MEDIA BUZZmeter

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1073 episodes
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Date created
2018/07/06
Latest episode
2026/02/03
Average duration
33 min.
Release period
2 days

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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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Clintons Cave, Agree to Testify Before Republican James Comer’s Panel to Avoid Contempt of Congress Charge
2026/02/03
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.  Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Trump Taunts Don Lemon Over Arrest, Plans to Shutter Kennedy Center for Two Years
2026/02/02
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. Follow Howie on Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Trump Undermines Tom Homan on Minnesota ‘Drawdown’ as ICE Smashes Car Window, Covering Month-Old Baby with Shards of Glass 
2026/01/30
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. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Tom Homan Talks of Minneapolis ‘Drawdown’ As Two Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti Placed on Leave
2026/01/29
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. Follow Howie on Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Even Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem Distancing Themselves from ICE Tragedy in Minneapolis as Internal Probe Finds Alex Pretti Never Brandished a Gun 
2026/01/28
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. Follow Howie on Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino Exiled from Minneapolis as Trump Says ICE Will Be Moving On At Some Point After the Killing of Alex Pretti 
2026/01/27
Howie Kurtz on the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis, the retirement of long-serving Democratic Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton from Congress, and two newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch, the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal coming out against ICE in Minneapolis. Follow Howie on Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Veterans Nurse Alex Pretti Killed by ICE While Defenseless and Pinned to the Ground, With Video Contradicting Administration’s Account
2026/01/26
Howie Kurtz on the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, the Trump administration's new push for equal airtime for political candidates on entertainment talk shows, and Elizabeth Hurley’s lawsuit against the Daily Mail over claims of illegal wiretapping. Follow Howie on Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jack Smith Hearing a Snooze as Prosecutor is Quietly Cautious While Lawmakers Make Speeches
2026/01/23
Howie Kurtz on Special Counsel Jack Smith testifying before a House committee regarding the investigation into President Trump, TikTok finalizing a deal to create a new American entity, and concerns developing over the future of the transatlantic alliance between the United States and European countries. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Trump Backs Off on Greenland, Settling for New Military Bases He Could Have Had All Along
2026/01/22
Howie Kurtz on ICE agents in Minnesota detaining a 5-year-old boy and his father, the testimony of Jack Smith and the sentencing of Ghislaine Maxwell related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, and the Supreme Court hearing on President Trump's attempt to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Trump Says God Approves of His Job Performance as European Leaders in Davos Rip Him on Greenland
2026/01/21
Howie Kurtz on DOJ’s investigation into Democratic officials in Minnesota related to immigration enforcement policies, potential changes the Justice Department is considering to loosen gun regulations, and the case of a woman in Minneapolis who helped a right-wing activist who was being attacked by protesters. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Nancy Mace Says Republicans Headed for Midterm Loss, Urges Trump Not To Endorse for Now
2026/01/20
The Media Buzzmeter launches its new weekly video podcast on YouTube with host Howie Kurtz in conversation with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC). In this debut episode, the two discuss Nancy’s decision to run for governor of South Carolina, her choice to leave the U.S. House, and how her experience in Congress has shaped her vision for leading at the state level. Howard Kurtz and Nancy Mace examine the state of the GOP, debates over immigration enforcement and U.S. policy toward Venezuela, and the evolving South Carolina Republican primary, including polling and the possible influence of President Trump. Nancy also pushes back on media coverage she says has been unfair and misrepresented her record and character—offering a candid look at the political and media battles shaping her next move. Watch & subscribe: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Trump Threatens a Greenland Invasion that Nobody Wants, Will Confront European Leaders at Davos
2026/01/20
Howie Kurtz on President Trump's social media posts about Greenland and the general opposition to the idea of a U.S. takeover of Greenland, ICE officers detaining a naturalized U.S. citizen in Minnesota, and the three highest ranking Catholic archbishops denouncing the Trump Administration’s foreign policy. Follow Howie on Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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‘60 Minutes’ Piece on Deportation Airs a Month Later with Minimal Changes, No Administration Interview, No Pro-Trump Advocate 
2026/01/19
Howie Kurtz on establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday in the United States, the Trump administration threatening to impose tariffs on European countries that have sent troops to Greenland, and the FBI's efforts to uncover negative information on President Trump's perceived political enemies. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Trump Threatens Insurrection Act Over ICE in Minneapolis, Accepts Second-Hand Nobel Prize from Venezuelan Winner 
2026/01/16
Howie Kurtz on President Trump’s considering invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presenting a Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump, and the expanding scandal involving a sports betting ring that enlisted college basketball players to fix games. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Trump Backs Off Military Action Against Iran Despite Thousands of Protesters Killed by the Ayatollah’s Regime 
2026/01/15
Howie Kurtz on a federal officer shooting a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel, the Trump administration’s decision to halt immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries, and growing concerns over the editorial independence of the U.S. military newspaper Stars and Stripes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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4.1 out of 5
571 reviews
Really Listening 2025/09/25
Clicking and Clacking of the Pen
Please please, I am begging you to stop clicking your pen
indygreg23 2026/01/09
Unfollowing
Ms. Good’s death is due to her illegal actions. ICE’s actions were not reckless.
MakeMineMarvel 2025/02/21
HOWARD is the man!!!
Love this Podcast. Get most of my news from Howard, either on Sunday or this Podcast.
Brent Dills 2025/09/05
Clicking and Tapping
Adjust you mic so the constant tapping and clicking aren’t audible. Very distracting while you are talking. Good content but the noises are awful….
Stwinney 2025/01/24
Miss you live
Hope all is well
Katco95 2025/01/23
Howard where are you?
Really missing you I hope everything’s ok? Can we get an update?
Democrat in LA 2025/01/17
Come back soon!
Hoping you are okay. Mornings aren’t the same.
FrancieP 2024/11/19
Knocking Noise
Background noise. As an audio only listener please eliminate that noise!!!!
Still Republican 2024/11/29
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Where are the recent reviews ? Weird
0311Devil 2024/08/02
Howie jumped the shark
Hard to listen to anymore. Howard has gone full-blown Biden apologist. Just listen to a couple episodes. Come on man! Get a grip pal! This podcast is ...
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