As the fallout from the election settles, Americans are beginning to absorb, celebrate and mourn the coming of a second Trump presidency. Nate Cohn, chief political analyst for The Times, and Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent, discuss the voting blocks that Trump conquered and the legacy that he has redefined. Guest: Nate Cohn , chief political analyst for The New York Times. Peter Baker , chief White House correspondent for The New York Times. Background reading: Mr. Trump made gains...
Nov 07, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Donald J. Trump was elected president for a second time. Shortly before that call was made, the Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Nate Cohn, Lisa Lerer and Astead W. Herndon sat down to discuss the state of the election. Guest: Nate Cohn , the chief political analyst for The New York Times. Lisa Lerer , a national political correspondent for The New York Times. Astead W. Herndon , a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run...
Nov 06, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast After two years of campaigning, more than a billion of dollars of advertising and a last-minute change to one of the nominees, the 2024 race for president is now in the hands of the American voters. Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The Times, gives a guide to understanding tonight’s election results. Guest: Nate Cohn , the chief political analyst for The New York Times. Background reading: What you need to know about election night results and The New York Times Needle. Despite some la...
Nov 05, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast By the time it’s over, this year’s race for president will have cost at least $3.5 billion. The single biggest expense will be campaign ads. Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times, discusses the story that each campaign has been using those ads to tell, 30 seconds at a time. Guest: Shane Goldmacher , a national political correspondent for The New York Times. Background reading: Donald J. Trump and the Republicans have bet big on anti-trans ads across the country. The ...
Nov 04, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast A sheriff’s deputy arrived at Nathan and Danielle Clark’s front door on the outskirts of Springfield, Ohio, in September with the latest memento of what their son’s death had become. “I’m sorry that I have to show you this,” she said and handed them a flier with a picture of Aiden, 11, smiling at the camera after his last baseball game. It was the same image the Clarks had chosen for his funeral program and then made into Christmas ornaments for his classmates, but this time the photograph was p...
Nov 03, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast The controversial philosopher discusses societal taboos, Thanksgiving turkeys and whether anyone is doing enough to make the world a better place.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Nov 02, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Tuesday night, as the voting ends and the counting begins, the election system itself will be on trial. Jim Rutenberg, a writer at large for The Times, explains how some local election officials entrusted with certifying ballots are preparing to reject the results and create chaos in the weeks ahead. Guest: Jim Rutenberg , a writer at large for The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine. Background reading: The army of election officials ready to reject the vote . What to know about t...
Nov 01, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Warning: This episode contains strong language and racial slurs. For decades, Black Americans formed the backbone of the Democratic Party, voting by overwhelming margins for Democratic candidates. While most Black voters are expected to cast their ballots for Kamala Harris, polls suggest that support for her might be softening, particularly among Black men. Sabrina Tavernise travels to Georgia, a key swing state, with two “Daily” producers, Lynsea Garrison and Sydney Harper, to speak with one fa...
Oct 31, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the final week of the race for president, Donald J. Trump’s big rally in New York appeared to backfire, while Kamala Harris’s closing message cast her as a unifier. Fears about election interference also resurfaced after arsonists burned ballots in three states. The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Lisa Lerer, Shane Goldmacher and Astead Herndon try to make sense of it all. Guest: Lisa Lerer , a national political correspondent for The New York Times. Shane Goldmacher , a national political...
Oct 30, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast If Donald J. Trump wins next week’s election, it will be in large part because voters embraced his message that the U.S. immigration system is broken. David Leonhardt, a senior writer at The New York Times, tells the surprising story of how that system came to be. Guest: David Leonhardt , a senior writer at The New York Times who runs The Morning . Background reading: Whoever wins the election, seeking asylum in the United States may never be the same . For people fleeing war, the U.S. immigrati...
Oct 29, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Warning: this episode contains strong language. The presidential campaign is in its final week and one thing remains true: the election is probably going to come down to a handful of voters in a swing states. Jessica Cheung, a producer for “The Daily,” and Jonathan Swan, a reporter covering politics for The Times, take us inside Donald Trump’s unorthodox campaign to win over those voters. Guest: Jessica Cheung , a senior producer of “The Daily.” Jonathan Swan , a reporter covering politics and D...
Oct 28, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you take a journey deep within Netflix’s furthest recesses — burrow past Binge-worthy TV Dramas and 1980s Action Thrillers, take a left at Because You Watched the Lego Batman Movie, keep going past Fright Night — you will eventually find your way to the platform’s core, the forgotten layers of content fossilized by the pressure from the accreted layers above. Netflix’s vast library changed the business of television — in part by making a better product and showing the rest of the industry tha...
Oct 27, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast The senator discusses the “astonishing” support for the former president in Pennsylvania, his rift with progressives over Israel and his own position in the Democratic Party.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Oct 26, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Throughout this election, one state has been at the center of every imaginable path to victory: Pennsylvania. Both candidates have campaigned there relentlessly, and both parties have spent more money there than in any other state. Campbell Robertson, who has been reporting from Pennsylvania, discusses the shift that is reshaping the map in Pennsylvania. Guest: Campbell Robertson , a reporter for the National desk at The New York Times. Background reading: Inside the battle for America’s most co...
Oct 25, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Warning: this episode contains strong language. With less than two weeks to go in the race for the presidency, Donald Trump’s longest-serving White House chief of staff is warning that he met the definition of a fascist, Kamala Harris is seizing on the message of Mr. Trump as a threat to democracy and Mr. Trump himself is relying on viral stunts and vulgarity to break through to undecided voters. The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Michael S. Schmidt, Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Nate Cohn...
Oct 24, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast A stark new gender divide has formed among the country’s youngest voters. Young men have drifted toward Donald Trump, while young women are surging toward Kamala Harris. As a result, men and women under 30, once similar in their politics, are now farther apart than any other generation of voters. Claire Cain Miller, a reporter who covers gender for The New York Times, discusses a divide that is defining this election. Guest: Claire Cain Miller , a reporter for The New York Times covering gender,...
Oct 23, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Warning: this episode contains descriptions of a mental health crisis and violence. This Election Day, recreational marijuana could become legal across more than half of the United States. But as more Americans consume more potent forms of the drug more often, a Times investigation has revealed that some of the heaviest users are experiencing serious and unexpected harms to their health. Megan Twohey, an investigative reporter for The Times, explains what she found. Guest: Megan Twohey , an inve...
Oct 22, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast For millions of Americans, the housing crisis defines the U.S. economy. In the swing state of Nevada, it could soon define the election. Jennifer Medina, who covers politics at The Times, and Carlos Prieto and Clare Toeniskoetter, who are producers on The Daily, traveled there to understand what happens when the promise of the American dream slips away. Guest: Jennifer Medina , a political reporter at The New York Times. Background reading: Why Nevada Latinos are losing faith in the government ....
Oct 21, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast There was something distinctly unrelaxed about the way that Tony Tulathimutte, one of the more talented young writers at work in America today, announced the publication of “The Feminist,” a new short story, back in the fall of 2019. “To be clear in advance,” Tulathimutte wrote on Twitter, “feminism is good, this character is not good.” These days, when the faintest gust of heterodoxy is enough to start an internet stampede, it may be wise to put some moral distance between yourself and your pro...
Oct 20, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast For the OnlyFans star and influencer, navigating the internet is a full-time job.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Oct 19, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, played a central role in planning the deadly assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that set off the war in Gaza. His killing was a major win for Israel, and prompted calls from Israeli leaders for Hamas to surrender. But what actually happens next is unclear. Ronen Bergman, who has been covering the conflict, explains how Israel got its No. 1 target, and what his death means for the future of the war. Guest: Ronen Bergman , a staff writer for The New York Times Ma...
Oct 18, 2024•2 hr 46 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the campaign trail, Donald Trump displayed bizarre town hall behavior, Kamala Harris pursued a strategy aimed at Black men, and the first wave of early voting offered a look at the energy of the electorate. Michael Barbaro sits down with the political reporters Lisa Lerer, Shane Goldmacher and Rebecca Davis O’Brien to make sense of it all. Guests: Lisa Lerer , a national political correspondent for The New York Times. Shane Goldmacher , a national political correspondent for The New...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yesterday, The Daily explained how control of the House has come down to a few contests in two blue states. Today, we look at the race for the Senate. Carl Hulse, The Times’s chief Washington correspondent, explains how the battle could come down to a single state: Montana. Guest: Carl Hulse , the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, who has covered Washington since 1985. Background reading: Republicans appear poised to take control of the Senate , a Times/Siena poll shows. Sen...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast This year’s presidential race looks certain to be won or lost in a handful of swing states where neither party has a clear advantage. But that is not the case for Congress. Nicholas Fandos, who covers politics for The Times, explains why control of the House is likely to hinge on what happens in two deeply blue states where Democrats run the show. Guest: Nicholas Fandos , a reporter covering New York politics and government for The New York Times. Background reading: Far from the presidential ba...
Oct 15, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast After the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pa., Congress held hearings on the failures of the Secret Service, and its director, Kimberly Cheatle, stepped down. Weeks later, another man attempted to shoot the former president, increasing concerns that something had gone very wrong at the Secret Service. Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains why the agency’s failures are indicative of much more troubling issues. Guest: Eric Lipt...
Oct 14, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Republican vice-presidential candidate rejects the idea that he’s changed, defends his rhetoric and still won’t say if Trump lost in 2020.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Oct 12, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a special series, “The Daily” examines what a second Trump presidency would look like, and how it would challenge democratic norms. This episode focuses on former President Donald J. Trump’s growing plans for revenge, which his allies and supporters often dismiss as mere bluster. Michael S. Schmidt, an investigative reporter at The New York Times, found that when Mr. Trump asked for retribution in his first term, he got it, over and over again. Guest: Michael S. Schmidt , an investigative rep...
Oct 11, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the campaign for president, this was the week when back-to-back natural disasters became an inescapable part of the race, when Vice-President Kamala Harris chose to meet the press and when Donald J. Trump faced new accusations of cozying up to Russia’s president. The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Astead W. Herndon, Maggie Haberman and Nate Cohn try to make sense of it all. Guest: Astead W. Herndon , a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up.” Maggie Ha...
Oct 10, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast For years, research on hyper-attentive parenting has focused on all the ways that it can hurt children. Now, the U.S. government is reframing that conversation and asking if our new era of parenting is actually bad for the parents themselves. Claire Cain Miller, who covers families and education for The New York Times, explains why raising children is a risk to your health. Guest: Claire Cain Miller , a reporter who writes for The Upshot at The New York Times. Background reading: The surgeon gen...
Oct 09, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the campaign trail, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are constantly talking about trade, tariffs and domestic manufacturing. In many ways, these talking points stem from a single trade deal that transformed the U.S. economy and remade both parties’ relationship with the working class. Dan Kaufman, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, explains how the North American Free Trade Agreement broke American politics. Guest: Dan Kaufman , the author of “ The Fall of Wisconsin ,” and a...
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