7/18/26 - ICE Killings Top Our List This Week

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 July 13th, 2026 through July 17th, 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 Killings
2. U.S.- Iran War
3. Graham Death Aftermath / McConnell Health Status
4. Trump’s Election Integrity Address
5. Dems Block Defense Bill
6. Blanche Confirmation Hearings
7. SCOTUS Requests Increased Security Funding
8. DOJ Subpoenas NYT Reporters
9. Judge Rebukes Trump-IRS Deal
10. Wildfire Smoke Smothers Midwest & Northeast / Texas Floods

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Joan Sebastian Guerrero / Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
3. Lindsey Graham
4. Mitch McConnell
5. JD Vance
6. Marco Rubio
7. Chuck Schumer
8. Todd Blanche
9. Elena Kagan / Amy Coney Barrett
10. Kathleen Williams

7/11/26 - Number One This Week Trump at NATO

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 July 6th, 2026 through July 11th, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Trump at NATO
2. Iran War Escalates
3. Independence Day Aftermath / Great American State Fair / Reflecting Pool 
4. Graham Platner Scandal
5. Ali Khamenei Funeral
6. The Economy / Stock Market / Inflation
7. Russia-Ukraine War
8. Charlie Kirk Murder Trial /E. Jean Carroll Judgement Ruling
9. AI / Data Centers Controversy /ICE Shoots Man in Houston
10. Mitch McConnell Health Issue / Trump World Cup Red Card Controversy

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. JD Vance / Marco Rubio
3. Ali & Mojtaba Khamenei 
4. Graham Platner
5. Mike Johnson
6. Vladmir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy
7. Charlie Kirk / Tyler Robinson
8. E. Jean Carroll
9. Mitch McConnell
10. Folarin Balogun / Lorenzo Salgado Aranjo

7/3/26 - Top Story, Supreme Court Rulings

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 June 29th, 2026 through July 3rd, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Supreme Court Rulings
2. U.S.-Iran Negotiations
3. Great American State Fair / Reflecting Pool Controversy
4. Primary Races
5. Heatwave / Climate Change
6. SAVE America Act
7. AI 
8. The Economy / Stock Market / Inflation
9. Trump Crypto Profits
10. World Cup

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. John Roberts / Samuel Alito / Amy Coney Barrett
3. Steve Witkoff / Jared Kushner
4. JD Vance / Marco Rubio
5. Melat Kiros
6. Zohran Mamdani
7. Mike Johnson
8. Sam Altman / Dario Amodei
9. Donald Trump Jr. / Eric Trump
10. E. Jean Carroll

6/27/26 - Number One: U.S.-Iran Negotiations / War Powers Resolution

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 June 22nd, 2026 through June 26th, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STOTIES 

1. U.S.-Iran Negotiations / War Powers Resolution
2. Primary Elections
3. Housing Bill / SAVE America Act
4. Reflecting Pool Controversy / America 250 Kickoff
5. SCOTUS Rulings
6. Gas Prices / Tech Stocks
7. AI Concerns
8. Texas Immigration Center Shooting Convictions
9. Keir Starmer Resigns
10. Alan Greenspan / Clive Davis / David Clayton Thomas Deaths

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. JD Vance / Marco Rubio
3. Benjamin Netanyahu
4. Bill Cassidy
5. Mike Johnson
6. Zohran Mamdani
7. Darializa Avila Chevalier
8. Keir Starmer
9. Alan Greenspan
10. Clive Davis / David Clayton Thomas

6/20/26 - U.S./Iran Agreement 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 June 15th, 2026 through June 19th, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES 

1. U.S.-Iran Agreement
2. Gas Prices / Financial Markets Activity
3. Primary Races / Georgia Shelves Redistricting
4. DNI Hearing Cancelled / Voter ID Law
5. JD Vance Book-Appearance on “The View”
6. Newsoms Investigation
7. AI Concerns / Data Centers Pushback
8. SpaceX IPO / Musk First Trillionaire
9. Ukraine Strikes Moscow
10. Obama Library Opening

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. JD Vance
3. Marco Rubio
4. Benjamin Netanyahu
5. Rick Jackson / Burt Jones / Mike Collins
6. Mike Johnson
7. Jay Clayton
8. Gavin & Siebel Newsom
9. Elon Musk
10. Barack & Michelle Obama

6/13/26 - #1: Iran War / Agreement or No Agreement? 

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 June 8th, 2026 through June 12th, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Iran War / Agreement or No Agreement? 
2. Trump in NYC / NBA Finals 
3. The Economy / Inflation / Gas Prices
4. Primary Elections / Trump Face the Nation Interview
5. Trump UFC Controversy
6. Trump Great American State Fair Performers Controversy
7. Trump Ballroom Project Controversy / Trump DC Reflecting Pool Controversy
8. AI / Data Center Controversy
9. Strong El Niño Formed / World Cup
10. Epstein Files

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Marco Rubio
3. Benjamin Netanyahu 
4. Todd Blanche
5. Scott Bessent
6. Mike Johnson
7. JD Vance/Pete Hegseth
8. Zohran Mamdani
9. Kristen Welker
10. Jay Clayton

6/6/26 - Special Talkers Magazine Edition

Host Doug Stephan along with Michael Harrison, Editor/Publisher of Talkers Magazine, present a Special Talkers Magazine Edition of the stories and people on news/talk radio for the week of May 25th, 2026 through May 29th, 2026. 

• Donald Trump
• The War In Iraq
• The Economy
• Primary Elections

5/30/26 - The Iran War 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 May 25th, 2026 through May 29th, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Iran War 
2. Trump Candidates’ Primary Success
3. Redistricting Cases
4. The Economy / Gas Prices
5. DOJ to Investigate E. Jean Carroll
6. Ballroom Project
7. Biden Recordings Suit
8. Pope Leo’s AI Encyclical
9. White House Attacker Shot
10. Ebola Outbreak

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Benjamin Netanyahu
3. Ken Paxton / John Cornyn
4. James Talarico
5. Howard Lutnick
6. E. Jean Carroll
7. Todd Blanche
8. Joe Biden
9. JD Vance
10. Pope Leo XIV

5/23/26 - Trump’s Primary Victories Tops This Week's Chart

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 May 18th, 2026 through May 22nd, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Trump’s Primary Victories
2. Iran War / War Powers Vote
3. Gas-Food Prices
4. “Anti-Weaponization” Fund / Trump Immunity
5. U.S-Cuba Tensions / Ebola Outbreak
6. DNC 2024 “Autopsy” 
7. Xi-Putin Meeting / U.S.-Taiwan Relations
8. Deadly Mosque Shooting / Rededicate 250 Prayer Rally
9. End of Colbert Show / Springsteen vs Trump
10. Kyle Busch Dies

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Thomas Massie
3. JD Vance / Pete Hegseth
4. Todd Blanche
5. Joe Biden / Kamala Harris
6. Raul Castro
7. Xi Jinping / Vladimir Putin
8. Lai Ching-te
9. Stephen Colbert / Bruce Springsteen
10. Kyle Busch

5/16/26 - Trump's Visit To China Tops The Chart

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 May 11th, 2026 through May 15th, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Trump in China
2. Iran War / Strait of Hormuz
3. Gas Prices / Inflation Spikes
4. Redistricting
5. Warsh Confirmed as Fed Chair
6. Patel Testimony / Hegseth Testimony
7. Abortion Pill Order
8. Reflecting Pool & Ballroom Controversies
9. UK Election Results - Keir Starmer Challenged
10. Hantavirus

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Xi Jinping
3. Marco Rubio
4. Benjamin Natanyahu
5. Kevin Warsh / Jerome Powell
6. Kash Patel
7. Pete Hegseth
8. Mike Johnson
9. Hakeem Jeffries
10. Keir Starmer