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From JFK to RFK Jr.: How the Kennedys Track American Culture
From Camelot-era glamour to RFK Jr.’s viral moments, the Kennedys have a way of reflecting the cultural mood of any given time. That pattern is resurfacing again—with a buzzy FX series on JFK Jr. and a fresh wave of online fascination. Audie Cornish sits down with comedian and Th ... Show More
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Oscars 2026: Chalamet, Sinners ... and Our Predictions
This year’s Oscars race has been great for film and weird for discourse. There’s the friendly Best Picture duel between two crowd-pleasing films from the same studio. The acting categories are stacked with talent. And yet the final week of campaigning has been dominated by talk a ... Show More
30m 32s
Mar 5
Why Work Spouses Can Be a Secret Weapon | Engagement Party
Are work spouses actually a thing? And what turns a desk-mate into a ride-or-die? In this special episode of The Assignment, Audie Cornish reunites with former work husband and longtime co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered, Ari Shapiro. They dive into the stories that defined t ... Show More
28m 51s
Mar 2023
An Announcement
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May 2023
Introducing The Headlines: May 22
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May 2023
The Headlines: May 23
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May 2023
The Headlines: May 26
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May 2023
The Headlines: May 24
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Jun 2022
A New Podcast From The Times: First Person
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Feb 2024
The Burn Book Kick-Off with Don Lemon
This week marks the release of Kara’s memoir, Burn Book: A Tech Love Story and the launch of her national book tour. At events from New York to Seattle, some of the tech CEOs, politicians and other bold names Kara writes about in her book will be putting her in the hot seat. Toda ... Show More
49m 6s
Feb 2023
Tell Me Some Good News! Interview w/ Good News Movement Founder -- Mo News Conversation
At a time when the headlines can totally bum you out, this episode is devoted to only good news!
We speak to the founder of the @ Good News Movement instagram account, which has a community of 5 million followers across all platforms. Michelle Figueroa is a journalist who has de ... Show More
38m 45s
Apr 2022
Wednesday, 20 April - Week 2 of the election campaign; China says the Solomon Islands deal is done; new research into domestic violence; and move over, fiddle leaf fig...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. More details and links to further reading for all of today’s news can be found in The Squiz Today email. Sign up (it’s free!) - www.thesquiz.com.au.
Got a question for us about politics or the election? Email it through to hello@thesquiz.co ... Show More
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The Assignment is hard at work reporting more stories about the people living the headlines. We’ll have new episodes in the feed starting March 23rd. In the meantime, here’s a special episode of another podcast that we think will bring a smile to your face. It’s called Story of the Week. Each week, journalist Joel Stein chooses an article that fascinates him ... Show More
<p>Big news! In the Dark has a new home and a new team of partners. The podcast now comes to you from <em>The New Yorker</em>—the legendary home of extraordinary journalism.</p><p>____</p><p><br></p><p>In the Dark is a Peabody Award-winning podcast that tells deeply reported stor ... Show More
<p>Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for. </p><p><strong>This episode includes: </strong></p><ul><li><strong>A Group of 7 Summit Wrap-Up</strong>, <i>with our chief White House correspondent, Pete ... Show More
<p>Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for. </p><p>This episode includes: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/us/politics/trump-records-foreign-deals.html">Prosecutors Sought Rec ... Show More
<p>Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for. </p><p>This episode includes: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/us/politics/oath-keepers-stewart-rhodes-sentenced.html">Oath Keepers ... Show More
<p>Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for. </p><p>This episode includes: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/us/uvalde-shooting-anniversary-families-guns.html">A Year After a Sc ... Show More
<p><i>First Person is the newest show from New York Times Opinion. Each week, host </i><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/lulu-garcia-navarro"><i>Lulu Garcia-Navarro</i></a><i> shares the stories of people living through the headlines. In this episode, Lulu asks: Are parents’ ri ... Show More
