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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The Real World: Ukraine

Episode Date: November 11, 2019

Public impeachment hearings begin this week. We tell you who’s taking the stand and how to tell them apart using some high-art, elevated cultural tou...

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Bloomberg’s Billions

Episode Date: November 8, 2019

A judge orders President Trump to pay $2 million for using donations to his charitable foundation (good) for personal and political purposes (so bad!...

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Richie Rich and Mitchie Mitch

Episode Date: November 7, 2019

Coming off Tuesday’s elections, we look ahead at key 2020 races, including a vote on Mitch McConnell and the return of Jeff Sessions. Bill Gates push...

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Beto's Fate and Bevin Can Wait

Episode Date: November 4, 2019

Democratic presidential candidates continue to fight for Iowa, with one less tall, counter-standing, former member of the band Foss crowding the fiel...

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Virginia Is For Voters

Episode Date: November 1, 2019

In today’s big impeachment update, the House votes to endorse the impeachment inquiry. Next up, public hearings. Uh… who needs Disney Plus?  The whol...

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Boeing 737 Max, NCAA Fat Stacks

Episode Date: October 30, 2019

The NCAA votes to start the process of allowing college athletes to get money while they get an education. We get presidential candidate Andrew Yang’...

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Baghdadi and Blackouts

Episode Date: October 28, 2019

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in a raid by U.S. special forces in Syria. President Trump announced the success his favorite way: a press conf...