MEDIA BUZZmeter

MEDIA BUZZmeter

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?

Episodes

April 30, 2025 37 mins
Howie Kurtz on Trump embarking on media blitz marking his 100 days, Trump firing Biden appointees at the Holocaust Museum and Trump calling Jeff Bezos over Amazon threatening to display tariff price increases. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on President Trump speaking to The Atlantic about his second term, Dems blasting arrest of judge who aided illegal immigrant escape and Elon Musk's approval ratings plummeting. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on Scott Pelley calling out parent company Paramount, Trump getting slack for wearing blue suit to Pope's funeral and FBI arresting a Wisconsin judge for obstructing arrest of illegal alien.   Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on President Trump losing some approval in latest poll, Russia ignoring calls for peace after deadly Kyiv attack and Sec. Hegseth lashing out at suspected leakers.   Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on Trump softening his tone trade tariffs and Fed Chairman, Sec. Hegseth denying he ordered a Pentagon 'makeup' studio and Trump blaming Ukraine again for no peace deal.   Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on the chief producer of '60 Minutes' resigning from CBS, Sec. Hegseth again accused of sharing attack plans via text and Russia saying they are willing to give up some captured territory in Ukraine. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on Sec. Hegseth throwing blame on everyone but himself for Signal chat leak, DOGE getting secret access to data on millions of migrants and Trump sending mixed messages over making daylight saving time permanent. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on Pope Francis passing away at 88 years-old, Sen. Van Hollen saying he is defending Salvadoran man's right to 'due process' and Elon Musk managing his 'legion' of children. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on Maryland Senator Van Hollen meeting with deported El Salvadoran man, Trump saying he is ready to 'move on' from Ukraine-Russia talks and an ex-NY Times editor apologizing to Sarah Palin in defamation case. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on Trump calling for the 'resignation' of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Trump threatening to take away Harvard tax-exempt status and RFK Jr. pushing to find 'environmental' cause of autism. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on a Pentagon tech team resigning over DOGE pressure, Mark Zuckerberg defending Instagram purchase in antitrust trial and judge blasting DOJ for inaction on returning wrongly deported man. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on the man arrested in arson Gov. Shapiro's mansion having a long history of crime, Trump considering cutting State Department budget in half and Mark Zuckerberg taking the stand to defend Meta in antitrust lawsuit. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on the arsonist being charged with attempted murder in Passover attack on Gov. Shapiro, Apple products getting a brief relief with tariff exemption and Trump saying CBS should lose their license over '60 Minutes' segment on Ukraine. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on the SCOTUS ruling wrongly deported man be returned to the US, China issuing retaliatory tariffs as trade war escalates and RFK Jr. claiming he will find the cause of autism by this September. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on Trump putting a pause on tariff increases besides for China, Speaker Johnson backing off of vote on budget blueprint and SCOTUS allowing Trump firings of a pair of federal employees. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on China imposing more tariffs on the U.S. in retaliation, federal judge ordering the White House to lift restrictions on the AP and Stephen A. Smith saying he is considering a presidential run. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on Trump facing pressure as tariff war sinks market, RFK Jr. planning to stop recommending fluoride in water and A-I powering advanced humanoid robots. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on Elon Musk distancing himself from Trump on tariff plan, DOJ placing lawyer involved in wrongful deportation on leave and RFK Jr. pushing measles vaccinations after a second child dies. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on Trump facing backlash on tariffs from both the GOP and Democrats, Trump firing National Security Council officials after meeting with Laura Loomer and George Clooney yelling at a MSNBC producer for linking his Biden op-ed to Barrack Obama. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Howie Kurtz on Trump unveiling his massive tariff plan, Elon Musk downplaying the Wisconsin special election loss and the Trump administration freezing funding to Maine for letting trans athletes in women's sports. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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