New York Times Company (NYT) announced that it is launching The Daily, a new daily audio show hosted by Michael Barbaro, which will debut February 1. The show, a 15-20 minute audio briefing, will publish each weekday around 6:00 a.m. E.T. Listeners will hear about what's going on in the world as they begin the day. The Daily will feature 2-4 segments per episode highlighting culturally relevant news of the day. It will also go beyond hard news and cover the breadth of topics covered by The Times.