🎙️ What a show tells
WSJ What's News
- CENTERour grouping of the show
- 18claims in our motif index
- 21motifs they came up in
⚠️ Stories told, not claims that they're true.
What the show's hosts, guests, callers and the clips they play said, as claims in our words, filed by the shape of the story. "Came up on" the show: told, reported or argued against. We don't yet mark which.
✍️ Its signature
the motifs it tells far more than the other shows we follow do
🧩 Politicians' empty promises 🧩 Proxy warfare 🧩 Political accountability 🧩 Oil market instability
👯 Tells the most alike
the shows whose stories overlap most with its own, whatever their lean
- 🎙️ The MeidasTouch Podcast 34% alike · left
- 🎙️ The Daily (NYT) 33% alike · center
- 🎙️ BBC Global News Podcast 25% alike · center
- 🎙️ Breaking Points 23% alike · center
- 🎙️ Up First (NPR) 21% alike · center
🧩 Its repertoire
every motif its claims came up in, the most first
🧩 Oil market instability ×3 🧩 Political accountability ×2 🧩 Proxy warfare ×2 🧩 Politicians' empty promises ×2 🧩 Political coercion ×1 🧩 Boy who cried wolf ×1 🧩 The buck stops here ×1 🧩 Graft ×1 🧩 The war is escalating ×1 🧩 Fighting the last war ×1 🧩 It's the economy, stupid ×1 🧩 Sputnik moment ×1 🧩 Pay to play ×1 🧩 Debt crisis ×1 🧩 Targeting civilians ×1 🧩 Referendum on the president ×1 🧩 Morning in America ×1 🧩 Funding the enemy ×1 🧩 Stolen credit ×1 🧩 Even his own mother ×1 🧩 Battle for the soul ×1
🎙️ Lately on the show
its latest claims, in our words, with their motifs
- 2026-10-27 “Melania Trump managed to forge a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.”
🧩 Stolen credit - 2026-10-26 “Trump's policies are directly responsible for driving up the cost of everything.”
🧩 The buck stops here - 2026-10-26 “Trump is on a roll, turning the tide, and the economy is booming.”
🧩 Morning in America - 2026-10-26 “The Israeli election is an existential battle for the soul of the nation.”
🧩 Battle for the soul - 2026-10-23 “The Republican strategy of labeling Democrats as radicals or socialists is failing to resonate with voters.”
🧩 Boy who cried wolf 🧩 Fighting the last war 🧩 Referendum on the president - 2026-10-23 “Donald Trump defended the GOP ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother, saying her mother's words show Acton shouldn't be governor.”
🧩 Even his own mother - 2026-10-20 “China is outperforming the U.S. in building the energy systems needed to support new industries.”
🧩 Sputnik moment - 2026-10-12 “Trump is pressuring Ukraine to stop attacking Russian refineries, which would remove Ukraine's primary leverage against Russia's war funding.”
🧩 Political coercion - 2026-10-12 “Donald Trump importing diesel violates several laws regarding sanctions against Russia.”
🧩 Funding the enemy - 2026-10-11 “Trump failed to deliver on campaign promises regarding electricity prices, gas prices, housing affordability, and healthcare.”
🧩 Political accountability 🧩 Politicians' empty promises 🧩 It's the economy, stupid - 2026-10-11 “Donald Trump has failed to fulfill many of the promises made during his campaign.”
🧩 Political accountability 🧩 Politicians' empty promises - 2026-10-08 “Kimberly Guilfoyle asked a MAGA donor to pay her $100,000 American Express bill.”
🧩 Graft 🧩 Pay to play - 2026-10-07 “France faces a massive financial burden due to a mountain of debt that must be refinanced.”
🧩 Debt crisis - 2026-10-06 “The Houthis are targeting Saudi oil sites and airports with missiles and drones.”
🧩 Proxy warfare 🧩 Oil market instability - 2026-10-06 “The Houthis have launched attacks on Saudi ships, particularly those transporting crude oil.”
🧩 Proxy warfare - 2026-10-06 “Increased pressure from the Houthis on the Bab al-Mandeb strait could impact global energy markets.”
🧩 Oil market instability - 2026-10-06 “The Houthis have targeted Saudi oil infrastructure, including an east-west pipeline via a drone attack from Iraq.”
🧩 Oil market instability - 2026-10-06 “The Houthi war is escalating following an attack on a Saudi airport.”
🧩 The war is escalating 🧩 Targeting civilians