1 big thing

by Axios
1,966
News #92Daily News #16

Axios podcast host Niala Boodhoo digs deep with leaders you know — or need to know — in business, politics and culture. Every week, all in under 20 minutes.About Axios: Axios is a digital media company launched in 2017. Axios helps you become smarter, faster with news and information across politics, tech, business, media, science and the world. Subscribe to our newsletters at axios.com/newsletters and download our mobile app at axios.com/app. About Niala Boodhoo: Niala Boodhoo is the host of 1 big thing and previously hosted Axios Today She was the founding Host and Executive Producer of the award-winning news program The 21st. An alum of Reuters, The Miami Herald and WBEZ/Chicago, Niala was a 2019-2020 Knight-Wallace fellow.

Recent Episodes
  • Phil Cousineau: Turning travel into pilgrimage
    Sep 12, 2024 – 30:29
  • Barak Ravid: Israel and Hamas closer to perpetual war than a ceasefire
    Sep 5, 2024 – 23:12
  • Karthick Ramakrishnan: AAPI voters could tip the scales
    Aug 29, 2024 – 22:42
  • Shawn Fain: The fight against corporate greed
    Aug 22, 2024 – 26:08
  • Viet Thanh Nguyen: Defiant storytellers and scholars of memory
    Aug 15, 2024 – 21:42
  • Tim Heaphy and Sen. Eric Schmitt: Balancing safety and free speech in the public square
    Aug 8, 2024 – 21:45
  • Kaitlyn Schiess: America's Bible-haunted history and the way ahead
    Aug 1, 2024 – 21:45
  • Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei: A brand new presidential race
    Jul 25, 2024 – 20:42
  • Alex Thompson: A newly unified GOP
    Jul 18, 2024 – 20:03
  • Noah Feldman: What it means to be a Jew today
    Jul 11, 2024 – 21:13
  • Jeff Rosen: SCOTUS's dramatic vision of judicial supremacy
    Jul 4, 2024 – 21:15
  • Maha Jweied: Businesses must lead on second chance hiring
    Jun 27, 2024 – 21:45
  • Alloysius Attah: Helping small-scale farmers thrive
    Jun 20, 2024 – 19:55
  • Reshma Saujani: Using AI to put moms first
    Jun 13, 2024 – 19:16
  • Rich Buery: Fighting poverty with AI
    Jun 6, 2024 – 19:22
  • Sec. Jena Griswold: Protecting elections officials from violent threats
    May 30, 2024 – 21:08
  • Ed Yong: Birding for a fulfilled life
    May 23, 2024 – 21:45
  • Steve Young: What private equity could do for the NFL
    May 16, 2024 – 20:52
  • Fei-Fei Li: AI's new possibilities for robots
    May 9, 2024 – 20:44
  • Rep. Miller-Meeks: The GOP can lead on climate change
    May 2, 2024 – 21:23
  • Sue Bird: "Society finally caught up" with women's basketball
    Apr 25, 2024 – 16:54
  • Avril Benoît: Is ignoring humanitarian law the new norm?
    Apr 18, 2024 – 21:02
  • Duncan McIntyre: Electrifying school bus fleets
    Apr 11, 2024 – 19:43
  • Anna Hehir: Banning the most dangerous autonomous weapons
    Apr 4, 2024 – 21:04
  • Alondra Nelson: AI chatbots get elections info wrong
    Mar 28, 2024 – 21:13
  • Sen. Joe Manchin: What's at stake when we lose the center
    Mar 21, 2024 – 20:47
  • Lee Saunders: Flexing union muscle
    Mar 14, 2024 – 20:43
  • Dr. Sara Naseri: Menstrual blood as a diagnostic tool
    Mar 7, 2024 – 20:59
  • Sharif El-Mekki: Building the Black teacher pipeline
    Feb 29, 2024 – 17:56
  • Victor Pickard: A new business model for journalism
    Feb 22, 2024 – 21:11
  • Helen Fisher: How we choose who we love
    Feb 15, 2024 – 21:13
  • Kristin Kobes Du Mez: Inside the Evangelical MAGA vote
    Feb 8, 2024 – 21:15
  • Sean Daniels: Using humor on stage to combat addiction
    Feb 1, 2024 – 20:11
  • Songyee Yoon: Transforming gaming using responsible AI
    Jan 25, 2024 – 21:16
  • Fawn Sharp: The world needs Indigenous leaders
    Jan 18, 2024 – 21:15
  • Noah Feldman: Cracks in the Constitution
    Jan 11, 2024 – 21:09
  • Misty Copeland: Ballet as activism
    Jan 4, 2024 – 21:58
  • 2023: The year China's economic miracle ended
    Dec 28, 2023 – 21:15
  • Daniel Lubetzky and Lonnie Ali: Fighting hate with humanity
    Dec 21, 2023 – 20:49
  • Dr. Fredi Otto: Attributing extreme weather to climate change
    Dec 14, 2023 – 20:47
  • Harjeet Singh: Getting rich countries to pay up for climate change
    Dec 7, 2023 – 21:45
  • Laurie Santos: Finding connection in lonely times
    Nov 30, 2023 – 21:15
  • AI's big year and the tools changing our lives
    Nov 23, 2023 – 21:29
  • Chloe Akers: Bringing politics back to the middle
    Nov 16, 2023 – 21:22
  • Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy: social media and America's youth crisis
    Nov 9, 2023 – 21:46
  • José Andrés: Food as a tool of war and peace
    Nov 2, 2023 – 21:15
  • Introducing "1 big thing", a new podcast from Axios
    Oct 19, 2023 – 01:16
  • Hunter Biden’s indictment and a government shutdown on the horizon
    Sep 15, 2023 – 12:38
  • The political gap between Protestant clergy and their congregations
    Sep 14, 2023 – 11:05
  • McCarthy goes after Biden
    Sep 13, 2023 – 12:39
Recent Reviews
  • pleasefix the editing
    Interesting and informative
    I always learn so much in the deep dives that Niala provides!
  • Tim K S
    Insightful and engaging
    This is one of the best interview podcasts covering global issues. I listen to be informed about neglected issues that really matter.
  • WHATFISH24
    Informational
    Always current and informative
  • LNT1000
    Interesting topics
    I’m enjoy how the team digs into a topic and provides a thoughtful discussion. Excellent!
  • Thankful Sadie
    Excellent.
    I wish everyone listened to this podcast. Thank you for being honest without judging & thorough without overwhelming.
  • Seesmee
    Always interesting and relevant topics
    Niala is a great interviewer and the format of the show allows for a deeper look into the news.
  • Long time Chicago listener
    Smart brevity is true
    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!
  • Brickmana
    Engaging, Thoughtful, and Refreshingly Genuine
    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.
  • Offended by this game
    Journalism?
    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.
  • David fields
    Not loving it
    Seems to be getting worse. Hope it turns around
  • bobswen
    Missing you
    I went to my podcasts yesterday and was sad to see you missing.
  • Eddie Mexirican
    Sad
    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!
  • aaanewfan
    Love
    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.
  • Suskid that is sus
    Whooo peonix 31 days
    31 day in a row over 110
  • itsanoctopus
    Used to be good, quick overview of daily events.
    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”. 😬
  • Music Critick
    Mix bag of news & opinions
    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.
  • Sck5097
    Shameful Coverage of the Debt Ceiling Crisis
    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.
  • 5710X
    Decent
    It’s a concise good roll-up but much too left leaning. Not subtle.
  • ianpeek44
    Gone Downhill
    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.
  • BecomeRage
    Niala Boodhoo’s leave balance
    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.
  • 00001111112
    Check your sponsors
    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.
  • tay199
    Intersectional propaganda
    Slightly less biased and propagandistic than NY Times and NPR.
  • The Real Zen Boy
    If you’re looking for a Trump podcast, this one is for you
    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.
  • Scarbez
    Way too biased
    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
  • JonnJonzzCP
    Questionable Sponsors
    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.
  • TherapistL
    Fascist Firing of Ben Montgomery
    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.
  • Sunshine on my shoulders...
    Why did Axios fire Ben Montgomery?
    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.
  • Shadwell von Bernstein
    Please no more Emily Peck
    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.
  • debh
    Outstanding host, concise daily news summary
    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.
  • jackla27
    This show is for unintelligent people to feel on top of issues.
    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.
  • djuracich
    Not a news app
    more cotton candy naivety
  • Definitely Displeased.
    Excellent show weighed down by generic production
    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
  • Teachlynns
    Morning bite
    Great coverage in a small package
  • Noel Davila
    Indispensable
    For me, every day starts with Axios Today.
  • flowerseeker
    Excellent news snippets
    👍
  • j diggs 55
    Awesome pod
    Great
  • Legaleagle542
    Quick, Concise, Accurate
    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.
  • Retired Independent Voter
    👍🏻👍🏻 Rating
    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.
  • Txtgfgyigjdfudyfifusyc
    Great show
    Perfect way to start my morning - interesting and relevant topics every day!
  • baby Callidus
    Short and sweet.
    I never miss an episode. Love the entire team at Axios.
  • michellechi2020
    Top line AND insightful
    This podcast is my go-to first stop each morning.
  • taylormusic
    A staple
    One of those podcasts that I listen to every morning that keeps me updated on all of the news!
  • thimsciv
    You have to be kidding me
    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
  • mtnmliver
    Chevron?
    how does this affect your reporting?
  • moho9987544
    Crisis
    Everything they talk about on this show is a crisis. It’s overblown and meaningless.
  • JB2997684
    A Go To…
    Listen every morning!!
  • Bonniesocialworker
    My morning go to cast
    Thanks for never disappointing. A great way to start the day.
  • tuesdayswithtimer
    My morning must have
    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!
  • Love radio.
    Mr.Marcus
    Very informative.
  • BiggyTallz12
    Great news report
    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!
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork on this page are property of the podcast owner, and not endorsed by UP.audio.