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NPR and PBS in the Hot Seat, and a Rare Protest in Gaza

NPR and PBS in the Hot Seat, and a Rare Protest in Gaza

The Headlines
Mar 26, 2025 8 min
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<p>Plus, fraud at Versailles. </p><p> <strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/business/media/pbs-npr-congressional-hearing.html" target="_blank"><strong>PBS and NPR Prepare for Showdown With Congress</strong></a>, <i>by Benjamin Mullin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/us/politics/trump-signal-leak-war-plans.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Downplays Signal Leak, Backing Waltz and Pointing Finger at Journalist</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager and David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/us/montana-republican-judicial-legislation.html" target="_blank"><strong>In Montana, Republican Lawmakers Target the Judiciary</strong></a>, <i>by David W. Chen</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/world/middleeast/gaza-protests-hamas.html" target="_blank"><strong>In Rare Protest, Gazans Voice Frustration With Hamas</strong></a>, <i>by Iyad Abuheweila, Abu Bakr Bashir, Aaron Boxerman and Malachy Browne</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/world/europe/france-fake-furniture-trial.html" target="_blank"><strong>Art Expert Accused of Duping Prince and Palace of Versailles Stands Trial</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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