The Washington Post layoffs.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
4.7 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
On Wednesday, The Washington Post laid off approximately one third of its staff, including hundreds of reporters in its newsroom. Executive Editor Matt Murray announced the cuts to the company, saying its approach required “a new way forward and a sounder foundation.” The layoffs have created uncertainty about the future of the outlet, which has long served as a leading U.S. news source but has recently struggled to retain readers and improve its business model.
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| 0:00.0 | From executive producer Isaac Saul, this is Tangle. |
| 0:12.5 | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening and welcome to the Tangle podcast, a place we get views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking, and a little bit of my take. |
| 0:27.8 | I'm your host, Isaac Solomon, on today's episode, we're going to be talking about the Washington Post Cuts, layoffs, and WAPO, which, you know, is a media story, but not just a media story. |
| 0:39.9 | I think it's also a story about this moment politically and what's happening all across the country. |
| 0:44.6 | So we're going to jump in, break it down, share some views from the left and the right, |
| 0:48.3 | and then I'm going to share my take. |
| 0:50.6 | Before we jump in, a quick reminder that last week, we answered a bunch of your questions about |
| 0:55.7 | ICE. In our Friday, members home in the edition, we went through some of the most frequently |
| 1:00.7 | asked questions we've been getting from you about ICE and customs and border protection |
| 1:05.7 | and DHS. We featured a wide array of expert insight. I thought it was a really awesome edition, |
| 1:14.1 | and I encourage you to go check it out if you're curious about the legality of their tactics, |
| 1:18.6 | the differences between ICE and CBP, what they can and can't do to American citizens |
| 1:23.6 | versus people who are here illegally, all of that good stuff. It's a great episode and we're really |
| 1:29.2 | proud of it. All right. With that, I'm going to send it over to John for today's main topic, |
| 1:33.0 | and I'll be back for my take. |
| 1:41.7 | Thanks, Isaac, and welcome, everybody. Hope y'all had a restful and relaxing weekend. |
| 1:47.3 | I got to spend some time with family. |
| 1:49.2 | I'm doing a lot of traveling this month, so as a heads up, you won't hear me on the podcast, |
| 1:53.1 | probably as much as you normally do. |
| 1:54.8 | But I'll be around here and there. |
| 1:56.6 | Today is one of those days. |
| 1:57.9 | Tomorrow, somebody else either will or somebody from our incredible editorial staff will be reading |
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