2/28/26 - Trump's SOTU Address Is This Week's #1 Story

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 February 23rd, 2026 through February 27th, 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 SOTU Address 
2. Epstein Files Fallout / Clinton Testimonies
3. U.S.-Iran Talks
4. Cuba Speedboat Incident
5. Economy / Tariffs / Mortgage Rates
6. Trump-Vance Withhold Medicaid Funds from Minnesota 
7. Russia-Ukraine Talks
8. Gaza Instability / North Korea Nuclear Threats
9. Winter Weather / Mamdani-NYC Police Relations
10. Nancy Guthrie Case

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Jeffrey Epstein / Ghislaine Maxwell
3. Bill & Hillary Clinton
4. Mike Johnson
5. Abbas Araghchi / Badr al-Busaidi 
6. JD Vance
7. Vladimir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy
8. Benjamin Netanyahu  
9. Zohran Mamdani / Kim Jong Un  
10. Nancy Guthrie / Savannah Guthrie

2/21/26 - The Epstein Files Fallout 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 February 16th, 2026 through February 20th, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. The Epstein Files Fallout / Executives Resign / Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested
2. U.S.-Iran Tensions
3. Trump’s “Affordability” Tour
4. SAVE America Act / Mid-Term Elections
5. Partial Government Shutdown / DHS Funding
6. Colbert-CBS Talarico Interview Case
7. Rubio in Europe
8. Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
9. Nancy Guthrie Case
10. Jesse Jackson and Robert Duvall Die

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Jeffrey Epstein / Ghislaine Maxwell
3. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
4. Thomas Pritzker / Kathryn Ruemmler
5. Jared Kushner / Steve Witkoff / Abbas Araghchi
6. Marjory Taylor Greene
7. Mike Johnson
8. Stephen Colbert / James Talarico
9. Nancy Guthrie / Savannah Guthrie
10. Jesse Jackson / Robert Duvall

2/14/26 - ICE Operations and End of Minnesota Surge 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 February 9th, 2026 through February 13th, 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 Operations / End of Minnesota Surge
2. The Economy / Record Dow / Jobs Report / Falling Crypto
3. The Epstein Files / Bondi Testimony
4. Super Bowl Aftermath / Bad Bunny
5. House Canada Tariffs Vote
6. Olympics / Political Statements
7. Artificial Intelligence
8. U.S.-Iran Tensions
9. Nancy Guthrie Case
10. El Paso Anti-Drone Laser Incident

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Jeffrey Epstein
3. Pam Bondi
4. Howard Lutnick
5. Bad Bunny/ Kid Rock
6. Mike Johnson
7. J.D. Vance / Hunter Hess
8. Benjamin Netanyahu
9. Savannah Guthrie / Nancy Guthrie
10. Sean Duffy

2/7/26 - On Top This Week, Trump ICE Activities, Policies and Backlash 

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 February 2nd, 2026 through February 6th, 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 ICE Activities, Policies and Backlash 
2. Epstein Files Revelations 
3. The Economy / Inflation / Interest Rates / Tariffs
4. U.S.-India Trade Agreement
5. Trump Floats Controversial Election Reform / FBI Raids GA Election Headquarters
6. Middle East Tensions - Iran - Gaza / Russia-Ukraine War
7. Trump's Health Concerns - POTUS Poops Pants at Presser
8. Nancy Guthrie Missing 
9. Measles Outbreak
10. Melania Movie / Pre Superbowl Hype, Speculation, and Politics / Trump to "Renovate" Kennedy Arts Center
     

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Kristi Noem / Gregory Bovino / Tom Homan / Pam Bondi
3. Jeffrey Epstein / Ghislaine Maxwell / Bill and Hillary Clinton / Melania Trump / Tulsi Gabbard  
4. Alex Pretti / Renee Good
5. Jerome Powell / Kevin Warsh
6. Masoud Pezeshkian / Narendra Modi / Marco Rubio / Vladimir Putin
7. Nancy and Savannah Guthrie 
8. Bad Bunny
9. Drake Maye / Sam Darnold / Mike Vrabel
10. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr / Maria Shriver

1/31/26 - Killings by ICE Agents And 2nd Amendment Uproar Top This Weeks 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 January 26th, 2026 through January 30th, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Killings by ICE Agents / 2nd Amendment Uproar
2. Dems Threaten DHS Funding
3. Noem & Bovino Criticism
4. Potential Government Shutdown
5. Fed Keeps Rates Steady / Warsh Nominated to Fed Chair
6. The Economy / Falling Dollar
7. U.K. & Canada China Deals
8. Trump Threatens Iran
9. Winter Storm Aftermath
10. Melania Movie / Belichick Snubbed by HOF

 PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Kristi Noem / Gregory Bovino
3. Tom Homan
4. Alex Pretti / Renee Good
5. Chuck Schumer
6. Jerome Powell / Kevin Warsh
7. Keir Starmer / Mark Carney / Xi Jinping
8. Masoud Pezeshkian
9. Melania Trump
10. Bill Belichick

1/17/26 - ICE Activities and Protests Tops The Stories 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 January 12th, 2026 through January 16th, 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 Activities and Protests
2. Iran Protests and Turmoil
3. U.S. Policy on Venezuela
4. Trump’s Greenland Ambitions
5. Economy / Inflation / Interest Rates/ Tariffs
6. Russia-Ukraine War
7. Israel=Gaza Tensions
8. Boeing Crash Investigation Findings
9. NFL Playoffs / NCAA Betting Scandal
10. Epstein Files

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Renee Nicole Good / Kristi Noem / Tim Walz
3. Nicolás Maduro / Maria Corina Machado
4. Masoud Pezeshkian / Ali Khamenei 
5. Marco Rubio / JD Vance
6. Jens-Frederik Nielsen / Mette Frederiksen
7. Mike Johnson / Pete Hegseth / Pam Bondi
8. Vladimir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy
9. Benjamin Netanyahu
10. Jeffrey Epstein

1/10/26 - Maduro Captured and Arraigned 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 January 5th, 2026 through January 9th, 2026. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Maduro Captured and Arraigned
2. Venezuelan Oil / “Donroe” Doctrine
3. Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
4. Trump Greenland Ambitions
5. Iran Protests-Instability
6. U.S. Exits 66 Treaties
7. Social Services Money to Blue States Frozen
8. RFK Jr’s Dietary Recommendations / CDC Vaccination Guidelines
9. Dokoupil’s CBS News Debut
10. U.S. Rep LaMalfa Dies

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Nicolás Maduro 
3. Marco Rubio
4. Mike Johnson
5. JD Vance
6. Renee Nicole Good / Jonathan Ross
7. Pele Broberg
8. Masoud Pezeshkian
9. RFK Jr.
10. Doug LaMalfa

2/3/26 - A Look Back At The Top Talkradio Stories And People Of 2025

Host Doug Stephan along with Michael Harrison, Editor/Publisher of Talkers Magazine, review the most talked about stories and people on news/talk radio during 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

TOP STORIES OF 2025

1. First Year: Second Trump Presidency
2. Economy / Trade War / Big Beautiful Bill
3. ICE Raids
4. Epstein Files
5. Israel-Hamas War / Russia-Ukraine War / Venezuela
6. Charlie Kirk Assassination
7. Natural Disasters / Climate Change
8. First Amendment Issues / Artificial Intelligence
9. Government Shutdown
10. NYC Mayoral Race

TOP PEOPLE OF 2025

1. Donald Trump
2. Elon Musk / Mike Johnson
3. Jeffrey Epstein / Ghislaine Maxwell
4. Pete Hegseth / Pam Bondi / Kash Patel
5. Joe Biden / Barack Obama
6. Charlie Kirk / Erika Kirk
7. J.D. Vance / Stephen Miller
8. Vladmir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Benjamin Netanyahu / Xi Jinping
9. Nicolás Madura
10. Tucker Carlson / Zohran Mamdani

12/27/25 - The Epstein Files 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 December 22nd, 2025 through December 26th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Epstein Files
2. Venezuela Tensions / U.S. Foreign Affairs
3. The Economy / Tariffs
4. Trump Vanity & Health Issues 
5. ICE Raids / SCOTUS National Guard Decision
6. Health Care / Transgender Issues
7. 60 Minutes Controversy / First Amendment-Censorship Issues
8. Russia-Ukraine War / Israeli-Gaza Tensions
9. MAGA-GOP Infighting / Turning Point USA Conference
10. Holidays / California Storms

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Nicolás Maduro
3. Jeffrey Epstein
4. Mike Johnson / Pete Hegseth
5. Pam Bondi / Kash Patel / Marco Rubio
6. RFK Jr. 
7. Vladimir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Vladimir Putin / Xi Jinping
8. Bari Weiss
9. J.D. Vance / Marjorie Taylor Greene / Tucker Carlson / Erika Kirk  
10. Gavin Newsom / Mark Kelly 

12/20/25 - Venezuela Tanker Blockade / Regime Change / Boat Strikes 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 15th, 2025 through December 19th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES 

1. Venezuela Tanker Blockade / Regime Change / Boat Strikes
2. Trump TV Address / The Economy
3. Brown U. Shooter Search
4. Health Care Bill / ACA Premiums
5. Susie Wiles Interview Controversy
6. Reiner Slayings / Trump Comments
7. Sydney Mass Shooting / Antisemitism
8. Bongino to Exit FBI
9. Epstein Files Photos / Gender Affirming Care Ban
10. U.S.-Taiwan Arms Deal

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Nicolás Maduro
3. Pete Hegseth
4. Susie Wiles
5. Kash Patel
6. Mike Johnson
7. Jerome Powell
8. Rob & Michelle Reiner / Nick Reiner
9. Dan Bongino
10. RFK Jr / Dr. Mehmet Oz