Podcast Episodes

The Sunday Read: ‘Who Hired the Hitmen to Silence Zitácuaro?’

On Oct. 19, 2021, Armando Linares López was writing up notes from an interview when his cellphone buzzed with an unknown number. Linares, 49 and stoc…

2 years, 6 months ago

A New Threat: Surprise Hurricanes

Hurricane Otis, which killed more than two dozen people in southern Mexico this week, exemplified a phenomenon that meteorologists fear will become m…

2 years, 6 months ago

Introducing ‘The War Briefing’

As the Israel-Hamas war intensifies, fears are growing that the conflict could spread beyond Gaza. And with an expected Israeli ground invasion, the …

2 years, 6 months ago

The House Finally Has a Speaker

Warning: this episode contains strong language.

After 21 days without a leader, and after cycling through four nominees, House Republicans have finall…

2 years, 6 months ago

Why Israel Is Delaying the Ground Invasion

Almost immediately after Israel was attacked on Oct. 7, it began preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, drafting hundreds of thousands of its citiz…

2 years, 6 months ago

The Lawyers Now Turning on Trump

Over the past few days, two of the lawyers who tried to help former President Donald J. Trump stay in power after losing the 2020 election pleaded gu…

2 years, 6 months ago

The Problem With a $2 Trillion Deficit

Over a year, the federal deficit — the gap between what the U.S. government spends and what it earns — has doubled, to nearly $2 trillion.

That figure…

2 years, 6 months ago

The Sunday Read: ‘The Genius Behind Hollywood’s Most Indelible Sets’

Kihekah Avenue cuts through the town of Pawhuska, Okla., roughly north to south, forming the only corridor you might call a “business district” in th…

2 years, 6 months ago

Hamas Took Her Son

Warning: This episode contains strong language and descriptions of violence.

When Hamas attacked Israel, they took two hundred hostages back with them…

2 years, 6 months ago

A Texas Town Wanted Tougher Border Security. Now They Regret It

When the governor of Texas announced an extraordinary plan to use local law enforcement to try to deter migrants from crossing from the border with M…

2 years, 6 months ago