If you’re looking for hype, fake outrage, and groupthink, kindly keep moving. Our mission at What a Day is simple: to be your guide to what truly matters each morning (and the fun stuff you might have missed) in just 20 minutes. Host Jane Coaston brings you in-depth reporting and substantive analysis on the big stories shaping today and the creeping trends shaping tomorrow—and when she doesn’t know the answers, she asks someone even smarter to fill us all in. Radical, right? New episodes at 5:00 a.m. EST, Monday–Friday in your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. Being informed was never this easy.
What A Day
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If you’re looking for hype, fake outrage, and groupthink, kindly keep moving. Our mission at What a Day is simple: to be your guide to what truly matters each morning (and the fun stuff you might have missed) in just 20 minutes. Host Jane Coaston brings you in-depth reporting and substantive analysis on the big stories shaping today and the creeping trends shaping tomorrow—and when she doesn’t know the answers, she asks someone even smarter to fill us all in. Radical, right? New episodes at 5:00 a.m. EST, Monday–Friday in your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. Being informed was never this easy.
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Recent Episodes
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Trump's Media Ban Backfires
Erin Ryan interviews Will Sommer, Senior Reporter for The Bulwark, about how Trump's media ban backfires as news organizations sue the administration.
September 18, 2026
The Kennedy Center Still Stands, For Now
Jane Ly interviews Arts & Government reporter Jonathan Edwards about President Trump's threats to the Kennedy Center and the implications of a federal judge's ruling.
September 17, 2026
Fed Up: Kevin Warsh Defies Trump
Host Greg Walters interviews labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards about Kevin Warsh's defiance of President Trump and its impact on the Federal Reserve and gas prices.
1,709 total episodes available with 705 transcripts
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