Warning: this episode contains some explicit language.
When Adidas terminated its multibillion-dollar partnership with Kanye West over his antisemitic and other offensive public remarks, it seemed like a straightforward story of a celebrity’s suddenly imploding. But a New York Times examination has found that, behind the scenes, the collaboration was fraught from the start.
Megan Twohey, an investigative reporter for The Times, talks about what she discovered when she delved into the meltdown.
Guest: Megan Twohey, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.
Background reading:
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
The Closing Arguments in the Trump Trial
The Alitos and Their Flags
'The Interview': Ted Sarandos’s Plan to Get You to Binge Even More
Whales Have an Alphabet
I.C.C. Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders
Biden’s Open War On Hidden Fees
The Crypto Comeback
Was the 401(k) a Mistake?
The Sunday Read: ‘Why Did This Guy Put a Song About Me on Spotify?’
'The Interview': Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions
The Campus Protesters Explain Themselves
The Make-or-Break Testimony of Michael Cohen
The Possible Collapse of the U.S. Home Insurance System
Voters Want Change. In Our Poll, They See It in Trump.
How Biden Adopted Trump’s Trade War With China
Revisiting 'The Mother Who Changed: A Story of Dementia'
'The Interview': Charlamagne Tha God Won’t Take Sides
Stormy Daniels Takes The Stand
One Strongman, One Billion Voters, and the Future of India
A Plan to Remake the Middle East
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Up First from NPR
The Ezra Klein Show
Today, Explained
Post Reports
Matter of Opinion