Yesterday

The ‘Ghost Fleets’ Moving Oil Around the World

Since December, the U.S. has been stopping and seizing oil tankers traveling in and out of Venezuela. They are part of what is known as a ghost fleet — tankers that try to secretly move oil around the world, funding states such as Venezuela, Iran and Russia.Christiaan Triebert, a ... Show More

26m 41s

Jan 26

10 Shots: Federal Agents Kill Another Person in Minnesota

Warning: This episode contains strong language.Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Minneapolis resident, on Saturday. It was the second fatal shooting by federal agents in the city during protests against a ramped-up immigration enforcement effort by the T ... Show More

27m 27s

Jan 25

The Sunday Daily: We Underestimated the Neanderthal

Pop culture has not been kind to the Neanderthal. In books, movies and even TV commercials, the species is portrayed as rough and mindless, a brutish type that was rightly supplanted by our Homo sapiens ancestors.But even 40,000 years after the last Neanderthals walked the earth, ... Show More

32m 1s

Apr 2025

Elon Musk and Donald Trump Are Finally (Maybe) Breaking Up

When protesters converged this past weekend across America, they seized on two central villains: Donald Trump and Elon Musk. On this episode, host and Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones, along with executive editor Claire Howorth and Hive editor Michael Calderone, discuss ... Show More

37m 4s

Sep 2025

F.C.C. Head Says Kimmel Not ‘the Last Shoe to Drop,’ and Musk Goes All In on A.I.

Plus, your Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode:<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/us/politics/trump-fcc-licenses.html" target="_blank">Trump Pressures Broadcasters Over Critical Coverage, Escalating Attack on Speech</a> ... Show More

14m 40s

Feb 2025

Elon Musk's DOGE Takes Control Of Federal Spending

Elon Musk is keeping his campaign promise of trying to cut $2 trillion of federal spending through his unit, DOGE. After some questions about his role, the White House announced that he is now a "special government employee." What has Musk been able to accomplish thus far? This e ... Show More

15m 3s

Apr 2025

Is Elon Musk leaving the White House?

There was a bright spot for Democrats this week after a liberal judge beat her conservative rival in the most expensive judicial election in US history. Susan Crawford beat Brad Schimel despite being backed by President Donald Trump's billionaire adviser Elon Musk. The results ca ... Show More

32m 56s

Aug 2024

The political transformation of Elon Musk

Whether amplifier of far-right voices or dogged defender of free speech, Elon Musk divides opinion. But what’s led the one-time political liberal to come out for Donald Trump and a raft of conservative causes? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the suppo ... Show More

31m 39s

Apr 2025

Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Elon Musk being forced out of the White House?

Elon Musk says he’s stepping back from his role at DOGE and refocusing on Tesla after the electric car firm reported a huge drop in profit and sales for the start of this year. We look at whether he could be on his way out completely.Donald Trump meanwhile says he’ll be attending ... Show More

30m 20s

Feb 2025

Elon Musk's 'hostile takeover' of Washington

When Donald Trump took office, he appointed Elon Musk as head of the Department of Government Efficiency - or DOGE - a new agency designed to radically slash federal costs. Since inauguration day Musk has done just that, laying off thousands of staff, freezing America's entire ... Show More

34m 9s

Feb 2025

What Elon Musk Wants

Elon Musk has been on a slash-and-burn tear through the federal government — gaining access to I.T. systems, dismantling U.S.A.I.D. and unleashing a firehose of attacks on his platform, X, accusing the bureaucracy of various conspiratorial crimes.As this all unfolds bef ... Show More

1h 7m

How Elon Musk Is Infiltrating Washington