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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–Saturday in your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. Being informed was never this easy.

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Another School Shooting: 'It Doesn't Have To Be This Way'

Sep 5, 2024
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The Gender Gap Is Widening In The 2024 Election

Sep 4, 2024
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Wars In Gaza, Ukraine Grind On With New Obstacles For Ceasefire

Sep 3, 2024
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Cities’ Big Plans to Climate-Proof for the Future

Aug 31, 2024
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How Anti-Trans Laws Hurt Everyone

Aug 30, 2024
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Jack Smith Won’t Back Down

Aug 29, 2024
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Is Meta Done Fighting Disinformation?

Aug 28, 2024
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Georgia Is A Major Prize In 2024. And A Legal Battlefield

Aug 27, 2024
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How The DNC Kept "Uncommitted" Out Of The Party's Big Tent

Aug 26, 2024
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When a Presidential Convention Turns The Election

Aug 24, 2024