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PodcastOne and Barbara Schroeder to Release Season Two of “Bad Bad Thing”

PodcastOne and director and Emmy Award winning journalist Barbara Schroeder are producing and distributing season two of the Bad Bad Thing series with this year’s podcast, “Bad Bad Thing: The Blackstone Sisters.” This limited podcast series goes behind the headlines that splashed acrossim Hollywood and the nation in 2015 when Jill Blackstone, a respected television talk show producer, was accused of killing her disabled sister Wendy and their rescue dogs. While Jill Blackstone claimed the deaths were caused by accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, police believe she produced the scene to make it look like an accident. Although the case against Jill Blackstone ended with a no contest plea deal, a new anonymous source has come forward to release evidence never before made public, so that the real story of what happened to Wendy Blackstone, and the secrets being kept by the Blackstone family, can finally be revealed.

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Yesterday’s (8/7) Top News/Talk Media Stories

The indictment of former President Donald Trump in connection with the events of January 6; the 2024 presidential race; the “on hold” plea deal by Hunter Biden and calls for an investigation into the Biden family finances; today’s Ohio ballot initiative to make changing its constitution more challenging; Ukraine’s troop losses as it attempts a counteroffensive against Russian troops; the severe weather affecting the Eastern U.S.; and tonight’s drawing for the $1.55 billion Mega Millions lottery were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Top News/Talk Media Stories Over the Weekend

Former President Donald Trump’s “come after me I come after you” response to his indictment on charges related to January 6; the Hunter Biden on hold plea deal and calls for an investigation into the Biden family finances; the 2024 presidential race; A Ukrainian woman is arrested on charges of being part of a plot to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky; the Russian and Chinese ships found patrolling near Alaska last week; the hoopla surrounding the possible Elon MuskMark Zuckerberg cage match; and the Barbie movie hits record $1 billion in box office receipts were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media over the weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (8/2) Top News/Talk Media Stories

The latest indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges related to the events of January 6; the status of Hunter Biden’s plea deal and calls for further investigation into his business dealings and how involved President Joe Biden was; the 2024 presidential race; the gunman in the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting is sentenced to death; the Russia-Ukraine war; and musician Lizzo is sued by former dancers for harassment were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (8/1) Top News/Talk Media Stories

Special counsel Jack Smith announces the grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump in connection with the events of January 6; the investigation into Hunter Biden and the status of his plea deal; the 2024 presidential race; the Russia-Ukraine war; the ongoing Hollywood writers and actors strikes; and Lizzo is sued by former dancers for sexual assault, harassment and discrimination were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (7/25) Top News/Talk Media Stories

Hunter Biden’s guilty plea and criticism of the “sweetheart” deal that would have sent regular Americans to prison; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy considers Joe Biden impeachment in connection with Hunter Biden investigation; the Fed is expected to hike interest rates again today; the heatwaves affecting much of the Northern Hemisphere and the report that the Atlantic Ocean’s currents are being harmed by global warming; Donald Trump’s legal battles; the 2024 presidential race; Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang disappears from public view and is replaced; LeBron James’ son suffers cardiac event at basketball practice; and today’s House panel hearings on UFO’s were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (7/24) Top News/Talk Media Stories

The status of Hunter Biden’s “sweetheart” plea deal; the feds sue Texas over Rio Grande immigrant barrier; Donald Trump’s legal battles; the 2024 presidential race; the legal fight over Alabama’s congressional map; U.S.-Israel relations in the wake of that country’s weakening of its Supreme Court; the heatwaves affecting the U.S. and Europe and the fires scorching Greek islands; and conservatives freak out over the Barbie movie were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Top News/Talk Media Stories for Week of June 26 – 30

The Hunter Biden plea deal and allegations of Justice Department interference in the IRS investigation came together as the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers TenTM. At #2 this week was the Supreme Court’s rulings, including shooting down the independent legislature theory, followed by the 2024 presidential election at #3. 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 magazine. It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. See this week’s complete chart here.

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Yesterday’s (6/28) Top News/Talk Media Stories

The Hunter Biden plea deal and his legal battles with the owner of the computer repair shop that worked on his laptops; the 2024 presidential race and concerns about President Joe Biden’s health; the legal battles facing former President Donald Trump; the thick smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing almost one-third of the U.S.; the recovery of wreckage from the doomed Titan submersible; Vladimir Putin’s grasp on power in the aftermath of the Wagner Group insurrection and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war; and the brutal heatwave hitting the Southern U.S. were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (6/20) Top News/Talk Media Stories

Hunter Biden agrees to a plea deal to failure to pay taxes charges; Donald Trump’s legal battles, the 2024 presidential race; the search for the missing Titanic submersible; U.S.-China relations; the Russia-Ukraine war, and the extreme heat hitting the Southwest were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.