Today

What We’ve Learned From 10 Days of War

What began as a relentless U.S.-Israeli military assault on Iran has turned into a wider crisis as the disruption of the world’s oil markets spreads beyond the Middle East. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses what we know about the pl ... Show More

39m 35s

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

Aug 2023

Hollywood’s Hot Strike Summer

For Labor Day — the unofficial end of summer and the official holiday celebrating the American worker — we are checking in on the state of the striking actors and writers demanding more from the studios they work for. When the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Gui ... Show More

25m 15s

Jul 2023

Why Hollywood shut down

Last week, Hollywood’s actors joined its writers in the first industry-wide shutdown in 63 years. The West Wing’s Richard Schiff tells us his fears for new actors and how it feels to know that AI could “clone” him for future projects.This podcast was brought to you ... Show More

28m 20s

Jul 2023

Hollywood’s existential crisis

Hollywood is facing a crisis. Almost every writer and actor is on strike against major studios, halting production. Massive protests have taken over LA and New York. Today, we unpack the upheaval that will chang ... Show More

18m 13s

Aug 2023

In Hollywood, Fears of AI Scripts Performed By AI Actors

Three months into the writers’ and actors’ strike, the role of artificial intelligence in Hollywood has emerged as a central issue in the dispute between studios and creatives. Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw joins this episode to discuss how studios are already using AI—and why writers a ... Show More

27m 29s

Jul 2023

Could Hollywood actors go on strike?

Hollywood actors may join screenwriters in what would be the first two-union strike in the industry in more than sixty years, with huge consequences for film and television production. Both sides have indicated a willingness to talk for several days past the deadline, which happe ... Show More

51m 25s

Aug 2023

One Thing: Hollywood’s Strike Season is Ripe for Adaptation

Thousands of Hollywood actors and writers have been on strike for weeks demanding raises, regulation of artificial intelligence, and residuals from content created for streaming services. Meanwhile, thousands of hotel workers and public sector employees in Los Angeles have also s ... Show More

17m 59s

Jul 2023

Hollywood Strikes Back

Culture editor Katie Razzall joins Adam to explain why, for the first time since the 1960s, both the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America are on strike. They also speak to the actor Brian Cox.There’s more movie news as ‘Barbenheimer’ fever takes over the red carpet. B ... Show More

33m 59s

Jun 2023

Will there be a Hollywood ending? why the writers are on strike

Hello! This week’s topic has all the ingredients of a great blockbuster: a tale of the underdog standing up to powerful big business, people fighting for their livelihoods, and ensuring the robots don’t take over the world…but this isn’t fiction, it’s real life. The Hollywood wri ... Show More

51m 53s

Did Hollywood Writers Get Their Happy En...