A Contentious Media Merger, and the F.B.I.'s Epstein Scramble
The Headlines
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
On Today's Episode:
F.C.C. Approves Skydance's $8 Billion Merger With Paramount, by Benjamin Mullin
Trump Spars With Powell Over Fed's Costly Renovations in Rare Visit, by Colby Smith
How a Frantic Scouring of the Epstein Files Consumed the Justice Dept., by Adam Goldman and Alan Feuer
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation, by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, Isabel Kershner and Abu Bakr Bashir
France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says, by Roger Cohen
Israel and the U.S. Pull Back From Talks With Hamas, by David E. Sanger and Johnatan Reiss
Hulk Hogan, Shirt-Shredding Superstar of Pro Wrestling, Dies at 71, by Victor Mather
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/business/media/fcc-skydance-merger-paramount.html" target="_blank"><strong>F.C.C. Approves Skydance’s $8 Billion Merger With Paramount</strong></a>, <i>by Benjamin Mullin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/trump-bank-federal-reserve.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Spars With Powell Over Fed’s Costly Renovations in Rare Visit</strong></a>, <i>by Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/epstein-files-trump-bondi-justice-department-fbi.html" target="_blank"><strong>How a Frantic Scouring of the Epstein Files Consumed the Justice Dept.</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Goldman and Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/middleeast/gaza-starvation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Gazans Are Dying of Starvation</strong></a>, <i>by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, Isabel Kershner and Abu Bakr Bashir</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/europe/france-palestine-statehood-macron-gaza.html" target="_blank"><strong>France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says</strong></a>, <i>by Roger Cohen</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/israel-us-hamas-talks.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel and the U.S. Pull Back From Talks With Hamas</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger and Johnatan Reiss</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/sports/hulk-hogan-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hulk Hogan, Shirt-Shredding Superstar of Pro Wrestling, Dies at 71</strong></a>, <i>by Victor Mather</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
On Today's Episode:
F.C.C. Approves Skydance's $8 Billion Merger With Paramount, by Benjamin Mullin
Trump Spars With Powell Over Fed's Costly Renovations in Rare Visit, by Colby Smith
How a Frantic Scouring of the Epstein Files Consumed the Justice Dept., by Adam Goldman and Alan Feuer
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation, by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, Isabel Kershner and Abu Bakr Bashir
France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says, by Roger Cohen
Israel and the U.S. Pull Back From Talks With Hamas, by David E. Sanger and Johnatan Reiss
Hulk Hogan, Shirt-Shredding Superstar of Pro Wrestling, Dies at 71, by Victor Mather
Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/business/media/fcc-skydance-merger-paramount.html" target="_blank"><strong>F.C.C. Approves Skydance’s $8 Billion Merger With Paramount</strong></a>, <i>by Benjamin Mullin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/trump-bank-federal-reserve.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Spars With Powell Over Fed’s Costly Renovations in Rare Visit</strong></a>, <i>by Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/epstein-files-trump-bondi-justice-department-fbi.html" target="_blank"><strong>How a Frantic Scouring of the Epstein Files Consumed the Justice Dept.</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Goldman and Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/middleeast/gaza-starvation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Gazans Are Dying of Starvation</strong></a>, <i>by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, Isabel Kershner and Abu Bakr Bashir</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/europe/france-palestine-statehood-macron-gaza.html" target="_blank"><strong>France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says</strong></a>, <i>by Roger Cohen</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/israel-us-hamas-talks.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel and the U.S. Pull Back From Talks With Hamas</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger and Johnatan Reiss</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/sports/hulk-hogan-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hulk Hogan, Shirt-Shredding Superstar of Pro Wrestling, Dies at 71</strong></a>, <i>by Victor Mather</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
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