Tracy Mumford

Mentioned in 50 analyzed podcast episodes across 2 shows

Tracy Mumford is the host of *The Headlines*, a daily news podcast from the New York Times that covers major current events and breaking news stories. She presents and narrates episodes on topics ranging from politics and international affairs to business and cultural issues, providing editorial framing for the day's top stories. The podcast features her moderating listener Q&A segments and discussing news ranging from domestic politics to global conflicts.

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The Headlines The Daily

Episode Appearances

The Headlines · Jun 16, 2026

A Times Investigation Into Epstein’s Death, and Why Gas Prices Might Stay High

“Host of The Headlines podcast episode”

U.S.-Iran Peace Framework ImplementationStrait of Hormuz Oil Shipping and Blockade LiftingGasoline Price Volatility and Consumer Impact

Tracy Mumford

Episode Appearances

A Times Investigation Into Epstein’s Death, and Why Gas Prices Might Stay High

Inside the U.S.-Iran Deal, and Trump Hosts U.F.C. Fights

What the SpaceX I.P.O. Means for You, and a Giant Act of Vandalism in D.C.

Trump Shrugs Off Surging Inflation, and Why a Groundbreaking Social Media Ban Is Floundering

Stray Drones Are Setting Off Alarms in Europe, and the U.S. Deports a World Cup Referee

Iran and Israel Exchange First Strikes Since Cease-Fire, and Texas Ranchers Sound the Alarm

Trump’s Controversial Pick to Oversee U.S. Intelligence, and a Surge in Preventable Diseases

Extreme Water Shortages in the West, and Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge

Inside an Ebola Ward, and a Roadblock for Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund

U.S. Ramps Up Deadly Boat Strikes, and What Trump’s Stock Trades Show

A MAGA Victory in Texas, and the Trump Administration’s New Ebola Plan

A Surge of U.S. Spy Planes Over Cuba, and Retailers’ $20 Billion Bet on Physical Stores

How Iran’s Internet Blackout Is Crippling Its Economy, and the Fight Over Fruit-Flavored Vapes

Trump Rejects Iran’s Offer, and 17 Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Return to U.S.

Trump Calls Iran Strikes a ‘Trifle,’ and the Latest on the Hantavirus Outbreak

Surging Gas Prices Shake Americans, and How Ted Turner Unleashed 24-Hour News

President Trump’s Sudden U-Turn, and a $1 Billion Ballroom Proposal

Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

Court Ruling Upends Abortion Access in the U.S., and Trump’s New Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

The 60-Day Deadline for the War in Iran, and an End to the D.H.S. Shutdown

What the Voting Rights Act Decision Means, and Hegseth’s Heated Testimony

Musk vs. Altman, and a Pivotal Immigration Case at the Supreme Court

King Charles Visits Trump as U.S.-U.K. Tensions Flare, and Airlines Ask White House for Help

Inside the Chaos at the Correspondents’ Dinner, and How the U.S. Mint Is Buying Drug Cartel Gold

Trump’s Approval Drops to New Low, and Condom Prices Rise Because of the War

Who Is Running Iran, and How Doctors Cashed In on a Consumer Protection Law

Special Episode: Your Questions About the Iran War, Answered

Democrats Win Big in Election Map Fight, and Influencers Push Nicotine as a Health Hack

Labor Secretary Resigns Amid Scandals, and F.B.I. Director Sues Over Drinking Claims

U.S. Attacks and Seizes Cargo Ship Near Iran, and a First Step Toward Tariff Refunds

What to Know About the Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire, and R.F.K. Jr.’s Shifting Tone on Vaccines

Trump’s Scattershot Week, and a Stock Market Record

The Republicans Who Disapprove of the War, and a Wave of College Closures

Two Resignations in Congress, and the Pope’s Back-and-Forth With Trump

U.S. Prepares to Blockade Strait of Hormuz, and a MAGA Hero Is Defeated in Europe

A ‘Messy’ Cease-Fire, and a 15-Year Sentence for the ‘Ketamine Queen’

Trump Backs Down on Iran, and an A.I. ‘Reckoning’

Trump Threatens ‘Complete Demolition’ by Midnight, and Dark Money Flows Into Midterms

Inside the Race to Save a U.S. Airman in Iran, and Artemis II Heads Behind the Moon

How Pam Bondi Got Fired, and a Flood of Deadly New Drugs

Trump Says Strait of Hormuz Is Not America’s Problem, and How Musk May Get Richer

Trump to Address the Nation About War Plans, and TMZ Goes After Congress

Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing, and Trump Defends Ballroom Plans

War Pushes Gas Prices Near $4 a Gallon, and Anti-Trump Protesters Rally Nationwide

A Breakthrough for T.S.A. Funding, and How the War in Iran Will Hit Grocery Prices

A Landmark Verdict on the Danger of Social Media, and Trump’s Call to Punish ‘Rogue Judges’

What We’ve Learned From 10 Days of War

Anti-Drone Laser Is Said to Have Caused El Paso Airport Chaos, and Bondi Refuses to Apologize to Epstein Victims

A Deadly Mass Shooting in Canada, and the Latest on the Search for Nancy Guthrie

Ghislaine Maxwell Refuses to Answer Questions, and Texas Republicans Increase Anti-Muslim Rhetoric