The Daily is a daily news podcast produced by the American newspaper The New York Times, hosted by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise. Its weekday episodes are based on the Times reporting of the day, with interviews of journalists from The New York Times. Episodes typically last 20 to 30 minutes. Background The Daily launched in January 2017, hosted by the Times political journalist Michael Barbaro, as an extension of The New York Times' 2016 election-focused podcast, The Run-Up.The Daily is based on interviews with Times journalists, in which they summarize and comment on their story, and is complemented by recordings related to the topic, or original reporting such as interviews with persons involved in the story, and letting them speak uninterrupted. A summary of headlines concludes the podcast. The Daily is free to listen and financed by advertising; it is profitable according to the Times. The Times said it intended to build a news podcast franchise around it, beginning with a spin-off...