The Headlines - podcast cover

The Headlines

The New York Timeswww.nytimes.com
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.
Last refreshed:
Download Metacast podcast app
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

Trump’s Department for ‘Drastic Change,’ and the Race for Senate Leadership

Plus, the streaming services you never knew about. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Trump Taps Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to Slash Government , by Michael D. Shear and Eric Lipton Trump Picks Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Host, for D...

Nov 13, 202410 min

The Who’s Who of Trump’s Staff Picks, and Bitcoin and Stocks Set Records

Plus, Israel’s cycle of war in North Gaza. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Trump Expected to Name Marco Rubio as Secretary of State , by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Edward Wong Bitcoin and Stocks Set Records as Bullish Bets Continue , ...

Nov 12, 20249 min

Trump Transition Stalls Over Ethics Code, and a New Russian Offensive

Plus, Saudi Arabia’s “sportswashing” controversy. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Trump Names Thomas Homan ‘Border Czar’ With a Wide Portfolio , by Mike Ives Trump Holds Up Transition Process Over Ethics Code , by Ken Bensinger Trump’s Return...

Nov 11, 20248 min

Trump’s Historic Chief of Staff Pick, and What Elon Musk Wants Now

Plus, for $200, he was the voice of the internet. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Trump Names Susie Wiles as His White House Chief of Staff , by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan Elon Musk Helped Elect Trump. What Does He Expect in Return? , ...

Nov 08, 20249 min

Democrats Begin the Blame Game, and What Happens to Trump’s Legal Woes

Plus, pickleball’s Super Bowl. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Harris Says She Concedes the Election, but Not Her Fight , by Nicholas Nehamas and Erica L. Green Devastated Democrats Play the Blame Game, and Stare at a Dark Future , by Reid J....

Nov 07, 20248 min

Trump Defeats Harris to Retake the Presidency

Plus, Republicans win control of the Senate. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Election Live Updates: Trump Fights His Way Back Into Power , by Jonathan Weisman Republicans Clinch Control of the Senate , by Carl Hulse Abortion on the Ballot Isr...

Nov 06, 20246 min

Election Day Decisions, and Why the Count Could Take Awhile

Plus, how astronauts vote from space. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Election Live Updates: A Caustic and Turbulent Race Is in Voters’ Hands , by Adam Nagourney A Grim Trump and an Upbeat Harris End the Race Hitting Opposite Notes , by Katie...

Nov 05, 20248 min

What the Final Polls Tell Us, and the Music Great Quincy Jones Dies

Plus, right-wing groups prepare to dispute the election. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Harris and Trump Battle to the Wire in Swing States, Times/Siena Polls Find , by Lisa Lerer and Ruth Igielnik A Vivid Trump-Harris Contrast in the Campai...

Nov 04, 20249 min

JD Vance Goes on Joe Rogan, and Young Thug Pleads Guilty

Plus, the jobs report, with a twist. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: The Jobs Report on Friday May Be a Fluke and a Political Football , by Lydia DePillis Vance Tells Rogan: Teens Become Trans to Get Into Ivy League , by Chris Cameron, Simon ...

Nov 01, 20249 min

'Insider Threats' to the Election, and Starbucks’ 4-Minute Goal

Plus, the Harris campaign sidelines Biden. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Michigan Clerk Removed From Election Duty Over Plans for a Hand Count , by Alexandra Berzon At Dueling Rallies, Harris Stresses Unity as Trump Attacks Biden’s ‘Garbage...

Oct 31, 20249 min

Harris Makes Her Final Case, and Trump Seizes on ‘Garbage’

Plus, refunds for canceled flights. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Harris’s Mission: Disqualify Trump, but Extend a Hand to His Voters , by Lisa Lerer and Shane Goldmacher Trump and His Allies Link Biden’s ‘Garbage’ Comment to 2016 ‘Deplorab...

Oct 30, 202410 min

Foreign Election Interference, and Volkswagen May Close Factories

Plus, why you should never cross a crow. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: How Russia, China and Iran Are Interfering in the Presidential Election , by Sheera Frenkel, Tiffany Hsu and Steven Lee Myers Investigators Identify ‘Suspect Vehicle’ in...

Oct 29, 20249 min

A Final Week of Campaigning, and Measured Words After Airstrikes on Iran

Plus, hear a long-lost Chopin waltz. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: State of the Race: National Polls Tighten With 8 Days to Go , by Nate Cohn Trump at the Garden: A Closing Carnival of Grievances, Misogyny and Racism , by Shane Goldmacher, ...

Oct 28, 20248 min

Poll Shows Dead Heat, and Biden to Apologize for Native American School Abuses

Plus, a World Series with baseball’s biggest stars. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Trump Says He’ll Fire Jack Smith, Special Counsel Who Indicted Him, if He Wins Again , by Maggie Haberman, Michael Gold and Alan Feuer The Group at the Center...

Oct 25, 20249 min

Harris Calls Trump Fascist, and U.S. Says North Korea Sent Troops to Russia

Plus, American Airlines cracks down on “gate lice.” Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Harris Calls Trump a Fascist: 6 Takeaways From Her CNN Town Hall , by Reid J. Epstein and Lisa Lerer Justice Department Warns Musk That His $1 Million Giveawa...

Oct 24, 20249 min

Blinken Renews Push for Middle East Truce, and U.S. Abortions Increase

Plus, a radical approach to flooding in England. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Blinken Urges Netanyahu to Seek Truces in Gaza and Lebanon , by Michael Crowley, Aaron Boxerman, Hwaida Saad and Thomas Fuller Abortions Have Increased, Even for...

Oct 23, 20249 min

Early Voting Grows Among Republicans, and a Lithium Trove in Arkansas

Plus, the booming Halloween economy. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: With Election Day 2 Weeks Away, 15 Million Voters Have Already Cast a Ballot , by Nick Corasaniti Trump Says He Has Seen No Evidence of Cheating in the Election, but Nonethe...

Oct 22, 20249 min

A Final Hunt for Undecided Voters, and Israel Escalates Its War in Lebanon

Plus, New York Liberty are W.N.B.A. champions. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Inside the Last-Ditch Hunt by Harris and Trump for Undecided Voters , by Reid J. Epstein and Shane Goldmacher Musk’s $1 Million Offer Raises New Legal Questions , ...

Oct 21, 20248 min

The Death of Yahya Sinwar, and Execution Halted in Shaken Baby Case

Plus, closing time for Kmart. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Surprise Battlefield Encounter Led to Hamas Leader’s Death , by Ronen Bergman, Aaron Boxerman, Raja Abdulrahim, Patrick Kingsley and Michael Levenson U.S. Wrestles With Aiding Alli...

Oct 18, 20248 min

Harris’s Contentious Fox Interview, and Italy Expands Surrogacy Ban

Plus, One Direction’s Liam Payne dies at 31. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: 6 Takeaways From Harris’s Contentious Interview on Fox News , by Nicholas Nehamas and Katie Rogers Trump Faces Tough Questions From Hispanic Voters, but Largely Defe...

Oct 17, 202410 min

Early Votes Pour In, and a U.S. Warning to Israel Over Gaza

Plus, the new hot item on wedding registries. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Trump Brags About His Math Skills and Economic Plans. Experts Say Both Are Shaky , by Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson Five Takeaways From Kamala Harris’s Interview W...

Oct 16, 20249 min

Optimism on Wall Street, and Harris Agrees to a Fox News Interview

Plus, an investigation into China’s panda factories. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Can the Stock Market Keep Going Up? Market Watchers Think So , by Joe Rennison Kamala Harris Sets an Interview With a Not-So-Friendly Outlet: Fox News , by M...

Oct 15, 20248 min

U.S. to Send Troops to Israel, and a Splintering Democratic Coalition

Plus, SpaceX makes a tricky “catch.” Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: U.S. to Deploy Missile Defense System and About 100 Troops to Israel , by Helene Cooper Hezbollah Drone Strike Kills 4 Israeli Soldiers on Military Base , by Matthew Mpoke B...

Oct 14, 20248 min

Agony and Relief After Milton, and the Nobel Peace Prize Is Awarded

Plus, the W.N.B.A.’s record-breaking season. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Dire Hurricane Warnings Got Floridians’ Attention, Saving Lives , by Jesus Jiménez, Jennifer Reed and Kate Selig Nobel Peace Prize Is Awarded to Japanese Group of At...

Oct 11, 202410 min

Milton’s Path of Destruction, and a First Biden-Netanyahu Call in Months

Plus, the Kenyan police battle gangs in Haiti. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Milton Slices Across Central Florida as Powerful Hurricane , by Patricia Mazzei, Kate Selig, Audra D. S. Burch and Jenna Russell U.S. Races to Replenish Storm-Batt...

Oct 10, 20248 min

Floridians Rush to Evacuate, and Harris Outlines Home Health Care Plan

Plus, Brazil unblocks X after Elon Musk backs down. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Tracking Hurricane Milton’s Storm Surge Risk Across Florida , by William B. Davis and Judson Jones Israel’s Defense Minister Postpones Trip to Washington, U.S...

Oct 09, 20249 min

Poll Finds Harris Rising, and Florida Braces for Hurricane Milton

Plus, have we reached peak human life span? Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change , by Adam Nagourney, Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker Milton Is Already a Storm for the Record Books. Here’s...

Oct 08, 20249 min

Israel Commemorates Oct. 7 Anniversary Amid Strikes on Gaza and Lebanon

Plus, misinformation is hampering Helene aid effort. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Memorials Commemorate Anniversary of Hamas-Led Attack on Israel , by Patrick Kingsley Nowhere to Go: How Gaza Became a Mass Death Trap , by Mark Landler Trum...

Oct 07, 20249 min

Oil Prices Rise on Biden’s Offhand Remarks, and U.S. Ports Reopen

Plus, the top trends from fashion month. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: How 2 Offhand Remarks by Biden Caused Waves in the Markets and the Middle East , by Michael D. Shear Israel Targets Remaining Hezbollah Leaders in Beirut, Officials Say ...

Oct 04, 202410 min

Biden Deploys Troops in Helene Aid Effort, and Trump’s Jan. 6 Case

Plus, making fall foliage pop for the colorblind. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: How the North Carolina Legislature Left Homes Vulnerable to Helene , by Christopher Flavelle Judge Unseals New Evidence in Federal Election Case Against Trump ,...

Oct 03, 202410 min
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android