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 21, 2025 • 35min
Trump Says He Wants Some Democrats Executed for Saying Soldiers Shouldn’t Follow Illegal Orders
Howie Kurtz on the U.S. Coast Guard's attempt to reclassify Nazi symbols, President Trump's efforts to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, and the indictment of Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) for allegedly stealing FEMA funds to finance her campaign.
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Nov 20, 2025 • 35min
Comey Case in Trouble As Trump’s Rookie Prosecutor Doesn’t Show Indictment to Most Grand Jurors
Howie Kurtz on recent polls showing Democrats with a 14-point lead over Republicans to take control of Congress, former Harvard President Larry Summers and his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and the federal appeals court upholding the dismissal of President Trump's defamation lawsuit against CNN.
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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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