A few weeks ago, we put a callout on The Daily, asking people to send in their good news from a particularly bleak year.
The response was overwhelming. Audio messages poured into our inboxes from around the world, with multiple emails arriving every minute. There was a man who said that he had met Oprah and realized he was an alcoholic, a woman who shared t ... Show More
Aug 31
How Flock Cameras Took Over America
This summer, Fernando Alfonso, the Texas editor for The New York Times, got in a car with a man named Philip. They drove around the suburban streets of Dallas searching for traffic cameras — not for a red-light camera, or a speed-trap camera, but something new, an automatic licen ... Show More
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Aug 30
Who Will Rule the 2026 U.S. Open?
The U.S. Open, the final tournament of the tennis season, is getting underway. The world’s best players are heading to the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y., to battle it out for the chance to play a championship match at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the la ... Show More
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Jan 2023
New year, old problems
Tommy and Ben recap all of the world news you missed over the holidays, including the latest on the war in Ukraine, Zelensky’s visit to DC, Bibi Netanyahu’s new government, the end of China’s zero-Covid policy, the new ban from the Taliban against Afghan women, and Bolsonaro’s hi ... Show More
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A surprise in our studio – and a thank you to our listeners.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Read more:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-c ... Show More
