This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.
With mountains, intense mud, fast-running rivers and thick rainforest, the Darién Gap, a strip of terrain connecting South and Central America, is one of the most dangerous places on the planet.
Over the past f ... Show More
Nov 24
The Autism Diagnosis Problem
<p>Once primarily limited to severely disabled people, autism began to be viewed as a spectrum that included children and adults far less impaired. Along the way, the disorder also became an identity, embraced by college graduates and even by some of the world’s most successful p ... Show More
32m 40s
Nov 23
Sunday Special: Wicked, Good?
<p>“Wicked” was one of the biggest movies of 2024. It was culturally ubiquitous, a box office smash and an Oscar nominee for Best Picture. Now, a year later, “Wicked: For Good” arrives in theaters to finish the tale of the complicated friendship between Glinda the Good Witch and ... Show More
51m 44s
Nov 2021
Heat of the Moment: Climate Migrants
We introduce the second season of Heat of the Moment, a podcast that, like And Now The Hard Part, tells stories from the front lines of one of the world's biggest challenges: the climate crisis.
We are in the midst of one of the greatest moments of human migration in recent histo ... Show More
22m 11s
Sep 2022
When September Ends: Adnan Syed, Immigration, the Queen’s Funeral
First: We’re giving you the context on this week’s biggest headlines, including: another interest rate hike, storm damage in Puerto Rico, new anxiety screenings coming to a doctor's office near you, and growing protests in Iran. Then: Picture this: it’s 2014. You’re anxiously wai ... Show More
33m 27s
Mar 2024
Another Take: When it comes to Gaza, when is it a war crime?
<p><strong>Every Saturday, we revisit a story that’s in the news again. </strong></p> <p><strong>In October, Israel issued its first evacuation order in Gaza, demanding all Palestinians in Gaza’s largest city move south. Today, we’re revisiting what that meant under international ... Show More
23m 29s
Apr 2020
"Vienen a morir": el colapso de Guayaquil – [El hilo]
Ecuador tiene el mayor número de casos de COVID-19 per cápita en América Latina. En Guayaquil, la expansión acelerada del virus ha colapsado el sistema de salud, la red de funerarias y los cementerios. En medio de todo, los médicos temen represalias por hablar sobre la situación ... Show More
34m 43s
Jun 2024
Meet Jasmine! And her new pod, “Sacred Scandal: Nation of Saints”
Do you listen carefully to our credits every week? Then you might’ve heard of our “silent contributor,” Jasmine Romero, who has been editing “This Is Uncomfortable” for the past year and a half. And all along, she’s also been working on another podcast of her own, “Sacred Scandal ... Show More
39m 59s