The Journal.
The most important stories, explained through the lens of business. A podcast about money, business and power. Hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson. The Journal is a co-production from Gimlet Media and The Wall Street Journal.
D.C. Mayor Talks DOGE, Trump and Budget
This year, Washington D.C. has faced thousands of federal jobs cuts due to President Trump’s DOGE...
EscucharIran and the U.S. Were Set To Negotiate. Then Israel Attacked.
U.S. officials planned to meet with an Iranian delegation this weekend to discuss curbs on Iran’s...
EscucharThe Conservative Trying to Shift America Rightward... One Movie at a Time
Leonard Leo is a conservative lawyer and co-chairman of the Federalist Society who played a significant...
EscucharInside UnitedHealth’s Dramatic Faltering
UnitedHealth is the largest healthcare company in the U.S. But over the last 18 months, a string of...
EscucharInside ICE’s Aggressive Approach to Arresting Migrants
To fulfil a key campaign promise, the Trump administration has been pushing ICE to arrest more migrants....
EscucharAre Trump and Musk Done for Good?
The storybook bromance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk seems to have come to an end. WSJ’s...
EscucharMedicare, Inc. Part 2: Taxpayers Paid for Care Denied by Insurers
Some of the sickest Medicare Advantage patients ran into problems getting end-of-life care. Ultimately...
EscucharMedicare, Inc. Part 1: How Insurers Make Billions From Medicare
Medicare Advantage was designed to save the government money. But a Wall Street Journal investigation...
EscucharDeportations Could Upend This Parachute Factory
A special immigration status helped Mills Manufacturing, which makes parachutes for the U.S. military,...
EscucharThe Struggle to Get Aid Into Gaza
An Israeli-backed system meant to deliver aid and food into Gaza launched last week to scenes of chaos...
EscucharThe Everyday American Who Hustled for North Korea
Christina Chapman presented herself as just another influencer on TikTok. In reality, she operated a...
EscucharStop Making Cents: The End of the Penny
Minting one penny costs the United States nearly four cents. After 233 years, the Treasury Department...
EscucharRon Howard and Brian Grazer on Longevity in Hollywood
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are the Oscar winning director and producer behind some of Hollywood's most...
EscucharTrump's Plan B After Trade Court Setback
This week, an obscure trade court dropped a bombshell ruling: President Trump did not have the authority...
EscucharNPR’s CEO on the Fight Over Public Media
In May, President Trump signed an executive order cutting off federal funding for public broadcasters,...
EscucharFor Millions of Student-Loan Borrowers It's Time to Pay
The Trump administration is starting to put millions of defaulted student-loan borrowers into collections...
EscucharThe Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety
Meta has gone all in on chatbots. The bots are capable of giving advice, answering questions and playing...
EscucharReaders Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.
We're off for Memorial Day but with summer reading season just beginning, we wanted to share this episode.BookTok,...
EscucharLady Gaga, Low-Rise Jeans, and the Next Recession
Economists have long analyzed data to predict the next recession. They’ve also turned to more offbeat...
EscucharEggs Are Still Expensive. Is This Company to Blame?
Some consumers and lawmakers upset over high egg prices believe they’ve found a villain: Cal-Maine....
EscucharOzempic Is a Hit. So Why Is the Drugmaker’s CEO Out?
Blockbuster drugs. Rising profits. Strong sales. And yet, Novo Nordisk, the Danish company behind the...
EscucharCan the GOP Unite Around Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?
President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill today to urge passage of his multitrillion dollar tax and...
EscucharThe Giant Bust Rocking the Art Market
It was supposed to be the highlight of New York’s spring auction week: Sculptor Alberto Giacometti’s...
EscucharHow ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery
A global team of betting whizzes hatched a scheme to take down the Texas Lottery. The plan was led by...
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