New York Times

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This Week's Pulse

The New York Times filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense on May 18, 2026, challenging mandatory military escort policies for journalists. Simultaneously, the publication faces a defamation lawsuit from the Israeli government over a Nicholas Kristof piece regarding detainee abuse allegations.

While the legal battles dominate the headlines, podcast hosts continue to lean on the New York Times as a primary cultural bellwether. Tim Dillon recently dissected an article from the outlet regarding Meta, noting that "there's a few key markers that show that the company itself is beginning to decline, and that that could be irreversible," on The Tim Dillon Show.

Others view the publication's legacy through a retrospective lens. Donna Langley credited the paper's investigative work on Harvey Weinstein as a watershed moment, telling Desert Island Discs that "we knew that Harvey was a bully, but we did not know as an industry at large the extent of the abuse." Meanwhile, Peter Sagal kept the tone lighter on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, joking that "The New York Times reported this week that just because your dentist said you need a cavity filled doesn't mean you really do."

As the company moves to bundle its digital subscriptions with international outlets like Le Monde and El País, the industry will be watching to see if this aggressive growth strategy can weather the rising legal costs of their current confrontations with government entities.

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The Tim Dillon Show

Tim Dillonneutralfrom “The Decline of Meta and the Changing Landscape of Social Media

The publication that featured an article analyzing the potential decline of Meta.

people have talked about foreign influence campaigns using Meta, misinformation campaigns using these sites or whatever.So this article in The Times is basically saying that although Meta's still doing very well in the sense that they've, they've made a lot of

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American History Tellers

Lindsay Grahamnegativefrom “Edison's Electrical Ambitions and Challenges

The newspaper that published critical reports regarding the delays in Edison's lighting project.

As the winter of eighteen eighty-one set in, New York was battered by harsh winds and bitter cold. Snow covered the streets of Lower Manhattan, and freezing temperatures forced Thomas Edison's crews to stop their work digging the underground tunnels that were

Lindsay Grahamneutralfrom “The Launch of the Pearl Street Station

One of the prominent newspapers that became an early customer of the electrical system.

In September eighteen eighty-two, Thomas Edison successfully completed the first demonstration of the Pearl Street Station electrical system at the offices of J.P. Morgan. A reporter who witnessed the event called the lights soft, mellow, and grateful to the e

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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Peter Sagalneutralfrom “Dental Trends, Gaming Funerals, and Influencer-Proof Cows

Reported that many dentists recommend filling cavities that could be treated with better dental hygiene.

The New York Times reported this week that just because your dentist said you need a cavity filled doesn't mean you really do. [laughs] No, thanks, Doc, I actually like it when drinking cold water sends searing pain stabbing in my skull.

Classic Desert Island Discs - Dame Donna Langley

Desert Island Discs

Donna Langleypositivefrom “Donna Langley on Hollywood, Industry Challenges, and Personal Life

The newspaper that published the reporting on Harvey Weinstein's abuse.

It was shocking. I'll never forget where I was when the article broke, the great reporting done by The New York Times. And we knew that Harvey was a bully, but we did not know as an industry at large the extent of the abuse.

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On with Kara Swisher

Kara Swisherneutralfrom “AI in Journalism and Moral Choices

The publication that recently profiled Patrick Radden Keefe.

They do, but the numbers are growing enormously. This used to be an outlier. All these chatbots used to be an out- I just interviewed Sherry Turkle about this. It used to be an outlier and strange, and now it's very common, unfortunately, and very bad for peop

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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Anne Applebaumneutralfrom “Anne’s Personal Political Journey

Applebaum identifies a wedding announcement from the newspaper.

That is w- I don't, they don't even have these anymore. That was a New York Times wedding announcement.

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The Ezra Klein Show

Ezra Kleinneutralfrom “Housing Policy and Rent Control in California

Mentioned by Klein regarding the style guide he follows.

[laughs] I'm gonna, I'm gonna maintain formality here. Uh, the, The New York Times has a whole style guide I have to follow.

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The Bulwark Podcast

Tim Millerneutralfrom “Trump's Political Standing and Louisiana Primary Analysis

Cited as a source for recent polling data showing Trump's low approval ratings.

You know, I me- they, they weren't particularly close, and if you look at the turnout, in s- in, in the Deep South, it's sometimes a little hard to look at turnout based on voter registration because there's still some, like, basically elderly Republicans who