Episodes

  • The Restaurant Industry Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?

    The Restaurant Industry Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?
    4 Oct 2026
    If you dine out regularly, you might have noticed some changes in restaurants over the past few years. Perhaps you’ve found yourself ordering at a counter, scanning a QR code to see the menu, or eating … a lot more soft serve.These changes aren’t just trends. Brett Anderson, a New York Times food reporter, says they are restaurant owners’ desperate attempts to stay afloat in an industry in crisis. According to a report from the National Restaurant Association, 42 percent of restaurant owners said they weren’t profitable in 2025. Many of them were at serious risk of closing.In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,” Brett talks with our host Michael Barbaro about the economic realities that are forcing businesses to rethink the entire concept of a restaurant, including a radical experiment at one Minneapolis diner that stopped charging for food entirely.On Today’s Episode:
    • Brett Anderson, a reporter for the Food section of The New York Times.
    Background Reading:
    • This Restaurant Stopped Charging for Food. And Profits Are Up.
    • The Restaurant List 2026Photo credit: Caroline Yang for The New York Times.
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    39 min
  • Why Washington Is Trying to Rein In College Sports

    Why Washington Is Trying to Rein In College Sports
    1 Oct 2026
    In the five years since student athletes have been allowed to earn money, college sports have become a chaotic and murky marketplace where players can move from team to team chasing a payday.Stewart Mandel of The Athletic explains why, this week, Washington decided to step in.Guest: Stewart Mandel, the editor in chief of college football for The Athletic and a host of its college football podcast “The Audible.”Background reading:
    • The Protect College Sports Act wants to fix college sports. Here’s what it actually targets.
    • Does your college football roster cost $8 million or $50 million? Read The Athletic’s report on 68 teams.
    • Here’s how the football programs blow past limits on what they can pay players.
    Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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    31 min
  • Are Prediction Markets Gambling? A Lot Rides on the Answer.

    Are Prediction Markets Gambling? A Lot Rides on the Answer.
    29 Sep 2026
    RSS Injection Test: BOLD

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    29 min
  • He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard Of

    He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard Of
    28 Sep 2026
    In its efforts to deport as many undocumented immigrants as possible, the Trump administration has increasingly relied on a highly controversial strategy: deporting people to countries they have no connection to.Last week, a federal court ruled the practice to be illegal because it violated people’s right to due process. The administration challenged that ruling, and now it is in front of the Supreme Court.Nicholas Casey tells the story of Roberto Mosquera, who moved to the United States from Cuba as a child. He has been held in the small country of Eswatini since July 2025.Guest: Nicholas Casey, a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine who writes about geopolitics.Background reading:
    • He was deported to a country he’d never heard of. He may never go free.
    • How do you interview a deportee being held inside a maximum-security prison?
    Photo: Moises Saman/Magnum, 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. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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    31 min
  • The Best TV Shows of the 21st Century

    The Best TV Shows of the 21st Century
    27 Sep 2026
    The turn of the century was the beginning of a new era in television: prestige TV for the masses. Today, television is where big stars and innovative creators go to marshal sizable budgets and tell meaningful stories.Over recent months, our colleagues at The New York Times ran a survey, asking industry insiders — on-screen talent, writers, directors, producers, executives and others — to pick their top 10 television series of the last 26 years. We compiled their responses into a list, published this week, of the best TV of the 21st century.In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,” The Times’s canon editor, Gilbert Cruz, and our chief TV critic, James Poniewozik, talk with our host Natalie Kitroeff about what made the list, and what didn’t. On Today’s EpisodeJames Poniewozik is The New York Times’s chief TV critic.Gilbert Cruz is the canon editor at The New York Times. Background Reading
    • The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century
    • The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century: Cast Your Vote
    • The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century: How Stars, Creators and Other TV Lovers Voted
    Photo: 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. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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    1 hr
  • Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.

    Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.
    26 Sep 2026
    The legendary actor on his disturbing childhood, his Hollywood missteps and the pain he caused to his loved ones, his body and himself.
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    1 hr and 20 min
  • The Life and, for Now, the Death of the Kennedy Center

    The Life and, for Now, the Death of the Kennedy Center
    25 Sep 2026
    For 50 years, the Kennedy Center was a sprawling public home for opera, theater, jazz and free programs. Last week, it closed its doors for the time being.Elizabeth Williamson traces how President Trump decided to take over and now shut down Washington’s biggest and most celebrated home for the arts.Guest: Elizabeth Williamson, a feature writer for The New York Times.Background reading:
    • Internal emails and documents demonstrate how President Trump broke the Kennedy Center.
    • The center removed a sculpture called “Blue” that had been a gift from the artist.
    Photo: Salwan Georges 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. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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    35 min
  • What Safeguarding Nukes Can Teach Us About Safeguarding A.I.

    What Safeguarding Nukes Can Teach Us About Safeguarding A.I.
    24 Sep 2026
    Last night, President Trump welcomed Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, in a lavish ceremony as he arrived for two days of closely watched negotiations.Artificial intelligence — and what, if any, role the countries should play in regulating it as concerns mount about its risks — is expected to be on the agenda.David E. Sanger, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains how nuclear nonproliferation could be a model for how to protect humanity from technological catastrophe.Guest: David E. Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading:
    • Mr. Trump greeted Mr. Xi for a state visit amid tensions.
    • Video: Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi face the A.I. race.
    • Analysis: As fears of A.I. catastrophe magnify, Washington stirs, but mostly slumbers.
    Photo: Haiyun Jiang/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. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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    40 min