Warning: this episode contains mentions of suicide. The civil rights icon had a history of sexually abusing women and girls, which the Times reporters Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes spent five years investigating. They spoke to “The Daily” about how they uncovered the story.  Guest: • Manny Fernandez (https://www.nytimes.com/by/manny-fernandez) , an editor at large for The New York Times. • Sarah Hurtes (https://www.nytimes.com/by/sarah-hurtes) , an investigative reporter for The New York Times. Background reading:  • Read the investigation (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-ufw.html) by Manny and Sarah into the allegations against Ceasar Chavez. Photo: Barton Silverman/The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (http://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. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.