1/17/26 - ICE Activities and Protests Tops The Stories List

Host Doug Stephan along with Michael Harrison, Editor/Publisher of Talkers Magazine, review the most talked about stories and people on news/talk radio for the week of January 12th, 2026 through January 16th, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. ICE Activities and Protests
2. Iran Protests and Turmoil
3. U.S. Policy on Venezuela
4. Trump’s Greenland Ambitions
5. Economy / Inflation / Interest Rates/ Tariffs
6. Russia-Ukraine War
7. Israel=Gaza Tensions
8. Boeing Crash Investigation Findings
9. NFL Playoffs / NCAA Betting Scandal
10. Epstein Files

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Renee Nicole Good / Kristi Noem / Tim Walz
3. Nicolás Maduro / Maria Corina Machado
4. Masoud Pezeshkian / Ali Khamenei 
5. Marco Rubio / JD Vance
6. Jens-Frederik Nielsen / Mette Frederiksen
7. Mike Johnson / Pete Hegseth / Pam Bondi
8. Vladimir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy
9. Benjamin Netanyahu
10. Jeffrey Epstein