A Game of Chicken With China, and How Much Plastic Is in the Human Brain
The Headlines
Plus, the theme park wars heat up.
On Today's Episode:
- Asia Grapples With Punishing Tariffs as Its Stocks Sink Again, by Yan Zhuang and Keith Bradsher
- Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants' Data, by Andrew Duehren
- Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry, by Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul
- Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say, by Michael C. Bender and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
- In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation, by Adam Liptak
- What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out, by Nina Agrawal
- Epic Universe Is Coming. Here's a Sneak Peek, by Brooks Barnes
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, the theme park wars heat up. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/08/business/trump-tariffs-china-stock-market" target="_blank"><strong>Asia Grapples With Punishing Tariffs as Its Stocks Sink Again</strong></a>, <i>by Yan Zhuang and Keith Bradsher</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/politics/irs-ice-tax-data-deal.html" target="_blank"><strong>Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants’ Data</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew Duehren</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/climate/trump-order-coal-mining.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry</strong></a>, <i>by Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/politics/cornell-northwestern-university-funds-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Michael C. Bender and Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/supreme-court-trump-confrontation.html" target="_blank"><strong>In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/well/microplastics-health.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out</strong></a>, <i>by Nina Agrawal</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/travel/universal-epic-universe-theme-park-orlando-preview.html" target="_blank"><strong>Epic Universe Is Coming. Here’s a Sneak Peek</strong></a>, <i>by Brooks Barnes</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, the theme park wars heat up.
On Today's Episode:
- Asia Grapples With Punishing Tariffs as Its Stocks Sink Again, by Yan Zhuang and Keith Bradsher
- Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants' Data, by Andrew Duehren
- Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry, by Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul
- Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say, by Michael C. Bender and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
- In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation, by Adam Liptak
- What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out, by Nina Agrawal
- Epic Universe Is Coming. Here's a Sneak Peek, by Brooks Barnes
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.
Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, the theme park wars heat up. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/08/business/trump-tariffs-china-stock-market" target="_blank"><strong>Asia Grapples With Punishing Tariffs as Its Stocks Sink Again</strong></a>, <i>by Yan Zhuang and Keith Bradsher</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/politics/irs-ice-tax-data-deal.html" target="_blank"><strong>Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants’ Data</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew Duehren</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/climate/trump-order-coal-mining.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry</strong></a>, <i>by Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/politics/cornell-northwestern-university-funds-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Michael C. Bender and Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/supreme-court-trump-confrontation.html" target="_blank"><strong>In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/well/microplastics-health.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out</strong></a>, <i>by Nina Agrawal</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/travel/universal-epic-universe-theme-park-orlando-preview.html" target="_blank"><strong>Epic Universe Is Coming. Here’s a Sneak Peek</strong></a>, <i>by Brooks Barnes</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>