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The Daily is The New York Times's flagship daily news-narrative podcast hosted by Michael Barbaro (with Sabrina Tavernise as co-host since 2022 and substantial guest-host rotation), produced by The New York Times Audio (the substantial post-2020 NYT-Audio division that includes Serial Productions following the 2020 acquisition plus the broader NYT podcast portfolio). Founded in February 2017 during the early Trump-administration period, The Daily has grown through 2017-2024 to become one of the most-listened-to daily news podcasts globally with daily 20-30 minute episode publication and substantial NYT-newsroom integration.\n\nThe editorial approach combines substantial NYT-reporter interview-and-narrative content (with NYT correspondents substantially anchoring most episodes through interview-based explainer format), substantial daily-news-application of long-form NYT investigative reporting, plus the distinctive Michael Barbaro hosting-style. The Daily reaches approximately 4-5 million daily listeners as of 2024 making it among the largest single daily-podcast audiences globally. The substantial post-2020 NYT Audio division expansion has integrated The Daily with broader NYT-Audio properties including The Run-Up (the political-campaign podcast hosted by Astead Herndon), Hard Fork (the technology-news podcast hosted by Casey Newton and Kevin Roose), The Ezra Klein Show (since 2021 NYT-acquired), Modern Love, plus the broader NYT-Audio portfolio.\n\nThe substantial post-2017 The Daily substantial editorial-and-reporting impact across major news cycles including substantial Trump-administration coverage, substantial COVID-19 pandemic coverage including the substantial day-by-day pandemic news through 2020-2022, substantial Russia-Ukraine war coverage since February 2022, substantial Israel-Hamas war coverage since October 2023, substantial 2024 US presidential election coverage. The substantial post-2024 NYT Audio app subscription expansion plus the broader NYT-Audio brand consolidation has further consolidated The Daily's position.\n\nFor a globally-mobile professional with news-and-current-affairs interests, The Daily provides substantive daily-news content with substantial NYT-newsroom-grade editorial-quality. The podcast is freely available across major podcast platforms (with NYT-subscription including NYT Audio app for ad-free listening and bonus content). Indian-listener engagement is substantial particularly among Indian English-speaking professional-and-policy audiences plus the substantial broader Indian English-language news-and-current-affairs audience.