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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Apr 17, 2025 • 26min
Trump Rips Fed Chairman Jerome Powell for Not Lowering Interest Rates
Howie Kurtz on Trump calling for the 'resignation' of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Trump threatening to take away Harvard tax-exempt status and RFK Jr. pushing to find 'environmental' cause of autism.Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtzFor more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 16, 2025 • 40min
Judge Scolds Trump DOJ for Doing Nothing on Mistaken Deportation of Maryland Man
Howie Kurtz on a Pentagon tech team resigning over DOGE pressure, Mark Zuckerberg defending Instagram purchase in antitrust trial and judge blasting DOJ for inaction on returning wrongly deported man. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtzFor more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 15, 2025 • 37min
Police Couldn't Hold Arsonist in Josh Shapiro Case 2 Days Earlier - Though He Once Assaulted His Wife And Children
Howie Kurtz on the man arrested in arson Gov. Shapiro's mansion having a long history of crime, Trump considering cutting State Department budget in half and Mark Zuckerberg taking the stand to defend Meta in antitrust lawsuit.Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtzFor more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 14, 2025 • 39min
In Passover Attack, Man Admits Setting Fire to Mansion - Gov. Josh Shapiro and Family Lucky to be Alive
Howie Kurtz on the arsonist being charged with attempted murder in Passover attack on Gov. Shapiro, Apple products getting a brief relief with tariff exemption and Trump saying CBS should lose their license over '60 Minutes' segment on Ukraine. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtzFor more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 11, 2025 • 37min
SCOTUS Says 9-0 that Wrongly Deported Salvadoran Migrant Should Be Brought Back to America
Howie Kurtz on the SCOTUS ruling wrongly deported man be returned to the US, China issuing retaliatory tariffs as trade war escalates and RFK Jr. claiming he will find the cause of autism by this September.Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtzFor more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 10, 2025 • 39min
Trump Delays Tariffs and Declares Victory As Markets Soar
Howie Kurtz on Trump putting a pause on tariff increases besides for China, Speaker Johnson backing off of vote on budget blueprint and SCOTUS allowing Trump firings of a pair of federal employees. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtzFor more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 9, 2025 • 36min
Trump Says Other Countries Are 'Kissing My Ass' as Tariff War Escalates
Howie Kurtz on China imposing more tariffs on the U.S. in retaliation, federal judge ordering the White House to lift restrictions on the AP and Stephen A. Smith saying he is considering a presidential run.Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtzFor more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 8, 2025 • 39min
Trump Pressured to End Tariff War As Market is Roiled by Media Mistakes
Howie Kurtz on Trump facing pressure as tariff war sinks market, RFK Jr. planning to stop recommending fluoride in water and A-I powering advanced humanoid robots. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtzFor more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 7, 2025 • 39min
Elon Musk Breaks With Trump, Urges Zero Tariffs Between America and Europe
Howie Kurtz on Elon Musk distancing himself from Trump on tariff plan, DOJ placing lawyer involved in wrongful deportation on leave and RFK Jr. pushing measles vaccinations after a second child dies. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtzFor more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 4, 2025 • 31min
Trump Slammed from Left and Right as Markets Crash Over Tariffs
Howie Kurtz on Trump facing backlash on tariffs from both the GOP and Democrats, Trump firing National Security Council officials after meeting with Laura Loomer and George Clooney yelling at a MSNBC producer for linking his Biden op-ed to Barrack Obama. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtzFor more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
