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The U.S. decision to strike Iran was a victory for Israel, which had been pushing President Trump for months on the need to hit the country. Now, Israel’s role in spurring the operation has become a point of political tension. The New York Times journalists Mark Mazzetti and Rone ...  Show more

The bidding war between Paramount and Netflix over the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery appeared to come to a close last week, when Netflix backed out. The Times journalists Nicole Sperling, Lauren Hirsch and Jonathan Mahler discuss this Hollywood drama fit for the big scree ...  Show more

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Vulture critic Nick Quah shares his favorite podcasts of 2022, including "Mother Country Radicals" and "Normal Gossip." Then, New Yorker music critic Alex Ross talks about the year in classical music, highlighting women composers and performers. And, TikTok is a major player in t ...  Show more

A tour of the more surprising — and kind of anonymous — corners of the current Billboard Hot 100. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sour ...  Show more

Sleep scientist Michelle Carr explains cutting edge research on dream engineering where we can learn how to take control of our own dreams. Subscribe to my two podcasts: “The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast” and “Full Measure After Hours.” Leave a review, subscribe and share with your f ...  Show more