Tracey Mumford
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1,190 appearances
20 recordings
1 series
first heard Feb 2025
last heard 12 Jun
Tracey Mumford’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Katie says that moving forward, an urgent question will be how America's billionaires use their growing influence.
Figures like Elon Musk have sunk record amounts into elections.
President Trump's cabinet now includes 12 billionaires.
And many of the other richest people in the country are increasingly leveraging their wealth for political power.
And finally, the Paralympics are kicking off in Italy for the 50th anniversary of the Games.
Today, though, several countries are boycotting the opening ceremony over a decision to let Russia participate.
Russian athletes will be competing under their country's flag for the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Ukraine is boycotting, so are officials from Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, and the U.K.,
My colleagues at The Athletic will have full coverage.
In all, more than 600 athletes from around the world will be competing across six sports, including wheelchair curling, sled hockey, snowboard, and biathlon.
Those are the headlines.
If you'd like to play the Friday News Quiz, stick around.
It's just after the credits.
This show is made by Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jan Stewart, and me, Tracy Mumford.
Original theme by Dan Powell.
Special thanks to Isabella Anderson, Larissa Anderson, Miles McKinley, Liz Davis-Moore, Zoe Murphy, and Paula Schumann.
Now, time for the quiz.
Every week, we ask you a few questions about stories the Times has been covering.
Can you get them all?
First up.
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