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Joe Rogan Remains Atop Edison’s U.S. Q3 Podcast Ranker

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Edison Research releases its Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. ranker based on reach for Q3 2025 among weekly podcast consumers ages 13+ based on total audience reach from Edisonimg Podcast Metrics. “The Joe Rogan Experience” again claims the #1 spot, followed by audiochuck’s “Crime Junkie” at #2, and The New York Times’ “The Daily” at #3. Other shows with news/talk radio and cable ties include: “The Charlie Kirk Show” rising 32 places to #17 following his slaying (new episodes are still being produced); “The Tucker Carlson Show” ranked #18; SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show” followed at #19; and Ramsey Network’s “The Ramsey Show” ranked #29.

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News Organizations Band Together Against Pentagon Media Requirements

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The Department of War is asking news organizations to sign an agreement to adhere to strict reporting procedures – including a ban on reporting on classified information – to have access to Pentagon officials and, in an unusual show of solidarity in these times, ABC News, CBS News,img CNN, FOX News Media, NBC News, and Newsmax are declining to sign the agreement. A joint statement from ABC News, CBS News, CNN, FOX News Media, and NBC News says, “Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues. The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections. We will continue to cover the U.S. military as each of our organizations has done for many decades, upholding the principles of a free and independent press.” Newsmax adds, “We are working in conjunction with other media outlets to resolve the situation. We believe the requirements are unnecessary and onerous and hope that the Pentagon will review the matter further.”

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Top News/Talk Media Stories for Week of January 29 – February 2

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The U.S. migrant crisis combined with the House’s Articles of Impeachment against Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers TenTM. At #2 this week was the military tensions between the U.S. and Iran, tied with the Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea, followed by the Israel-Hamas war 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 (1/29) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The deaths of three U.S. servicemembers in Jordan and military tensions between the U.S. and Iran; the Israel-Hamas war and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; the 2024 presidential race; the U.S. migrant crisis and the impeachment of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; the Fani Willis affair allegations; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; and the liquidation of Evergrande and the state of the Chinese economy were some of 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

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The 2024 presidential race and the expected entrance of Mike Pence and Chris Christie into the GOP primary race; the near collision of Chinese and U.S. warships in the Taiwan Strait; President Joe Biden’s fitness for office after his latest fall; the crash of a private plane in Virginia that prompted U.S. jet fighters to intercept it after it violated restricted DC airspace; LGBTQ activism and the blowback against Anheuser-Busch over the Bud Light-Dylan Mulvaney promotion; the expected release of a “mixed reality” headset at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference this week; and the deadly Indian train wreck were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media this weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Top News/Talk Media Stories for Week of March 6 – 10

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The relations between the U.S., China, and Russia as China threatens the U.S. for trying to “encircle and contain” it while the U.S. watches China cozy up to Vladimir Putin and refuse to condemn Russia’s aggression in Ukraine was the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers TenTM. At #2 this week was the use of security video from the U.S. Capitol by FOX News personality Tucker Carlson to downplay the events of January 6, followed by the state of the U.S. economy and the Fed’s warning that interest rates will continue to be pushed up at #3. The Talkers TenTM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed in news/talk media this 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.