Top News/Talk Media Stories This Past Week (January 5-9, 2026)
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (1/5-9) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories
- Maduro Captured and Arraigned
- Venezuelan Oil / “Donroe” Doctrine
- Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
- Trump Greenland Ambitions
- Iran Protests-Instability
- U.S. Exits 66 Treaties
- Social Services Money to Blue States Frozen
- RFK Jr’s Dietary Recommendations / CDC Vaccination Guidelines
- Dokoupil’s CBS News Debut
- U.S. Rep LaMalfa Dies
People
- Donald Trump
- Nicolás Maduro
- Marco Rubio
- Mike Johnson
- JD Vance
- Renee Nicole Good / Jonathan Ross
- Pele Broberg
- Masoud Pezeshkian
- RFK Jr.
- Doug LaMalfa
To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.
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