For years, a mysterious company has been buying farmland on the outskirts of Silicon Valley, eventually putting together a plot twice the size of San Francisco.
At every step, those behind the company kept their plans for the land shrouded in secrecy. Conor Dougherty, an economics reporter at The Times, figured out what they were up to.
Guest: Conor Dougherty, an economics reporter for The New York Times.
Background reading:
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Sunday Special: 'Modern Love'
'The Interview': Marlon Wayans Lost Nearly 60 Loved Ones. Comedy Saved Him.
The Protesters and the President
Biden Loosens Up on Weed
The New Abortion Fight Before the Supreme Court
The Secret Push That Could Ban TikTok
Trump 2.0: What a Second Trump Presidency Would Bring
Introducing ‘The Interview’: Yair Lapid Says the World Misunderstands Israel
Introducing ‘The Interview’: Anne Hathaway Is Done Trying to Please
Harvey Weinstein Conviction Thrown Out
The Crackdown on Student Protesters
Is $60 Billion Enough to Save Ukraine?
A Salacious Conspiracy or Just 34 Pieces of Paper?
The Evolving Danger of the New Bird Flu
Sunday Special: 'Modern Love'
The Supreme Court Takes Up Homelessness
The Opening Days of Trump’s First Criminal Trial
Are ‘Forever Chemicals’ a Forever Problem?
A.I.’s Original Sin
Iran’s Unprecedented Attack on Israel
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Up First
Post Reports
The Journal.
The Ezra Klein Show
Today, Explained