How Kennedy Could ‘Go Wild on Health,’ and The Onion’s Infowars Bid

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<p>Plus, a dramatic rise in U.S. obesity.</p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/us/politics/rfk-jr-trump-hhs.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Picks R.F.K. Jr. to Be Head of Health and Human Services Dept.</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11/14/us/trump-gaetz-news?smid=url-share#trump-takes-a-victory-lap-before-a-friendly-audience-at-mar-a-lago" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Takes a Victory Lap Before a Friendly Audience at Mar-a-Lago</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/world/middleeast/elon-musk-iran-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Elon Musk Met With Iran’s U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/well/obesity-epidemic-america.html" target="_blank"><strong>Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Now Overweight or Obese</strong></a>, <i>by Nina Agrawal</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/business/media/alex-jones-infowars-the-onion.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Onion Wins Bid to Buy Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy</strong></a>, <i>by Benjamin Mullin and Elizabeth Williamson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/arts/television/jake-paul-mike-tyson-fight-netflix.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Curious Fight Between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson</strong></a>, <i>by Emmanuel Morgan</i></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>