WSJ What’s News - Podcast Rankings and reviews

This podcast is a must-listen for me every morning, and along with the Gray Lady's "front page" podcast, provides a short, to-the-point summary of "what's news" in today's paper, first-thing in the morning. The narrators are good, although they sometimes speak a little to fast. But I'd recommend it to anyone who considers themselves a "news junkie."

I have Alexa play me this podcast before I even get out of bed. It keep me informed, and gets me thinking early! It’s a must for anyone who likes knowing what is going on in the world. Best part is, it is short to the point. They report the facts with little to no bias!

This podcast is great for anyone who is interested in personal growth through intimate relationships. Jayson and his guests provide wonderful insights and a plethora of resources for anyone who is willing to take responsibility and wants more intimacy and closer connections.

This podcast is perfect for a morning commute.

It provides a clear, surface-level summary of news that gets me consistently up to date on politics and business.

The best aspect, which it shares with the newspaper, is a beautiful, glorious lack of partisanship that keeps the news out of the quagmire of arguments and bias.

The volume levels on the advertising are faulty. At the beginning and end of each podcast you're treated to a blaring, deafening ad for Florida before the volume is turned WAY down for the actual content. It's really grating and just inconsiderate. It's enough to have ads, do you really have to make them 2x volume? Ruins the listening experience, especially when trying to listen to multiple in a row. I expect better from WSJ.

This podcast, along with many of the WSJ's other offerings, are all fantastic. It's some of the best opinion, most informative information you can access in a timely manner, and usually provides enough minutes daily to get through even the toughest commutes. I would give 5 stars if not for one tiny issue...

A WORD OF WARNING: The advertisements are at least 25% louder than the rest of the audio -- for those wearing headphones, it can be outright painful when they come on. If you aren't ready to pause or fast forward or adjust your volume, which is difficult to do in time, you ears are in for a rude blast of noise from one of the sponsors.

I'm not at all against having ads, if I was I wouldn't listen to WSJ. I'm just warning that this volume spike is very painful and I wish it would be fixed so the ads were the same volume as the rest of the content. Otherwise, fantastic work and deserves 5-stars.