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.
Is the Future of Medicine Hidden in Ancient DNA?
Trump’s Voters vs. Haley’s Donors
The Failed Promise of Police Body Cameras
The Sunday Read: ‘The Whale Who Went AWOL’
The Mother Who Changed: A Story of Dementia
The Hybrid Worker Malaise
Why the G.O.P. Nomination Fight Is Now (All But) Over
The Shadowy Story of Oppenheimer and Congress
The Rules of War
The Sunday Read: ‘Podcasters Took Up Her Sister’s Murder Investigation. Then They Turned on Her’
The Fishermen Who Could End Federal Regulation as We Know It
What the Houthis Really Want
The Messy Fight Over the SAT
Trump’s Domination and the Battle for No. 2 in Iowa
The Sunday Read: ‘How an Ordinary Football Game Turns Into the Most Spectacular Thing on TV’
In Iowa, Two Friends Debate DeSantis vs. Trump
The Threat of a Wider War in the Middle East
Trump’s Case for Total Immunity
The Afterlife of a Gun
The Wild World of Money in College Football
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