This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.
With mountains, intense mud, fast-running rivers and thick rainforest, the Darién Gap, a strip of terrain connecting South and Central America, is one of the most dangerous places on the planet.
Over the past few years, there has been an enormous increase in the number of migrants passing through the perilous zone in the hopes of getting to the United States.
Today, we hear the story of one family that’s risking everything to make it across.
Guest: Julie Turkewitz, the Andes bureau chief 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.
The Sunday Read: ‘How Do You Make a Weed Empire? Sell It Like Streetwear.’
Trump’s Cash Crunch
Putin’s Opposition Ponders a Future Without Aleksei Navalny
What Happens if America Turns Its Back on Its Allies in Europe
Stranded in Rafah as an Israeli Invasion Looms
The Booming Business of Cutting Babies’ Tongues
Sunday Special: Un-Marry Me!
An Explosive Hearing in Trump’s Georgia Election Case
How China Broke One Man’s Dreams
The Biden Problem Democrats Can No Longer Ignore
Why the Race to Replace George Santos Is So Close
Why Boeing’s Top Airplanes Keep Failing
The Sunday Read: ‘The Unthinkable Mental Health Crisis That Shook a New England College’
Kick Trump Off the Ballot? Even Liberal Justices Are Skeptical
A Guilty Verdict For a Mass Shooter’s Mother
El Salvador Decimated Gangs. But at What Cost?
The U.N. Scandal Threatening Crucial Aid to Gaza
The 1948 Economic Moment That Might Explain Our Own
The Sunday Read: ‘The Great Freight-Train Heists of the 21st Century’
On the Ballot in South Carolina: Biden’s Pitch to Black Voters
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