Wall Street Journal

Mentioned 16 times across 12 podcasts this week

This Week's Pulse

The U.S. Department of Justice issued subpoenas to The Wall Street Journal this week, demanding information regarding the publication's February coverage of internal Pentagon concerns over military actions in Iran. Addressing the broader climate of investigative scrutiny, Tim Miller noted on The Bulwark Podcast that this move aligns with an administration-wide escalation in leak investigations: "There's also a Wall Street Journal story that is out on Monday night talking about how there's now an effort to look into leakers around Iran."

While the legal battle unfolds, the publication remains a fixture in the media ecosystem. Casey Newton recently cited the outlet's investigative rigor on Hard Fork to debunk the reliability of prediction markets, noting, "According to The Wall Street Journal, which did some great reporting on this over the weekend, on Polymarket, more than 70% of users lose money on the platform."

The brand's influence is also personal for many in the podcast space. Kara Swisher and Joanna Stern frequently reference their shared history at the paper on On with Kara Swisher, while the hosts of Acquired recently celebrated a new professional milestone: "The first one is many of you will notice that we started writing in The Wall Street Journal." As the publication participates in UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day campaign, its dual role as a target of government subpoenas and a trusted institutional voice will likely intensify debates over press independence.

Where it's discussed

Vanguard

Acquired

Ben Gilbertpositivefrom “Vanguard History and Investment Insights

The hosts announce they are writing a regular column for this publication.

All right, onto carve-outs. The first one is many of you will notice that we started writing in The Wall Street Journal.

Ben Gilbertpositivefrom “Vanguard Podcast Credits and Closing

The hosts thank former editor Mike Miller and columnist Jason Zweig for their contributions to the episode.

To Bill McNabb, the former CEO of Vanguard 2008 to 2017, and 30-year veteran of the firm. Thank you so much for hopping on the phone with us multiple times to kinda work through a few different things that we were thinking about. As always, to Mike Miller, the

Joanna Stern Turned Her Life Over to AI For A Year — Here’s What She Learned

On with Kara Swisher

Kara Swisherneutralfrom “The Psychological Impact of AI Companionship and Advice

Joanna Stern's former employer where she worked before deciding to go independent.

One of the things you did, though, is you did take advice as if it was a person, right? And you... when it told you to quit your job at The Wall Street Journal and go independent. Um, you do claim in the book that no one else was willing to be straight with yo

Kara Swisherneutralfrom “Joanna Stern's AI Experiment

Joanna Stern's former employer where she worked as a senior personal technology columnist.

Hi, everyone. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network, this is On with Kara Swisher, and I'm Kara Swisher. Silicon Valley executives make a lot of promises about the way AI will reshape our lives. They typically paint a rosy picture about how

Joanna Sternneutralfrom “The Future of Humanoid Robots and Ambient Computing

The publication where Walt Mossberg wrote his final column.

Um, so every episode, we get a question from an outside expert. Yours comes from a former colleague at The Wall Street Journal and my former Recode partner, Walt Mossberg, who was supposed to be here tonight. He couldn't make it. Here's his question. Let's pla

Inside a journalist’s year of using AI for (almost) everything

Fresh Air

Sam Brigerneutralfrom “AI Emotional Impact and Automated Scams

Joanna Stern's former employer.

Terry's interview with Joanna Stern was recorded last Thursday. Stern's new book is titled I Am Not a Robot. She's a former Wall Street Journal reporter who now is NBC News' chief technology analyst and founder of the tech journalism site thenewthing.com. Afte

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The Megyn Kelly Show

Jonathan Alpertneutralfrom “The Impact of Therapy Culture and TDS

Publication where Jonathan Alpert wrote an article about TDS.

Yeah, Megan, my favorite topic, TDS, and, uh, I did write a piece in the Wall Street Journal about that. And I made it very clear that this does not exist right now. It's not in the DSM, and I, I can't imagine that we'll ever see it in the DSM. But the patholo

Blockbuster AI Trial Ends With Elon Musk Loss Against OpenAI

The Journal.

Alex Ossolaneutralfrom “Trump Administration Legal Actions and Labor Market Trends

The media organization reporting on the legal and economic news.

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Trump’s China Summit, Inflation Shock, and Silicon Valley’s Midterm Money

Pivot

Kara Swisherneutralfrom “Analysis of the Trump-Xi Summit and Corporate Diplomacy

Mentioned in the context of Trump's social media activity during the summit.

And then he was tweeting his, or tr-truthing his little heart out, like with his, apparently, the piece in The Wall Street Journal. I don't know if you saw that piece of him.

A.I. Safety Is So Back + Mythos Mayhem with Nikesh Arora + Hot Mess Express

Hard Fork

Casey Newtonneutralfrom “AI Safety, Geopolitics, and the Mythos Model

Reported on potential official AI discussions between the US and China.

So there was some, uh, reporting in The Wall Street Journal last week that both the US and China have been considering a series of official discussions around AI. We know that AI is on the agenda for President Trump's meetings with Xi in China this week. And w

675. Has the New York Times Become a Games Company?

Freakonomics Radio

Stephen Dubnerneutralfrom “The New York Times Digital Transformation

Noted as an early adopter of the digital subscription model for news.

But my sense is that by 2015, the Times was already late to the subscription game. Years earlier, The Wall Street Journal started charging. They said, "Hey, it's very expensive to produce news. We're not gonna give it away for free on our website." But the Tim

Abortion pills at the Supreme Court

Today, Explained

Sean Rameswaramneutralfrom “The Anti-Abortion Movement's Disillusionment with Trump

The publication where Philip Wegman reports on the White House.

Philip Wegman reports on the White House for The Wall Street Journal, and he recently helped write one called The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Turning on Trump. We asked him to come talk to us about it.

James Comey: We Can't Trust the DOJ

The Bulwark Podcast

Tim Millerneutralfrom “Concerns Over Administration Overreach and Future Outlook

Reported on the administration's efforts to investigate leaks related to Iran.

Yeah. Boy, I meant to ask you wh-when we were talking about the, um, The Atlantic stories about Patel. The FBI is now investigating the journalist of The Atlantic that wrote that story as part of a broader leak investigation. There's also a Wall Street Journal

Can the U.S. Rein in Prediction Markets? + Joanna Stern on Her Year of A.I. Experiments + Our Producer Goes to Attention School

Hard Fork

Casey Newtonneutralfrom “Prediction Markets and AI Experiments

The former employer of Joanna Stern.

... and she recently left the Wall Street Journal to launch her own independent media company called New Things. And in the midst of that launch, she is also launching a book. It is called I Am Not a Robot, and I would say it is about a lot of things that we t

Casey Newtonpositivefrom “The Risks and Regulation of Prediction Markets

The publication that provided reporting on the profitability of users on prediction market platforms.

Right? Um, according to The Wall Street Journal, which did some great reporting on this over the weekend, on Polymarket, more than 70% of users lose money on the platform, and at Kalshi, there are 2.9 unprofitable users for each profitable one based on data fr

Bumble's Stumble | The Sting | 2

Business Wars

Leon Neyfakhneutralfrom “Bumble's Controversial AI Vision and Marketing Misstep

Hosted the event where Bumble leadership addressed the billboard controversy.

Soon, those billboards start coming down, but Molnar's point lands because it taps into a deeper tension inside Bumble's business. Bumble's user base actually skews male. In 2024, 61% of users say they are men, and these days the company offers several paid ti