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Can’t keep up with the flood of news every morning?

We got you covered: What A Day, a news podcast from your friends at Crooked Media, cuts through all the chaos and clickbait to help you understand what matters and how you can fix it – all in just fifteen minutes.

Join comedian Akilah Hughes and reporter Gideon Resnick each morning as they break down the biggest news of the day, share important stories you may have missed, and show you what “Fox & Friends” would sound like if it were hosted by two people whose parents read to them as children.

What A Day is available Monday through Friday starting at 5 a.m. EST, so you’ll always be caught up – on everything from coronavirus to elections to the latest unhinged tweets from Elon Musk, and all the harrowing and hopeful news in between.

Latest episodes

Mon | Aug.3.20

USPS We Can

Disruptions and delays to the postal service have prompted concern since so many people are planning to vote by mail this year. Congress still can’t agree on how to structure unemployment benefits in the next relief bill.

Fri | Jul.31.20

Can You Veep A Secret

The Biden campaign says they will announce his VP pick any day now. We talk to Crooked Media’s Alyssa Mastromonaco, who helped President Obama select Joe Biden.

Thu | Jul.30.20

I Don’t Get No Relief

Rent is due next week, but we still don’t have a new relief bill to extend federal unemployment assistance and eviction protections.

Wed | Jul.29.20

In Tech We Antitrust

The CEO’s of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet will testify before Congress today. The Trump administration isn't getting rid of DACA (yet) but it is trying to restrict it.

Tue | Jul.28.20

Moderna Medicine

Pharmaceutical company Moderna kicked off final phase three trials of its Covid-19 vaccine on Monday. Pfizer starts their final stage trials today.

Mon | Jul.27.20

Jobless This Mess

Florida has now passed New York in total known coronavirus cases, making it the second worst-hit state behind California which is nearly twice its size.

Fri | Jul.24.20

Landlord Szn

The federal eviction moratorium from the CARES Act expires today, leaving up to 12 million people vulnerable to eviction if they can’t pay rent.

Thu | Jul.23.20

Don’t Burst My NBA Bubble

NBA games start next week with just 22 qualifying teams finishing off the season that the pandemic put on hold back in March. The world passed 15 million coronavirus cases yesterday, with the US accounting for a quarter of that total.

Wed | Jul.22.20

Makes No Census

Trump signed a memo yesterday that aims to omit undocumented immigrants from the census count. Protests in Portland have only increased in response to the presence of federal agents.

Tue | Jul.21.20

Season’s Briefings

Trump says he’s bringing back coronavirus briefings starting today. Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at record high rates early on in the pandemic.

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