The Journal (stylized as THE JOURNAL.) is a daily news podcast co-produced by the Swedish audio streaming service Spotify and the American business newspaper The Wall Street Journal, currently hosted by Ryan Knutson and Jessica Mendoza. Its weekday episodes are based on the Journal reporting of the day, with interviews of journalists from The Wall Street Journal. Episodes typically last 15 to 25 minutes.[1]
Background
Similar in format to other news podcasts like The Daily (produced by The New York Times) The Journal debuted in June 2019, and describes itself as a show about "money, business, and power." Among the high-profile topics discussed over the podcast's run since 2019 include the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of generative artificial intelligence,[2] and major acquisition deals (i.e. Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard and Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter