflation more than the Iowa farmer. The political environment stirred up by those farmers’ strife could allow the Democrats to seize the moment and...
Oct 15, 202634 minWith Republicans trailing in the polls, the party is making hard choices about where to spend its money — abandoning some races while pouring resources into others. Shane Goldmacher, Nate Cohn and Lisa Lerer, political...
Oct 14, 202631 minPresident Trump announced a deal to purchase Russian diesel fuel and temporarily suspended sanctions in an effort to lower domestic fuel prices amid rising costs from the war in Iran and in anticipation of the upcoming...
Oct 13, 202633 minArtificial intelligence has gone from struggling with basic arithmetic to helping solve some of mathematics’ most famous open problems — and the field is reckoning with what that means. Steven Strogatz, a professor of...
Oct 12, 202632 minThe documentary film “NAZA,” which investigates the methods the Israeli military has used in the war in Gaza since the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, received a record-breaking standing ovation at the Venice Film...
Oct 11, 202639 minA dramatic pop music comeback story is underway: Celine Dion is performing again. In 2022, Dion, the renowned Canadian singer, announced that she had stiff person syndrome, a rare and incurable neurological disorder...
Oct 7, 202623 minWhat exactly happened near an air base in Britain used by the United States? Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses what he’s learned about the mysterious events around the...
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Call My A.I. Agent
Oct 6, 202628 minOver the past few weeks, millions of people have rushed to download a new type of artificial intelligence app — agents. They are useful, kind of cute and need your most sensitive personal information to work. Eli Tan, a...
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