Yesterday

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: Inside the Battle Over A.I. Warfare

In recent weeks, the Defense Department has tussled with Anthropic over how its artificial intelligence could be used on classified systems. That fight became bitter and negotiations fell apart. And war in the Middle East has made it increasingly clear how much the U.S. military ... Show More

28m 23s

Mar 8

Oscars 2026: Who Will Win, and Who Should Win?

Today on “The Sunday Daily,” The Times’s chief movie critic, Manohla Dargis, talks with the “Daily” host Michael Barbaro about this year’s batch of Oscar nominees, which — according to her — are uncommonly good. They discuss the performances that Dargis believes deserve to win, t ... Show More

35m 24s

Mar 7

'The Interview': Rebecca Solnit Says the Left's Next Hero Is Already Here

The writer and activist on how political change happens and taking the long view. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.com Watch our show on YouTube: youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast For transcripts and more, visit: nytimes.com/theinterview Subscribe today at nytimes.com/po ... Show More

38m 52s

Jul 2023

Why Are States Loosening Child Labor Laws? I Beyond the Scenes

Recorded on April 26, 2023. Child labor violations are on the rise, while some states are trying to loosen child labor laws. Host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with investigative reporter for the New York Times, Hannah Dreier, and the Chief Programs Officer for Justice for Migrant Women ... Show More

54m 55s

Oct 2021

Why child-care workers are quitting

<div>Working in a day care is a demanding job — but the pay is typically around just $12 an hour, and often without benefits. Many child-care workers have quit during the pandemic, leaving parents without options and struggling to return to work themselves.</div><div><br></div><d ... Show More

17m 8s

Mar 2023

Wheels Come Off at Tesla, Tucker's Texts, and Hannah Dreier on Immigrant Child Labor

More layoffs are coming to Meta, and President Biden's pick for the FCC, Gigi Sohn, drops out of the running. As the FTC investigates his company and the wheels literally come off at Tesla, Elon Musk publicly picks (and loses) a fight with an employee. Also, newly-revealed texts ... Show More

1h 9m

Feb 2023

Is it now too expensive to have kids?

Childcare in Britain is broken and yet it is almost never talked about. Why? In this episode, Lewis dissects why Labour thinks this could be the key to a majority at the next election and why in 21st century Britain having children is fast becoming a luxury item. We talk you thro ... Show More

34m 15s

Oct 2021

Childcare is a mess. Who will tidy it up?

<p>The childcare sector is on its knees with nursery staff on low wages struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile parents buckle under the pressure of soaring childcare costs. And yet, the government has done little to help. Does this broken system need a complete rethink?</p> ... Show More

27m 48s

Feb 2023

The New State of Unions

Do new unions need “Big Labor”? There is a new generation of labor organizers in the United States: baristas, warehouse workers, and grocers. They are organizing shop-by-shop and relying less on traditional big labor unions. Audie talks with longtime labor activist Erica Smiley, ... Show More

29m 24s

Sep 2023

Modern ‘slavery’ faced by Canada’s migrant workers: UN report

“A breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” That’s how a statement from a UN special rapporteur described Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program last week, focusing particularly on low-wage and agricultural workers. The TFWP allows Canadian employers to bring in wor ... Show More

23m 28s

Feb 2021

The problem of child care

Melissa Boteach of the National Women's Law Center joins Matt to have a discussion about the role of child care in the economy, which has been "made visible" in the Covid-19 pandemic, and exposed the economically marginalized care workers who perform this essential work in an ind ... Show More

46m 39s

A New Child Labor Crisis in America