What A Day podcast

What A Day

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.

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.

 

#1569

Can Big Oil Grease The Courts?

The war in Iran has essentially closed the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oi... more

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#1568

Why Trump Abandoned America First

The war with Iran has already killed more than a thousand Iranians, including 175 people k... more

13 Mar 2026

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22:29

13 Mar 2026


#1567

The Cost Of War Is More Than Oil

The war with Iran has already killed more than a thousand Iranians, including 175 people k... more

12 Mar 2026

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24:22

12 Mar 2026


#1566

Trump, Iran And A Brewing Economic Crisis

In case you haven’t noticed, [the American economy isn't doing so well right now] (https:/... more

11 Mar 2026

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11 Mar 2026


#1565

The War With Iran Has No Exit Plan

The Iran war is a little over a week old and the Trump administration has supplied more th... more

10 Mar 2026

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10 Mar 2026


#1564

Can States Stop Trump’s Election Meddling?

President Donald Trump wants to dramatically change how Americans vote, and to make that h... more

09 Mar 2026

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09 Mar 2026


#1563

Sen. Mark Warner Won’t Miss Kristi Noem

On Thursday, President Donald Trump fired Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi... more

06 Mar 2026

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06 Mar 2026


#1562

Can Talarico Turn Texas Blue?

Three states – North Carolina, Arkansas, and Texas – held primaries Tuesday. The turnout w... more

05 Mar 2026

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05 Mar 2026


#1561

Trump’s War Hits The Economy

The U.S.-Israeli war in Iran is sowing death and chaos, surely, but with ship traffic avoi... more

04 Mar 2026

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04 Mar 2026


#1560

Why Congress Might Not Stop Trump’s War In Iran

Today, Trump officials [brief all of Congress] (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/02/rubio-trum... more

03 Mar 2026

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03 Mar 2026


#1559

Trump’s Dangerous Gamble In Iran

Over the weekend, the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes that reportedly hit more than 2,... more

02 Mar 2026

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24:12

02 Mar 2026


#1558

Hillary Clinton Called Her Epstein Hearing Political Theater

On Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified in front of the House Ove... more

27 Feb 2026

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27 Feb 2026


#1557

Texas Republicans Return To Islamophobia

The Texas Senate primary is already setting records for both Republicans and Democrats, wi... more

26 Feb 2026

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26 Feb 2026


#1556

Medals, Insults and A Very Long Speech

Trump’s State of the Union address had everything — if by “everything,” you mean [easily f... more

25 Feb 2026

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20:48

25 Feb 2026


#1555

Dems Opt Out Of State Of The Union

President Trump will deliver the State of the Union address tonight. And spoiler… the stat... more

24 Feb 2026

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22:11

24 Feb 2026


#1554

Trump Orders More Tariffs After SCOTUS Ruling

The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 on Friday that President Donald Trump overstepped his autho... more

23 Feb 2026

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23 Feb 2026


#1553

DHS Dysfunction

It’s been about a week since the Department of Homeland Security entered a partial shutdow... more

20 Feb 2026

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20 Feb 2026


#1552

Don't Bank On Trump's Tax Cuts

The IRS has lost tens of thousands of employees since President Donald Trump took office –... more

19 Feb 2026

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21:39

19 Feb 2026


#1551

Trump’s Iran Power Play

U.S. officials met with Iranian envoys in Switzerland Tuesday to negotiate the fate of Ira... more

18 Feb 2026

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22:47

18 Feb 2026


#1550

The MAGA Health Movement

It's been about a year since President Donald Trump signed an executive order, " [Establis... more

17 Feb 2026

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17 Feb 2026


#1549

Democrats Shut Down DHS

Capitol Hill was surprisingly busy this week. [Republicans and Democrats yelled at one ano... more

13 Feb 2026

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13 Feb 2026


#1548

Bondi's DOJ Fails Again

The Department of Justice fumbled yet another attempt to prosecute President Donald Trump’... more

12 Feb 2026

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21:24

12 Feb 2026


#1547

ICE Warns It’s ‘Only Getting Started’

Over the past year, the Trump administration has been eliminating policies aimed at slowin... more

11 Feb 2026

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20:27

11 Feb 2026


#1546

Epstein Files Cause Ripples Across The Pond

Getting justice for Epstein survivors seems impossible in the United States. But in the Un... more

10 Feb 2026

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24:09

10 Feb 2026


#1545

Why You Can Basically Bet On Anything These Days

Sunday was the Super Bowl, which means betting. [A lot of betting] (https://www.americanga... more

09 Feb 2026

24 MINS

24:40

09 Feb 2026


#1544

Trump Passes The Buck To Bondi

We're just one week into February, and a lot has happened already — from the fallout over ... more

06 Feb 2026

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23:21

06 Feb 2026


#1543

Trump’s Artificial Economy

The economy is in pretty much the same weird place it’s been for the past few months. [Hir... more

05 Feb 2026

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22:24

05 Feb 2026


#1542

The Many Faces Of Tucker Carlson

If you haven't been following conservative media for a long time, you might not know that ... more

04 Feb 2026

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28:53

04 Feb 2026


#1541

Can Body Cams Restrain ICE?

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem [announced Monday] (https://x.com/Se... more

03 Feb 2026

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03 Feb 2026