The world’s 1.4 billion Catholics have a new pope, and for the first time, he is from America.

Jason Horowitz, the Rome bureau chief of The New York Times, introduces us to Pope Leo XIV.

Guest: Jason Horowitz, the Rome bureau chief of The New York Times

Background reading: 

• Who is Pope Leo XIV?
• The first American pope took a global route to the role.

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A 90-second failure of Newark Airport’s air-traffic safety systems, which blacked out communication to planes carrying thousands of passengers, has exposed a new level of crisis in air travel.

Kate Kelly, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains what the problems at one of the country’s biggest airports tell us about air-travel safety in the United States.

Guest: Kate Kelly, an investigative reporter for The New York Times based in Washington, D.C.

Background reading: 

• How lost radar and silent radios upended Newark air travel.

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A few days ago, Warren Buffett, the most successful investor in history, said he would retire as C.E.O. of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate that he built into a trillion-dollar colossus.

Andrew Ross Sorkin, who has covered Mr. Buffett for many years, discusses the career of the man who both personified and critiqued American capitalism.

Guest: Andrew Ross Sorkin, a columnist and the founder and editor-at-large of DealBook.

Background reading: 

• Warren Buffett said he plans to step down as head of Berkshire Hathaway.
• Here’s what Mr. Buffett’s exit means.

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As the Middle East braces for another year of extreme heat, climate change is turning the soil to dust in the landscape that has long been known as the fertile crescent — and water has become a new source of conflict.

Alissa J. Rubin, who covers the Middle East, tells the story of Iraq’s water crisis and what it means for the world.

Guest: Alissa J. Rubin, a senior Middle East correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• From 2023: A climate warning from the cradle of civilization.

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At a time of enormous economic upheaval and uncertainty prompted by President Trump’s trade war, we asked our listeners what they wanted to understand about this financial moment.

Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times, tries to answer some of those questions.

Guest: Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter, in a reading clouded by messy trade data.
• Video: How Mr. Trump’s shifting tariffs could accelerate a recession.

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When Taffy Brodesser-Akner became a writer, Mr. Lindenblatt, the father of one of her oldest friends, began asking to tell his story of survival during the Holocaust in one of the magazines or newspapers she wrote for. He took pride in telling his story, in making sure he fulfilled what he felt was the obligation of all Holocaust survivors, which was to remind the world what had happened to the Jews.

His daughter Ilana knew it was a long shot but felt obligated to pass on the request — it was her father, after all. Taffy declined because after a life hearing about the Holocaust, she said, she was “all Holocausted out.”

But, years later, when she learned of Mr. Lindenblatt’s imminent passing, Taffy asked herself what would become of stories like his if the generation of hers that was supposed to inherit them had taken the privilege that came with another generation’s survival and decided not to listen?

So here it is, an old Jewish story about the Holocaust and a man who somehow survived the pernicious, organized and intentional genocide of the Jews. But right behind it, just two generations later, is another story, one about the children and grandchildren who have been so malformed by the stories that are their lineage that some of them made just as eager work of running from it, only to find themselves, same as anything you run from, having to deal with it anyway.

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In his first 100 days in office, President Trump has struggled to fulfill his promise to carry out mass deportations, a reality that has prompted his administration to change its strategy.

Rather than putting its focus on migrants with a criminal record, or those who recently crossed the border, the White House is increasingly seeking to deport those who came to the United States decades ago and have established a life, career and family in America.

Jessica Cheung, a producer on “The Daily,” tells the story of one such migrant through the eyes of his daughter.

Guest: Jessica Cheung, a senior producer at The New York Times, working on “The Daily.”

Background reading: 

• The Trump administration is frustrated over the pace of deportations.
• Inside a chaotic U.S. deportation flight to Brazil.

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President Trump was once a loud skeptic of cryptocurrency — one who called it a haven for drug dealers and scammers. But over the past few months, he’s emerged as the industry’s biggest cheerleader.

A New York Times investigation shows how much the president and his family have profited from that transformation.

Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The Times, discusses what happens when the country’s top crypto policymaker is himself a crypto entrepreneur.

Guest: Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• The rise of Trump’s crypto firm.

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On Tuesday, the second Trump presidency officially reached the 100-day mark.

It’s been a hundred days of transformation, tariffs, retribution, firings and deportation the likes of which America has never seen before.

The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Charlie Savage sit down to assess President Trump’s record.

Guest:

• Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
• Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times.
• Charlie Savage, who covers national security and legal policy for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• 100 days into President Trump’s second term: What has changed?
• Mr. Trump’s 100-day report card.
• Eight charts that sum up Mr. Trump’s first 100 days.

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