I always learn so much in the deep dives that Niala provides!

This is one of the best interview podcasts covering global issues. I listen to be informed about neglected issues that really matter.

Always current and informative

I’m enjoy how the team digs into a topic and provides a thoughtful discussion. Excellent!

I wish everyone listened to this podcast. Thank you for being honest without judging & thorough without overwhelming.

Niala is a great interviewer and the format of the show allows for a deeper look into the news.

I so appreciate One Big Thing for giving me more depth on topics I care about as well as those I needed to know about. Thank you!

As an avid podcast listener, I've come across countless shows over the years, and I’m always looking for a good long form show that will teach me something new. 1 big thing stands out for me in the new year, new podcast thing I’ve been trying out. What sets this podcast apart is Niala's sincere interest in her guests and what they’re passionate about—which effortlessly draws me into every conversation. It's refreshing to experience such genuine engagement in a sea of middling podcasts. Instead of rushing through topics, Niala delves into the heart of the matter. This approach not only provides a more comprehensive perspective than other ‘speedrun of the news’ shows I’ve come across and have burned me out, but the weekly topic becomes a slow burn for me and I’m often thinking about the show’s guests afterwards. Check out the episodes on dancer Misty Copeland and the one on addiction. It's rare to find a podcast that not only entertains but also challenges and enriches its audience.

Wanted to flag that the piece on evangelical MAGA vote isn’t journalism. It’s one sided and surprisingly the questions were all softballs and no pushback. It’s an opinion piece and not reporting, which is different than what Axios does. I’m not sure if this podcast is intended to be journalism or not. But so many things like this go by without being called out. If you want it to be opinion that’s cool, but suggest you label it so to distinguish this from other Axios content so as not to dilute the brand. I really like Axios as journalism when it is.

Seems to be getting worse. Hope it turns around

I went to my podcasts yesterday and was sad to see you missing.

What? Why? This is the first podcast I listen to every weekday. I love it’s length and precise and succinct stories. Why would you walk away from this format? Anyway, thank you for providing this very useful show and I hope you reconsider!

Love this daily pod. I just learned from today’s episode that it is going away. Bummed to hear that. Been here since day one. I liked that it was daily and short.

31 day in a row over 110

Updating this review. Most topics anymore feel a-topical to actual current events, especially when compared to similar podcasts. This show has definitely taken a slide in the last few months. Old review: Thanks for starting most of my days! For those who say this is partisan/slanted—I’d hate to hear what you think is “balanced”. 😬

Most of the time you all deliver news. Yet, frequently you deliver biased opinions on political issues. This is why I cannot give you more than 3 stars.

Your coverage claiming that it is normal to threaten to not increase the debt ceiling showed that you no longer are a news outlet and just a mouth piece for Cox. I’m disappointed to see Axios slide to this level after such great independent reporting over the years. That was a tough episode to listen to, it’s also the last episode I listened to.

It’s a concise good roll-up but much too left leaning. Not subtle.

This used to be a great podcast to hear about world/business news that was particularly unbiased. As of late it has become a democratic opinion piece that doesn’t provide the interesting, important news as it used to. It is no longer thought-provoking, only seems to be aiming to influence ideologies. I love Axios, and I used to love starting my morning with this podcast, but now it has become the lowlight of my morning.

Great show that I start every morning with. Perhaps you can adjust the guest host’s script so that we don’t hear who “is in for Niala Boodhoo” 3 times in an 11 minute podcast. We get it, you take a lot of vacation.

Sorry, but it’s a special kind of stupid, evil, or general disconnect to make an episode on the week’s climate disasters sponsored by CHEVRON. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU AXIOS??? The disregard for the people victimized by the actions of your sponsor is telling. Your job is news, not PR for Chevron, but it’s hard to tell lately.

Slightly less biased and propagandistic than NY Times and NPR.

Every stupid thing Trump says and does is breathlessly covered in detail in every episode. They have completely bought into the Big Lie and treat Trump like he is still the President. From the same people that brought the first Trump presidency, they are trying as hard as they can to bring you another. Why? Because they are just another greed company putting up clickbait and don’t give a care about this country, it’s democracy, or it’s future. I lump these cheesy journalist in the same boat with the maggot people.

Pretty decent level of reporting and investigative reporting but the positions they take and the fact that they see "ghosts" and hidden hands everywhere makes it more and more difficult to digest. And I consider myself very moderate and independent, non-partisan, in terms of US news and politics, as I am not even born in the US and have lived in several European countries

I’ve been listening for almost 2 years now, and today was the final straw I think. Axios continues to downplay or view climate change through a “glass-half-full” perspective constantly, but retains Chevron, the oil company, as a primary sponsor. I wonder why they constantly downplay climate change… Additionally, they are very quick to blame anything but actual culprits for bad things. Take today’s (21 March 2023) story on Hyundai and Kia thefts—they blame a Tik Tok trends on the spike in vehicle thefts for 2015-2019 models rather than examining why these mega-corporation car companies who make hundreds of millions (probably billions) of dollars in profit each year willingly omitted common sense anti-theft technology from the cars and chose to take reactive measures rather than progressive measures to stave off thefts and only reacted once insurance companies started halting new policies on vehicles. Unfortunately this source went from a decent non-partisan news source to a corporate messenger defending the ultra-wealthy at every turn.

I used to listen to this podcast daily, and have now deleted it from my library. Shame on Axios for your fascistic silencing of an accomplished (and correct) journalist. You are no better than OANN and their ilk. Rest assured that many people in my circle have also decided to shun your sham of a “news” outlet. Any journalist who remains employed by Axios is complicit in the spread of authoritarian rule.

Please cover the story of why Axios fired reporter Ben Montgomery over his characterization of Ron DeSantis’s press team’s press release as propaganda. The termination sounds unjust, and it’s making me reflect on the state of journalism, and how Axios is carrying it out. As a lay person, I’d appreciate an explanation of the journalistic “ethics” that prompted this decision. I fervently agree that journalists should maintain neutrality and objectivity. Here, it seems Montgomery was not being partisan so much as actually trying to uphold journalistic integrity. Florida turns more and more Orwellian, and Montgomery was trying to point that out.

What a lazy phone it in segment on housing prices. She had nothing to say about first time buyers who are now at record low proportions of home buyers? The requirements for having some knowledge about this start at having a pulse. Unbelievable.

I love Axios newsletters for their coverage of important news, and I never miss a day of this podcast for the highlights of that coverage. A fact-based, moderate voice in a world which now thinks respect for our planet and all people is lefty talk.

It’s so generic and worthless. “Experts think..” is a common utterance that’s always followed by some obvious and socially inert platitude. Worthless show.

more cotton candy naivety

I absolutely love starting my mornings with this information but my entire body bristles when I hear the generic podcast backing track music. It just sounds so fake it literally ends a shiver down my spine. It just seems like something a consultant told Axios to do rather than an organic choice and I find it grating which frequently makes me NOT want to start my day with this podcast

Great coverage in a small package

For me, every day starts with Axios Today.

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Great

I listen every morning. It has what you need for that day and it doesn’t take long at all. It is truly an excellent source of information.

Axios is my favorite early morning mopodcast. I find it to be politically neutral. It Is short and concise. I like one big thing of the day focus. The commentators present with an upbeat voice.

Perfect way to start my morning - interesting and relevant topics every day!

I never miss an episode. Love the entire team at Axios.

This podcast is my go-to first stop each morning.

One of those podcasts that I listen to every morning that keeps me updated on all of the news!

Now I’m privileged because I have a desk job At this point I’m privileged just bc I’m breathing Sad, America is dying

how does this affect your reporting?

Everything they talk about on this show is a crisis. It’s overblown and meaningless.

Listen every morning!!

Thanks for never disappointing. A great way to start the day.

Keeping up with the major headlines with some detail and depth is hard but Axios today totally makes this possible for me. The hosts always ask the questions to quickly get to the “how” and “why”. Very excellent!

Very informative.

Axios provides quick morning updates on the news with no bias. Best news podcast I found and I tried a lot at the beginning of the pandemic. I have been listening since the first day and never had a reason to leave. Thanks for all the great reporting!