{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily","slug":"the-daily-743229","podcast_index_feed_id":743229,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/54nAGcIl","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7f2f4c05-9c2f-4deb-82b7-b538062bc22d/73549bf1-94b3-40ff-8aeb-b4054848ec1b/3000x3000/the-daily-album-art-original.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The New York Times","episode_count":2932,"summary":"This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Rachel Abrams and Natalie Kitroeff. Twenty minutes a day, six days a week, ready by 6 a.m. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T20:18:13.372418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-743229"},"episode":{"title":"Cuba Under Siege","slug":"cuba-under-siege","published_at":"2026-07-10T09:53:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-743229/cuba-under-siege","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-743229","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/03d8b493-87fc-4bd1-931f-8a8e9b945d8a/episodes/8d610229-cbef-4e39-b9ab-41f1cc568a00/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=03d8b493-87fc-4bd1-931f-8a8e9b945d8a&awEpisodeId=8d610229-cbef-4e39-b9ab-41f1cc568a00&feed=54nAGcIl","summary":"In January, after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, the Trump administration turned its attention to Cuba. In the months since, the White House has used every tool at its disposal to unseat the Communist government. In May, sparking fears of a humanitarian crisis, Cuba reported that it had officially run out of oil as a result of the U.S. oil blockade. Today, Lynsea Garrison, a senior producer for “The Daily,” talks with one Cuban about how his life has transformed under President Trump’s pressure campaign, and what the future holds for Cuban people.","meta_description":"In January, after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, the Trump administration turned its attention to Cuba. In the months since, the Wh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2844,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-743229/episodes/cuba-under-siege/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-743229/cuba-under-siege.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}