
MEDIA BUZZmeter
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?
Latest episodes

May 23, 2025 • 39min
Trump Bars Harvard from Accepting Foreign Students, Orders Current Ones Out
Howie Kurtz on the Trump Administration barring Harvard from accepting foreign students, SCOTUS blocking funds to Oklahoma religious charter school and RFK Jr. saying our food and pharma are poisoning our children.
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May 22, 2025 • 36min
Trump Falsely Claims White Genocide in South Africa, Citing Elon Musk
Howie Kurtz on Trump claiming 'white genocide' happening in meeting with South African leader, Jewish couple murdered in D.C. anti-Semitic terror attack and the New York Knicks collapsing at home in game one of Conference Finals.
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May 21, 2025 • 41min
Trump Defends Ailing Biden, Blames His Top Aides for Border Crisis
Howie Kurtz on Trump surprisingly defends Biden and blames aides for border mess, Trump getting low approval ratings on the economy and the DOJ investigating Andrew Cuomo for allegedly lying about COVID decisions.
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May 20, 2025 • 36min
Biden’s Cancer: What Took So Long, and Was It Covered Up?
Today, Howie discusses the underlying medical questions following former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis, the departure of CBS News CEO and President Wendy McMahon, and Sesame Street's signing of a new distribution deal with Netflix.
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May 19, 2025 • 34min
Biden’s Advanced Prostate Cancer: Why Was It Caught So Late?
Howard Kurtz reacts to the revelation of former President Joe Biden’s aggressive form of prostate cancer, the Department of Justice’s reported plan to make indicting members of Congress easier, and President Trump’s strategy to ‘flood the zone’ to boost his approval rating.
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May 16, 2025 • 35min
James Comey Investigated for Seashell Message to '86" President Trump
Howie Kurtz on former FBI Director James Comey's now-deleted cryptic social media post causing concern for President Trump's safety, the Supreme Court hearing arguments over the future of birthright citizenship and the growing cost of President Trump's military parade.
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May 15, 2025 • 37min
How Tiny Qatar Used Its Billions to Buy Influence in Trump’s Washington
Howie Kurtz on United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard firing two top officials due to the alleged politicization of the intelligence community, Democrats' contradictory reactions to former President Joe Biden’s mental decline, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's(D-NY) grandstanding during a committee hearing.
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May 14, 2025 • 38min
Trump, in Qatar, Defends Luxury Plane Gift As More GOP Senators Denounce the Deal
Howie Kurtz on President Trump potentially renaming the Persian Gulf, the United States continuing trade negotiations with China, and recent headlines questioning the integrity of American baseball.
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May 13, 2025 • 39min
Many Conservatives Turn on Trump Over the $400 Million Gift Plane from Qatar
Howie Kurtz on more backlash coming from the GOP over luxury jet gift from Qatar, Hamas releasing last American hostage and HHS Sec. RFK Jr. swimming in sewage.
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May 12, 2025 • 39min
Trump Gets Temporary Truce with China As Criticism Mounts of Free Plane from Qatar
Howie Kurtz on Trump defending luxury jet gift from Qatar, U.S. and China agreeing to temporarily slash tariffs and a New Jersey mayor arrested for trespassing on ICE facility.
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