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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Day Of The Affidavit

Episode Date: August 26, 2022

A redacted version of the affidavit that justified the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is expected to be released to the public today...

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Tip Of The Weisselberg

Episode Date: August 19, 2022

A federal judge in Florida announced Thursday he is "inclined" to release parts of the affidavit that led to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago earlier this...

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A Gay Doctor Talks Monkeypox

Episode Date: August 17, 2022

The CDC recently reported that new monkeypox cases in New York City appear to be slowing down, though new cases are slowly rising nationwide. Dr. Carl...

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Georgia Grand Jury On My Mind

Episode Date: August 16, 2022

More allies of former President Donald Trump will have to appear before a special grand jury in Georgia in the coming weeks, as part of the criminal i...

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Caught In The Espionage Act

Episode Date: August 15, 2022

The Justice Department is investigating former President Donald Trump for potentially violating three federal laws related to handling government docu...

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Trump Gets Merrick-Rolled

Episode Date: August 12, 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unexpected announcement yesterday to address the FBI search for confidential documents at Donald Trump’s home...

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The 45th Pleads The 5th

Episode Date: August 11, 2022

Former President Donald Trump pleaded the Fifth Amendment during depositions for the civil case against him by New York state. The strategy could be a...

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Winter White House Down

Episode Date: August 10, 2022

The FBI raided Donald Trump’s Florida property Mar-A-Lago on Monday. A New York Times source says agents were searching for classified documents the f...

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Yes We Kansas

Episode Date: August 3, 2022

Abortion access in Kansas will be preserved because yesterday the state overwhelmingly voted against a referendum designed to open the door to abortio...