Warning: this episode contains strong language.
In Austin, Texas, a local businessman has undertaken one of the nation’s biggest and boldest efforts to confront the crisis of chronic homelessness.
Lucy Tompkins, a national reporter for The Times, takes us inside the multimillion-dollar experiment, to understand its promise and peril.
Guest: Lucy Tompkins, ... Show More
Today
The Unprecedented Personal Profits of Trump’s Presidency
A recent financial disclosure shows that President Trump has made $2.2 billion since he returned to office. Today, Eric Lipton, a New York Times investigative reporter, reveals the Trump family’s next potential windfall and how the president’s position is once again helping it ha ... Show More
29m 56s
Yesterday
The Implosion of Graham Platner
The campaign for Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for Senate from Maine, imploded this week after he was accused of rape. Lisa Lerer and Shane Goldmacher, national political correspondents for The New York Times, discuss the battle over who should replace him on the ballot ... Show More
35m 28s
Jul 7
The Onion’s Latest Joke: Taking Over Infowars
Last Thursday, the satirical newspaper The Onion started its own version of Infowars, the infamous online hub of misinformation created by Alex Jones. The takeover has been years in the making. After Mr. Jones lost two defamation cases, his assets were put up for auction. The Oni ... Show More
22m 26s
Jul 2024
Criminalizing homelessness?
The Supreme Court has weighed in on homelessness for the first time in decades. The Economist's Steven Mazie tells us what the decision means, and Vox's Rachel Cohen has some ideas for tackling the problem.
This show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact ... Show More
25m 39s
Aug 2025
Trump evicts homeless people
One of his strategies is throwing people into treatment programs without their consent. Blue states are into it, too?! This episode was produced by Rebeca Ibarra and Devan Schwartz, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kris ... Show More
26m 36s
Sep 2022
Record Homelessness Defies US "Solutions"
In this week's show, Prof. Wolff gives updates on China's changed global economic strategy, California's struggle over higher minimum wages, Boston Mayor siding with Starbucks' strikers, and "regulatory capture" issue again as Philip Morris hires top FDA tobacco scientist. In the ... Show More
28m 59s
Jul 2024
A First Look at Salt Lake County’s Homelessness Plan
Salt Lake County has a brand new homelessness plan, and we want to know: What’s in it? Katherine Fife, Salt Lake County’s associate deputy mayor, joins executive producer Emily Means to explain what the county is doing to address this statewide humanitarian crisis, in light of th ... Show More
24m 4s
<p>Plus, California’s crackdown on homelessness.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/13/us/trump-news-saudi-arabia" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Live Updates: President Kicks Off Gulf Tour in Saudi Arabia< ... Show More
