MEDIA BUZZmeter
FOX News Podcasts
Howie Kurtz picks five stories from the most important, to the most entertaining, to the buzziest. And, he will sound off on what they tell us about the media culture: Are they fair, fascinating or a flop?
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Nov 19, 2025 • 32min
Hill Passes Bill to Release Epstein Files As Trump Entertains Saudi Prince and Rips Reporters
Howie Kurtz on both the House and Senate voting overwhelmingly to release Epstein-related files, President Trump meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and allegations of misconduct by journalist Olivia Nuzzi and how this has impacted her journalistic credibility.
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Nov 18, 2025 • 37min
Larry Summers, “Ashamed,” Withdraws from Public Life Over Humiliating Emails with Jeffrey Epstein
Howie Kurtz on Larry Summers' decision to step back from public commitments following the release of emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein, Ted Cruz positioning himself for a potential 2028 presidential bid, and the resignation of Robert George from the Heritage Foundation's board over a video released by the think tank's president.
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Nov 17, 2025 • 37min
Trump Flips, Backs Release of Epstein Files Before a Vote He Would Lose in Embarrassing Fashion
Howie Kurtz on President Trump reversing his stance on the release of the Epstein files, the ongoing feud between President Trump and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, and President Trump threatening a lawsuit against BBC over their editing of his January 6th remarks.
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Nov 14, 2025 • 40min
Trump Battling MAGA Base As Epstein Disclosures Overshadow His Economic Plans
Howie Kurtz on both Democrats and Republicans releasing thousands of emails on Jeffrey Epstein, Trump claiming the Epstein files are a Democrat hoax and the White House plan to issue exemptions on certain food tariffs.
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Nov 13, 2025 • 31min
Government Shutdown Ends Amid Furor Over Epstein Emails
Howie Kurtz on his experience attending a Paul McCartney concert in Pittsburgh, the latest developments on the Jeffrey Epstein files, including recent emails released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, and the end of the recent government shutdown.
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Nov 12, 2025 • 32min
Best of the 'Media Buzz Meter': NBA Scandal, With Coach and Star Player Charged with Illegal Gambling, and Mafia Involvement, Will Taint Sport Forever
This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on October 24th, 2025 ... Howie Kurtz on the major insider trading scandal involving NBA players and coaches, the demolition of the East Wing of the White House, and Kim Kardashian’s brain aneurysm diagnosis.
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Nov 11, 2025 • 33min
Democrats Livid at Defectors, But Letting the Shutdown Last Another Month Would Have Inflicted More Pain
Howie Kurtz on two Cleveland Guardians pitchers being indicted on illegal gambling charges, a new study debunking the link of acetaminophen use during pregnancy to increased risks of autism or ADHD in children, and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy being released from prison while his appeal is pending.
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Nov 10, 2025 • 34min
Dems Defect on Shutdown As Trump Threatens States Offering Food Stamps to Hungry Families
Howie Kurtz on eight Senate Democrats voting in favor of a continuing resolution to advance the end to the government shutdown, the resignation of BBC’s director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness, and the potential renaming of the Washington Commanders football stadium after President Trump.
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Nov 7, 2025 • 32min
Frustrations Mount as Shutdown Prompts Trump Team to Cancel Thousands of Flights
Howie Kurtz on the government shutdown impacting air travel and staffing shortages at the FAA, the DOJ investigating a foreign trip made by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser that was paid for by Qatar, and Tesla shareholders approving a plan that could make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.
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Nov 6, 2025 • 35min
Democrats Get Big Psychological Boost But Trump Still Holds All the Power
Howie Kurtz on former House Speaker Nancy Nancy Pelosi’s announcing she is not running for re-election, Marjorie Taylor Greene eyes potential presidential run in 2028, and the Supreme Court's skeptical questioning of President Trump's use of emergency powers to impose tariffs.
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