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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Chicago Fights Back

Episode Date: November 4, 2025

A federal judge once again blocked the Trump Administration from sending the National Guard to Portland over the weekend — but if Trump is successful...

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The GOP's Anti-Semitic Turn

Episode Date: November 3, 2025

Last week, former Fox News host and conservative pundit Tucker Carlson invited white supremacist and antisemite Nick Fuentes onto his highly-ranked po...

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The Redistricting Game

Episode Date: October 30, 2025

A Virginia judge allowed the state’s Democrats to pursue a redistricting plan on Wednesday that would permit them to amend the state’s constitution an...

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Is This Mamdani's Moment

Episode Date: October 29, 2025

Highly anticipated elections are happening across the country on Tuesday. In states from California to Virginia, Americans will head to the polls in b...

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America Has No Kings

Episode Date: October 17, 2025

This weekend, people across the country are taking to the streets for the second iteration of the “No Kings” protests. Organizers say they anticipate...