Here's What's Happening

By Kim Moffat

Here’s What’s Happening is a daily news show — not to break the news, but to break it down.

Each episode puts the day’s biggest stories into context, cuts through the noise,

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How many episodes does Here's What's Happening have?

The podcast currently has 793 episodes available.

Here's What's Happening episodes:

January 23, 2026 I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door
This special episode is all about a sweet boy named Liam, and the way America has broken a promise it made 250 years ago.
How to support Minneapolis:
Unidos Minneapolis
National Lawyers Guild MN
Communities United Against Police Brutality
Minneapolis branch of the ACLU in show notes.
Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter
december. - on Amazon
Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com
All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews
As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere
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16min
January 22, 2026 Maple Syrup and Manners
Trump claims Greenland is “figured out,” ICE bypasses the Constitution, and Ghislaine Maxwell is testifying.
Davos
-via Axios and NY Times
Epstein and the House
-via BBC, Democracy Docket, and NPR
ICE’s New Power
-via AP News
Uvalde Ruling
-via CNN
How to support Minneapolis:
Unidos Minneapolis
National Lawyers Guild MN
Communities United Against Police Brutality
Minneapolis branch of the ACLU in show notes.
Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter
december. - on Amazon
Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com
All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews
As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere
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19min
January 21, 2026 Good Read on the Room, Scott!
Trump fumbles Venezuela, prepares to flail at Davos, and the DOJ targets Minnesota leaders.
Venezuelan Tanker Captured
-via Guardian and NY Times
Iranian Protests
-via NY Times
Minnesota
-via NPR
Trump + Davos
-via AP News
How to support Minneapolis:
Unidos Minneapolis
National Lawyers Guild MN
Communities United Against Police Brutality
Minneapolis branch of the ACLU in show notes.
Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter
december. - on Amazon
Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com
All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews
As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere
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13min
January 20, 2026 It’s Real Bad, Here!
Minneapolis is being used as a testing ground — and we need to pay attention. Plus, Trump still wants Greenland, even as he threatens the Fed. And a deadly high-speed train crash in Spain has killed 39.

Minneapolis
-via CBS News, NBC News, CNN, PBS, and Washington Post

Trump Still Wants Greenland
-via NY Times

Trump Threatens Fed
-via Reuters

Spanish Train Crash
-via NPR

How to support Minneapolis:
Unidos Minneapolis
National Lawyers Guild MN
Communities United Against Police Brutality
Minneapolis branch of the ACLU in show notes.
Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter
december. - on Amazon
Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com
All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews
As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere
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14min
January 20, 2026 Special Episode: One Year Down
We’ve survived one year of Trump 2.0 - and we’re still standing.
-via AP News and CDF Labor Laws, Brookings Institute, Virginia.org, K-12.org
Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter
december. - on Amazon
Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com
All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews
As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere
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12min
January 09, 2026 A Very American Episode
An ICE agent kills Renee Good in Minnesota, and the administration blocks a state investigation.
Salt Lake City Shooting
-via NY Times
Minnesota
-via AP News, Washington Post, NBC News, and NPR
Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter
december. - on Amazon
Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com
All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews
As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere
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16min
January 08, 2026 No Different Than a Traffic Ticket
An ICE killing in Minnesota leads the news as the US seizes two more oil tankers.
Minnesota
-via AP News
US Takes More Oil Tankers
-via NPR
Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter
december. - on Amazon
Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com
All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews
As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere
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9min
January 07, 2026 Go Put More Hairspray on Your Head
Maria Corina Machado tempts Trump with a Nobel Prize as the U.S. slashes healthcare for kids and considers invading Greenland.
Venezuela
-via The Guardian, NBC News, and Yahoo News
Healthcare Cuts for Dems
-via NY Times
Lady News™️
-via Washington Post and NPR
Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter
december. - on Amazon
Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com
All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews
As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere
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11min
January 06, 2026 Hey, Gimme Your Yard
Trump says we’re not at war, but Maduro’s in court claiming prisoner-of-war status — so what are we doing? Plus, Tim Walz drops out of the governor's race, and RFK Jr. drops vaccines from our bloodstream.

Maduro in Court
-via NY Times, ABC News, Axios

Vaccine Overhaul
-via Washington Post and CNN

Gov. Walz Drops Out of Reelection
-via CBS News
Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter
december. - on Amazon
Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com
All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews
As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere
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14min
January 05, 2026 It’s Only a Matter of Time
Trump says the U.S. is running Venezuela, Rubio says we’re not, and America fumbles its way into empire-building. Plus, Trump sends the National Guard troops home, Berlin experiences a power outage, and a Swiss bar sees tragedy.

Update: Venezuela
-via AP News, Reuters, Axios, and CNN

Trump Sends National Guard Troops Home
-via NBC News

Berlin Power Outage
-via AP News

Swiss Bar Fire
-via NPR
Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter
december. - on Amazon
Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com
All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews
As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere
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16min

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How many episodes does Here's What's Happening have?

The podcast currently has 793 episodes available.

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