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The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

The most important stories about money, business and power. Hosted by Ryan Knutson and Jessica Mendoza. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.

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Rogue Pilots Are a Growing Safety Threat. No One Knows How to Stop Them.

2026-10-08 · 20 min

U.S. aviation officials and industry insiders have long whispered about a deadly problem with air travel: rogue pilots with severe mental health issues intentionally crashing planes. WSJ’s Andrew Tang...

Why Chinese Fentanyl Factories Are Making Peptides Now

2026-10-07 · 18 min

The world’s biggest chemical industry is in China. For years, Chinese factories have also been a major producer of ingredients used to make fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that has contributed to thous...

Red, White and Who? The Anti-AI Voters

2026-10-07 · 24 min

“Red, White and Who?” The Journal’s election mini-series is back to cover the midterms. Every Wednesday for the next five weeks, Ryan Knutson talks with reporters around the country about issues impor...

Is Xi Jinping’s Health Declining?

2026-10-06 · 18 min

Come see The Journal Live! Tickets for our show in Dallas are on sale now. During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent state visit to Washington, some subtle signs and unusual requests sparked quest...

Google Put AI in Schools. Test Scores Plummeted.

2026-10-05 · 21 min

As Google’s tools become more and more common in American classrooms, students are increasingly relying on AI tools to bypass the hard work of learning. WSJ’s Shalini Ramachandran explores how this tr...

My Monday Morning: Randy Bresnik

2026-10-04 · 18 min

Astronaut Randy Bresnik is leading NASA’s Artemis III mission into space next year. In My Monday Morning, a new Journal video series inspired by the long standing column of the same name, Lane Floresh...

How Cocaine Is Flooding Into Europe

2026-10-02 · 20 min

Come see The Journal Live! Tickets for our show in Dallas are on sale now. High-powered speedboats fitted with radar systems are sneaking tons of cocaine past authorities in Spain, flooding Europe ...

The Vigilante Taking Down Job Scammers

2026-10-01 · 20 min

For job seekers, fraud has become a massive problem. Enter: The Profiler. He’s a self-proclaimed crimefighter with a mission to root out online scams and fake job ads. WSJ’s Lindsay Ellis reports on T...

Our Reporter Tried Meta’s Viral AI Agent. Should You?

2026-09-30 · 21 min

Come see The Journal Live! Tickets for our show in Dallas are on sale now. Muse is Meta’s new AI agent, and it’s a hit. With more and more people using this type of technology to help manage their ti...

How China Swiped the Secret to American Blueberries

2026-09-29 · 20 min

About 15 years ago, executives from U.S. fruit grower Driscoll’s went to China with a plan to turn blueberries into that country's next big food trend. But along the way, Driscoll's has found itself e...

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