On today’s show: Susan Glasser and Peter Baker joined Apple News In Conversation to explain how a second Trump term would change America. NPR reports on the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Virginia to remove hundreds of voters from its registration rolls — including U.S. citizens. The Wall Street Journal ’s Harriet Torry examines whether American taxpayers are ready to foot the bill for child care. Plus, Spain is battling its deadliest flooding in decades . Hospitals na...
Oct 31, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: taking stock of Kamala Harris’s campaign with the New Yorker ’s Evan Osnos. What election issues matter most to young voters? Caroline Bauman from Chalkbeat explains. Plus, the San Francisco Chronicle has details on the sentence given to Paul Pelosi’s attacker, the Taliban strips more rights away from women in Afghanistan, and why you might need to rethink your Halloween costume . Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu....
Oct 30, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: America is having a panic attack over the election, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Washington Post examines why some Republicans are calling to abolish the Department of Education. CNN says Boeing workers are on strike because they want their pensions back. Plus, Axios found that Israel has banned the U.N. agency responsible for providing essentials to Palestinians, the Washington Post reports on the political fallout following derogatory remarks about Puerto ...
Oct 29, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: The Wall Street Journal ’s Thomas Grove has the exclusive story behind Elon Musk’s secret phones calls with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Jessica Huseman, the editorial director of Votebeat, explains on Apple News In Conversation how baseless claims of election fraud are having a real impact on parts of the voting process. Three years after the NCAA started allowing college athletes to make money off their personal brands, the Washington Post obtained r...
Oct 28, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: NPR ’s Tom Dreisbach found that Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish his enemies since 2022. Jessica Huseman with VoteBeat spoke to In Conversation about the systems in place that make voting in the U.S. safe and reliable. Eggs, waffles, and the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder are among the many foods have been affected by the recalls recently. Vox looks at what’s going on with our food supply. The Washington Post reports that Beyoncé; will join Kamala H...
Oct 25, 2024•15 min
On today’s show: The Wall Street Journal on how the gender gap became a defining feature of the Harris-Trump race. And Politico reports on why that gap is growing. Washington Post reporter Evan Halper explains how oil lobbyists are preparing for — and pouring money into — a possible Trump victory so they can dismantle landmark Biden-era climate rules. Plus: The Guardian reports on how it could take Gaza’s economy an estimated 350 years to return to its prewa...
Oct 24, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: Washington Post reporter Abha Bhattarai on how rising housing costs are weighing heavily on the most-sought-after voters. What we’re learning about Trump’s relationship with Putin from Bob Woodward’s latest book. PBS NewsHour spoke to the veteran journalist. Reporter Robin Buller writes for The Guardian about why mass-shooting survivors are turning to an unlikely place for justice: U.S. copyright law. Plus, in northern Gaza, medical s...
Oct 23, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: NBC ’s Sahil Kapur reports on how the Harris campaign is using Republican supporters to reach undecided voters. Jack Herrera reports for Texas Monthly on why the border crisis won’t be solved at the border. Wall Street Journal reporter Heather Gillers explores how storms are testing Florida’s home-insurance market. The Journal also looks at why Florida continues to allow new properties to be built in high-risk areas. Plus: CNN looks at resea...
Oct 22, 2024•13 min
On today’s episode: Apple News editor Gideon Resnick explains what early voting can and can’t tell us about who will actually win the White House. Bloomberg rounds up the latest news out of the Middle East as Israel prepares to attack Iran. The Atlantic ’s Jamie Thompson explains the sharp rise in carjackings in the D.C. area and the factors that have made punishment and deterrence tougher to carry out. Plus, NPR explains why Cuba keeps losing power, Paul Whelan tells CBS News about life ...
Oct 21, 2024•16 min
On today’s episode: Will the death of Hamas’s leader bring an end to the war? The Economist on what comes next. Nebraskans will choose between historic, dueling abortion questions. Washington Post reporter Annie Gowen lays out the stakes. Author and journalist Porter Fox is the latest guest on Apple News In Conversation . He explains why hurricanes are only getting deadlier — and why we shouldn’t be surprised if they show up in unexpected places. NBC News reports on the a...
Oct 18, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: Texas is set to execute a man even as the lead detective on his case is convinced he got it wrong. USA Today reports. In-person early voting starts in North Carolina today, weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged the state. Sarah Michels, elections reporter for Carolina Public Press , spoke to voters and election officials in the battleground state. A federal judge has temporarily blocked an effort by Alabama’s secretary of state to purge people from v...
Oct 17, 2024•13 min
On today’s episode: Unpacking Trump’s bizarre town hall with the Washington Post ’s Maeve Reston. The Wall Street Journal ’s Michelle Hackman walks us through Vice President Harris’s track record on immigration. The Atlantic ’s Kristen V. Brown explains what 23andMe’s uncertain future means for the DNA of its millions of customers. Georgia’s first-day early-voting turnout smashes record. The Georgia Recorder has t...
Oct 16, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: Could this year flip the Electoral College on its head? Apple News editor Gideon Resnick explains a surprising trend poll watchers are seeing. And the Miami Herald has more. The New Yorker ’s Charles Duhigg reports on how big crypto companies are influencing our elections. CNN reports on the threats against FEMA. Were women snubbed by the Nobel Prize committee? Stat breaks down the gender bias in the sciences. And New York magazine explains why 18-month gaps between TV seasons a...
Oct 15, 2024•14 min
Trump’s messaging against immigrants is getting darker, according to a Politico analysis of more than 20 of his recent rallies and campaign events. Meanwhile, Harris has been meeting with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan. Yasmeen Abutaleb of the Washington Post talks about where the race stands. TikTok executives have long known about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege, according to NPR . We saw some unusual political campaign messaging over the weekend, writ...
Oct 14, 2024•14 min
USA Today has live updates on how Florida is starting to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Milton. And USA Today explores the phenomenon that largely spared Tampa Bay from a feared catastrophic storm surge. Journalist Paola Ramos joins Apple News In Conversation to explain the recent shift to the right among Latino voters. ProPublica ’s Ava Kofman investigates the pair of billionaire preachers who built the most powerful political machine in Texas. The BBC is following the I...
Oct 11, 2024•13 min
ABC reports on how FEMA prepared for Hurricane Milton’s landfall. And the Wall Street Journal explains how FEMA is fighting lies about its response to Hurricane Helene. Reuters reporter Jarrett Renshaw goes inside the fight between Harris and Trump for a Pennsylvania county that’s known for picking presidents. Sarah Blaskey, an investigative reporter at the Washington Post , looks at the missed warnings ahead of the school shooting in September at Apalachee High School in Georgia. ...
Oct 10, 2024•14 min
Hurricane Helene isn’t an outlier. It’s a harbinger of the future, according to NBC hurricane specialist John Morales in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists . He joins us to talk about his concerns for Milton’s future victims. Vox asks: Can we trust the polls this year? And Apple News editor Gideon Resnick discusses what the polls can and can’t tell us in the final weeks of the election. In a landmark move, the EPA said U.S. cities must remove all lead pipes over...
Oct 09, 2024•13 min
The Washington Post ’s Ann Marimow outlines the major cases the Supreme Court is taking on this term, and assesses the possibility of legal disputes about the 2024 presidential election. NBC News ’s Sahil Kapur explains why Republicans believe they can confirm multiple Supreme Court justices if Trump wins — and why the next president will inherit the fewest judicial vacancies in decades. Dr. Keren Landman, a senior health reporter for Vox , reveals the profit-obsessed monster d...
Oct 08, 2024•13 min
CNN ’s Bianna Golodryga has been in close touch with the families of Israeli hostages over the last year. She tells us about some of their experiences. Youmna El Sayed, a correspondent for Al Jazeera English , has been reporting from inside Gaza. She talks about what the year of war has been like for Palestinians under Israeli bombardment. Zack Beauchamp, a senior global correspondent for Vox, speaks to Apple News In Conversation on how the outcome of the U.S. presidential election ...
Oct 07, 2024•13 min
Republican Liz Cheney invoked January 6 as she touted her backing of Kamala Harris in Wisconsin. CNN has more. Nikki Haley’s endorsement of Trump doesn’t mean her supporters will follow her, Politico reports. ProPublica reporter Lizzie Presser shares the stories of two teens who got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the opioid trade. Pet-custody arrangements are on the rise, though they might not be in the best interest of the animals. Washington Post ...
Oct 04, 2024•13 min
The Washington Post looks into why Helene’s floods caught North Carolina off guard. Wall Street Journal reporter Elizabeth Findell on how the Harris and Trump campaigns are battling over working-class voters in Nevada. The state could go either way. Barbara Demick with the New Yorker reports on the end of China’s international adoption program, which offered new lives to abandoned infants but also depended on abuse, abduction, and trafficking. Federal prosecutors laid out their most ...
Oct 03, 2024•13 min
NBC News has the most important moments from the debate between VP candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz. Apple News’s Gideon Resnick was there. Iran fired ballistic missiles on Israel in the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East. The Guardian has the story. Sean “Diddy” Combs faces 120 new sexual-assault allegations in new lawsuits. The Washington Post has details. The Asheville Citizen-Times shares striking images that show how flooding from Helene has severely damaged ...
Oct 02, 2024•15 min
Crews are rushing to deliver aid in North Carolina after the state was ravaged by Helene. NBC News is on the story. Reuters previews 2024’s first and last vice-presidential debate. Israeli troops are on the ground in southern Lebanon. CNN has what to know. NBC10 Philadelphia lays out how the dockworkers’ strike could impact the region. Pete Rose desperately wanted to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but was also fearful that if it happened, he wouldn’t be alive to see it. A U...
Oct 01, 2024•14 min
CNN reports on how multiple states in the southeastern U.S. are reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene. Blue Ridge Public Radio has put together a list of resources where you can help flood victims in North Carolina. Politico reports on a looming strike that could disrupt the economy just before the election. It’s mostly up to one fiery union leader, Harold Daggett. Caroline Kitchener, who covers abortion for the Washington Post, tells Apple News Conversation what pos...
Sep 30, 2024•13 min
The City ’s Gwynne Hogan tells us what to know about the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — and what could happen next. Kamala Harris is making her first trip to the border as a presidential candidate today. Axios has more. After a Florida jury spared the Parkland school shooter’s life, the state made it easier for juries to recommend the death penalty. Joe Sexton with the Marshall Project has the story. Some people don’t evacuate despite repeat...
Sep 27, 2024•13 min
Congress passed a bill to avert government shutdown, setting up another funding fight in December. The Washington Post has more. New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on federal criminal charges, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a Pittsburgh speech, Harris pledged a “pragmatic” approach to the economy. Politico has the details. The Los Angeles Times ’s Tony Briscoe discusses California’s lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, which accuses the oil giant of mi...
Sep 26, 2024•14 min
An 11th person accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault, Rolling Stone reports. The magazine’s Cheyenne Roundtree discusses the allegations against him. She also previously spoke to In Conversation about them. CNN reports that Republican efforts to change the way voting works in Nebraska have stalled. Apple News editor Gideon Resnick unpacks why, while USA Today looks at another state contending with last-minute attempts to modify the election process. Missour...
Sep 25, 2024•15 min
News & Observer Washington correspondent Danielle Battaglia describes how North Carolina voters are thinking about presidential candidates after a recent scandal in the governor’s race shook things up. Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire after Lebanon suffered huge casualties. Reuters has more. Benoît Morenne with the Wall Street Journal explains how an unusual lawsuit by an energy mogul could bankrupt Greenpeace USA. Helene could hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Axios has ...
Sep 24, 2024•11 min
Israel launched a widespread wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Reuters has more. Congress struck a deal for a temporary funding agreement to avoid a government shutdown for now. USA Today has the story. A Texas medical school was leasing out body parts of unclaimed corpses, an NBC News investigation found. NBC’s Mike Hixenbaugh describes what the reporting revealed. CBS News has what to know about the deadly shooting in Birmingham, Alabama. Several senior campaign officials ...
Sep 23, 2024•10 min
Across the U.S. in November, voters will weigh ballot measures including election policies, minimum-wage increases, and marijuana legalization. Politico ’s Emily Schultheis takes a look. Apple News In Conversation spoke to Madeleine Baran about how the U.S. military downplays possible war crimes. U.S. overdose deaths plummeted, saving thousands of lives. NPR has the story. Israel said it hit 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon. BBC News has more. A Kentucky sheriff killed a judge in ...
Sep 20, 2024•11 min
