Mo News

As President Trump hits the halfway mark of his first year back in office, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation grading Trump’s second-term performance—the wins, the losses, and what might come next.

Now host of⁠ The Sean Spicer Show⁠, Spicer weighs in on everything from immigration raids and tariffs to Trump’s evolving foreign policy and the growing divide inside the MAGA movement on several issues. We also unpack the latest fallout from the Epstein files and why the administration’s handling of the case is fueling anger on the right.

We get into how the Trump press team is reshaping media access, Spicer’s reflections on his time behind the podium, and whether he’d ever return to politics—or reality TV—after Dancing With the Stars.

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🐝 This podcast was recorded from the Mo News office at ⁠Industrious at Midtown on 50th St.⁠

Mosheh Oinounou (⁠@mosheh⁠) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Headlines: 

– Welcome to Mo News (02:00)

– President Trump Threatens Russia With Tariffs If There’s No Ukraine Peace Deal In 50 Days (06:40)

– Bitcoin Price Hits Record High As “Crypto Week” On Capitol Hill Begins (10:30)

– Heavy Rains Hampering Search-And-Rescue Efforts in Texas Hill Country (18:15)

– Wildfires At The Grand Canyon Destroy Hotel, Shutter North Rim For Season (22:30)

– President Biden Defends Use Of “Autopen” To Sign Controversial End-Of-Term Pardons (24:20)

– Ice Cream Makers Are The Latest To Drop Artificial Food Dyes (28:00)

– “Japanese Walking” and Sharpie Lip Liner Go Viral On TikTok (30:00)

– On This Day (34:40)

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🐝 This podcast was recorded from the Mo News office at Industrious at Midtown on 50th St.

Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

Headlines: 

– Welcome to Mo News (02:00) 

– Timeline Details Final Seconds of Crashed Air India Flight (07:00)

– MAGA Revolt Over Epstein Files Escalates: Trump Weighs In (13:50)

– Immigration Raids On Farms Turn Deadly (26:20)

– Trump Threatens EU, Mexico With 30% Tariffs (34:00)

– Trump Assassination Attempt Was Result Of 'Preventable' Secret Service Errors (36:00)

– Wimbledon Finals: Who Won The Men And Women’s Tournament (39:00)

– Classic Childhood Pastime Of Biking Is Fading (41:30)

– On This Day (46:20)

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🐝 This podcast was recorded from the Mo News office at Industrious at Midtown on 50th St.

Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

Headlines: 

– Welcome to Mo News  (2:04)

– 7-11 Day (2:18)

– NYC Mayor Eric Adams Talks To Mo News as Mamdani Picks Up Big Endorsement (5:41)

– President Trump to Survey Texas Flood Damage (19:00)

– Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order in Class-Action Challenge (22 :00)

– Some of Iran’s Enriched Uranium Survived Attacks, Israeli Official Says (24:43)

– Ferrero Strikes Roughly $3 Billion Deal for Maker of Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes (27:15)

– Coffee Prices Climb After Donald Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on Brazil (31:22)

– US 'Click to Cancel' Rule Blocked By Appeals Court (35:23)

– What We’re Watching, Reading, Eating (37:16)

– Wimbledon Lookahead (39:34)

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🐝 This podcast was recorded from the Mo News office at Industrious at Midtown on 50th St.

Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is currently trailing in polls ahead of the November mayoral race — but he tells Mo News that the race has only just started. 

In an interview with Mosheh, Adams said he’s focused on spreading his message about his record and administration’s wins — including on the economy and public safety — and registering 1 million new voters.

Mosheh asks Adams how he plans to overcome his dismal favorability ratings with New Yorkers, while also pressing him on his five-count criminal indictment. It made him the first New York City mayor to be indicted, but was dropped by the Trump Justice Department in February. They discuss his relationship with Trump and what actually went down earlier this year. 

Adams also addresses a number of the promises made by Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani — the 33 year-old Democratic Socialist who ran on promises of free childcare, free buses, rent freezes, and a sweeping social justice and tax agenda. 

Adams has some blunt words in this interview for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who lost to Mamdani in the Democratic primary but is still considering an independent run. A Mamdani victory is all but guaranteed if both Adams and Cuomo remain in and split the centrist vote. 

Adams also discussed his origin story — including how getting beaten up by a police officer as a teen led him to join the NYPD— and played a round of rapid-fire questions on what he loves most about New York. (His favorite restaurant? Hint: it’s in Harlem.)

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Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Headlines: 

– Welcome to Mo News  (2:04)

– Death Toll Reaches at Least 119 in Texas Floods, With 173 Missing (5:09)

– Three Lives Lost in Historic Flash Flooding In New Mexico (7:23)

- Murder Rates Down in Major U.S. Cities (9:02)

– Linda Yaccarino Steps Down As CEO Of Elon Musk’s X (15:16)

– Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Shares Antisemitic Posts (17:42)

– Hegseth Did Not Inform White House Before He Authorized Pause On Weapons to Ukraine (21:55)

– Biden's Doctor Invokes Fifth Amendment in House Probe (24:29)

– TikTok Building New Version of App Ahead of Expected U.S. Sale (27:18)

– Struggling Brewers Push To Make Nonalcoholic Beer More Than a Fad (30:54)

– On This Day In History (33:42)

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– LMNT - Free Sample Pack with any LMNT drink mix purchase

– Industrious - Coworking office. 30% off day pass

– Athletic Greens – AG1 Powder + 1 year of free Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs

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🐝 This podcast was recorded from the Mo News office at Industrious at Midtown on 50th St.

Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

Headlines: 

– Welcome to Mo News (2:04)

– TSA To End Shoe Removal Policy At Some Airport Security Checkpoints (7:43)

– More Than 160 People Still Missing After Texas Floods (12:23) 

– Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies (22:01)

– What to Know About Student Loan Repayment and the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ (23:29)

– Rubio Impersonator Uses AI, Signal to Contact Foreign Officials (27:52)

– Middle Managers Fade As AI Rises (31:26) 

– Amazon Prime Day Spending Down 14% in Early Hours From 2024 (35:16) 

– On This Day In History (37:09)

Thanks To Our Sponsors: 

– LMNT - Free Sample Pack with any LMNT drink mix purchase

– Industrious - Coworking office. 30% off day pass

– Athletic Greens – AG1 Powder + 1 year of free Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs

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🐝 This podcast was recorded from the Mo News office at Industrious at Midtown on 50th St.

Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

Headlines: 

– Welcome to Mo News (6:18)

– Desperate Search For Texas Flood Survivors Stretches Into Fifth Day (9:09)

– DOJ Finds No Evidence Jeffrey Epstein Kept Client List Or Was Murdered In Prison (20:08)

– Gunman Attacks Border Patrol Facility, Wounds Three (34:32)

– Amazon Prime Days Kick Off Amid Trump’s Tariff War (36:07)

– U.S. Measles Cases Hit 33-Year High (39:42) 

– The One Bright Spot In A Gloomy Beer Market (42:32)

– Dog Helps Rescue Owner After Hiking Accident In The Swiss Alps (44:38)

– On This Day In History (45:54)

Thanks To Our Sponsors: 

– LMNT - Free Sample Pack with any LMNT drink mix purchase

– Industrious - Coworking office. 30% off day pass

– Athletic Greens – AG1 Powder + 1 year of free Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs

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🐝 This podcast was recorded from the Mo News office at Industrious at Midtown on 50th St.

Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

Headlines: 

– Welcome to Mo News (2:04)

– Deadly Flash Flooding In Texas Raises Questions About Weather Forecasting & Alerts (6:14)

– ICE To Become Largest Federal Law Enforcement Agency In U.S. (21:15)

– Gaza Ceasefire On The Agenda As Israeli PM Visits The White House (27:42)

– Treasury Secretary Bessent Says August 1st Is Deadline For Trade Deals (33:11)

– Billionaire Elon Musk Launches New Political Party (37:36)

– Flashback to 1975: World’s Largest Time Capsule Opened (43:33)

– On This Day In History (45:21)

Thanks To Our Sponsors: 

– LMNT - Free Sample Pack with any LMNT drink mix purchase

– Industrious - Coworking office. 30% off day pass

– Athletic Greens – AG1 Powder + 1 year of free Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs

– Saily - 15% off any data plan | Promo Code: MONEWS

🐝 This podcast was recorded from the Mo News office at Industrious at Midtown on 50th St.

Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

Headlines: 

– Welcome to Mo News (02:00)

– Sean Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking but Found Guilty on Lesser Charges (06:50)

– Netanyahu and Trump Plan to Meet Next Week: Ceasefire Status (20:20)

– Pentagon Says US Strikes Set Back Iran Nuclear Program ‘One To Two Years’ (22:00)

– How Will the Next Dalai Lama Be Chosen? (26:40)

– Bryan Kohberger Admits to Idaho Student Murders (29:10)

– Trump Announces Vietnam Trade Deal, 20% Tariff On Its Imports To The US (33:10)

– Why More Women Are Doing Weighted Walks (36:20)

– The Science Of Cool (40:30)

– What We’re Watching, Reading, Eating (44:00)

Thanks To Our Sponsors: 

– LMNT - Free Sample Pack with any LMNT drink mix purchase

– Industrious - Coworking office. 30% off day pass

– Athletic Greens – AG1 Powder + 1 year of free Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs

– Saily - 15% off any data plan | Promo Code: MONEWS

🐝 This podcast was recorded from the Mo News office at Industrious at Midtown on 50th St.

Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.