The presidential race and polls constituted the week’s #1 story in the talk media. It was followed by the migrant crisis at #2 with ongoing conversation about the Springfield, OH controversy. Escalating Middle East tensions took the #3 spot. #4 was the economy, inflation, and interest rates. #5 was the Russia-Ukraine war. The Talkers TenTM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed in news/talk media during the week and is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS. It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. See this week’s complete chart here.