The most discussed stories yesterday (7/28) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. The Epstein Files
2. Gaza Starvation Controversy
3. Fed Interest Rate
4. Deadly NYC Shooting
5. U.S.-E.U. Trade Deal
Talk media personality Wayne Allyn Root (center) is pictured above with Christian music singer-songwriter Natasha Owens (left) presenting him with a plaque commemorating her song “The Chosen One” for hitting 2 billion social media views. Root, who is credited as one of the four writers of the song, says Owens based it on his calling Donald Trump “the chosen one” on his Newsmax TV show.
The most discussed stories over the weekend on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. The Epstein Files / Maxwell Interviews
2. U.S.-EU Tariff Deal
3. Trump in Scotland
4. Trump vs The Fed
5. Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (7/21-7/25) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories
1. The Epstein Files
2. The Economy / Trump vs Powell
3. Trump Negotiates with Colleges
4. U.S.-Japan Tariff Deal
5. Gaza Violence-Food Crisis
6. House Approves “Golden Dome” Funding
7. ICE Raids
8. Coldplay Couple
9. Extreme Weather
10.Ozzy Osbourne/Malcom Jamal Warner/Hulk Hogan/Chuck Mangione Deaths
People
1. Donald Trump
2. Jeffrey Epstein
3. Ghislaine Maxwell
4. Jerome Powell
5. Mike Johnson
6. Scott Bessent
7. Marco Rubio
8. Andy Byron / Kristin Cabot
9. Ozzy Osbourne / Malcolm Jamal Warner
10.Hulk Hogan / Chuck Mangione
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The most discussed stories yesterday (7/223) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. The Epstein Files
2. Columbia & Harvard Cases
3. The Economy / Trump vs Powell
4. ICE Raids
5. Tariffs
The most discussed stories yesterday (7/22) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. The Epstein Files
2. House Approves “Golden Dome” Funding
3. U.S.-Japan Tariff Deal
4. Trump vs Powell
5. Ozzy Osbourne Dies
The most discussed stories yesterday (7/21) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. The Epstein Files
2. Tariffs / Trump vs Powell
3. MLK Jr. Files Released
4. Malcolm-Jamal Warner Death
5. Gaza Violence
The most discussed stories over the weekend on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. The Epstein Files
2. The Economy / Interest Rates
3. ICE Raids
4. Gaza Violence
5. Extreme Weather-Flooding
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (7/14-7/18) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories
1. The Epstein Controversy / MAGA Rift
2. Congress Passes DOGE Cuts
3. Financial Markets Activity / Trump vs Powell
4. Trump Tariffs
5. ICE Raids
6. Russia Intensifies Ukraine Strikes
7. SCOTUS Education Dept. Ruling
8. FEMA Criticisms / Texas Foods Aftermath
9. Bove Nomination
10.Trump vs Rosie O’Donnell
People
1. Donald Trump
2. Jeffrey Epstein
3. Pam Bondi / Dan Bongino
4. Ghislaine Maxwell
5. Jerome Powell
6. Stephen Miller
7. Vladimir Putin
8. Kristi Noem / David Richardson
9. Emil Bove
10. Rosie O’Donnell
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The most discussed stories yesterday (7/16) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Senate Passes DOGE Cuts
2. The Epstein Case / MAGA Rift
3. Financial Markets Activity / Trump vs Powell
4. ICE Raids
5. Russia Intensifies Ukraine Strikes
The most discussed stories yesterday (7/15) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Epstein Case Controversies
2. Russian Strikes on Ukraine / Trump Threatens Sanctions
3. Inflation Ticks Up / Trump vs Powell
4. ICE Raids
5. Trump Tariffs
The most discussed stories yesterday (7/14) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. SCOTUS Education Dept. Ruling
2. Epstein Case Controversies
3. Trump Reverses Course on Ukraine
4. EU and Mexico Tariffs
5. The Economy / Inflation
The most discussed stories over the weekend on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Epstein “Client List” Mystery
2. Death at California ICE Raid
3. Trump’s Tariffs / Financial Markets Activity
4. Fed Renovations Criticism
5. Trump vs Rosie O’Donnell
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (7/7-7/11) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories
1. Deadly Texas Floods / Warning System Scrutiny
2. Epstein “Client List” Mystery
3. SCOTUS Mass Firings Ruling / IRS Churches Ruling
4. Judge Blocks Birthright Citizenship Order
5. ICE Raids / Masked Agents Controversy
6. Russia Bombs Kyiv / Trump-Putin Tensions
7. Trump Tariffs
8. Musk’s “America Party”
9. Netanyahu-Trump Visit
10.Iran Nuclear Capabilities
People
1. Donald Trump
2. Jeffrey Epstein
3. Pam Bondi
4. Stephen Miller
5. Karoline Leavitt
6. Vladimir Putin
7. Elon Musk
8. Benjamin Netanyahu
9. Greg Abbott
10.Jerome Powell
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The most discussed stories yesterday (7/9) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Trump Tariffs
2. Texas Floods Aftermath
3. ICE Raids / Masked Agents Controversy
4. Russia-Ukraine War
5. Bedford Confirmed as FAA Administrator
The most discussed stories yesterday (7/8) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. SCOTUS Mass Firings Ruling
2. Trump-Putin Tensions
3. Texas Floods Aftermath
4. Trump Suggests Feds Run DC
5. IRS Churches Ruling
The most discussed stories yesterday (7/7) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Deadly Texas Floods Aftermath
2. Trump Announces More Tariffs
3. Netanyahu Visits Trump
4. Musk’s “America Party”
5. Epstein “Client List” Controversy
The most discussed stories over the weekend on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Deadly Texas Floods
2. Big, Beautiful Bill Passes
3. Musk’s “America Party”
4. Netanyahu to Meet with Trump
5. DOJ: No Epstein Client List
The most discussed stories yesterday (7/2) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Big, Beautiful Bill Debate
2. Asylum Claim Ruling
3. Paramount Settles Trump Suit
4. U.S.-Japan Trade Talks
5. Trump vs Powell
The most discussed stories yesterday (7/1) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Big, Beautiful Bill Debate / Musk-Trump Feud
2. Trump Visits “Alligator Alcatraz”
3. Paramount Settles Trump Suit
4. Israel-Gaza War
5. Trump Threatens Mamdani
The most discussed stories yesterday (6/30) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Big, Beautiful Bill Debate / Musk-Trump Feud
2. “Alligator Alcatraz” to Open
3. Trump vs Harvard
4. Israel Strikes in Gaza
5. Kohberger Guilty Plea
The most discussed stories over the weekend on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Big, Beautiful Bill
2. Idaho Firefighter Shooting
3. Iran Strikes Post-Mortem
4. Israel’s Gaza Strikes
5. Tillis Won’t Run for Reelection
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (6/23-27) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories
1. Iran Strikes Aftermath / MAGA “Civil War”
2. SCOTUS Friday Rulings
3. Trump at NATO
4. Big, Beautiful Bill
5. ICE Raids / SCOTUS Deportation Ruling
6. Mamdani NYC Primary Victory
7. Powell Testimony / Trump Fed Nomination
8. SCOTUS Planned Parenthood Ruling
9. ASIP RSV Recommendation
10.Bezos-Sanchez Wedding
People
1. Donald Trump
2. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
3. Pete Hegseth
4. Marjorie Taylor Greene / Rand Paul
5. Tucker Carlson / Steven K. Bannon
6. Mark Rutte
7. Mike Johnson
8. Zohran Mamdani / Andrew Cuomo
9. Jerome Powell
10.Jeff Bezos / Lauren Sanchez
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The most discussed stories yesterday (6/25) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Iran Strikes Aftermath
2. Trump at NATO Summit
3. Mamdani’s NYC Primary Victory
4. Big, Beautiful Bill
5. ICE Raids
The TALKERS editorial board has announced the date of the 2025 edition of the TALKERS “100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America” – also known as the TALKERS “Heavy Hundred.” The prestigious list will be posted Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
This will mark the 30th anniversary of one of the most popular annual features published by TALKERS magazine since its debut as a list of 25 in 1995 (it expanded to 100 in 1996) and comes in conjunction this Summer with TALKERS magazine’s 35th anniversary as a broadcasting industry trade journal.
According to TALKERS VP/executive editor Kevin Casey, “The criteria for inclusion in the class of 2025 will remain radio-centric, however, with additional weight given to influence wielded in associated talk media platforms such as audio and video podcasting along with other means of online distribution appropriate to evident changes in the industry.” Casey adds, “But the criteria that all inductees in the Heavy Hundred must have a regularly scheduled professional show on the air at a minimum of one terrestrial or satellite radio station at ‘press time’ will continue.”
The most discussed stories yesterday (6/24) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Iran Strikes Aftermath
2. MAGA “Civil War”
3. Trump at NATO Summit
4. ICE Raids
5. NYC Mayoral Primary