What A Day

by Crooked Media

Category

Daily News

Frequency

Updated Daily

Language

English

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...

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Recent Reviews

hate the changes

st. louiee•6/12/2026

the new format, new time, pod bro guests every day…. Why?! ruined a perfectly good podcast. by 6pm I’ve already heard the news, I’m trying to turn my brain off and this new version of the show isn’t worth keeping it on any longer

New format disappoints

discontentwu•6/12/2026

Used to love the morning version. No longer looking forward to new episodes since the new format accompanying new time. Please go back to the sterling formula.

Missing WAD in the AM

kleacher•6/12/2026

I prefer listening in the morning.

five star

sad schipper•6/12/2026

this used to be 5 stars I’ve listened to WAD since ( hock) and the latest iteration was the best I adore Jane but this new format is not right. sadly

June 2026 Changes

realKJT•6/12/2026

Not really enjoying the new time or format. It’s not dropping early enough to make the east coast afternoon drive. The lede/teaser before the opening jingle is jarring and seems forced.