The Wall Street Journal co-published the explosive story detailing Graham Platner's explicit messages to multiple women. On The Daily, Lisa Lerer highlighted the scoop, noting that the "first big story that breaks, and it breaks by us in The New York Times and also in The Wall Street Journal, is that he had been exchanging explicit messages with multiple women". Meanwhile, on the financial front, the paper's own daily show, The Journal., reported on SpaceX's massive IPO, where host Alex Ossola revealed that the asset manager BlackRock had placed an order to buy "at least five billion dollars worth of SpaceX shares".
The paper's reporting is also being cited to gauge broader domestic discontent and international affairs. On The Shawn Ryan Show, host Shawn Ryan pointed to its tracking of demographic shifts, stating, "I read in The Wall Street Journal that there have never been more Americans leaving the United States as there is right now". Meanwhile, over on The Bulwark Podcast, host Tim Miller flagged the paper's opinion pages, pointing to an op-ed by Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López, noting there was "an interesting op-ed in The Wall Street Journal by Leopoldo López, who is in the opposition and, and was wrong".
Beyond politics, the Journal's sports and investigative desks are driving conversations across the dial. On The Indicator from Planet Money, Erika Beras cited the paper's coverage of the upcoming World Cup, noting that "U.S. hotels, they are dealing with a higher vacancy rate than the other countries according to The Wall Street Journal". This matches the buzz on On with Kara Swisher, where host Kara Swisher brought on the Journal's senior sports reporter, Rachel Bachman, to dissect the tournament's logistics . Podcasters also continue to look back at the paper's historical scoops; on Business Wars, host David Brown recalled how the paper shook Silicon Valley when it received the leaked Facebook Files from whistleblower Frances Haugen .
As Dow Jones navigates broader corporate shifts, the paper remains a primary reference point for hosts trying to verify breaking news. On The Megyn Kelly Show, host Megyn Kelly debated election discrepancies in Los Angeles, trying to recall if a "credible paper" like The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal first verified the details, noting, "I read a report, I can't remember the paper, but it was a credible paper. It was either the, the, the Times or, um, the Journal". Whether breaking corporate tech scandals or tracking economic indicators, the Journal's reporting continues to set the agenda for the audio landscape.