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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Jul 31, 2025 • 39min
Trump Rips Josh Hawley As Both Parties Try to Ban Congressional Stock Trading
Howie Kurtz on Republican Sen. Josh Hawley voting with Democrats to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, Canada planning to recognize a Palestinian state and Kamala Harris announcing she will not run for governor of California.
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Jul 30, 2025 • 39min
Ghislaine Maxwell Won't Testify Without Get Out of Jail Free Card
Howie Kurtz on Ghislaine Maxwell wanting immunity before testifying before Congress, Trump wanting the EPA to drop regulation on greenhouse gases and Sydney Sweeney under fire over denim jeans ad.
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Jul 29, 2025 • 43min
The Motive is Craziness: Mentally Ill Shooter Kills 4 in NYC, Including Police Officer, Commits Suicide
Howie Kurtz on a crazed gunman killing four in midtown Manhattan, Ghislaine Maxwell asking SCOTUS to overturn her conviction and Hamas running out of money to pay their terror fighters.
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Jul 28, 2025 • 39min
Trump Strikes European Tariff Deal, Still Dogged by Epstein Questions
Howie Kurtz on President Trump making new tariff deal with the European Union, Trump calling the Epstein files a 'hoax' and the White House telling Sec. Hegseth to stop using polygraph tests.
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Jul 25, 2025 • 38min
Skydance Gets Quick Approval, Buys Paramount, Colbert and South Park Rebel
Howie Kurtz on the FCC quickly approving a Paramount-Skydance merger, the DOJ interviewing Ghislaine Maxwell and Trump clashing with Jerome Powell over renovation costs of Fed headquarters.
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Jul 24, 2025 • 39min
Bondi Told Trump His Name Repeatedly Appears in Epstein Files-Which May Mean Nothing
Howie Kurtz on Trump being told his name is in the Epstein files multiple times, Columbia University agreeing to pay $200 million to settle fight with the White House and French President Macron suing right-wing podcast host Candace Owen.
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Jul 23, 2025 • 38min
Trump Allies Orchestrating Ghislaine Maxwell Hill Testimony-Would Sex Predator Get Leniency?
Howie Kurtz on the DOJ reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell for a meeting, Hunter Biden going after big name liberals in expletive-laden interview and NPR whistleblower saying their politics led to defunding.
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Jul 22, 2025 • 40min
Stephen Colbert Mocks CBS in Humor-Filled Rants as Jon Stewart, Other Celbes Hail Him
Howie Kurtz on Stephen Colbert saying he can now really speak his mind after being cancelled, DNI Gabbard claiming there was a 'treasonous conspiracy' during 2016 election and Al Sharpton blasting Trump for releasing MLK assassination files.
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Jul 21, 2025 • 39min
Jeffrey Epstein Saga Takes Dramatic Twist with Trump Ordering Twist with Trump Ordering Grand Jury Material Released
Howie Kurtz on Trump directing AG Bondi to work on unsealing Epstein files, doxxing and assaults on ICE agents surging and Trump ordering the Washington Commanders to change name back to Redskins.
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Jul 18, 2025 • 31min
Wall Street Journal Says Trump Sent Epstein Crude Drawing, He Denies it, Says He'll Sue
Howie Kurtz on a Wall Street Journal report claiming President Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein drawing of a naked woman for his birthday, Trump denies it and says he will sue the news outlet.
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