1/4/25 - 2024 Retrospectives And 2025 Predictions Top This Week's 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 December 30th, 2024 through January 3rd, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES/TOPICS

1. 2024 Retrospectives / 2025 Predictions 
2. Presidential Transition - Trump Appointments and Nominations - Mike Johnson's Speakership - Pardons - SCOTUS Report 
3. New Orleans Terror Attack / Cybertruck Explosion
4. Jimmy Carter Dies
5. Economy - Inflation - Debt Ceiling - Tariffs
6. Migrant-Border Crisis / Crime / Homelessness 
7. Health Care / Anxiety   
8. Israel Attacks in Gaza / Russia-Ukraine War / S. Korean Political Turmoil 
9. Big Tech Influence / Media Bias / Fireworks Accidents / Jeju Airline Crash 
10. Puerto Rico Power Loss / Winter Weather - Climate Change - College Football

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Jimmy Carter
3. Joe Biden 
4. Elon Musk
5. Mike Johnson / Kamala Harris 
6. John Roberts 
7. JD Vance 
8. Vivek Ramaswamy
9. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
10. Benjamin Netanyahu / Vladimir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Xi Jinping / Yoon Suk Yeol