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magazine 2026-05-14 | 3 min read

Two Superpowers Across the Table: How Podcasts Covered the Trump–Xi Summit in Beijing

For the first time in nearly a decade, a US president sat across from Xi Jinping in Beijing. From the red-carpet pageantry to the question of who really holds the leverage, here's the story podcasters told.

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magazine 2026-03-17 | 6 min read

From Airstrikes to All-Out War: How Podcasts Are Covering the Iran Escalation

What began as strikes on military targets has become a regional war. The Strait of Hormuz is threatened, Dubai airport has been hit, and 175 children are dead in Minab. Podcasters across the political spectrum are trying to make sense of it all.

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magazine 2026-03-03 | 4 min read

Khamenei Is Dead: What 4,000+ Podcast Episodes Reveal About the Strikes That Shook the World

Iran's Supreme Leader was killed in US-Israeli strikes on February 28. From the breaking news to the geopolitical fallout, here's what the world's biggest podcasts are saying—in their own words.

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magazine 2026-02-28 | 5 min read

The Supreme Court Killed Trump's Tariffs. Here's How Podcasts Covered the Fallout.

In a historic 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down Trump's sweeping tariffs. From a toymaker who paid $10 million to CEOs scrambling their supply chains, here's the story podcasters told.

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magazine 2026-02-15 | 4 min read

3 Million Pages, 2,000 Videos: What Podcasts Found in the Epstein Files

The DOJ released 3 million pages of Epstein documents on January 30. Survivors say half the files are still missing. Here's what podcasters across the spectrum are finding — and fighting about.

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magazine 2026-01-22 | 3 min read

America's Allies Are Moving On Without It

As Trump threatens tariffs and eyes Greenland, traditional American allies are cutting deals with China and each other. The old order, one prime minister says, is not coming back.

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magazine 2026-01-21 | 3 min read

Trump's Greenland Gambit: What's Really at Stake

Trump's renewed push for Greenland has Europe scrambling. WSJ reporters on the ground reveal what the island is actually like—and why the 'El Dorado' narrative doesn't match reality.

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magazine 2026-01-21 | 3 min read

America's AI Power Crisis: Why Your Electricity Bill Is Doubling

The Trump administration wants tech giants to pay $15 billion for new power plants. Meanwhile, one Ohio family's spreadsheet tells the story of what AI is doing to electricity costs.

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magazine 2026-01-21 | 3 min read

Inside Iran: Can Intelligence Agencies Predict Revolution?

As protests rock Iran, intelligence experts and historians examine whether the regime is as stable as it looks—through the lens of spectacular past failures.

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magazine 2026-01-21 | 3 min read

Why Software Engineers Are Freaking Out About Claude Code

Claude Code has developers both excited and existential. From Google engineers to Ivy League grads, the reaction is visceral: 'This is where we are now.

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magazine 2026-01-17 | 3 min read

A Nobel Economist's Theory of Trump's Second Term

MIT economist and Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu argues there's a coherent strategy behind what looks like chaos. Here's his theory.

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magazine 2026-01-17 | 2 min read

RFK Jr. Flipped the Food Pyramid Upside Down. Here's What It Actually Means.

The new dietary guidelines put steak and cheese at the top and grains at the bottom. Food journalist Jane Black breaks down the contradictions.

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