Good, Bad and Mad: Andrew Rosenthal on the News

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Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. In this podcast, Andrew Rosenthal, a Times Op-Ed columnist, talks about the news — the good, the bad and that which makes him mad.

What is Andrew Rosenthal mad about this week? Post-debate revelations about Donald J. Trump’s behavior. His actions and words are “outrageous,” says Mr. Rosenthal, and, “it’s making me crazy.” Mr. Rosenthal has particular thoughts on the audio recording from 2005 of Mr. Trump speaking with Billy Bush of “Access Hollywood,” and on subsequent disclosures about Mr. Trump using his beauty pageant ownership to justify backstage pageant visits while contestants changed into bikinis.

“Want some really bad news?” says Mr. Rosenthal. Read The Times’s series about the long-term damage done to prisoners detained at Guantánamo and other American secret prisons by interrogation methods that were authorized by President George W. Bush.

Last, the good news. . “There is a lot of great stuff on television for people who want a break from the sorrows of the world or the sheer stupidity of the election,” says Mr. Rosenthal who singles out special favorites, “Westworld” and “Timeless.”

Susan Lehman is host.