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Tim Dillon Busts into Top 20 on Podtrac’s April Podcast Ranker

Podtrac releases its U.S. Top Podcasts chart for April 2026 based on unique monthly audience for participating networks and there’s little imgchange, especially at the top of the ranker where NPR’s “NPR News Now” (#1), The New York Times’ “The Daily” (#2), “Up First from NPR” (#3), NBCUniversal’s “Dateline NBC” (#4), and FOX Audio Network’s “FOX News Hourly Update” (#5) fill out the top five. Moves of note include comic Tim Dillon entering the top 20 at #19 with his “The Tim Dillon Show” and Disney’s “20/20” joining the chart at #20. See the complete ranker here.

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Dyn-o-mite Duo

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As reported by TALKERS magazine yesterday (11/20) legendary comic and talk show host Jimmie Walker is filling in at Audacy’s news/talk KXNT-AM, Las Vegas this week and next, hosting the 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm show. Pictured at the station with Walker (right) is longtime KXNT personality and market staple Alan Stock (left). Walker is available for fill-in work and can be reached at: dynomitecomic1@hotmail.com.

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Nashville-based Talk Host Causes Controversy After Releasing Shooter’s Manifesto

Steven Crowder – who does a talk show streamed on YouTube and other digital platforms – is causing controversy and raising questions about the public’s right to know after releasing what is purported to be the “manifesto” of Audrey Hale, whom authorities say is responsible for the Covenant School shooting in Nashville last March that claimed the lives of three children and three adults. YouTube removed theim video saying it violates its community guidelines that “prohibit linking to content containing manifestos from individuals who have committed violent attacks.” Crowder issued a notice on X regarding the removal of the content, saying, “YOU determine what matters. YOU determine the content. Not YouTube, not the rest of BigTech, not their lackies, and not a gaggle of sponsors who don’t have the b***s to stand behind the kind of content you actually want to see.” According to a report by Newsweek, “The Metro Nashville Police Department has not confirmed that the screenshots shared by Crowder are Hale’s manifesto. A department spokesperson told Newsweek Monday that police were ‘unable to confirm the authenticity of what has been released, although we are looking into that at this very moment.’” Read the Newsweek story here.