The U.N.’s Future, and the ‘Hamburger Helper Economy’

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<p>Plus, would you swim in the Chicago River? </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/world/middleeast/un-general-assembly-80th-anniversary.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.N. Gathers Amid Its 80th Anniversary and a ‘Free Fall,’</strong></a> <i>by Farnaz Fassihi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/world/europe/starmer-uk-recognize-palestinian-state.html" target="_blank"><strong>Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal Recognize a Palestinian State</strong></a>, <i>by Mark Landler</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/us/politics/kirk-memorial-service-christianity-religion.html" target="_blank"><strong>At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity</strong></a>, <i>by Elizabeth Dias</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/us/politics/trump-justice-department-us-attorneys.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman and Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/business/trump-h1b-visas-fee-employees.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee Spurs Confusion and Chaos</strong></a>, <i>by Madeleine Ngo, Lauren Hirsch and Pranav Baskar</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/business/hamburger-helper-food-prices.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hamburger Helper Sales Rise as Americans Try to Stretch Their Food Dollars</strong></a>, <i>by Julie Creswell</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/card/2025/09/21/us/chicago-river-swim" target="_blank"><strong>Chicagoans Avoided Their ‘Filthy’ River for Years. On Sunday, They Swam in It</strong></a>, <i>by Julie Bosman</i></p><p>Tune in every weekend morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</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>