“How Do We Get Every Second of Your Day?”: ‘The New York Times’ Goes All In on a New Podcast App

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“How Do We Get Every Second of Your Day?”: The New York Times Goes All In on a New Podcast App

Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Charlotte Klein got an early look at The New York Times’ new audio app, which launches today. The rest of the audio world may be in free fall, but the Gray Lady is going all in with a new, even shorter, daily podcast and exclusive-to-app content. It’s a much smoother experience than Apple’s much-derided podcast app, but it’s hard to ignore the climate it’s debuting in, Klein writes.

Elsewhere, Willem Marx sheds new light on details behind Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s Portuguese citizenship and how his rapid procurement of European papers has embarrassed authorities. Plus, Bess Levin breaks down the stomach-churning allegations of rape, battery, wage theft, and discrimination (among other things!) made against Rudy Giuliani in the lawsuit from his former aide. Thanks for reading.

“How Do We Get Every Second of Your Day?”: The New York Times Goes All In on a New Podcast App

While the rest of the audio industry craters, the Gray Lady debuts a one-stop app for subscribers, with new short-form stories and an even shorter daily morning podcast.

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