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The New York Times · 540 episodes with transcripts

Catch up on today’s top stories, with insight and analysis from Times reporters all over the world. From the team that brought you "The Daily." Listen every weekday morning. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.

Spoken has transcripts of 540 The Headlines episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 20, 2026.

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The Fight to Tax Billionaires, and Why NDAs Are Everywhere Now

October 20, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

This podcast is supported by the Natural Resources Defense Council. When the chainsaws come for ancient forests, when bulldozers take the only home a species has, when drilling rigs are plunked onto our public lands, we lose something we can never get back.

NRDC is in court to stop this destruction. From the wonders of the Arctic to baby sea turtles hatching on beaches, it's all still here. Help defend it. Go to nrdc.org/headlines and your gift will be matched five times.

Will Jarvis (0:34)

From the New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Will Jarvis, in for Tracy Mumford. Today's Tuesday, October 20th. Here's what we're covering.

As of today, the midterm elections are just two weeks away. And beyond the races that will determine control of Congress, The Times is looking at some of the major policy issues that voters are weighing. Leading up to election day, we'll be diving into a few key themes that are appearing on ballot measures across…

SPEAKER_3 (1:06)

Could California become the first state in the country to enact a billionaire tax?

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