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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We See You, Tre'vell

Episode Date: May 9, 2023

Award-winning journalist and What A Day host Tre’vell Anderson has officially added “author” to their many accolades. Their debut book, We See Each Ot...

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Another Tragedy In Texas

Episode Date: May 8, 2023

Eight people were killed and at least seven others were wounded Saturday after a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas – making it the...

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Not Lovin' It

Episode Date: May 4, 2023

On Wednesday, Russia accused Ukraine of trying to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin. Ukraine has denied the accusa...

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Default In Our Stars

Episode Date: May 3, 2023

With the debt ceiling deadline now projected for June 1st, House Democrats are taking action in case negotiations fail. The move would allow Democrats...

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Write Or Dies

Episode Date: May 2, 2023

The Writer’s Guild of America, the union representing thousands of film and TV writers, has called for a strike against Hollywood studios, after both...

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Trans Rights or Fillibust

Episode Date: May 1, 2023

For more than two months, Nebraska State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh has filibustered nearly every single bill that has passed through the state legisl...

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Let Her Speak

Episode Date: April 27, 2023

Montana Republicans voted to censure Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the first openly transgender person to be elected to the state’s legislature. The v...

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Supremely Sus

Episode Date: April 26, 2023

There are growing calls for the Supreme Court to adopt stronger ethics rules. It follows revelations earlier this month that Justice Clarence Thomas f...

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All Tuckered Out

Episode Date: April 25, 2023

In a series of high-profile cable news firings Monday morning, Fox News announced that the network agreed to part ways with top host Tucker Carlson —...

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Until Debt Do Us Part

Episode Date: April 24, 2023

The Supreme Court issued a decision preserving access to the abortion drug mifepristone, meaning access to the medication will likely remain unchanged...

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Why Buzzfeed News Left Us

Episode Date: April 21, 2023

The Pentagon is moving American troops to Sudan to prepare for a possible evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in the region. This comes amid a dayslong ser...

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Full Supreme Court Press

Episode Date: April 20, 2023

In the latest in the fight against mifepristone, the Supreme Court has delayed its ruling on the abortion pill until Friday at midnight — extending th...

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Ceiling Our Fate

Episode Date: April 18, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy proposed a one-year debt ceiling increase on Monday, calling the idea a “responsible, sensible” solution — but it’s uncle...

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No Fox Given

Episode Date: April 17, 2023

The defamation lawsuit brought by the election technology company Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News is scheduled to start on Tuesday. Crooked n...

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Poetic Justins

Episode Date: April 13, 2023

In a unanimous vote, county officials sent State Representative Justin Pearson back to his seat in Tennessee’s House of Representatives. His reinstate...

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Ain’t No River Wide Enough

Episode Date: April 12, 2023

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a lawsuit against Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, accusing him of a “brazen and unconstitutional attack”...