I love Jane’s jokes, her guests are not the usual suspects, and her interview questions rock this mini show. Yer funny Missy and I wish you were in charge of this dang democracy.

I have nothing against Jane, I think she’s extremely smart and talented. But I truly miss the vibes this show used to have when it had multiple hosts. The banter was fun. Also now I’m less interested in an afternoon show. I liked starting my mornings with news.

I used to love this show. It was witty and funny. The new format with the interviews are tedious and the show has lost all of the candor that made it great. I officially unsubscribed. If the new format comes back, I will happily subscribe again.

Love the show but miss listening to this podcast in the morning on my commute! Bring back the morning drop time!

I was a daily listener of this show. Love getting my news every morning first thing while I’m getting ready but ever since they changed the time to an afternoon drop I am lucky if I catch one episode a week.

Gives us a new level of political discourse divorced completely from policy or platform. “Substantive” is a cruel joke. Instead we have identity politics and opinion. Will not be back. Arrogant, divisive, imperial, without basis.

Releasing a daily show called “What a Day” after 5 pm—and when that same show used to drop at 6 am Monday - Friday—is crazy. Did Jane request this change? Did you change the entire concept of the show because of a new(ish) host? Pod Guys. I used to listen every morning. I am a Friend. $9.99 reach month. What happened? Change everything if you wanna do a recap. This is not what you introduced years ago. Now I listen to The Daily every morning instead of you guys and just skip What a Day. I watch the news all damn day. I don’t need a recap. That’s what the newsletter is for. Not a hater, love you guys. But this new schedule sucks.

I much preferred What a Day when it was my morning listen with breakfast and coffee.

Wow this person is such a tough listen…she needs to just talk instead of each sentence needing 4 quirky adjectives , a bad cringey joke and the voice she uses when she’s quoting someone she disagrees with…if the pod guys wanted to alienate young men show them this host! She made me want to go vote for a republican she’s everything wrong with the Democratic Party just speak like a normal person

It’s annoying that you’re starting the podcast in the middle of conversations. It feels wrong, like an editing error.

EDIT: PLEASE GO BACK TO MORNINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never miss an episode. I wake up and before I even get out of bed I throw this on every morning as I’m trying to get going. I legit listen religiously, keep killing it :)

Hi! Change is hard lol. Getting use to the afternoon format. I’m sure the quick quote from the middle of the episode works for video, but not so much for audio. Please consider going back to starting with Jane’s intro and breakdown.

I love the show and so happy with the drop time change to around 4-5pm ET. It has the most updated in-depth coverage available. Better than a lot of daily newscasts. Thanks, Jane!

LOVED the old format, gave it a 5 star review awhile ago! But the new one, meh. I’m still a morning listener and now the news is already a stale day old. Asking listeners to change their routines around one 20 min show is a bit much? One more very prominent and annoying change - interrupting the primary interview midstream to go to ads, many ads. (Despite being a Crooked subscriber I am stuck with those repetitive ads on every single platform). Love you Jane, but the Bulwark updates shows with fresh content throughout the day 🤷‍♀️

I love Jane and this was the first podcast I would listen to. I looked forward to starting my day with it on my commute and now it doesn’t come out till the end of the day when I have already heard all the news already. Despite giving it a few weeks to get used to it, I still hate it. And the new format is terrible. The start of the episode makes me feel like I’m starting in the middle or I missed something. I feel like the intent was something like Pivot to make you curious about the episode but doesn’t work here. Please go back to the old format and move it back to the mornings. I have been listening for years and want to keep listening but can’t stand this new time and format.

Love Jane. Love the pod. The afternoon release is a bummer in that it feels like old news. I enjoyed the 20 minutes first thing in the morning. Trying to get in there in the afternoon doesn’t always work out.

The old format: It worked for me. I can adjust to the headlines being at the start in this new format. Probably makes more sense. But what’s up with how late the podcast drops?!

Listener since day one. Tired of the terrible choices made by the team. Why are we doing a conversation with a correspondent for headlines instead of … just giving the headlines? Between this and the terrible sonic branding changes this year, woof. Just keep driving it into the ground. We could do headlines in minutes but no, let’s do less headlines and take longer. About to make this podcast a thing of the past, just like the Daily. Update 06/20/2026 - stopped listening when they made the terrible choice to release in the afternoon. If your host and team don’t want to record for morning release, find new hosts again.

Love the show, great format and Jane is a fantastic host. I also prefer the AM time slot for the show, and hope you will consider moving back to the mornings. Thanks!

I do not like the new format, makes everything feel disorganized. Why is it that we’re immediately thrown in when we play the episode? What happened to the little tune? I also hate the time change. I enjoyed listening to a new episode on my way to work. All these changes have really made me question whether I want to continue listening.

I don’t mind the new time, I actually like it because I get news on the day that it happens. What I miss is you sing-saying “headlines”.

But moving it to the afternoon has messed up my morning routine! It was the first thing I listened to daily. I will still listen to, of course! Keep up the stellar work.

The best way to start the day was with the morning What a Day followed by The Powers that Be with Puck. A great one two punch while I was getting ready for the day

Inconsistent upload time since they’ve switched to afternoon.

the new format, new time, pod bro guests every day…. Why?! ruined a perfectly good podcast. by 6pm I’ve already heard the news, I’m trying to turn my brain off and this new version of the show isn’t worth keeping it on any longer

Used to love the morning version. No longer looking forward to new episodes since the new format accompanying new time. Please go back to the sterling formula.

I prefer listening in the morning.

this used to be 5 stars I’ve listened to WAD since ( hock) and the latest iteration was the best I adore Jane but this new format is not right. sadly

Not really enjoying the new time or format. It’s not dropping early enough to make the east coast afternoon drive. The lede/teaser before the opening jingle is jarring and seems forced.

I do not understand why you feel the need to keep messing with the format. Why the reorg? Did someone say it was broke? Then don’t fix it. Stories then headlines. Simple. I hate the afternoon drop. I always listen during my morning commute on in office days or lunchtime walk on work from home days. Now there’s no structure to my day. The episode hadn’t dropped yet when I drove home from work on Monday. Wasn’t that the hook you used when announcing the switch for weeks. I used to enjoy the two host format and I loved all of them. I will say I’ve adjusted to only one person. I love Jane; She’s great but to drop Akilah‘s headlines harmony not OK guys not OK at all!! All of that said I’ll still be listening but not as happily.

Update: dropping to 2 stars, I listen to news in the morning and I just listened to up first. I got all the updates about the primaries from yesterday and when I listened to what a day I just heard that the primaries were going to happen. I’m not sure why it’s better for what a day to now be a late news source. I feel like now I’m just getting my news a day late. It’s a bummer because I really loved the show. What a day became my new daily news podcast. I would listen to this over NPR’s up first or New York Times the daily. I haven’t been loving the changes they’ve made and this new change with dropping the episode in the evening is the worst one. I will probably never listen to it because the only time I listen to news podcasts is in the morning when I’m getting ready for work. I cannot imagine the data showed them that the audience would be greater in the evening. The show has moved from being a straight news update to more conversational podcast style. I can live with that although I preferred the straight news stories given to me. This is a tiny nit and I know it’s ridiculous, but it has bothered me so much, I have to say it. They changed the intro music to something totally terrible when the intro music they had last year was awesome. I know I know that’s dumb but it drove me nuts!

Love the podcast, but I don’t like the new drop time, too late in the day. Bring back the am time!

Please go back to the classic what a day format. If I wanted a podcast that was just talking to Crooked Bros, I would listen to their podcasts. I don’t. I want an interview with an expert who isn’t on Crooked’s staff (and ideally not a cis white dude), headlines, and essentially no sports.

This show dropping in the afternoon gives me the end of day boost I needed! I’ve listened for years, and have really liked this show in all its incarnations. This new change makes me happy as well. And I’m grateful for anything that makes me happy right now… Thanks!

I am obsessed with Jane, the guests, the format… I start everyday with this pc. Thank you all.

Excellent news source

Day 1 listener, disappointed with the turn the show has taken. The old format and hosts were engaging, fun, and felt like they brought something truly unique and needed to news media. Jane’s hosting - especially the overemphasis on sports (when this show used to be a safe space from bro culture) - has reduced my listening from an eager 5 days a week to a reluctant 1-2. The only thing keeping me from unsubscribing is the hope that we will get a new host soon.

I so appreciate the forthright discussions where facts are more important than opinion. I’m hooked. Thank you.

Jane’s delivery and soothing voice helps make her analysis of this frightening time a little easier to digest. The interviews and time with Greg are excellent. Thank you for y’alls hard work!

Jane Coastan runs a first rate news program. No BS, sharp analysis.

Jane sounds like a snarky teenager. I think she’s trying to be funny, but it’s just cringy. I’ve tried to hang on because I love most Crooked content, but it’s uncomfortable to listen to her unserious approach to every story and interview. And now they’ve messed up the headlines section too. Gonna have to unsubscribe.

We used to get a deep dive, commercial break, then multiple other headlines with brief discussion. Now it’s one deep dive, commercials, another deep dive. So much less informative. I’ll just find something else for my daily news.

I typically enjoy the show’s coverage and interviews, but very much miss the old format for headlines. The correspondent banter feels forced and doesn’t add much value at the expense of less headlines. I’d so much rather just have the news.

I am there for the information and snark. Smart.

Love starting the day with Jane and What A Day. Super informative; and Jane is such a great and ACCURATE source for what’s happening in our world.

Today’s episode with an interview with Representative Yassamin Ansari was exactly what I needed. Thank you for giving a platform to this member of congress taking action in these chaotic times. I listen everyday but today’s episode was exceptional.

Ive been listening to this show since day 1 and used to love this podcast but the host’s asides and constant juvenile commentary are exhausting. The headline news was the only thing keeping me going but now that’s gone and just another segment focused on a single story with even more irritating interjections that add nothing to the conversation to the point I lose focus on what’s she’s even going on about.

This show claims to be progressive but can’t find their way to criticize most centrist people with a D next to their name. I used to suffer through this show. Instead of actually supporting real meaningful reforms to our online life, they platform Johnathan Haidt. Yeah, no. Hard pass. Would give one star but Jane Coaston is actually good at her job. I just don’t think she should platform such evil people, and maybe she should criticize more democrats that just Fetterman

I love starting my morning with this podcast. It keeps me current on most issues. I have been listening for a while now and though I enjoyed the old hosts Jane is great and injects just enough humor to make all the dreadful things she reports tolerable.

What do you mean Israel is not why we went into Iraq. All the false intelligence we got about why we went into Iraq was given to us by Israel they are not our friend but this is a state not antisemitism and they told is the same lies to get us to go into Iran. Also Epstein was working for Israel too not racist just facts.