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Guest: Shawn Hubler, a California correspondent for The New York Times. ... For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. OpenAppTheDailyTheNewYorkTimesFollowmore-icon-androidThisiswhatthenewsshouldsoundlike.Thebiggeststoriesofourtime,toldbythebestjournalistsintheworld.HostedbyMichaelBarbaroandSabrinaTavernise.Twentyminutesaday,fivedaysaweek,readyby6a.m.AllEpisodesTheCostofHaiti’sFreedomIn1791,enslavedHaitiansdidtheseeminglyimpossible.TheyoustedtheirFrenchmastersandcreatedthefirstfreeBlacknationintheAmericas.ButFrancemadeHaitianspayforthatfreedom.AteamofreportersfromTheNewYorkTimeslookedattheextentandeffectoftheensuingpayments.Guest:CatherinePorter,theTorontobureauchiefforTheNewYorkTimes.WantmorefromTheDaily?Foronebigideaonthenewseachweekfromourteam,subscribetoournewsletter. Backgroundreading: Thefirstpeopleinthemodernworldtofreethemselvesfromslaveryandcreatetheirownnationwereforcedtopayfortheirfreedom.ATimesinvestigationexploresHaiti’sreparationstoFrance.Formoreinformationontoday’sepisode,visitnytimes.com/thedaily.Transcriptsofeachepisodewillbemadeavailablebythenextworkday. Jun329min6secLessonsinGunControlFromCaliforniaAsaproportionofitspopulation,CaliforniahasoneofthelowestratesofgundeathsintheUnitedStates—8.5per100,000people,comparedwith13.7nationally.Howdidthestategetthatway?Guest:ShawnHubler,aCaliforniacorrespondentforTheNewYorkTimes.WantmorefromTheDaily?Foronebigideaonthenewseachweekfromourteam,subscribetoournewsletter. Backgroundreading: Californiansareabout25percentlesslikelytodieinmassshootings,comparedwithresidentsofotherstates,accordingtoarecentstudy.Inanewsletterthisweek,theTimescorrespondentShawnHublerlookedintohowandwhygunlawstherework.Formoreinformationontoday’sepisode,visit nytimes.com/thedaily.Transcriptsofeachepisodewillbemadeavailablebythenextworkday.Jun229min5secPortraitsofGriefFromUvaldeThisepisodecontainsstronglanguage.GemmaLopez,10,watchedamovieinclassthatday.JacobAlbarado,aBorderPatrolofficer,wasgettinghishaircutwhenheheardtherewasagunmanathisdaughter’sschool,wherehiswifeisateacher.RicardoGarcia,ahospitalgroundskeeper,canstillhearthescreamingofparentsintheemergencyroom.ThesearesomeofthestoriesofthosewholivedthroughthedevastationoftheshootingatRobbElementarySchool.Guest:RickRojas,anationalcorrespondentforTheNewYorkTimes;NatalieKitroeff,acorrespondentforTheTimes;andEduardoMedina,areportercoveringbreakingnewsforTheTimes. WantmorefromTheDaily?Foronebigideaonthenewseachweekfromourteam,subscribetoournewsletter. Backgroundreading: Aweekaftertheshooting,thenearlytwodozenfuneralshavebeguninacommunitythatmustcontemplateanagonizingnewreality.Assoonasthescaleofthetragedybecameclear,congregantsrushedtoSacredHeartCatholicChurch.Inthedayssince,they’vekeptgoinginsearchofcomfortandcommunity.Formoreinformationontoday’sepisode,visitnytimes.com/thedaily.Transcriptsofeachepisodewillbemadeavailablebythenextworkday. Jun128min23secWhythePoliceTook78MinutestoStoptheUvaldeGunmanAftertheshootingatRobbElementarySchoolinUvalde,Texas,theexplanationforhowthepoliceactedkeptshifting.Now,aclearerpicturehasemerged.Guest:J.DavidGoodman,theHoustonbureauchiefforTheNewYorkTimes.WantmorefromTheDaily?Foronebigideaonthenewseachweekfromourteam,subscribetoournewsletter. Backgroundreading: Atimelinefromthestatepoliceraisedthepainfulpossibilitythathadofficersdonemore,andfaster,notallofthosewhodied—19childrenandtwoteachers—wouldhavelosttheirlives.Thedegreetowhichsomelawenforcementofficersonthescenedisagreedwiththedecisiontoholdbackhasbecomemoreapparent.Formoreinformationontoday’sepisode,visitnytimes.com/thedaily.Transcriptsofeachepisodewillbemadeavailablebythenextworkday. May3121min56secWhatReallyCausedtheBabyFormulaShortageAdirelackofbabyformulaintheUnitedStatesinthepastfewweekshasbeenblamedonproductiondeficienciessuchasthesmallnumberofmanufacturersandaninflexiblesupplychain.ButChristinaJewett,aninvestigativereporteratTheTimes,hastraceditbackfurther,todeadlybacteriawhosedetectionsetoffachainofeventsthatultimatelyledtotheshortage.Guest:ChristinaJewett,aninvestigativereporterwhocoverstheFoodandDrugAdministrationforTheNewYorkTimes.WantmorefromTheDaily?Foronebigideaonthenewseachweekfromourteam,subscribetoournewsletter. Backgroundreading: Whilemostrecentattentionhasbeenfocusedonfixingthesupplyshortfall,regulatorsareconfrontingdeeperissuesofsafetythatpersistinformulamanufacturing.BabyformulasuppliesfromEuropehavebeenshippedtotheUnitedStatestoaddresstheshortage,thoughitmaytakeweeksforsupermarketshelvestobefullystockedagain.Formoreinformationontoday’sepisode,visitnytimes.com/thedaily.Transcriptsofeachepisodewillbemadeavailablebythenextworkday. May2729min36secTheBigLieandTheMidtermsInPennsylvania,acandidatefalselyclaimingelectionfraudin2020prevailedinacrowdedRepublicanprimaryforgovernor.ButinGeorgia,twoincumbents—thegovernorandthesecretaryofstate—beatbackchallengesfrom“stopthesteal”opponents.Isre-litigatingthe2020electionavotewinnerforRepublicans?Orisitincreasinglybecomingalosingissue?Guest:ReidJ.Epstein,apoliticsreporterforTheNewYorkTimeswhocoverscampaignsandelections.WantmorefromTheDaily?Foronebigideaonthenewseachweekfromourteam,subscribetoournewsletter. Backgroundreading: TwoG.O.P.primariesinGeorgiaexposedthelimitofDonaldJ.Trump’sholdonhisparty’sbase.ButDougMastriano’swininPennsylvaniahasprovokeddissensionandanxietyamongRepublicanstrategists,donorsandlobbyists.Formoreinformationontoday’sepisode,visitnytimes.com/thedaily.Transcriptsofeachepisodewillbemadeavailablebythenextworkday. May2624min4secAnotherElementarySchoolMassacreThisepisodecoversincidentsofmassviolence.Atleast21people,including19children,werekilledwhenagunmanopenedfireattheRobbElementarySchoolinUvalde,Texas,onTuesdaymorning.ItwasthedeadliestschoolshootingintheUnitedStatessincethe2012attackontheSandyHookElementarySchoolinNewtown,Conn.ForsomeoftheSandyHookparents,newsofyetanotherschoolmassacreprovokedachillingsenseofnumbness.Guest:ElizabethWilliamson,afeaturewriterforTheNewYorkTimesandtheauthorofabookontheaftermathofSandyHook.WantmorefromTheDaily?Foronebigideaonthenewseachweekfromourteam,subscribetoournewsletter. Backgroundreading: SomeSandyHookparentswhosechildrenwerekilledinthe2012attackinNewtown,Conn.,sharedtheiremotionsandresponsestoanotherschoolshooting.PresidentBidensaidthatitwas“timetoturnthispainintoaction”inremarksfollowingthemassacreinUvalde.Formoreinformationontoday’sepisode,visitnytimes.com/thedaily.Transcriptsofeachepisodewillbemadeavailablebythenextworkday. EMay2527min57secIstheU.S.ChangingItsStanceonTaiwan?Fordecades,theU.S.haswalkedacarefullinewhenitcomestoTaiwan—vowingtoprotecttheislandfromChina,withoutsayingexactlyhowfaritwouldgotodothat.OnMonday,thatappearedtochange.Guest:DavidE.Sanger,aWhiteHouseandnationalsecuritycorrespondentforTheNewYorkTimes.WantmorefromTheDaily?Foronebigideaonthenewseachweekfromourteam,subscribetoournewsletter. Backgroundreading: PresidentBiden’sseeminglyoffhandremarksaboutTaiwan,madeduringhisvisittoAsia,caughtsomeofhisstaffbysurprise.TheRussianinvasionofUkrainehasbeencloselywatchedbythoseinTaiwanwhofeelthattheirislandfacesasimilarthreatfromBeijing.Formoreinformationontoday’sepisode,visitnytimes.com/thedaily.Transcriptsofeachepisodewillbemadeavailablebythenextworkday. May2423min26secATacticalDisasterforRussia’sMilitaryThreemonthssinceRussia’sinvasionofUkraine,oneofthebiggestsurpriseshasbeentheinabilityoftheRussianmilitarytoachievesomeofitsbasicgoals.Oneclearexample:AfailedattempttocrosstheDonetsriverineasternUkraineearlierthismonthlefthundredsofRussiansoldiersdead.ItsaftermathisraisingdoubtsinRussia,evenamongthemilitary’smostardentsupporters.Guest:AntonTroianovski,theMoscowbureauchiefforTheNewYorkTimes.WantmorefromTheDaily?Foronebigideaonthenewseachweekfromourteam,subscribetoournewsletter. Backgroundreading: ThedisastrousRussianattempttocrosstheDonetsriverresonatedwithsomepro-Russianwarbloggerswhodidnotappeartoholdbackintheircriticismofwhattheysaidwasincompetentleadership.ItappearsthatmuchofthemilitarycultureandlearnedbehavioroftheSovieterahasrepeateditselfinthewarinUkraine,includingcorruptioninmilitaryspendingandthelongstandingpracticeoftellinggovernmentleaderswhattheywanttohear.Formoreinformationontoday’sepisode,visitnytimes.com/thedaily.Transcriptsofeachepisodewillbemadeavailablebythenextworkday. May2331min54secTheSundayRead:‘CanVirtualRealityHelpEaseChronicPain?’Chronicpainisoneoftheleadingcausesoflong-termdisabilityintheworld.Bysomemeasures,50millionAmericanslivewithchronicpain,inpartbecausethepowerofmedicinetorelieveitremainsinadequate.HelenOuyang,aphysicianandcontributingwriterforTheNewYorkTimesMagazine,exploresthepotentiallygroundbreakinguseofvirtualrealityinthealleviationofacutepain,aswellasanxietyanddepression,andmeetsthedoctorsandentrepreneurswhobelievethis“nonpharmacologicaltherapy”isagoodalternativetoprescriptiondrugs.Alushforest,asnow-cappedmountain,adesertatsunset—couldthesevirtualexperiencesreallybetheanswerformanagingchronicpain?ThisstorywaswrittenbyHelenOuyangandrecordedbyAudm.TohearmoreaudiostoriesfrompublicationslikeTheNewYorkTimes,downloadAudmforiPhoneorAndroid.May2245min