the interview with donald j. trump is on. then, abruptly, it<u+2019>s off. what<u+2019>s that? oh, it<u+2019>s back on again. so here we are, in a boardroom at the new york times, over a lunch of salmon and steak, sitting around a giant wooden table with the president elect, posing questions to a man who has mocked, maligned and threatened us for the past two years. what actually happened in that room, when mr. trump sat down with the edi t ors, reporters and columnists for the times on tuesday? how did it feel? what did we learn about him? and why, after all the taunts and outbursts, was mr. trump so civil toward us <u+2014> nice, even? in the latest episode of the run-up , i reconstruct this extraordinary hourlong session with the president-elect, by using exclusive audio clips from the encounter. and i speak to two of my colleagues who, like me, participated in the interview: maggie haberman, a politics reporter, and ross douthat, a times op-ed columnist. how do i listen? two ways from a desktop or laptop, you can listen by pressing play on the button above. or if you<u+2019>re on a mobile device, the instructions below will help you find and subscribe to the series. on your iphone or ipad: 1. open your podcast app. it<u+2019>s a pre-loaded app called <u+201c>podcasts<u+201d> with a purple icon. ( this link may help.) 2. search for the series. tap on the <u+201c>search<u+201d> magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the screen, type in <u+201c>the run-up<u+201d> and select it from the list of results. 3. subscribe. once on the series page, tap on the <u+201c>subscribe<u+201d> button to have new episodes sent to your phone free. you may want to adjust your notifications to be alerted when a new episode arrives. 4. or just sample. if you would rather listen to an episode or two before deciding to subscribe, tap on the episode title from the list on the series page. if you have an internet connection, you<u+2019>ll be able to stream the episode. on your android phone or tablet: 1. open your podcast app. it<u+2019>s a pre-loaded app called <u+201c>play music<u+201d> with an orange-and-yellow icon. ( this link may help.) 2. search for the series. click on the magnifying glass icon at the top of the screen, search for the name of the series and select it from the list of results. you may have to scroll down to find the <u+201c>podcasts<u+201d> search results. 3. subscribe. once on the series page, click on the word <u+201c>subscribe<u+201d> to have new episodes sent to your phone free. 4. or just sample. if you would rather listen to an episode or two before deciding to subscribe, click on the episode title from the list on the series page. if you have an internet connection, you<u+2019>ll be able to stream the episode. get politics news updates via facebook , twitter and the morning briefing newsletter .
audio: inside the room with president-elect donald trump
michael barbaro