During his childhood, Nicholas Casey, Madrid bureau chief for The New York Times, received visits from his father. He would arrive from some faraway place where the ships on which he worked had taken him, regaling his son with endless stories. He had black curly hair like Nicholas’s and the beard he would one day grow.
But then after Nicholas’s seventh birt ... Show More
Today
Eating What You Kill This Thanksgiving
<p>Here at “The Daily,” we take our annual Thanksgiving episode very seriously.</p><p>A few years ago, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/podcasts/the-daily/thanksgiving-turkey.html" target="_blank">we rang up an expert</a> from the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, who told ... Show More
56m 52s
Yesterday
The Ukrainian Peace Plan Written by ... Russia?
<p>When President Trump’s peace plan to end the war in Ukraine was leaked last week, many felt as though Russia had written the proposal, and to a large degree, it reflected the Kremlin’s demands. The plan set off a global outcry that has forced American officials to revise their ... Show More
27m 59s
Feb 2023
Nicola Bulley: "We Can Let You Rest Now"
A body found in a Lancashire river on Sunday was that of missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, police have said, before reading a family statement which criticised media intrusion.Adam speaks to the BBC’s Judith Moritz, who is in St Michael's on Wyre, as well as a former detective ... Show More
32m 14s
Mar 2022
When You Think You Know Your Parents
<p>Ariel Sabar was visiting his parents in his childhood home in California, when he awoke one morning to high-pitched giggles coming from his parents’ room. He opened the door to a Norman Rockwell-type image: his father, 70, riding his stationary bike in his pajamas; and his 6-y ... Show More
20m 36s
Dec 2021
The best-selling author and the man wrongly convicted of her rape
In 1981, Alice Sebold gave evidence that sent a man she believed raped her to prison for 16 years. She wrote about her ordeal which took place in Syracuse, New York, and the subsequent trial in her memoir Lucky. When the book was turned into a film, producer Timothy Mucciante bec ... Show More
28m 40s
May 2022
EP286: When Dr. Suess Has Real Life Application, Jason Wolfe Paid His Own Child Support to Save His Father and Under My Thumb, Lessons in Parenting
<p>On this episode of <em>Our American Stories</em>, <a href="http://www.stephenrusiniak.com/"><strong>Stephen Rusiniak</strong></a> shares a story about a devastating flash flood that severely damaged his Church and then the surprising response from the community. <strong>Jason ... Show More
38m 16s
Nov 2020
Meeting the fugitive CEO: Carlos Ghosn
When Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled house arrest in Tokyo and turned up in Beirut in December 2019, the details read like they’d come straight from the pages of a spy thriller. Accused of financial misconduct by Nissan, and facing a long trial and prison sentence, he decided to ma ... Show More
29m 31s
May 2019
Johnny et David Hallyday : quel père, quel fils ? (2/2)
Victoire importante pour les aînés Hallyday, David Hallyday et Laura Smet, qui réclament leur part d'héritage depuis plus d'un an alors que leur père a légué l'ensemble de sa fortune à sa dernière épouse et leurs deux filles. Ce mardi, le tribunal de Nanterre (Haut ... Show More
21m 58s