The Journal. podcast

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. Get show merch here: https://wsjshop.com/collections/clothing

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. Get show merch here: https://wsjshop.com/collections/clothing

 

#300

Hollywood Jobs Are Disappearing

Work in Los Angeles’s entertainment industry is evaporating. [A desire to cut production c... more

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13 hrs Ago


#299

Tesla Gives Elon Musk a $1 Trillion Pay Package

Shareholders at Tesla approved [the most valuable pay package ever ] (https://www.wsj.com/... more

07 Nov 2025

17 MINS

17:39

07 Nov 2025


#298

Will Trump’s Tariffs Survive the Supreme Court?

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court [ heard oral arguments in a case] (https://www.wsj.com/liv... more

06 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:11

06 Nov 2025


#297

The Man Leading Trump’s AI Charge Against China

At WSJ’s Tech Live, [Jessica Mendoza] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?mod... more

05 Nov 2025

20 MINS

20:54

05 Nov 2025


#296

The Healthcare Fight at the Heart of the Longest Ever Shutdown

The debate over healthcare subsidies has shut down the federal government for a [historic ... more

04 Nov 2025

16 MINS

16:46

04 Nov 2025


#295

The Waldorf Renovation: Over Budget, Past Deadlines, a Man Imprisoned

The historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel has reopened after an eight year saga that went [$1 bil... more

03 Nov 2025

18 MINS

18:33

03 Nov 2025


#294

The Witch Economy Is Booming

The Etsy witch trend has [taken witchcraft into the mainstream] (https://www.wsj.com/lifes... more

31 Oct 2025

20 MINS

20:27

31 Oct 2025


#293

Is the Economy Getting Better or Worse? The Fed Says It's Hard to Tell

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced [a highly anticipated quarter-point cut to int... more

30 Oct 2025

18 MINS

18:38

30 Oct 2025


#292

Why GM Is Slamming the Brakes on EV Ambitions

In 2021, GM and its CEO Mary Barra announced a bold plan to go all electric by 2035. But f... more

29 Oct 2025

17 MINS

17:01

29 Oct 2025


#291

Smucker, Trader Joe's and a Battle Over PB&Js

J.M. Smucker is [suing Trader Joe's over trademark infringement] (https://www.wsj.com/busi... more

28 Oct 2025

17 MINS

17:49

28 Oct 2025


#290

Missing Billions and a Secretive CEO: The First Brands Bankruptcy

Auto-parts maker First Brands Group, the company behind products like Autolite spark plugs... more

27 Oct 2025

18 MINS

18:06

27 Oct 2025


#289

Why Is the U.S. Giving Billions to Argentina?

Argentinians go to the polls this Sunday in the first major test of their leader, Javier M... more

24 Oct 2025

19 MINS

19:32

24 Oct 2025


#288

Financial Influencers on Wealth and Work

In a conversation taped at The Journal live event, entrepreneurs and influencers [Vivian T... more

23 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:17

23 Oct 2025


#287

No, Your Toll Payment Is Not Overdue

Chinese criminals have made more than $1 billion from [scam text messages] (https://www.ws... more

22 Oct 2025

17 MINS

17:12

22 Oct 2025


#286

‘Exmo’ Influencers Are Taking On Mormonism

Once among the world's fastest-growing religions, Mormonism is facing a [21st-century reck... more

21 Oct 2025

19 MINS

19:14

21 Oct 2025


#285

Are Conservatives Being 'Debanked'?

Steve Happ was packing to leave Tennessee for an evangelical mission to Uganda in 2023 [wh... more

20 Oct 2025

23 MINS

23:15

20 Oct 2025


#284

The Pentagon's UFO Coverup

For decades, one of the biggest questions fueling conspiracy theories has been: is the U.S... more

17 Oct 2025

20 MINS

20:54

17 Oct 2025


#283

The Government Shutdown: Who Will Blink First?

16 days into the government shutdown, [services are unavailable] (https://www.wsj.com/poli... more

16 Oct 2025

17 MINS

17:59

16 Oct 2025


#282

Mexico's New Cocaine Kingpin is Cashing In

Deep in a heavily guarded mountain hideout in the heart of the Sierra Madre mountains, a n... more

15 Oct 2025

20 MINS

20:21

15 Oct 2025


#281

Is the AI Boom… a Bubble?

Tech giants are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on an AI building boom, [construc... more

14 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:35

14 Oct 2025