What A Day

By: Crooked Media
  • Summary

  • 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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Episodes
  • Bye bye, Gaetz. Hello, Attorney General Pam Bondi
    Nov 22 2024

    In news that was somehow both genuinely surprising and 100 percent predictable, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to be the next U.S. Attorney General on Thursday. If President-elect Donald Trump was upset about the whole thing, he didn’t show it. Within hours, he had a new pick for the job: Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, another longtime MAGA devotee. Still, it’s also not like Gaetz was Trump’s only problematic nominee, and it’s not clear how many of the others will actually make it through the Senate confirmation process. Tim Miller, host of The Bulwark podcast and a former Republican strategist, explains what Gaetz’s withdrawal means for the rest of Trump’s nominees.

    And headlines: The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, CNN released old tape of RFK Jr. comparing Trump to Hitler, and the Justice Department wants Google to sell off Chrome.

    Show Notes:

    • Check out Tim's pod – https://www.thebulwark.com/
    • Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8
    • What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast
    • Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/
    • For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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    21 mins
  • Can Trump Really Bypass Senate To Fill His Cabinet?
    Nov 21 2024

    The reality show that is President-elect Donald Trump’s White House appointments keeps on rolling. In the last few days, Trump has picked World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder Linda McMahon to be his Secretary of Education, former acting Attorney General and toilet scammer Matthew Whitaker for U.S. ambassador to NATO, and billionaire former finance executive Howard Lutnick for Secretary of Commerce. Can any of these people win confirmation from the Senate? TBD! But Trump’s team says it doesn’t really matter because they want to force the president-elect’s unqualified picks through with recess appointments. Casey Burgat, director of the Legislative Affairs program at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management, explains how that would work.

    And in headlines: Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders forced a Senate vote to stop the U.S. from selling weapons to Israel, more details emerge about the sexual misconduct allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Texas has offered up thousands of acres of land to the Trump administration to construct deportation facilities.

    Show Notes:

    • Check out Casey's pod – https://tinyurl.com/mphevfxb
    • Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8
    • What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast
    • Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/
    • For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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    19 mins
  • 1,000 Days of War In Ukraine
    Nov 20 2024

    Tuesday marked 1,000 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, plunging the European continent into its largest and deadliest conflict since World War II. The milestone was marked by yet another major escalation of violence, when Ukraine launched U.S.-made long-range missiles into Russia for the first time. Russian President Vladimir Putin responded by issuing a new nuclear doctrine to lower the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. It all comes at a tense time for Europe, as leaders prepare for the return of President-elect Donald Trump, who campaigned on a promise to wind down U.S. support for Ukraine. McKay Coppins, senior staff writer at The Atlantic, explains how Europe is preparing for Trump’s return to the White House.

    And in headlines: South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from female bathrooms in the Capitol, Trump picked Dr. Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the White House says this year’s Christmas tree will come from North Carolina.

    Show Notes:

    • Check out McKay's piece – https://tinyurl.com/2u862wvf
    • Support relief efforts for Hurricanes Helene and Milton – https://tinyurl.com/bdfc8j38
    • Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8
    • What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast
    • Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/
    • For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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    26 mins

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Quick topical and fun

For a person struggling with finding liberal bias, I hear the light. From the beginning, it informs and usually delights. Even heartbreaking news is dealt with head on. It is an excellent way to stay informed.

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Miss Tolliver you are simply amazing and awesome love the way you tell it like it is and i think your absolutely sexy and gorgeous your husband is the luckiest man in the world tell him i said so im also a white man age 48

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Fabulously honest

I love the fabulousness of receiving my news and current events without all of the drama of watching the news!

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Great podcast

An awesome daily podcast with super important information and also funny moments. I totally recommend this podcast.

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