Episodes

  • Farm-to-Table Pioneer on Why We Still Need Better Food

    Farm-to-Table Pioneer on Why We Still Need Better Food
    Jun 28 2024
    Alice Waters helped the farm-to-table movement go mainstream in the U.S. through her restaurant Chez Panisse. In the decades since she has kept advocating for locally grown, organic food over the fast food Americans regularly consume. Kate Linebaugh sat down with Waters at The Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum. To watch a video of the conversation, check out the episode on Spotify. Further Listening: – Could Paris Hilton Create the 'Next Disney?' – Live from Seattle: A Weird Economy + Election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • All Eyes on Biden, Trump – and CNN

    All Eyes on Biden, Trump – and CNN
    Jun 27 2024
    Tonight, two presidents, one current and one former, are set to debate live on CNN. The stakes are high for the candidates and for the network that’s been struggling to win viewers. WSJ’s Isabella Simonetti reports on how CNN is remaking the debate, and Annie Linskey analyzes what the format change could mean for the candidates. Further Reading: - Presidential Debate Carries Great Opportunity—and Risk—for CNN - Biden-Trump Debate Takes Shape - We Rewatched the 2020 Trump-Biden Debates. Here’s What We Learned. Further Listening: - The Downfall of CNN’s CEO - Behind Closed Doors, Biden’s Age is Showing - The Origin Story of Trump’s Guilty Verdict Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • How Ukraine Built a Weapon to Control the Black Sea

    How Ukraine Built a Weapon to Control the Black Sea
    Jun 26 2024
    Ukraine has sunk or damaged about two dozen Russian ships using a technical innovation: naval drones. WSJ’s James Marson unspools the story of the drones’ development and explores how they’re turning the tide in a key area of the war. Further Reading: - How Ukraine’s Naval Drones Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Black Sea Further Listening: - Ukraine Makes a Deal with Wall Street - Ukraine's $30 Billion Problem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • The Unusual Economics of the Bilt Credit Card

    The Unusual Economics of the Bilt Credit Card
    Jun 25 2024
    Rent has long been an expense people wanted to pay on credit cards. In 2022, Wells Fargo launched a credit card with Bilt Technologies that allowed users to pay for rent, avoid processing fees and earn points. But the partnership is costing Wells Fargo millions. WSJ’s AnnaMaria Andriotis reports. Further Listening: -The Fight Over Your Credit Card Swipe -The Deal That Could Change Credit Cards Further Reading: -Wells Fargo Bet on a Flashy Rent Credit Card. It Is Costing the Bank Dearly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • Southwest Changed Flying. Can It Change Itself?

    Southwest Changed Flying. Can It Change Itself?
    Jun 24 2024
    An activist investor says Southwest Airlines is stuck in the past. Elliott Investment Management says it has amassed a $1.9 billion stake, making it one of Southwest’s biggest shareholders and one of its most vocal critics. WSJ’s Alison Sider explains what Elliott wants, and why critics say some of the things that made Southwest great are now holding it back. Further Reading: - Southwest Changed Flying. Now It Can’t Change Fast Enough - Meet the Southwest Superfans Who Don’t Want the Airline to Change Further Listening: - Ryanair: Cheap, Cramped and Making Its CEO a Fortune - The Love Triangle Over Spirit Airlines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • Zyn pouches, ‘Zynfluencers’ and ‘the Zyndemic’

    Zyn pouches, ‘Zynfluencers’ and ‘the Zyndemic’
    Jun 21 2024
    For about a decade, Zyn, a brand of nicotine pouch, was a niche product used by former smokers. But now it’s exploded in popularity and is hard to find on store shelves. WSJ’s Jennifer Maloney explains how Zyn achieved social media virality and has found itself in the middle of a culture war. Further Reading: - Zyn Nicotine Pouches Take Off—and Land in the Culture Wars - Why America Is Running Low on Zyn Nicotine Pouches Further Listening: - The Juul Paradox - The ‘Existential Threat’ Facing Big Tobacco - How Puff Bar Became the Most Popular Vape for Kids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • Sam Altman's Opaque Investment Empire

    Sam Altman's Opaque Investment Empire
    Jun 20 2024
    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has a day job and a side gig. Only one of them makes him rich. WSJ's Berber Jin explains how Altman makes most of his wealth through investing in tech startups and how some of those startups' business relationships with OpenAI raise questions about conflicts of interest. Further Reading: - The Opaque Investment Empire Making OpenAI’s Sam Altman Rich Further Listening: - Artificial: The OpenAI Story - Tesla's Multibillion-Dollar Pay Package for Elon Musk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • How ‘Conflict Gum’ Is Helping Fuel Sudan’s Civil War

    How ‘Conflict Gum’ Is Helping Fuel Sudan’s Civil War
    Jun 18 2024
    Gum arabic is a widely used but little-known ingredient found in products like soda, gum, makeup and beer. But as WSJ’s Nicholas Bariyo and Alexandra Wexler report, the product has been used for a darker purpose: helping to fund the civil war in Sudan.Further Reading: -How Soda, Chocolate and Chewing Gum Are Funding War in Sudan -What Is Happening in Sudan? The Fighting Explained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins