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

12/28/24 - The Year's Top Topics In Review

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 23rd through December 27th, 2024. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. 2024 Election
2. Trump Legal Issues
3. Migrant Crisis / Economy-Inflation
4. Crime / Race Relations
5. Healthcare System / Anxiety / Abortion Rights
6. Israel at War / Russia-Ukraine War
7. National Disasters / Climate Change
8. Big Tech Influence / Media Bias / Chaiging Technology-AI
9. LGBTQ Rights / Polital Correctness-Wokeness
10. Nunter Biden Issues / Scandals

PEOPLE

1. DONALD TRUMP
2. Joe Biden / Kamala Harris
3. Elon Musk
4. JD Vance / Tim Walz / Mike Johnson
5. Benjamin Netanyahu
6. Vladimar Putin / Volodymyr Zelensky
7. Xi Jinping / Kim Jong Un
8. Vivek Ramaswamy / Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
9. Barack Obama / Hillary Clinton / Hunter Biden
10. Jeff Bezos / Mark Zuckerberg

 12/21/24 - #1 Topic This Week, The Mangione Murder Case

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 16th through December 20th, 2024. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

 STORIES

1. Mangione Murder Case / Health Care
2. Trump Nominations and Appointments
3. Government Shutdown Struggle
4. DOGE-Economy-Inflation-Tariffs-Stock Market  
5. Migrant-Border Crisis / Madison School Shootings / Crime
6. Drones
7. Russia-Ukraine War / Middle East Unrest
8. Pelicot Rape Case
9. Big Tech Influence / Media Corruption-Bias
10. Amazon Workers Strike

 PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Luigi Mangione / Brian Thompson 
3. Joe Biden / Elon Musk 
4. Vivek Ramaswamy / Robert F. Kennedy, Jr
5. Benjamin Netanyahu / Vladmir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy

       6. Gisèle Pelicot 
       7. Jeff Bezos
       8. Natalie Rupnow
       9. Nancy Pelosi / Fani Willis / Mike Johnson
    10. Xi Jinping

12/14/24 - CEO Murder Suspect Apprehended/Health Care Tops The 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 8th through December 13th, 2024. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

 STORIES 

1. CEO Murder Suspect Apprehended / Health Care
2. Trump Nominations and Appointments
3. Trump Tariff-Trade War Plans  
4. Migrant-Border / Economy / Crime
5. Biden Pardons
6. DOGE / Trump-Musk-Ramaswamy Relationship 
7. Russia-Ukraine War / Israel-Hezbollah Cease Fire
8. Syria Overthrow
9. Abortion Rights 
10. Big Tech Influence / Media Bias

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Luigi Mangione / Brian Thompson 
3. Joe Biden
4. Elon Musk
5. Vivek Ramaswamy
6. Pete Hegseth
7. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr
8. Bashar al-Assad
9. Benjamin Netanyahu
10. Vladmir Putin / Xi Jinping 

12/7/24 - #1 This Week, Trumps Nominations And Appointments

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 2nd through December 6th, 2024. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Trump Nominations and Appointments
2. Trump Tariff Plans  
3. Hunter Biden Pardon
4. Migrant-Border/Economy/Crime
5. DOGE / Trump-Musk-Ramaswamy Relationship 
6. Russia-Ukraine War
7. Israel-Hezbollah Cease Fire/South Korea Turmoil
8. Fatal Shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
9. Abortion/Health Care 
10. Big Tech Influence / Media Bias 

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Elon Musk
3. Vivek Ramaswamy
4. Joe Biden/Hunter Biden
5. Pete Hegseth
6. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr
7. Brian Thompson
8. Claudia Sheinbaum/Justin Trudeau/Emmanuel Macron
9. Benjamin Netanyahu     
10. Vladmir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy /Xi Jinping/Yoon Suk Yeol 

11/30/24 - Trump's Tariff Announcement Tops The 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 November 25th through November 29th, 2024. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com  

 STORIES

1. Trump Tariff Announcement-Reaction 
2. Trump Department-Administration Nominations-Appointments   
3. Migrant-Border Crisis/Economy
4. Israel-Hezbollah Cease Fire
5. DOGE 
6. Trump-Musk Relationship
7. Abortion/Health Care
8. Russia-Ukraine War
9. Big Tech/Media Bias
10. Thanksgiving-Black Friday

 PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Elon Musk
3. Vivek Ramaswamy
4. Joe Biden
5. Claudia Sheinbaum 
6. Justin Trudeau/Xi Jinping 
7. Benjamin Netanyahu     
8. JD Vance
9. Vladmir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Kim Jong Un
10. Kamala Harris

11/23/24 - Trump Appointments And The Presidential Transition Top The 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 November 18th through November 22nd, 2024. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com  
 
STORIES

1. Trump Appointments / Presidential Transition 
2. Matt Gaetz Drops Out  
3. The Economy 
4. Migrant-Border Crisis / Crime
5. Abortion / Health Care / Education
6. Russia-Ukraine War
7. U.S.-Israel Relations
8. Climate Change / Race Relations / Trans-Gender Congressional Issues
9. Big Tech / Media Corruption-Bias / First Amendment Issues
10. Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Fight 

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Matt Gaetz / Pete Hegseth
3. Joe Biden
4. JD Vance / Kamala Harris
5. Elon Musk / Robert Kennedy, Jr. / Vivek Ramaswamy
6. Tulsi Gabbard / Marco Rubio / Linda McMahon
7. Benjamin Netanyahu
8. Vladmir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Xi Jinping / Kim Jong Un
9. Sarah McBride / Nancy Mace / Mike Johnson / Pam Bondi
10. Mike Tyson / Jake Paul 

11/16/24 - The Election Aftermath and "Postmortem" Tops The 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 November 11th through November 15th, 2024. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com  

STORIES

1. Election Aftermath and "Postmortem" 
2. Trump Controversial Appointments  
3. The Economy 
4. Migrant-Border Crisis
5. Abortion / Health Care
6. Russia-Ukraine War
7. U.S.-Israel Relations
8. Climate Change / Race Relations /Gender Relations
9. Big Tech / Media Corruption-Bias
10. Crime / Homelessness 

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. JD Vance
3. Kamala Harris/Joe Biden
4. Elon Musk/Robert Kennedy, Jr.
5. Matt Gaetz/Pete Hegseth
6. Tulsi Gabbard   
7. Marco Rubio
8. Mike Huckabee/Kristi Noem/Doug Burgum
9. Benjamin Netanyahu
10. Vladmir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Xi Jinping / Kim Jong Un

11/9/24 - Surprise! The Presidential Election Tops 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 November 4th through November 8th, 2024. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com  
 
STORIES

1. Presidential Election - Trump Wins Presidency 
2. Election "Postmortem"  
3. The Economy 
4. Migrant-Border Crisis
5. Abortion / Health Care
6. Russia-Ukraine War
7. Middle East Violence
8. Climate Change / Race Relations /Gender Relations
9. Big Tech / Media Corruption-Bias
10. Crime / Homelessness 

 PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Kamala Harris
3. Joe Biden
4. JD Vance
5. Benjamin Netanyahu  
6. Vladmir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Xi Jinping / Kim Jong Un
7. Elon Musk
8. Robert Kennedy, Jr.
9. Tim Walz
10. Jack Smith/Susie Wiles

11/2/24 - Once Again The Presidential Race Is #1

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 October 28 through November 1st, 2024. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com  

STORIES

1. Presidential Race – MAGA MSG Event – Puerto Rico - "Garbage" Flaps - Polls - Election Integrity
2. Migrant-Border Issues  
3. The Economy - Inflation - Tariffs - Housing
4. Abortion / Health Care
5. Climate Change / Race Relations 
6. Middle East Violence 
7. Russia-Ukraine War 
8. Elon Musk Activities / Big Tech / Media Corruption
9. Crime / Guns 
10. Halloween / World Series 

 PEOPLE

1. Kamala Harris / Donald Trump
2. Tim Walz / JD Vance
3. Joe Biden
4. Bejamin Netanyahu  
5. Vladmir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Xi Jinping / Kim Jon Un
6. Elon Musk
7. Robert Kennedy, Jr.
8. Tony Hinchcliffe
9. Joe Rogan
10. Jack Smith