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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Feb 10, 2026 • 39min
Trump Told Police Chief Everyone Knew About Epstein and Underage Girls, Called Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Evil’ and Urged Investigation
Howie Kurtz on President Trump reportedly telling a Florida police chief 'everyone' knew what Epstein was doing, Howard Lutnick facing bipartisan calls to resign after being named in Epstein files and Savannah Guthrie issuing a new plea to the public to help find her mother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 9, 2026 • 35min
White House Shifting Stories on Trump Post Portraying Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes Slammed Even by Some Republicans
Howie Kurtz on Jeff Bezos' ownership and management of the Washington Post newspaper, the White House removing a social media video depicting the Obamas as apes, and new details about Ghislaine Maxwell's involvement with the Clinton Global Initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 6, 2026 • 34min
Trump Says He’ll Release Billions for Derailed New York Tunnel Project—If His Name is Slapped on Penn Station
Howie Kurtz on President Trump willing to release federal funding for the Gateway Tunnel Project in New York if Penn Station is named after him, the ongoing disappearance case of TODAY show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, and The Trump administration's new policy making it easier to remove or discipline up to 50,000 federal workers.
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Feb 5, 2026 • 32min
How Jeff Bezos is Slowly Strangling the Washington Post, Staying Silent While Massive Layoffs Cripple a Once-Great Paper
Howie Kurtz on the arrest of former CNN commentator Don Lemon for storming a church with anti-ICE protestors, the withdrawal of 700 federal immigration and border agents from the Minneapolis area, and the emotional video of TODAY show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie discussing her mother's disappearance and the family's demand for 'proof of life' before addressing ransom demands.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 35min
Trump Keeps Pushing to Nationalize Elections in Democratic States, Even After Strong Denials from the White House
Howie Kurtz on President Trump's comments about nationalizing elections and claims of voter fraud, the testimony of the siblings of Rene Gainger, who was killed by an ICE agent, and the DOJ's release of 3 million Epstein files containing new allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 33min
Clintons Cave, Agree to Testify Before Republican James Comer’s Panel to Avoid Contempt of Congress Charge
Howie Kurtz on the disappearance of TODAY show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, the arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon, and the decision by Hillary Clinton to testify before a House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 39min
Trump Taunts Don Lemon Over Arrest, Plans to Shutter Kennedy Center for Two Years
Howie Kurtz on Don Lemon reveling in his own arrest, Howard Lutnick and Elon Musk named in latest Epstein file release and President Trump announcing a two-year closure of the Kennedy Center for renovations.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 34min
Trump Undermines Tom Homan on Minnesota ‘Drawdown’ as ICE Smashes Car Window, Covering Month-Old Baby with Shards of Glass
Howie Kurtz on President Trump selecting Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, Ghislaine Maxwell's claims about secret settlements involving Jeffrey Epstein's associates, and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreeing to halt attacks on Ukraine's capital due to brutal cold.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 30min
Tom Homan Talks of Minneapolis ‘Drawdown’ As Two Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti Placed on Leave
Howie Kurtz on the continuing fallout from fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis, the debate between Senator Rand Paul and Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding the legality of capturing the Venezuelan president, and the FBI raid on a Georgia election hub as part of an investigation into 2020 election fraud behavior.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 34min
Even Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem Distancing Themselves from ICE Tragedy in Minneapolis as Internal Probe Finds Alex Pretti Never Brandished a Gun
Howie Kurtz on the continuing fallout from fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis, the developing shooting incident involving the border patrol on the Arizona-Mexico border, and the controversy around Kanye West's recent apology regarding antisemitic comments and behavior.
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