MEDIA BUZZmeter

Mar 07 2025 365 ep. 37 mins 268
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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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Trump's Rapid Response Unit Used Web to Drown Out Criticism

Mar 07 2025 38 mins  
Howie Kurtz on Trump's digital team drowning out criticisms online, DOGE under attack by Trump's cabinet and 'Hamilton' canceling their Kennedy Center run. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

RFK Posts Selfie from Coachella Hike As Measles Crisis Spreads to Nine States

Mar 06 2025 36 mins  
Howie Kurtz on RFK Jr.'s response to measles outbreak under scrutiny, the Supreme Court rejecting Trump's bid to freeze foreign aid and the U.S. holding secret talks with Hamas over Israeli hostages. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump's Fiery Speech Praised, Panned as Angry Dems Try to Shout Him Down

Mar 05 2025 39 mins  
Howie Kurtz on the reaction to Trump's record breaking speech, Democrats embarrassing themselves during the address and President Zelenskyy saying Ukraine is very ready for peace. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump Halts Aid to Ukraine As Zelenskyy Says War's End Is 'Very, Very Far Away'

Mar 04 2025 38 mins  
Howie Kurtz on Trump choosing to halt support for Ukraine, Musk calling social security a 'Ponzi scheme' and the top HHS spokesperson resigning after rift over measles outbreak. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Has Trump-Zelenskyy Blowup Doomed U.S. Support for Ukraine?

Mar 03 2025 35 mins  
Howie Kurtz on the public responding to President Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, the continued questioning on Elon Musk's role in DOGE, and Trump's potential pardoning of baseball legend Pete Rose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Elon Musk Grabbed Power and Took Over the Government

Feb 28 2025 37 mins  
Howie Kurtz on a federal judge halting mass firings of probationary government workers, GOP senators pushing back on Trump's aid cuts and Pentagon ordering openly transgender troops be removed from the military. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk Stars in Trump Cabinet Show As DOGE Orders Far Deeper Cutbacks

Feb 27 2025 39 mins  
Howie Kurtz on Elon Musk taking the spotlight in Trump's first cabinet meeting, Musk's Starlink raising new conflict of interest concerns over FAA contract and Jeff Bezos announcing major shift in opinion section of the Washington Post. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DOGE Officials Quit to Protest Elon Musk's Chainsaw Approach As Backlash Builds

Feb 26 2025 36 mins  
Howie Kurtz on over twenty federal employees resign in protest over DOGE, DOGE cuts spurring lawmaker pushback and the FBI investigating James Comey infiltrating the 2016 Trump campaign. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.S. Sparks Media Outrage By Voting with Russia on Pro-Ukraine U.N. Resolution

Feb 25 2025 37 mins  
Howie Kurtz on the U.S. voting against a U.N. resolution blaming Russia for war on Ukraine, Lester Holt leaving NBC Nightly News and federal administrators telling employees not to respond to Musk productivity email. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some Trump Officials Rebel Against Elon Musk's Justify-Your-Job Email

Feb 24 2025 36 mins  
Howie Kurtz on Elon Musk demanding government employees justify their jobs, the Pentagon purging thousands of employees and MSNBC canceling Joy Reid's show. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices