TIME
4,263 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 63 ratingsInterviews, news and current events from around the globe. time.com/subscribe
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
What It’s Like to Use BeReal, an Instagram Rival That Lets You Post Only Once a Day
April 24, 2022 15:45 - 7 minutes - 13.8 MBIf you've ever wondered what your friends are up to in the middle of a random Tuesday afternoon, then you may want to make an account on BeReal. Known for its once-a-day photo policy, BeReal is an alternative social media site that seeks to give users a more unfiltered look at each other's lives. The app encourages users to post one, and only one, photo per day to show their followers what they're actually doing in real time.
Column: The Key Policy We Need to End the Pandemic Is Being Ignored
April 24, 2022 15:03 - 11 minutes - 21.7 MBThe goal is clearly articulated in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address: Test to Treat. He challenged America to “get back to work and fill our great downtowns again.” He was no longer declaring independence from the virus, adding, “I cannot promise you a new variant won’t come. But I can promise you we’ll do everything within our power to be ready if it does.” The opportunity to fulfill that promise is here.
Police-Reform Advocates in Grand Rapids, Mich., Had Been Bracing for a Death Like Patrick Lyoya’s
April 23, 2022 15:02 - 16 minutes - 29.6 MBBrandon Davis occupies what can only be described as a difficult position in Grand Rapids, Mich. He is in charge of a still new office, created in 2019, that is supposed to use its limited powers to enhance scrutiny of public officials and accountability for their actions. That charge includes police.
Column: How More Cities Worldwide Can Attract Remote Workers
April 23, 2022 14:37 - 9 minutes - 17.5 MBThe largest, and by some measures the most passenger-friendly station in Europe, is in Leipzig, Germany, a cosmopolitan city of nearly 600,000 people in the Eastern German state of Saxony. Despite being lauded as the “new Berlin” and one of Germany’s fastest-growing cities, Leipzig’s global reputation is still catching up to its European one.
Why Joe Biden Launched an Infrastructure Roadshow
April 23, 2022 14:22 - 5 minutes - 9.97 MBStanding inside the cinder-block walls of the New Hampshire Port Authority in Portsmouth on Tuesday, Joe Biden had just praised the state’s politicians for helping pass last year’s infrastructure bill. He was about to launch into how the bipartisan law invested in ports and bridges, improved clean water, and expanded access to the Internet, when a baby in the audience let out a cascade of squeals. The President turned to the interrupting infant and joked, “I agree.
Should You Still Wear a Mask on Planes, Trains, and Buses? Here’s What the Science Says
April 23, 2022 14:15 - 13 minutes - 25.2 MBI was in a decided minority on the subway platform of the Second Avenue line in New York City the morning of April 19, wearing my mask as I have every day on the subway for the past two years. All around me were bared faces—where only the day before, compliance with the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s (MTA) masking rule had been near-total. That says a lot about the confusion created by the 59-page decision handed down the day before by Florida U.S.
The Hunt for Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa Just Got a Little Easier
April 23, 2022 13:54 - 4 minutes - 7.95 MBIt's hard not to love Europa. It is far and away the most promising of Jupiter's 79 moons, covered in a rind of water ice perhaps 30 km (18 mi.) thick. Beneath the ice lies a salty, globe-girdling ocean that astronomers estimate could be up to 150 km (93 mi.) deep. As its larger sister moons—Io, Ganymede and Callisto—pass by in their orbits, their gravity causes Europa to flex slightly, generating interior heat that prevents the water from freezing.
Column: The Chinese Public May Finally Have Had Enough of the Government's Zero-COVID Approach
April 23, 2022 13:47 - 7 minutes - 13.1 MBFor the past two years, Chinese President Xi Jinping has enjoyed a luxury unavailable to many other leaders: a population almost entirely on board with his approach to COVID-19. But in the last week, as censors took their foot off the pedal on Weibo for just a few hours, the extent of Xi's new challenge became clear.
5 Things to Do Now to Protect Your Money During High Inflation
April 23, 2022 13:36 - 6 minutes - 12.8 MBIf you’ve purchased gas, groceries, a car, a home, or just about anything else lately, you’ve noticed that things are getting more expensive, quickly. In March, inflation reached 8.5%, representing the biggest year-over-year jump in over 4 decades. Inflation is typically the result of an imbalance in supply or demand.
Satellite Images Show Possible Mass Graves Near Mariupol
April 22, 2022 12:33 - 8 minutes - 15.1 MB(KYIV, Ukraine) — Satellite images released Thursday showed what appeared to be mass graves near Mariupol, and local officials accused Russia of burying up to 9,000 Ukrainian civilians there in an effort to conceal the slaughter taking place in the siege of the port city.
Florida Republicans Want to Punish Disney for Opposing the ‘Don’t Say Gay Law.’ Here’s What That Means for the Company
April 22, 2022 12:03 - 5 minutes - 9.94 MBFlorida’s GOP-led House has voted in favor of a bill that would effectively punish Disney for its opposition to the state's "Don't Say Gay" law. The measure proposes to strip the company of protections within a special Orlando-area taxing district that have allowed its theme park to self-govern for nearly six decades. Thursday’s vote sends the measure to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be signed into law. The state's Senate passed the bill earlier this week.
Well, Elon Musk Has Secured the $46.5B to Buy Twitter in Just a Few Days
April 22, 2022 11:48 - 1 minute - 3.17 MBElon Musk says he has gathered up more than enough cash to follow through on his bid to buy Twitter. In a new SEC filing Thursday morning, he confirmed that he has secured the full $46.5 billion funding in commitment letters from Morgan Stanley and other financial institutions. Musk also floated that he may explore a “tender offer” to buy the social network in an effort to circumvent Twitter’s poison pill defense to his first offer.
Philadelphia Abandons New Indoor Mask Mandate After Backlash
April 22, 2022 11:21 - 4 minutes - 7.52 MBPhiladelphia is ending its indoor mask mandate, city health officials said Thursday night, abruptly reversing course just days after people in the city had to start wearing masks again amid a sharp increase in infections. The Board of Health voted Thursday to rescind the mandate, according to the Philadelphia health department, which released a statement that cited “decreasing hospitalizations and a leveling of case counts.” The mandate went into effect Monday.
Why Michelle Obama’s Brother Is Suing His Kids’ Former School
April 22, 2022 10:59 - 3 minutes - 7.01 MBFormer First Lady Michelle Obama's brother is suing a Milwaukee private school that his children attended, accusing the school of racial bias and insensitivity toward students of color.
An Archipelago in the South Pacific Is Becoming the Newest Scene of Tensions Between China and the U.S.
April 21, 2022 12:38 - 9 minutes - 17.8 MBChina announced Tuesday night that it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands. The agreement, Beijing says, is to promote peace and stability and runs "parallel and complimentary" to existing cooperation arrangements with the Solomons—an archipelagic country of almost 1,000 tropical islands and atolls, situated between Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. News of the pact came a day after the U.S.
Column: Texas Is About to Execute a Woman for Her Daughter's Death. But She May Well Be Innocent
April 21, 2022 11:32 - 10 minutes - 18.7 MBThe clock is ticking. On April 27, the state of Texas is scheduled to execute by lethal injection 53 year-old Melissa Lucio. In 2008, Ms. Lucio was convicted largely on the basis of a confession for the alleged murder of her two-year-old daughter, Mariah. Now her attorneys have filed a clemency petition to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. They point to evidence indicating that the child died from injuries resulting from an accident, not murder.
Ukrainian Defender in Mariupol Pleads for Help: ‘Only a Few Days, or Hours Left’
April 21, 2022 11:00 - 8 minutes - 14.7 MB(KYIV, Ukraine) — Russian forces tightened the noose around the defenders holed up Wednesday in a mammoth steel plant that represented the last known Ukrainian stronghold in Mariupol, as a fighter apparently on the inside pleaded on a video for help: “We may have only a few days or hours left.” With the holdouts coming under punishing new bombing attacks, another attempt to evacuate civilians trapped in the pulverized port city failed because of continued fighting.
Apple Faces In-Store Labor Drive as Union Amps Up Pressure
April 21, 2022 10:43 - 4 minutes - 8.35 MBWorkers at an Apple Inc.store in Atlanta became the first in the U.S. to file for a union election Wednesday, setting up a battle between organized labor and a Silicon Valley titan. The proposed union includes 107 workers at an Apple store in Cumberland Mall in northwest Atlanta.
Multi-Strain COVID-19 Vaccines Might Be Coming, After Moderna Reports Promising Study Results
April 20, 2022 12:16 - 4 minutes - 7.32 MBWhile U.S. health officials are still debating the best way forward when it comes to COVID-19 vaccine boosters, one thing was clear when experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met for a recent committee discussion: to get longer-lasting and stronger immune responses, the next booster might have to target more than one strain of SARS-CoV-2.
Column: Elon Musk Should Have Been Stopped Long Before He Came for Twitter
April 20, 2022 11:47 - 9 minutes - 17.2 MBIs Elon Musk serious about buying Twitter? Given his track record for trolling and half-baked provocations, I doubt it. Dubious offers happen, but CEOs of public companies with multibillion-dollar market caps don’t typically propose them. Musk often uses Twitter to deflect attention from serious negative news about him and his companies and now he says he wants to own the social megaphone.
The First COVID-19 Breathalyzer Test Is Coming to the U.S.
April 20, 2022 11:22 - 5 minutes - 9.72 MBCOVID-19 testing has become more convenient and accessible, but with the pandemic still causing more than 30,000 new infections in the U.S. on average each week, having more ways to detect SARS-CoV-2 can go a long way toward eventually containing COVID-19. On April 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took an important step in that direction by authorizing the first breath-based test for the disease.
Netflix Shares Plunge 25% After Company Loses 200,000 Subscribers
April 20, 2022 10:57 - 5 minutes - 10.8 MB(SAN FRANCISCO) — Netflix suffered its first subscriber loss in more than a decade, causing its shares to plunge 25% in extended trading amid concerns that the pioneering streaming service may have already seen its best days. The company’s customer base fell by 200,000 subscribers during the January-March period, according to its quarterly earnings report released Tuesday.
Why California Is Delaying Its COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Schools
April 20, 2022 10:43 - 5 minutes - 9.46 MBCalifornia is delaying implementation of a requirement that K-12 students be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend school, state health officials announced this week as the country grapples with a lagging COVID-19 vaccination rate among children. Under the new timeline, California’s vaccine requirement will not take effect until at least July 1, 2023, and after full approval of the vaccine for children by the U.S.
U.S. Officials Deploy Technology to Track More Than 200,000 Immigrants, Triggering a New Privacy Lawsuit
April 19, 2022 12:38 - 6 minutes - 12.7 MBMore than 216,000 people with pending cases before U.S. immigration courts have been placed in a federal government tracking program, according federal data released April 14. Since President Joe Biden took office, the number of immigrants in the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program has more than doubled, reflecting the Administration's embrace of new surveillance technology as a tool to limit reliance on government-funded detention centers. While immigrant advocates have long cal...
Behind ‘Grand Rapids Nice,’ Police Problems Run Deep in Michigan
April 19, 2022 12:28 - 4 minutes - 7.98 MBThe streets of Grand Rapids, Mich., have been the scenes of protest over the last week, since police last Wednesday released video that showed a white officer shooting a Black man in the back of the head after a traffic stop. The incident and the community's expression of unhappiness are one more chapter in the story of recent protest that began when a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck in 2020.
In Praise of the Long TV Hiatus
April 19, 2022 11:57 - 4 minutes - 7.76 MBIn the season 5 finale of Better Call Saul, antihero lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) and his colleague turned wife Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) stress-ate room-service sundaes in an Albuquerque hotel as a conflict with profound implications for their future raged in Mexico. Season 6, back April 18 on AMC after a two-year hiatus, picks up just hours later, as the remnants of their dessert congeal on a rolling cart in the hallway.
Russia Launches Full-Scale Offensive in Eastern Ukraine, Zelenskyy Says
April 19, 2022 11:50 - 7 minutes - 12.9 MB(LVIV, Ukraine) — Russia launched its long-feared, full-scale ground offensive to take control of Ukraine's east on Monday, attacking along a broad front over 300 miles (480 kilometers) long, Ukrainian officials said in what marked the opening of a new and potentially climactic phase of the war. “The Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a video address.
U.S. Airlines Drop Mask Requirement After Florida Judge Voids Federal Mandate
April 19, 2022 11:36 - 4 minutes - 8.83 MB(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) — A federal judge's decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it's really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here’s What Wall Street Thinks About Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy Twitter
April 18, 2022 12:06 - 8 minutes - 16.4 MBIn most cases, news that a company could be bought out at a price higher than its market value sends investors into a buying frenzy that rackets up the company’s share price. But that wasn’t exactly the case for Twitter on Thursday. The company’s stock fell almost 2% during regular trading on the day that Elon Musk offered to buy the social media platform for $43 billion—roughly $7 billion more than its current market valuation.
Last Ukrainian Defenders of Mariupol Reject Russian Offer to Surrender and ‘Keep Their Lives’
April 18, 2022 11:44 - 6 minutes - 12.6 MB(KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukrainian fighters who were holed up in a massive steel plant in the last known pocket of resistance inside the shattered city of Mariupol ignored a surrender-or-die ultimatum from Russia on Sunday and held out against the capture of the strategically vital port.
The Kardashians Is One Big Marketing Opportunity for the Family’s Brands
April 18, 2022 11:19 - 5 minutes - 10.5 MBWhen it was announced in September 2020 that Keeping Up With the Kardashians would be ending after 20 seasons on E!, it seemed like the first family of reality television was finally done with the medium that catapulted them to celebrity status. Over 13 years, the Kardashian-Jenner family went from being fame-adjacent to bona fide stars, all while building a booming business empire.
What Keeps Ukrainian Tennis Stars Going While War Rages at Home
April 18, 2022 10:59 - 5 minutes - 10 MBDayana Yastremska arose from her sleep in Odessa, Ukraine one night in late February, the sound of the bombs rippling through her body. "You kind of think it's a dream," she tells TIME. "Then you realize it's reality." Russia had begun its invasion of her country. A day later Yastremska, the 93rd-ranked women's tennis player in the world, and her sister Ivanna, a junior player, hugged their father goodbye in Izmail, where a boat was waiting to take the sisters across the Danube river to...
Body of Unidentified Young Boy Found in Indiana Woods
April 18, 2022 10:50 - 1 minute - 2.43 MB(SALEM, Ind.) — The body of a young boy who may have died within the last week was found by a mushroom hunter in a wooded area in southern Indiana, and state police on Sunday asked for the public’s help in identifying the child. Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls said that the body of the boy, believed to be between 5 and 8 years old, was found Saturday night in the heavily wooded area of Washington County not far from a roadway.
What The Girl From Plainville Means for Texting and Teen Suicide
April 17, 2022 16:08 - 7 minutes - 14 MBHulu's limited series The Girl From Plainville opens with two teenagers exchanging a series of text messages that crank up viewers’ anxiety: "You're the best thing that ever happened to me," turns to "We should be like Romeo and Juliet at the end," which turns to "Are you gonna do it now?" It's a sequence that condenses what happened in the real lives of Conrad Roy III and Michelle Carter: Roy died by suicide and a judge convicted Carter of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging Ro...
Review: The First Lady Is an Egregiously Miscast, Emptily Inspirational Missed Opportunity
April 17, 2022 15:38 - 6 minutes - 11.3 MBThe First Lady could have been great. A drama that interweaves the biographies of three extraordinary FLOTUSes—Eleanor Roosevelt, Michelle Obama, and Betty Ford—is a tantalizing project for prestige TV. Such a premise could, with deeply researched scripts and evocative production design, put a compelling face on the broader history of women in America from the early 20th century through the present.
NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket Is Flunking Its Dress Rehearsal
April 17, 2022 15:17 - 4 minutes - 7.46 MBIt is a fact of orbital mechanics that the moon is steadily receding from the Earth. Every year the distance between the two worlds grows by 3.78 cm (1.48 in.), or about the speed at which our fingernails grow. That's not much compared to the overall 384,472 km (238,900 mi.) average distance between the Earth and the moon, and there's no reason to worry that the moon will be bidding us farewell any time soon.
How the Russian Orthodox Church is Helping Drive Putin’s War in Ukraine
April 17, 2022 15:03 - 9 minutes - 16.5 MBTo Vladimir Putin, Orthodox Christianity is a tool for asserting Moscow’s rights over sovereign Ukraine. In his February televised address announcing the recent invasion of Ukraine, he argued the inhabitants of that “ancient Russian land” were Orthodox from time immemorial, and now faced persecution from an illegitimate regime in Kyiv. Led by Patriarch Kirill, the Russian Orthodox Church is one of the most tangible cultural bonds between Russia and Ukraine.
Review: Anatomy of a David E. Kelley Rich-Oblivious-Wife Show
April 16, 2022 13:56 - 9 minutes - 17 MBAre you beautiful? Rich? White? Female? Do you happen to be married, with kids, to a charming, successful man? Have your professional aspirations taken a backseat to his? Could your home have been ripped from the pages of Architectural Digest? Do you bear a striking resemblance to Nicole Kidman? If you answered yes to more than five of these questions, then I regret to inform you of the extremely high probability that you are the protagonist of a David E. Kelley rich-oblivious-wife d...
How Gilbert Gottfried’s Terrible Voice Became Comedy Gold
April 16, 2022 13:29 - 6 minutes - 11 MBIf some singers are said to possess the voice of an angel, then Gilbert Gottfried’s voice might be compared to that of a demon. Gottfried spoke in a hoarse yell that was shrill, abrasive, blustering, obscene; you could practically feel his spittle fill the air after each gasping breath, even if you were watching him on video. But it was exactly this incomparable delivery that made fans all over the world want to hear Gottfried say, well, just about anything.
Price Spikes In Asia Mean the Whole World Is Now Dealing With Inflation
April 16, 2022 13:15 - 6 minutes - 12.3 MBThe world is now facing a synchronized inflation outbreak as food and energy prices surge in Asia, a shift from just a few months ago when the region appeared to avoid the price fever gripping the U.S. and parts of Europe. Inflation readings across the region — China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and South Korea -- recently rose more than forecast, while New Zealand on Wednesday hiked rates by the most in 22 years over price worries.
Why Millions of Americans Probably Won’t See Their Tax Refunds for Months
April 16, 2022 12:56 - 9 minutes - 17.8 MBIf you're an average, run-of-the-mill American taxpayer, you can sit back and relax. As the April 18 tax day deadline looms, e-filing is easier than ever and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is operating at a steady clip. As of April 1, the agency had issued 63 million refunds worth over $204 billion; in nine out of ten cases, those refunds were issued in 21 days or less. “This has been a very smooth and mild year,” says Mark Steber of Jackson Hewitt, a tax preparation service. ...
From Ancient Rome to Putin’s Russia, All Societies Twist History to Their Advantage
April 16, 2022 12:31 - 10 minutes - 18.4 MBThe cartoon has a king on his throne addressing a courtier. “I’m concerned about my legacy,” he says. “Kill the historians.” So, it might seem, it has come to pass. How we record the past is currently headline news.
What to Do If You Test Positive for COVID-19 While Traveling
April 15, 2022 12:08 - 6 minutes - 11.3 MBAfter two years of pandemic living, Americans are collectively ready for a vacation. About 85% of people in the U.S. expect to travel this summer, according to data from the industry trade group U.S. Travel Association. Many others aren’t even waiting that long. Almost 2.3 million people passed through U.S. Transportation Security Administration checkpoints on April 10, only slightly fewer than on that date in 2019.
Column: Now Is Not the Time To Give in to Climate Fatalism
April 15, 2022 11:33 - 6 minutes - 12.6 MBWe are at an agonizing moment in world history. The combined stresses of the war in Ukraine, the climate crisis, and economic troubles stemming from spiking oil and gas prices, inflation, and growing global inequality have pushed us to our limits— geopolitically, environmentally, and psychologically. After centuries of colonialism, intensive resource extraction, and narrow, short-term thinking, the chickens have come home to roost.
Where Migrants Suffered Matters at the U.S.-Mexico Border
April 15, 2022 11:17 - 7 minutes - 13.1 MBOn March 11, as the number of Ukrainians arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border began to tick up, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a special memo advising border officials that they could, on a case-by-case basis, offer that particular group special treatment. Unlike tens of thousands of other migrants, fleeing violence in other countries, border guards could exempt Ukrainians from the public health order, Title 42.
The Snuggle Is Real
April 15, 2022 10:42 - 7 minutes - 14.3 MBKacie Willis, a 34-year-old audio producer in Atlanta, suffers from panic attacks with no known cause. She’s tried cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), anti-anxiety medication, mindfulness meditation, and CBD oil. Although some of these have provided relief, one coping mechanism has consistently helped her manage her anxiety, particularly at night: Kasey Kangaroo, a stuffed animal she’s had since she was four years old.
What’s in Biden’s $800 Million Military Aid Package for Ukraine
April 14, 2022 13:00 - 8 minutes - 15.8 MBAs Russian forces prepare for a renewed and expanded armor assault in eastern and southern Ukraine, the Biden Administration on Wednesday authorized a massive $800-million military aid package to help Kyiv fend off Moscow’s unprovoked invasion. The newly announced assistance includes a wide range of weapon systems for the Ukrainian military designed to help them fight off the superior heavy forces Russia is putting into the field.
Lots of Democrats Loathe Kyrsten Sinema. Mark Kelly Is Trying To Be More Like Her
April 14, 2022 12:21 - 8 minutes - 15.3 MBOver the last few weeks, a Democratic senator from Arizona blocked President Joe Biden’s nominee for a top job in the Labor Department, dealing a blow to the White House's pro-labor agenda. The same senator raised objections to the president’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to India, a crucial post for the Administration’s foreign policy.
Column: What Imran Khan's Ouster Means for Pakistan's Future
April 14, 2022 11:28 - 3 minutes - 6.99 MBFollowing weeks of political turmoil, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is out, Shehbaz Sharif is in, and the country’s streak of political dysfunction continues. No elected Prime Minister has ever served a full five-year term, though Khan is the first to be removed by a vote of no confidence in Parliament.
This Mining Executive Is Fighting Her Own Industry to Protect the Environment
April 14, 2022 11:07 - 7 minutes - 13 MBIn her 16-year career in the mining industry, Renee Grogan has battled hostile environments, arduous work conditions, and the perception that women don’t belong at a mine site—let alone in a mining-company boardroom. But her biggest battle has only just begun: getting climate-conscious car buyers to care as much about how the metals going into their new electric-vehicle (EV) batteries are mined as they do about their carbon emissions.