Lantern Podcasts — Daily news, fancasts & watch shows
Daily podcasts on the niches the big shows ignore: city civic news, sports fancasts, music fan shows, and dedicated court-watch and outbreak briefings. Fresh episodes every weekday.
Shows
- Ebola Watch — Ebola Watch. Daily DRC and Uganda Ebola outbreak briefing. Every weekday. Case counts, border tracing, WHO vaccine news, and what travelers need to know.
- Iran War Daily — Iran War Daily. Daily foreign-affairs briefing on the US-Israel-Iran war: strikes, ceasefire talks, Strait of Hormuz, oil markets, and Hezbollah spillover.
- AI Daily Briefing — AI Daily Briefing. Top AI news for engineers, founders, and investors. Every weekday. Real capabilities vs. demo hype — explained fast.
- The Data Center Daily — The Data Center Daily. Daily briefing on AI compute: hyperscaler capex, the power grid, semiconductor supply, and energy markets reshaped by intelligence at scale.
- Indiana Fever Daily Podcast — Indiana Fever Daily Podcast. Daily Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston watch — Fever game reaction, WNBA standings, injuries, roster moves, and supporter buzz.
- Anthropic Pentagon Watch — Anthropic Pentagon Watch. Daily briefing on Anthropic's fight with the DoD over Claude, military AI use, autonomous weapons, and AI procurement blacklisting.
- BLACKPINK Daily Podcast — BLACKPINK Daily Podcast. Daily BLINK updates on Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rose — solo releases, group news, tour and comeback watch, fashion, and chart reactions.
- World Cup Morning — World Cup Morning. 2026 FIFA World Cup daily recap. Every morning. Results, standings, storylines, and the arguments you'll have all day.
- Hantavirus Watch — Hantavirus Watch. Daily updates on the 2026 outbreak: the MV Hondius Andes-virus cluster, CDC and WHO response, contact tracing, and traveler risk.
- Infrastructure Secondaries Daily — Infrastructure Secondaries Daily. LP stake sales, GP-led continuation vehicles, discount-to-NAV pricing. Daily. Know who's selling, who's buying, and what the spread really means.
- BTS Daily Podcast — BTS Daily Podcast. Daily ARMY updates on Jungkook, Jimin, V, RM, Suga, J-Hope, and Jin — comebacks, Billboard charts, tour news, and the K-pop conversation.
- Senate Pickup Watch — Senate Pickup Watch. 2026 Democratic Senate race tracker. Daily. Who's running, who's surging, and whether Democrats can flip the chamber.
- SpaceX IPO Watch — SpaceX IPO Watch. SpaceX valuation, stock news, and investor analysis. Daily. Follow the numbers before the ticker exists.
- Musk v Altman Daily — Musk v Altman Daily. Daily court-watch on Elon Musk's trial against Sam Altman, OpenAI, and Microsoft — testimony, exhibits, and the AGI governance fight.
- Crypto Clarity Watch — Crypto Clarity Watch. CLARITY Act and U.S. crypto market structure legislation. Daily. Track the bill's exact position, jurisdiction battles, and what it means for your holdings.
- Paramount Skydance Watch — Paramount Skydance Watch. Daily antitrust and deal-economics coverage of the Paramount-Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery megamerger. What moves. What stalls. What's next.
- Startup Fundraising — Startup Fundraising. Daily AI startup funding rounds, seed and Series A deals, new VC funds, and notable founders for operators tracking who just raised.
- Measles Outbreak Daily — Measles Outbreak Daily. Daily U.S. measles case counts, MMR vaccine policy, and outbreak tracking. For parents, teachers, and clinicians who want real numbers.
- Bad Bunny Daily Podcast — Bad Bunny Daily Podcast. Daily Benito news — new music, world tour, reggaeton and Latin charts, culture moments, and fan reactions from the Bad Bunny fandom.
- AI IPO Watch — AI IPO Watch. Daily coverage of OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks & SpaceX going public. Every filing, valuation, and first trade — sourced, not rumored.
- NewJeans Daily Podcast — NewJeans Daily Podcast. Bunnies briefing on Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein — comeback watch, ADOR/HYBE updates, music signals, and K-pop news.
- Sabrina Carpenter Daily Podcast — Sabrina Carpenter Daily Podcast. Daily pop-music briefing — new music, world tour, award shows, viral performances, Short n' Sweet era, charts, and fan reactions.
- Inter Miami Daily Podcast — Inter Miami Daily Podcast. Daily Herons supporter briefing — Messi watch, match reaction, MLS standings, transfers, injuries, and cup context for IMCF fans.
- Luigi Mangione Trial Watch — Luigi Mangione Trial Watch. Luigi Mangione prosecution tracker. Every motion, ruling, and trial day. Know what happened in court before the takes flood your feed.
- Midterms 2026 Daily — Midterms 2026 Daily. Senate, House, and governors' race coverage. Every weekday. Polling moves, ad spend, and the one chart that mattered today.0.0
- Texas Senate Race Daily — Texas Senate Race Daily. Paxton vs Talarico 2026 coverage. Every weekday. Polls, money, ads, and legal developments — straight, sourced, no spin.
- San Francisco Politics and Urbanism Daily — San Francisco Politics and Urbanism Daily. City Hall, Muni, housing abundance, public safety, schools, and small-business permitting.
- Food Recall Watch — Food Recall Watch. Daily FDA and USDA food recalls, allergy alerts, and outbreak-linked notices — salmonella, listeria, retailer pulls, and pet-food advisories.
- California Governor's Race — California Governor's Race. Daily 2026 race coverage — candidates, polling, debates, fundraising, and policy for voters who want more than horse-race takes.
- Seattle Politics and Urbanism Daily — Seattle Politics and Urbanism Daily. City Hall, transit, schools, housing, public safety, accountability, and small-business permitting.
- New York City Politics and Urbanism Daily — New York City Politics and Urbanism Daily. City Hall, MTA and subway, housing abundance, public safety, schools, and small-business permitting.
- Angel City Daily Podcast — Angel City Daily Podcast. Daily ACFC supporter briefing — match reaction, NWSL standings, roster moves, women's soccer in Los Angeles, and supporter buzz.
- Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily — Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily. City Hall, housing abundance, homelessness response, Metro, public safety, and small-business permitting.
- Chicago Politics and Urbanism Daily — Chicago Politics and Urbanism Daily. City Hall, CTA transit, CPS schools, housing abundance, public safety, and small-business permitting.
- LA Mayor 2026 — LA Mayor 2026. Los Angeles mayoral race daily briefing. Weekdays. Candidates, polling, fundraising, and policy
- Arcadia Mayor Spy Watch — Arcadia Mayor Spy Watch. Daily court-watch on the federal foreign-agent prosecution of former Arcadia mayor Eileen Wang and the related, already-resolved case against Yaoning 'Mike' Sun. Charges, plea posture, and sentencing.
- Dodgers Daily Podcast — Dodgers Daily Podcast. Daily LA Dodgers news: Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts watch, game recaps, trade rumors, injury updates, and Blue Crew fan reactions.
- Brick Drama Daily — Brick Drama Daily. LEGO fan community news, collector drama, and set controversies. Daily. The stories shaping AFOL culture right now.