28 JUN. 2024 · In the first debate of the 2024 race, President Biden hoped to make the case that Donald J. Trump was unfit to return to the White House. Instead, Mr. Biden’s weak performance deepened doubts about his own fitness for the job.Astead W. Herndon, who covers politics for The Times, explains what happened.Guest: https://www.nytimes.com/by/astead-w-herndon, a national politics reporter for The New York Times and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up.”Background reading:  - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/us/politics/biden-debate-democrats.html has Democrats talking about replacing him on the ticket. - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/27/us/biden-trump-debate from 2024’s first presidential debate. For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

27 JUN. 2024 · A new doping scandal is rocking the world of competitive swimming, as the Paris Olympics approach. These allegations are raising questions about fairness in the sport and whether the results at the summer games can be trusted.Michael S. Schmidt, one of the reporters who broke the story, explains the controversy and what it reveals about the struggle to police doping in sports.Guest: https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-s-schmidt, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.Background reading:  - Chinese swimmers twice tested positive for drugs.https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/world/asia/china-swimming-doping.html - U.S. swimming starshttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/sports/olympics/phelps-schmitt-olympics-antidoping-hearing.html ahead of the Olympics. For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

26 JUN. 2024 · The far right in France had a big win this month, crushing the party of President Emmanuel Macron in elections for the European Parliament. But the results did not affect France’s government at home — until Mr. Macron changed that.Roger Cohen, the Paris bureau chief for The Times, discusses the huge political gamble Mr. Macron has taken, which has brought the far right closer than ever to gaining real power in France.Guest: https://www.nytimes.com/by/roger-cohen, the Paris bureau chief for The New York Times.Background reading:  - Battered by the far right in voting for the European Parliament, Emmanuel Macron called forhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/world/europe/france-european-elections.html. - The president has challenged voters to test the sincerity of their support for the far right. Were the French letting off steam in the European elections, or did theyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/world/europe/france-macron-elections-analysis.html? For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

25 JUN. 2024 · A powerful group supporting Israel is trying to defeat sitting members of Congress who have criticized the country’s deadly war against Hamas.Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics for The Times, explains why it appears that strategy may work in today’s Democratic primary in New York.Guest: https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicholas-fandos, who covers New York politics and government for The New York Times.Background reading:  - The American Israel Public Affairs Committeehttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/nyregion/aipac-bowman-latimer.html, a critic of Israel. - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/nyregion/bowman-latimer-primary.html about Mr. Bowman’s bitter Democratic primary race. For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

24 JUN. 2024 · Warning: this episode contains descriptions of injuries.Myanmar is home to one of the deadliest, most intractable civil wars on the planet. But something new is happening. Unusual numbers of young people from the cities, including students, poets and baristas, have joined the country’s rebel militias. And this coalition is making startling gains against the country’s military dictatorship.Hannah Beech, who covers stories across Asia for The Times, discusses this surprising resistance movement.Guest: https://www.nytimes.com/by/hannah-beech, a Bangkok-based reporter for The New York Times, focusing on investigative and in-depth stories in Asia.Background reading:  - Rebel fighters havehttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/world/asia/myanmar-war-rebels.html, for the first time raising the possibility that the military junta could be at risk of collapse. - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/20/world/asia/myanmar-civil-war.html For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

23 JUN. 2024 · In a broken world, what can we gain by looking another animal in the eye? "Animal" is a six-part, round-the-world journey in search of an answer. In Episode 4, the writer Sam Anderson soothes his anxiety by visiting a convention center in Ohio. For photos and videos of Sam's adventure with manatees, visit nytimes.com/animal.

22 JUN. 2024 · The governor of Michigan isn’t saying it should be her, but she’s not saying it shouldn’t be, either.

21 JUN. 2024 · Warning: This episode contains mentions of bullying and suicide.A rising tide of mental health problems among teenagers has sent parents, teachers and doctors searching for answers. This week, the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, offered one: social media.Today, Dr. Murthy discusses his proposal to require platforms such as YouTube, TikTok and Instagram to include warning labels, like those that appear on tobacco and alcohol products.Guest: Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general. Background reading:  - Dr. Murthy cannot unilaterally impose warnings on social media; the actionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/health/surgeon-general-social-media-warning-label.html. Dr. Murthy said he would urge Congress tohttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/health/surgeon-general-social-media-warning-label.html that social media use can harm teenagers’ mental health. - Read a guest essay by Dr. Murthy:https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/opinion/social-media-health-warning.html. For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

20 JUN. 2024 · In the battle to dismantle gun restrictions, raging in America’s courts even as mass shootings become commonplace, a Times’ investigation has found that one study has been deployed by gun rights activists to notch legal victories with far-reaching consequences.Mike McIntire, an investigative reporter for The Times, discusses the study and the person behind it.Guest: https://www.nytimes.com/by/mike-mcintire, an investigative reporter at The New York Times.Background reading:  - Case after case challenging gun restrictions cites the same Georgetown professor. His seemingly independent workhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/us/gun-laws-georgetown-professor.html. For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

18 JUN. 2024 · As mass shootings plague the United States, victims’ families continue to search for accountability. To that end, a pair of lawsuits by the families of victims of the Uvalde school shooting will try a new tactic.J. David Goodman, the Houston bureau chief for The Times, discusses the unusual targets of the lawsuits and profiles the lawyers behind them.Guest: https://www.nytimes.com/by/j-david-goodman, the Houston bureau chief for The New York Times.Background reading:  - The Uvalde lawsuits arehttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/us/uvalde-gun-instagram-activision-lawsuit.html to be filed in response to the escalating number of mass shootings in the United States. For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.