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The Wall Street Journal

The most important stories, explained through the lens of business. A podcast about money, business and power. Hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson. The Journal is a co-production from...

Episodes

20 of 424 episodes

Can Xbox Get Back in the Game?

For years Xbox was the console of choice for serious gamers. But after a failed bet that it could revolutionize gaming through its streaming...

23:34Oct 9, 2026

Rogue Pilots Are a Growing Safety Threat. No One Knows How to Stop Them.

U.S. aviation officials and industry insiders have long whispered about a deadly problem with air travel: rogue pilots with severe mental he...

19:37Oct 8, 2026

Why Chinese Fentanyl Factories Are Making Peptides Now

The world’s biggest chemical industry is in China. For years, Chinese factories have also been a major producer of ingredients used to make...

17:41Oct 7, 2026

Red, White and Who? The Anti-AI Voters

“Red, White and Who?” The Journal’s election mini-series is back to cover the midterms. Every Wednesday for the next five weeks, Ryan Knutso...

24:07Oct 7, 2026

Is Xi Jinping’s Health Declining?

Come see The Journal Live! Tickets for our show in Dallas are on sale now. During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent state visit to Washi...

17:53Oct 6, 2026

Google Put AI in Schools. Test Scores Plummeted.

As Google’s tools become more and more common in American classrooms, students are increasingly relying on AI tools to bypass the hard work...

20:57Oct 5, 2026

My Monday Morning: Randy Bresnik

Astronaut Randy Bresnik is leading NASA’s Artemis III mission into space next year. In My Monday Morning, a new Journal video series inspire...

18:18Oct 4, 2026

How Cocaine Is Flooding Into Europe

Come see The Journal Live! Tickets for our show in Dallas are on sale now. High-powered speedboats fitted with radar systems are sneaking to...

19:30Oct 2, 2026

The Vigilante Taking Down Job Scammers

For job seekers, fraud has become a massive problem. Enter: The Profiler. He’s a self-proclaimed crimefighter with a mission to root out onl...

20:30Oct 1, 2026

Our Reporter Tried Meta’s Viral AI Agent. Should You?

Come see The Journal Live! Tickets for our show in Dallas are on sale now. Muse is Meta’s new AI agent, and it’s a hit. With more and more p...

20:41Sep 30, 2026

How China Swiped the Secret to American Blueberries

About 15 years ago, executives from U.S. fruit grower Driscoll’s went to China with a plan to turn blueberries into that country's next big...

19:37Sep 29, 2026

Why ‘What’s for Dinner?’ Is Harder than Ever

Americans are spending more time in the kitchen than any point in the last 20 years. But the question “what’s for dinner?” is more fraught t...

17:50Sep 28, 2026

Will a Rent Freeze Fix NYC or Make it Worse?

During a Journal Live Event in New York earlier this month, Ryan Knutson spoke with two experts about the city’s forthcoming rent freeze. Em...

22:52Sep 27, 2026

The Epic Drama at Lululemon

Email us at thejournal@wsj.com with your thoughts on the economy as we head into the midterms. Lululemon helped pioneer the athleisure marke...

20:40Sep 25, 2026

The High Schools Going All-In on AI

A 2024 survey found that 90% of high-schoolers in Estonia were already using generative AI for learning. So, the northern European country d...

23:17Sep 24, 2026

An Exclusive Interview With Ukraine’s President Zelensky

This week, during the United Nations General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. President Donald Trump to discus...

25:46Sep 23, 2026

Inside Canada's EU Courtship

In the midst of a damaging trade war with the U.S., Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has proposed making his country an “Associate Member...

25:15Sep 22, 2026

The World is Running Out of Fuel

After the war in Iran began, several measures went into effect to keep oil prices under control. Governments and companies tapped their rese...

20:40Sep 21, 2026

Fashion Mogul Says Working Moms Need to Stop Apologizing

Emma Grede has spent decades in the fashion industry’s backstage, helping found brands like Skims and Good Americans with celebrity partners...

24:19Sep 20, 2026

Should Everyone Get a Prenup?

The prenup is getting a modern makeover. Once seen mainly as a way for the ultrawealthy to protect their assets in the event of a divorce, t...

21:05Sep 18, 2026