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The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.

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Technology

Scammers and fraudsters have found numerous ways to convince us they're real. So, how do you make sure not to fall victim to scams?
Studio 2
Money

Inside the $16B scam industry (REPRISE)

Why are you getting so many alarming calls and texts from unknown numbers? How can you tell who is really your bank calling and who is a fraudster?

Air Date: February 25, 2026 1:00 pm

Listen 51:26
The Johnson & Johnson headquarters
Health

Pennsylvania to grow its life sciences industry with new $1B Johnson & Johnson cell therapy plant in Lower Gwynedd

The project is expected to create more than 4,000 construction jobs and 500 new biomanufacturing roles in the region.

1 week ago

Listen 1:04
A doctor uses breast imaging AI to get a second opinion on mammography ultrasounds. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Pulse
Health

Will My Doctor Be a Bot? AI and the Future of Medicine

Physician and author Robert Wachter joins us to discuss what AI-powered health care will look like in the near future.

Air Date: February 18, 2026

Listen 37:33
The Polymarket prediction market website is seen on a computer screen, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Wyatte Grantham-Philips)
Studio 2
Money

What happens when you can bet on everything?

Today, we pull back the curtain on prediction markets. Who’s using them? How do they make money? And what are the real risks and rewards beneath the hype?

Air Date: February 11, 2026 12:00 pm

Listen 50:37
The roof of a data centre is pictured
Science

Data centers explained: What they are, why the Philly area is seeing more of them and how they affect us

Politicians, energy providers, Big Tech and climate activists are talking about data centers. Here’s what to know.

2 weeks ago

A person looking at their cell phone home screen
Studio 2
Courts & Law

Social media on trial

Should tech giants be held accountable for the teen mental health crisis? And what could regulation look like in practice?

Air Date: February 10, 2026 1:00 pm

Listen 51:13
A photo of Mars' Utopian Plain, taken by Viking 2. (NASA)
The Pulse
Science

The redemption of Viking: Did the 50-year-old mission to Mars find life or not?

How NASA’s 1975 mission to Mars led to decades of scientific controversy and confusion over the existence of life on Mars — and why that’s starting to change.

4 weeks ago

Listen 21:39
The STS-51L mission clears the tower at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986. (NASA)
The Pulse
Science

Challenger at 40: How the Disaster Shaped the Future of NASA

We remember NASA's Challenger disaster: What led up to the mission, what went wrong, and its lasting impact.

Air Date: January 27, 2026

Listen 37:45
This image made available by NASA in March 2017 shows Pluto illuminated from behind by the sun as the New Horizons spacecraft travels away from it at a distance of about 120,000 miles. (NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute via AP)
The Pulse
Science

Triumph, Tragedy and Ennui: Three NASA Missions That Shaped the Future of Space Exploration

We look back at the first spacecraft landing on Mars in 1976, the Challenger tragedy in 1986, and the long-game Pluto mission launched in 2006. 

Air Date: January 23, 2026

Listen 50:29
Satya Kokonda, estudiante de segundo año en la Charter School of Wilmington
Education

La organización sin fines de lucro fundada por una estudiante de Delaware crece de 300 a casi 58,000 usuarios, ampliando el acceso gratuito a la educación STEM a nivel mundial.

Tras observar que sus compañeros de clase no tenían acceso a recursos de ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM), una estudiante de segundo año de secundaria.

1 month ago

Two scientists in the lab at Temple University
Science

Temple researchers hope to remove PFAS, microplastics with sustainable treatment method

Water providers are removing toxic PFAS chemicals from drinking water, but current methods are energy intensive. Temple researchers are looking at alternative technologies.

1 month ago

Listen 1:12
Studio 2
Lifestyle

“Friction-maxxing:” the case against convenience

Can struggle, effort and inconvenience lead to a happier, more fulfilling life? And in a world where technology seems unavoidable, is it even possible to fight the current?

Air Date: January 15, 2026 12:00 pm

Listen 51:13
A Verizon sign is displayed on a store, Sept. 30, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass
Community
6abc

Verizon says hourslong outage that disrupted calling and data services has been resolved

The carrier hasn’t specified what caused Wednesday’s disruptions, but confirmed that the outage was resolved late Wednesday night.

1 month ago

Satya Kokonda
Education

Del. student’s nonprofit grows from 300 to nearly 58,000 users, expanding free STEM access globally

After seeing classmates lack access to STEM resources, a Delaware sophomore built a nonprofit now reaching nearly 58,000 students globally.

2 months ago

Listen 1:11
A woman who is wearing a VR headset is eating a taco
Arts & Entertainment

The future of food is at Philadelphia’s Print Center. It’s a taco

“Taste of Exile” is a pop-up virtual reality experience that links immigrant labor to a real taco.

2 months ago

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