• 21 minutes 12 seconds
    Inside Trump’s Deal With Iran

    After days of promising that a cease-fire was near, President Trump announced late Sunday that he had reached a deal with Iran.

    Today, David Sanger, who spoke to the president, explains what is and is not included in the framework agreement, and how much closer it gets both sides to ending the war for good.

    Guest: David E. Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.

    Background reading: 

    Photo: Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times

    For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

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    15 June 2026, 9:45 am
  • 38 minutes 38 seconds
    Do Aliens Exist? Steven Spielberg Believes They Do

    Almost 50 years ago, Steven Spielberg directed “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” the story of an average man who discovers that humanity may not be alone in the universe. Over the decades, Spielberg has directed several movies about what would happen if humanity made contact with aliens. Would the aliens be kind like the title character in “E.T. the Extra Terrestrial”? Would they be cruel like the murderous aliens of “War of the Worlds”? And regardless of what the aliens were like, would we humans be ready to receive them?

    Spielberg returns to the question of whether we’re alone in the universe, and what it might mean if we’re not, with his new film “Disclosure Day.” Today, he sits down with Rachel Abrams, a host of “The Daily,” to talk about the film, and about what he has learned over five decades of making movies about aliens.

     

    On Today’s Episode

    Steven Spielberg, director of “Disclosure Day.”

     

    Background Reading

    ‘Disclosure Day’ Review: Spielberg Plays His Greatest Cosmic Hits

    What Steven Spielberg Taught Me About Fear, Catharsis, and Being Human

     

    Photo credit: Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum, for The New York Times

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    14 June 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Seth Rogen Knows the Secret to Marriage — and Being Rich in Hollywood

    The actor-writer-director-producer on successful relationships (platonic and romantic), Hollywood’s volatility and his role in normalizing weed.

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    13 June 2026, 10:00 am
  • 49 minutes 32 seconds
    1979: How the U.S. and Iran Went From Allies to Enemies

    At the heart of the current U.S. war against Iran is an inconvenient truth: that the United States is, in many ways, responsible for creating the very regime it now seeks to topple.

    Today, Scott Anderson, a New York Times Magazine contributor, tells the story of America’s outsize role in the Islamic Revolution, and why all these years later we’re still no closer to understanding Iran.

    Guest: Scott Anderson, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine.

    Background reading: It has been a trying time for the Islamic republic of Iran.

    Photo: George Tames/The New York Times

    For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

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    12 June 2026, 9:45 am
  • 37 minutes 25 seconds
    The Young Economic Populists Reshaping the Left

    College graduates used to lean right politically, but over the past few decades, they have increasingly moved to the left.

    Today, Noam Scheiber, the author of “Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class,” explains the economic forces that have left many college grads deeply indebted, underpaid and angry, and also how their unmet expectations are reshaping class politics in America.

    Guest: Noam Scheiber, a reporter for The New York Times based in the Chicago area who focuses on white-collar workers.

    Background reading: College graduates feel betrayed, and their anger goes far beyond the recent rise of unemployment and the looming threat of artificial intelligence.

    Photo: Camille Farrah Lenain for The New York Times

    For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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    11 June 2026, 9:45 am
  • 26 minutes 56 seconds
    The Iran War's Devastating Butterfly Effect

    The war in Iran has had some visible consequences, like skyrocketing energy costs and higher gas prices, but the effects of this war are often far less obvious and much more serious for the world’s most vulnerable people.

    Today, Peter S. Goodman tells us what he learned on a recent trip to Somalia, and why the system of global aid is no longer in a position to help.

    Guest: Peter S. Goodman covers the global economy for The New York Times.

    Background reading: Catastrophe is emerging in the world’s most vulnerable places as the war in Iran causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.

    Photo: Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times

    For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

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    10 June 2026, 9:45 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Scott Pelley on His Firing and the ‘Massacre’ at ’60 Minutes’

    An exclusive sit-down with the now-former CBS News correspondent.

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    7 June 2026, 10:00 am
  • 36 minutes 44 seconds
    Everything You Need to Know About the World Cup

    The 2026 World Cup is about to descend on North America — spread across three countries, with 48 teams, and 104 games, and with billions of fans across the globe tuning in to watch the biggest sporting event on the planet.

    Today, Tariq Panja, global soccer correspondent for The New York Times, breaks down everything you need to know about this year’s tournament — the arrival of historic first-timers, like Curaçao, the aging legends like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are making their final appearances, and the eye-watering ticket prices that are driving fans to financial extremes just to book a seat.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Tariq Panja, is a global sports correspondent for the New York Times.

    Background Reading:

    The World Cup’s Forgotten Team

    World Cup or Bust: Going Into Debt, Sleeping 10 to a Room and Layovers for Days

    Photo credit: Hannah Mckay/Reuters. 

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    6 June 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    Popcast: Olivia Rodrigo Tried Writing Love Songs. Then Life Got Messy.

    Olivia Rodrigo sat down with Joe and Jon for her first in-depth conversation about her new album, “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,” out June 12. She discussed the many ways her creative process intersects with the extracurricular noise of pop superstardom, whether its managing relationship drama; being targeted for the way she dresses, accusations of pilfering songwriting gestures from Taylor Swift, her onetime idol, or her willingness to speak up about political and social causes in a way many of her peers won’t.

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    31 May 2026, 10:00 am
  • 27 minutes 10 seconds
    Sites Unseen: What’s Revealed by Traveling With the Blind

    Andy Isaacson is a writer and photographer. His work for The Times has taken him to every corner of the world, and he has transmitted what he’s experienced through his images.

    But recently, Isaacson took a trip unlike any he’d taken before. Not because of where he traveled, but because of how he traveled.

    Paired with a set of unlikely travel companions, he put down his camera and experienced the word through touch, smell and sound.

    On today’s episode of “The Sunday Daily,” Isaacson talks with Host Michael Barbaro about a trip that forever changed the way he travels.

     

    On today's episode:

    Andy Isaacson, a contributing writer and photographer for The New York Times.

     

    Background Reading

    Sites Unseen: What Travel Is Like for Those Who Can’t See

     

    Photo credit: Andy Isaacson

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    24 May 2026, 10:00 am
  • 29 minutes 59 seconds
    For Mother’s Day, Classic Mom-isms

    For Mother’s Day, we asked you about your “Mom mantras”: the oft-repeated mottos or go-to expressions that your moms have said over the years. In partnership with the Well desk, we received thousands of submissions, full of sayings that ranged from wise to funny to profound.

    In today’s episode of “The Sunday Daily,” we feature your “Mom mantras,” and the host Rachel Abrams calls her mother to ask about hers.

    On Today’s Episode:

    • Readers of The New York Times

    Background Reading:

    The Wisdom of Our Mothers

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    10 May 2026, 10:00 am
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