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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 Vape Cloud Hanging Over the FDA
Dr. Marty Makary has resigned as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Makary faced criticism over the FDA’s rejections of rare-disease drugs, the…
The Journal.She Let AI Take Over Her Life For a Year
Personal tech journalist Joanna Stern let AI be her doctor, driver, colleague, housekeeper, therapist and lover as research for her new book "I Am Not a…
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Can GameStop Really Buy eBay?
GameStop has made an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for about $56 billion. The proposed deal, which eBay says it is reviewing, is the brainchild of GameStop CEO…
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A Data Center Revolt in Missouri
Around the country, there’s been a construction boom in AI data centers, but opposition is surging too. In the small town of Festus, Missouri, a $6 billion…
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'Eject! Eject! Eject!' Inside the Private Credit Panic
Private credit was the hottest craze on Wall Street. Throughout the boom, one firm became its poster child, Blue Owl. But a recent panic posed a troubling…
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Germany’s Economy Is Spiraling. Can War Fix It?
After years of industrial decline, the Germany economy is stagnant. Government officials now hope an audacious plan, to pivot from consumer goods to weapons…
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R.I.P. Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday after a possible government bailout plan fell apart. WSJ’s Alison Sider reports on the company’s challenging last…
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The College Student Who Defeated the World’s Biggest Cyberweapon
Last year, a massive cyberweapon terrorized the internet. It launched thousands of DDoS attacks, threatening tens of millions of people around the world. The…
The Journal.How IKEA Is Keeping Its Furniture Affordable
Tariffs, inflation and an energy crisis have driven up the cost of nearly every consumer good. Despite those economic headwinds, IKEA has tried to keep its…
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Move Over, Humans. China's Robots Are Taking Over
In China, humanoid robots are on the rise. Robots with heads and torsos have been spotted staffing the front desk at hotels, working factory floors, and…
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Inside Meta’s Big AI Pivot
Meta is kicking its AI transformation into high gear. The Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram parent is getting aggressive about AI talent, integrating AI…
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Why Air Travel Costs Will Continue to Rise
The war in Iran has sparked a global jet fuel crunch, sending prices soaring. Now, airlines are passing costs onto travelers, with higher ticket prices and…
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The Crypto President: Part 2
Four days before Donald Trump’s second inauguration, an Emirati royal known as the “spy sheikh” secretly purchased a stake in Trump's cryptocurrency venture…
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The Crypto President: Part 1
At the height of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for re-election in 2024, Trump gathered with his sons and longtime friend Steve Witkoff to launch a new…
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Tim Cook Built the Apple Empire. What's Next for His Successor?
After 15 years as the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook announced this week that he will be stepping down. During his tenure, Cook quadrupled Apple’s revenue and…
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How China Keeps Iran's Oil Industry Afloat
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here!In the first Trump administration, the U.S. launched a “maximum pressure” campaign to cut Iranian oil from the…
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Cybersecurity Braces for AI ‘Bugmaggedon’
AI models like Anthropic's Mythos are finding software bugs at an unprecedented rate, kicking off a cybersecurity scramble to prevent what experts are calling…
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How Iran's Regime Changed...for the Worse
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here!At the outset of the U.S.-Iran War, the U.S. and Israel assassinated key figures in the Iranian regime, including…
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An Influencer's False Promise to Make His Followers Rich
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here! In 2019, influencer Tai Lopez made a pitch to his social media followers: by buying up distressed retail brands…
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Why People Aren't Lining Up for This $120,000 Job
The automotive industry is facing a shortage of mechanics. Ford Chief Executive Jim Farley has said his company’s dealerships have 5,000 open jobs – positions…
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The Energy Shock Is Here
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here! The standoff in the Strait of Hormuz means millions of barrels of oil are still trapped in the Persian Gulf. As…
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The IRS Shrank. Will That Lead to More Tax Cheating?
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here!The Trump administration has shrunk the IRS. WSJ’s Richard Rubin reports on how the federal government has scaled…
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The Strait of Hormuz Showdown
President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. military would blockade the Strait of Hormuz sets up a risky showdown to control the strategic chokepoint. WSJ’s…
The Journal.Can Burger King Regain Its Crown?
When Tom Curtis took over as president of Burger King in 2021, the company was struggling. After joining, Curtis worked to update restaurants and streamline…
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In Iran, an Uneasy Calm Amid a Cease-Fire
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here!After nearly six weeks of war in Iran, a fragile cease-fire is holding for now. But for people on the ground, the…
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Will the U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Hold?
The U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week cease-fire. President Trump said the truce was conditional on Iran opening up the Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s Damian Paletta…
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More Coding, Less Slop? Why OpenAI Ditched Sora
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here! After the smash success of ChatGPT, OpenAI positioned its video generation model Sora as AI’s next…
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Is the High Over for Hemp Drinks?
A new billion-dollar industry of hemp-derived THC drinks exploded onto the market last year by exploiting an apparent legal loophole. Now, a federal ban is set…
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The Adult Women Caught in Epstein’s Web of Abuse
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here!After Jeffrey Epstein’s death, Svetlana Pozhidaeva said she finally felt free. The former Russian model, who became…
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How Do You Refund $166 Billion?
After the Supreme Court ruled that many of President Trump’s tariffs were illegal, thousands of companies have sued the government in the hopes of getting…
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Israel Wants "Decisive Victory" in Iran. Is It Succeeding?
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here! When the war with Iran started, Israel had three goals: reduce the threat from Iranian missiles, eliminate its…
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Is ChatGPT Ready for Sex?
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here! OpenAI planned to launch an “adult mode” for ChatGPT, opening the door to AI-generated, sexually explicit…
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The New Legal Strategy That Beat Social Media
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here! In a landmark case, a 20-year-old woman just beat Meta and YouTube in court. WSJ’s Erin Mulvaney explains how a…
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Fertility Inc.: The Embryo Editing Dinner
Genetically engineered babies are banned in the U.S. But that isn’t stopping Silicon Valley tech titans from trying to make one. In this final installment from…
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How Jeffrey Epstein Made Millions From His Connections
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here!The most recent batch of the Epstein files show how easily Jeffrey Epstein collected confidential information from…
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How ICE Went From Deport… to Airport
Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here! If you’ve taken a flight lately, you might have noticed hourslong lines to get through Transportation Security…
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Iran Thinks It’s Winning the War
Learn more about our L.A. live show here! Just weeks after the war started, Iran believes it is winning, but not because it has more firepower than the US and…
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Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Learn more about our L.A. live show here! Click here to see the Wall Street Journal’s full visual investigation. American citizens are being targeted in the…
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Fertility Inc.: One Dad, One Hundred Babies
In the third episode from the fringes of the fertility industry, The Journal examines the rise of the surrogacy superuser. In the absence of meaningful…
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Is Cuba on the Brink of Collapse?
President Trump’s oil blockade is grinding Cuba’s economy to a standstill, spreading unrest and intensifying pressure on the Communist regime. On Monday, the…
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How Gamblers Are Rigging College Basketball
Earlier this year, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment alleging a widespread cheating scandal in D1 college basketball. WSJ's Jared Diamond reports on…
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Big Banks vs. Big Crypto
Congress is moving to increase regulation over the crypto industry with the CLARITY Act. But the potential legislation has provoked a big clash between crypto…
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The Ticketmaster Breakup Trial Just Got Messier
Just one week into the blockbuster antitrust trial between the Justice Department and Live Nation, the two parties reached a tentative agreement. WSJ’s Dave…
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Fertility Inc.: ‘Our Money Was Gone’
The Journal’s investigation into the wild west of the fertility industry continues, this time from an intended parent’s perspective. Ryan Knutson speaks with…
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The Escalating Crisis at the Strait of Hormuz
The shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a global economic disruption and created a major military and political challenge for the Trump…
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The Global Scramble for Patriot Missiles
Since the start of the war in Iran, the U.S. and regional allies have relied on American-made Patriot missile systems to counteract Iran’s airstrikes. But…
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The Battle Over AI in Warfare
Anthropic is taking the Trump administration to court, after the Trump administration designated the AI company a security threat and tried to cancel its…
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Kristi Noem’s $200 Million Mistake
Kristi Noem brought a camera-ready leadership style to the Department of Homeland Security. Now, after a turbulent year leading the agency, Trump has fired…
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Fertility Inc.: When the Surrogate Gets Left With the Bill
Reproductive technology is a modern miracle. It's made it possible for millions of people to become parents who might otherwise not have been able to. But…
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Inside the Nasty Fight to Take Over Hollywood
After a months-long bidding war, Paramount Skydance has secured a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, snatching the media giant away from Netflix. WSJ’s…
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Will Gas Prices Go Up Because of the Iran War?
The conflict with Iran has raised energy prices and sent shock waves through markets. WSJ’s Rebecca Feng explains what’s happening in the Strait of Hormuz, an…
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Trump’s Shifting Reasons for War With Iran
The U.S.’s war with Iran has entered its fourth day. The Trump administration has given several reasons for initiating attacks on Iran. All of them are coming…
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What’s Next for Iran?
After a joint U.S. and Israeli military campaign against Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran has launched its own strikes in return. Now…
The Journal.Camp Swamp Road Ep. 6: Your Side, Their Side and the Truth
If you want to start on episode one, or hear the full series up to this point, click on this playlist. Jennifer Spivey Foley has her day in court. After a long…
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U.S. and Israel Attack Iran
A special episode from our sister podcast, What’s News. The U.S. and Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iran, targeting its leadership and military…
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The AI Economic Doomsday Report That Shook Wall Street
A viral blog post by a relatively unknown research firm sent the stock market on a wild ride this week. The post by Citrini Research tapped into a new strain…
The Journal.How One Company Is Navigating a New Era of Tariff Uncertainty
Newell Brands, the Atlanta-based maker of dozens of household brands including Rubbermaid, Coleman and Yankee Candle, paid more than $170 million in tariffs…
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Inside Mexico's Decision to Take Down a Drug Lord
After Mexican authorities killed El Mencho, the country’s most powerful drug lord, his cartel responded with violence across the country. The operation came…
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A Chinese Manufacturer Came to Ohio. Its Rivals Are Struggling to Compete.
President Trump has spent much of the past year trying to pump up international investment in U.S. factories. He's promised to bring back jobs that have moved…
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Anthropic’s Pentagon Problems
Anthropic is feuding with the U.S. military, despite their massive $200 million contract. The company says that its AI model, Claude, cannot be used for…