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Laura Coates sparks unique conversations and covers the most interesting stories of the day through a news, legal and pop culture lens.
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Sep 19, 2025 • 45min
FCC Chair Warns Kimmel’s Show Not “The Last Shoe To Drop”
Networks like ABC are facing pressure from President Donald Trump as he suggests regulators should take licenses away from broadcasters who platform entertainers that criticize him. Trump's comments come after ABC indefinitely suspended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 18, 2025 • 47min
Trump Celebrates Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension: “Great News”
Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 17, 2025 • 47min
Docs: Suspect’s Mom Says He Grew “Pro-Gay”, “Trans-Rights’
The charging document for the 22-year-old suspect accused of killing Charlie Kirk outlines evidence collected by investigators, including DNA on the suspected murder weapon and a texted confession. In separate conversations with his roommate and family, the suspect shared that Kirk “spreads too much hate,” and he “had enough of his hatred,” the document said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 16, 2025 • 46min
Trump: Suspect Looked Like He Was “Radicalized Over The Internet”
With the investigation into Kirk’s killing ongoing, President Donald Trump is continuing to push his crime crackdown agenda. Today he’s taking executive action to send a federal law enforcement task force to Memphis and plans to send a similar task force to Chicago next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 13, 2025 • 46min
Kirk Suspect’s Bullet Casings Engraved With “Hey Fascist! Catch!”
The suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk has been identified as Tyler Robinson and is being held without bail in a Utah jail. Authorities have pointed to what they described as anti-fascist messages engraved on bullet casings in a rifle found near the scene as potential evidence of a political motive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 12, 2025 • 46min
Palm Print, Shoe Impression Among Evidence Discovered At Scene
Audio captured near the podium where Charlie Kirk was speaking suggests he was hit with a single supersonic gunshot, according to an audio forensics expert. Meantime, sources say phrases related to cultural issues were scrawled on a rifle and ammunition recovered by authorities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 11, 2025 • 46min
Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Murdered; Shooter At Large
Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, has been fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University. The shooter is believed to have fired once from a nearby roof in a “targeted attack,” according to the Utah Department of Public Safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 10, 2025 • 47min
Trump Denies Writing Birthday Letter To Epstein
President Donald Trump again denied that the Jeffrey Epstein birthday letter bearing his name came from him, instead blaming congressional Democrats for trying to shift attention from administration accomplishments. Earlier today, he called it a “dead issue.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 9, 2025 • 46min
Dems Release Birthday Message Trump Allegedly Sent To Epstein
The House Oversight Committee released a trove of records Monday evening from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, including a note bearing President Donald Trump’s name that was part of a collection of letters gifted to the late convicted sex offender for his 50th birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 6, 2025 • 45min
Jobs Report Shows Stalling Hiring And Rising Unemployment
The US economy added just 22,000 jobs last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3% from 4.2%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


