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 Gimlet Media and The Wall Street Journal.
381 Available Episodes (381 Total)Average duration: 00:19:17
Feb 26, 2021
Hollywood Director Lee Daniels on a Changing Film Industry
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Major film studios are starting to embrace a strategy never before seen in Hollywood: releasing films directly to streaming. Director Lee Daniels joins us to discuss what that change has meant for his new film, "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," and what it could mean for the future of filmmaking.
Feb 25, 2021
An Interview With a Member of the Facebook Oversight Board
00:17:43
Facebook's new oversight board is preparing to rule on whether Donald Trump should be banned from Facebook permanently. We talk with one of the board's co-chairs, former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, about how the board is weighing the decision and what it means for free speech on the platform.
Feb 24, 2021
Dogecoin Was a Joke. Now It's Worth $7 Billion.
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Billy Markus created the cryptocurrency Dogecoin on a lark, based on a viral dog meme. Eight years later, his creation is worth billions of dollars. Markus and WSJ's Caitlin Ostroff explain how crypto's jokiest coin went to the moon.
Feb 23, 2021
A Voting Machine Company Fights Disinformation With Lawsuits
00:20:37
Dominion Voting Systems, the voting-machine maker, was swept up in a storm of allegations about its role in the 2020 election. We speak with Dominion's CEO, and WSJ's Alexa Corse describes how the company is fighting back.
Feb 22, 2021
Why the Texas Power Grid Failed
00:17:26
Texas's deregulated power sector was considered a model for delivering cheap electricity, but the power outages last week revealed shortcomings. WSJ's Russell Gold unpacks what went wrong.
Feb 19, 2021
Ban on Foreign Workers Left Jobs Open. Americans Didn't Take Them.
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Last year, President Trump banned most new visas for foreign workers, arguing unemployed Americans would take those jobs instead. But as WSJ's Alicia Caldwell explains, even with high unemployment, many of those positions were left unfilled.
Feb 18, 2021
Free Trading Isn't Free: How Robinhood Makes Money
00:15:58
Robinhood is able to offer free trading on its app thanks to a practice known as payment for order flow. WSJ's Alexander Osipovich explains how it works and why Congress has questions about it.
Feb 17, 2021
This Judge Put Criminals Away. Now He's Trying to Set Them Free.
00:18:46
As a federal judge, John Gleeson would have to impose decadeslong sentences for certain crimes. Now, he's on a mission to undo some of those same sentences. We talk to the WSJ's Corinne Ramey, Gleeson and one man who's been freed by Gleeson's strategy.
Feb 16, 2021
Why Google Might Leave Australia
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Australia is poised to pass a law that would compel tech companies like Google and Facebook to pay news organizations for links. In response, Google threatened to turn off search, and Facebook said it wouldn't let users share articles. WSJ's Mike Cherney explains what's at stake.
Feb 12, 2021
Facebook's Showdown With Apple
00:21:40
Apple is launching a new privacy feature that Facebook says could severely hurt its business by making it harder to target consumers with ads. WSJ's Deepa Seetharaman explains why the dispute has been years in the making.
Feb 26 | 00:19:00
Hollywood Director Lee Daniels on a Changing Film Industry
Feb 25 | 00:17:43
An Interview With a Member of the Facebook Oversight Board
Feb 24 | 00:17:12
Dogecoin Was a Joke. Now It's Worth $7 Billion.
Feb 23 | 00:20:37
A Voting Machine Company Fights Disinformation With Lawsuits
Feb 22 | 00:17:26
Why the Texas Power Grid Failed
Feb 19 | 00:18:05
Ban on Foreign Workers Left Jobs Open. Americans Didn't Take Them.
Feb 18 | 00:15:58
Free Trading Isn't Free: How Robinhood Makes Money
Feb 17 | 00:18:46
This Judge Put Criminals Away. Now He's Trying to Set Them Free.
Feb 16 | 00:16:01
Why Google Might Leave Australia
Feb 12 | 00:21:40
Facebook's Showdown With Apple
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