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The Journal.
The most important stories about money, business and power. Hosted by Ryan Knutson and Jessica Mendoza. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.
Episodes
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The Vanishing of an Anti-AI Activist
Tickets for our live show in New York are on sale now! Get yours here. Sam Kirchner, the founder of an anti-AI protest group, was on a mission to stop AI’s…
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Peptides Are Everywhere. Businesses Are Cashing In.
Tickets for our live show in New York are on sale now! Get yours here. Peptides are a huge part of the wellness craze that’s sweeping social media. Demand for…
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Confused About Automated Driving Features? You’re Not Alone.
Tickets for our live show in New York are on sale now! Get yours here. Hands-free driving technology is changing the way people drive, and in some cases…
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Chinese AI Is Spooking Silicon Valley
Low-cost artificial intelligence models from China are rapidly improving, closing the gap with U.S. AI products and forcing an industry-wide debate over the…
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Tariffs Are Back. What’s Changed?
Tickets for our live show in New York are on sale now! Get yours here. The Trump administration is imposing tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% on its major…
The Journal.The Data Is In on Work From Home
Six years after the pandemic, remote work has become a mainstay of the economy, with almost a quarter of work days taking place outside traditional offices…
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How Deadly Airbags Are Getting Inside Cars
Tickets for our live show in New York are on sale now! Get yours here. Airbags are meant to save lives, but imported, counterfeit parts have killed at least 10…
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Can't Get an IMAX Ticket? That's Kind of the Point.
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is one of the biggest movies of the year. It is also his first film entirely shot on IMAX 70mm film. But there are fewer than…
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Do Sanctions Still Work?
The U.S. has leaned on sanctions for decades as a way to apply pressure on its adversaries. But countries like Iran and Russia have found increasingly…
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What's Going On With Lettuce?
Thousands of people across the country have fallen ill in a parasitic outbreak of cyclosporosis linked to contaminated lettuce, but a series of conflicting…
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How State Farm's New Contract Sparked an Uproar
This past year Progressive usurped State Farm as the nation’s biggest personal auto insurer, losing a throne State Farm had held since World War II. The shift…
The Journal.How an Influencer Built His Business, One Dog at a Time
Elias Weiss Friedman, better known on social media as The Dogist, has made a career out of shooting portraits of dogs. Ryan Knutson met up with Elias in a New…
The Journal.The World Cup Story, Part 3: ‘FIFA, What Have You Become?'
The stage is set: Spain takes on Argentina in the World Cup final this coming Sunday. WSJ’s Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg discuss the highs, lows and…
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To Beat Musk, Bezos Befriended Trump
In his first term, President Trump called Jeff Bezos “Bozo.” But things have changed. The Amazon founder has gone from an avowed enemy of the president to an…
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Apple vs. OpenAI
Apple sued OpenAI and one of its top executives on Friday, alleging the AI company stole trade secrets as part of its effort to develop competing devices…
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How Microfinance Failed the World's Poor
Microfinance was once hailed as a miracle cure for global poverty, promising to empower the world's most vulnerable with small business loans. But in countries…
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A Master Conman in His Own Words
Over the phone, Paul Regan offered prospective clients something that sounded too good to be true: investments with guaranteed returns of 10-15%. It was all…
The Journal.How to Keep Up with AI At Work (Without Losing Your Mind)
Artificial intelligence models have taken over the corporate world, and workers are trying to figure out how to collaborate with their new robot co-workers. In…
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Big Egg’s Price-Fixing Scandal
Record-breaking egg prices in recent years were blamed on an avian flu outbreak. But a recent Department of Justice complaint spells out another cause: a…
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A Buckling Skyscraper Shakes Confidence In Office Conversions
On Tuesday morning, something potentially very scary happened in New York City. Images of buckling steel beams at the former Pfizer headquarters led to a large…
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The Inside Story of Europe’s Breakup With the U.S.
President Trump’s tariffs, threats against Greenland, and other “America-first” demands have turned away the U.S.’s longtime allies. Now, Western leaders are…
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Europe Is Hot as Hell. Why Doesn’t It Want Air Conditioning?
As Europe experiences record-breaking heat waves this summer, many residents are reconsidering the continent’s long resistance to air conditioning. Europe’s…
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How Polymarket Made Fake Bets Go Viral
Hundreds of social media videos showed people hitting it big on Polymarket. But it turns out, none of it was real. WSJ’s Caitlin Ostroff and Katherine Long…
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The Booming Industry Keeping Taylor Swift's Wedding a Secret
Celebrities and ultrawealthy people are spending millions on advanced military-style tactics to keep their weddings private, including security, fake-out…
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Microsoft’s CEO Has a Message: Don’t Let AI Eat the Economy
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella recently wrote a blistering essay criticizing how the race for AI supremacy has played out, and specifically called out tech…
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The Supreme Court and Trump: From Birthright to Presidential Power
The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, rebuffing the administration’s plans to upend the longstanding…
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Weight-Loss Drugs Are Gobbling Up Small Town Budgets
Many small towns across the country added GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to their employee health insurance plans. Now, some of those towns are being hit with huge…
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Inside a Debate at OpenAI Over Mass Shootings
This past summer, employees at OpenAI had a meeting. On the table were about 10 cases where users discussed violence. Months later, one of those users…
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McDonald’s and Coke's Marriage Might Need a Refresher
For 70 years, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola have teamed up as fast food juggernauts. WSJ’s Heather Haddon and Laura Cooper explore how changing consumer tastes and…
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Why Alan Greenspan Is Key to Understanding Today’s Fed
Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan died this week at the age of 100. He was a towering figure in modern finance who oversaw unprecedented growth in the US…
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Inside Trump and Netanyahu’s Complicated Relationship
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cultivated a close relationship with President Donald Trump. But in recent weeks Trump has grown frustrated with…
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Why iPhones Will Probably Get Even More Expensive
Artificial intelligence is driving up the cost of the chips inside your iPhone. In an exclusive interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook warned that price increases are…
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The Big Business of Holding Back Eighth-Graders
Holding students back in school once came with a negative connotation. But with college athletes now able to earn endorsement deals, they are preparing younger…
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The Economy Is Booming. Why Does It Feel Like a Bust?
Stock markets are hitting record highs, the job market is doing fine and productivity is up. Yet many Americans are feeling strapped despite the positive data…
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The Rise of the World’s First Trillionaire
The initial public offering for SpaceX crowned Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. WSJ’s Theo Francis takes us inside the staggering finances of the…
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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026
2026 is set to be a monster year for tech IPOs. SpaceX hit the market with a blockbuster $1.77 trillion valuation while Anthropic and OpenAI are set to go…
The Journal.The World Cup Story, Part 2: Too Big To Fail
As the World Cup begins, we bring you a two-part Sunday special charting how FIFA built the World Cup into a global phenomenon. In Part 2, WSJ sports…
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These Movies Finally Got Gen Z Into Theaters
Two scrappy horror films are taking Hollywood by surprise. “Backrooms” and “Obsession” have wildly exceeded expectations at the box office. Both spring from…
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Is SpaceX Worth the Hype?
SpaceX is preparing the largest public offering ever on Friday. Elon Musk’s space-satellite-AI-social-media company plans to sell $75 billion worth of shares…
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How Beef Got So Expensive
In the era of the $100 steak, WSJ reporter Patrick Thomas traveled from a steakhouse in Omaha to a manure-splattered cattle auction in the Nebraska sandhills…
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Bill Gates’s Carefully Crafted Image Is Cracking
For years, Bill Gates was best known for his charitable work. The Gates Foundation spends billions on humanitarian efforts around the world. At one point…
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Why Sweden Embraced Capitalism
Sweden, once considered by many as the standard bearer of high-tax and high-spend government, has embraced capitalism. WSJ’s Tom Fairless reports on how the…
The Journal.The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal
As the World Cup begins this week, we bring you a two-part Sunday special charting how FIFA built the World Cup into a global phenomenon and how it became…
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Americans Have More Credit Card Debt Than Ever
The collective credit card debt of Americans has reached an all-time high of $1.25 trillion. Soaring interest rates and stubborn inflation have also led more…
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How AI Is Being Trained to Do Your Job
There’s a new gig economy that involves training AI to do white collar jobs. And one company, Mercor, is leading the charge. The training startup hired 30,000…
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Can the U.S. Keep Chinese Cars Out?
China’s carmakers like BYD, Geely and Great Wall Motor have seen immense growth in recent years. But their cars are not for sale in the U.S. due to high…
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Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers
For the first time since the 1930s, more people are moving out of the U.S. than moving in. It's a trend driven largely by the Trump Administration’s…
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Why Hollywood Can't Find Good Scripts
How to get discovered in Hollywood has been a decades-old struggle. For screenwriters, that game started to change when Franklin Leonard launched the Black…
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The ‘Class of AI’ Enters the Workforce
The class of 2026 is the most AI-native group of graduates to come out of college, with ChatGPT debuting their freshman year. WSJ’s Allison Pohle reports on…
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The Shake-Up Coming for Car Dealerships
There’s finally another way to buy a new car, as companies like Carvana and Volkswagen’s new brand Scout are challenging the traditional dealership model…
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Is Florida Just for Rich People Now?
Florida, once an affordable haven, is rapidly transforming into a state for the wealthy. As a result, living costs are rising and population growth is slowing…
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Novo Nordisk's CEO Has a Comeback Plan
When Maziar Mike Doustdar took over as CEO of Novo Nordisk last year, the company had lost ground in the anti-obesity drug market. Doustdar spoke with Jessica…
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How YouTube Took Over the American Classroom
American classrooms are awash with YouTube. One survey showed that 94% of teachers have used YouTube in their roles. A WSJ investigation reveals the business…
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Barney Frank’s Legacy of Financial Reform
Barney Frank, the former Democratic congressman, died this week at the age of 86. Frank was best known as the architect of the Dodd-Frank law that reshaped the…
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Why Chinese Customers Are Running From Nike
Nike co-founder Phil Knight visited China nearly 50 years ago and dreamed of selling sneakers. He laid out an ambitious vision—“One billion people, two billion…
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Trapped in the Strait of Hormuz
Approximately 20,000 seafarers have been stranded, many since late February, because they can’t get through the Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s Drew Hinshaw spoke…
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For Riz Ahmed, Life is a Spy Thriller
Sometimes, actor Riz Ahmed says, his life feels like a spy thriller. He made his new show, “Bait,” about that feeling, and sat down with Jessica Mendoza at our…
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Musk vs. Altman
The blockbuster lawsuit between OpenAI co-founders Elon Musk and Sam Altman has wrapped up. The three-week trial has exposed some of the inner workings and…
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Jerome Powell’s Last Stand at the Fed
A new chairman is taking over from Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve. But Powell isn't leaving. He plans to stay on as a voting member on the Fed’s board of…
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Trump and Xi to Meet at High-Stakes Summit
President Trump has arrived in Beijing for a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. WSJ's Annie Linskey and Lingling Wei lay out what each side is…