Tracy Mumford

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8,408 appearances 117 recordings 3 series first heard Feb 2025 last heard 6d ago

Tracy Mumford’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 109 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 22.

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The Headlines · What JD Vance Knew About the War, and New Warnings About A.I. · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

If you'd like to play the Friday News Quiz, stick around. voice-verified

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And if you are not a Times subscriber yet, you can get a full month of free access to all of the journalism we publish when you download the Times app now. voice-verified

This show is made by Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Jan Stewart, and me, Tracy Mumford. voice-verified

Original theme by Dan Powell. voice-verified

Special thanks to Isabella Anderson, Sam Dolnick, Lauren Jackson, Miles McKinley, Zoe Murphy, and Chris Wood. voice-verified

Now time for the quiz. voice-verified

Every week we ask you a few questions about stories The Times has been covering. voice-verified

Can you get them all? voice-verified

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This week, President Trump started publicly toying with the idea of renaming another part of the U.S., saying the state of New Mexico should change its name to New America. voice-verified

Now, the president has no legal authority to do that. voice-verified

It's a state-level decision. voice-verified

In New Mexico, the state's Democratic leaders have already rejected the idea. voice-verified

But another state actually did change its official name, shortening it just a few years ago. voice-verified

Your question, what state was it? voice-verified

A hint, it's one of the 13 original colonies. voice-verified

And before the change, its name had referenced plantations. voice-verified

The answer? voice-verified

Rhode Island. voice-verified

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