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And I probably made 100 phone calls to everybody that might know somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody. And eventually, I found someone. It was a woman whose car had driven off the road, and she had crashed into a tree, and she had died. Wow. And I tracked down her family. And up until then, they had no idea. They thought maybe she had a heart attack. It was this lingering mystery.

And they finally got some sort of closure. And I know that there was a compensation fund that existed. And by telling them, they actually had a chance to apply for it. So anyway, that was the thing where I was like, if I didn't do that, they would have never known. And that would have been that.

And they finally got some sort of closure. And I know that there was a compensation fund that existed. And by telling them, they actually had a chance to apply for it. So anyway, that was the thing where I was like, if I didn't do that, they would have never known. And that would have been that.

I was really proud of it.

I was really proud of it.

Well, another line of reporting that I did years after the General Motors stuff was I was involved in the paper's coverage of the Me Too movement. And one of the stories involved a woman who lost her law license because she was a source to us. But eventually she reached out to me and said, I kind of want to talk about why I leaked. And we had lunch, and I listened to her, and I eventually said—

Well, another line of reporting that I did years after the General Motors stuff was I was involved in the paper's coverage of the Me Too movement. And one of the stories involved a woman who lost her law license because she was a source to us. But eventually she reached out to me and said, I kind of want to talk about why I leaked. And we had lunch, and I listened to her, and I eventually said—

The daily is where I think your story belongs. I just feel like audio can just do something for the story. And you were right. Yeah, and it was incredible to listen to her, and that's what brought me to the show first. After that, I started guest hosting with you guys.

The daily is where I think your story belongs. I just feel like audio can just do something for the story. And you were right. Yeah, and it was incredible to listen to her, and that's what brought me to the show first. After that, I started guest hosting with you guys.

Right. Yeah.

Right. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, I'll do it. I'll do it.

Yeah, yeah, I'll do it. I'll do it.

We're going to go around the world. Yeah, we're going to go around the world. Yeah, we're going to see who's best. Go for it. Michael, Natalie, thank you both so much.

We're going to go around the world. Yeah, we're going to go around the world. Yeah, we're going to see who's best. Go for it. Michael, Natalie, thank you both so much.

From The New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams, and this is The Daily. In a blow that has threatened to derail President Trump's trade agenda, a federal court ruled on Wednesday that many of the president's tariffs are in fact illegal. That decision makes the future of Trump's trade war even more uncertain. Today,

From The New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams, and this is The Daily. In a blow that has threatened to derail President Trump's trade agenda, a federal court ruled on Wednesday that many of the president's tariffs are in fact illegal. That decision makes the future of Trump's trade war even more uncertain. Today,

Hi, it's Rachel Abrams from The Daily. How are you?

Hi, it's Rachel Abrams from The Daily. How are you?

You're having quite the day.