11/1/25 - Trump's Asia Trip 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 October 27th, 2025 through October 31st, 2025. 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 Asia Trip
2. Government Shutdown / Expiring Benefits
3. Israel-Hamas Peace Accord
4. The Economy / Fed Policy
5. Trump Third Term Chatter
6. Newsom Mulling ’28 Run
7. The NYC Mayoral Race
8. U.S. Attacks Alleged Drug Boats / Venezuela Tensions
9. Biden Autopen Issue
10. Hurricane Melissa

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Xi Jinping
3. Sanae Takaichi
4. J.D. Vance
5. Jerome Powell
6. Mike Johnson
7. Gavin Newsom
8. Zohran Mamdani / Andrew Cuomo / Curtis Sliwa
9. Nicolás Maduro
10. Joe Biden

10/25/25 - The Government Shutdown 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 October 27th, 2025 through October 31st, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Government Shutdown
2. ICE Raids / Chicago Guard Troops Ruling
3. Trump’s White House Ballroom Project
4. Israel-Hamas Peace Process
5. Trump Demands Cash from Justice Department
6. “No Kings” Protests
7. Louvre Jewelry Heist
8. Trump Commutes Santos’ Sentence
9. Alleged Drug Boats Strikes
10. Mob-Linked Sports Rigging Case

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Mike Johnson
3. Chuck Schumer / Hakeem Jeffries
4. Karoline Leavitt
5. J.D. Vance / Benjamin Netanyahu
6. George Santos
7. Pete Hegseth
8. Vladimir Putin
9. Robert DeNiro / Stephen Miller
10. Chauncey Billups / Terry Rozier

10/18/25 - Israel-Hamas Accord Aftermath 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 October 13th, 2025 through October 17th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES 

1. Israel-Hamas Accord Aftermath
2. ICE Raids / Guard Troops Rulings
3. Government Shutdown / Judge Blocks Shutdown Layoffs
4. CIA Operations in Venezuela / Deadly U.S. Boat Strike
5. Young Republicans Group Chat Controversy
6. SCOTUS Hears Voting Rights Act Arguments
7. The Economy / U.S.-China Tariffs Spat
8. John Bolton Indictment
9. Zelensky-Trump Meeting
10. Diane Keaton Dies

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Benjamin Netanyahu
3. JB Pritzker
4. Susan Illston
5. J.D. Vance
6. Brett Kavanaugh
7. Xi Jinping
8. John Bolton
9. Volodymyr Zelensky
10. Diane Keaton

10/11/25 - The Gaza Cease Fire Takes The #1 Spot

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 6th, 2025 through October 10th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Gaza Cease Fire
2. Government Shutdown / Furloughs
3. The Economy / Tariffs
4. ICE Raids
5. National Guard Troop Deployment
6. James Indictment
7. Comey Indictment
8. Russia-Ukraine War
9. Vaccine and Health Care Controversies
10. Epstein Files / Maxwell Pardon Speculation 

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Pam Bondi
3. Letitia James / James Comey 
4. Benjamin Netanyahu
5. Gavin Newsom / JB Pritzker
6. Pete Hegseth 
7. Chuck Schumer / Hakeem Jeffries
8. Mike Johnson
9. RFK, Jr 
10. Jeffrey Epstein / Ghislaine Maxwell 

10/4/25 - Topping The List, Government Shutdown / Furloughs

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 September 29th, 2025 through October 3rd, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES 

1. Government Shutdown / Furloughs
2. The Economy / BLS Data
3. ICE Raids / Guard Troops to Memphis & Portland / War with Cartels
4. Hegseth & Trump Address Military Brass
5. Deadly Michigan Church Attack
6. SCOTUS Lisa Cook Ruling
7. Comey Indictment
8. Gaza Flotilla Intercepted
9. LaGuardia Planes Collision
10. Jane Goodall Dies

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Russell Vought
3. Chuck Schumer / Hakeem Jeffries
4. Mike Johnson
5. Pete Hegseth
6. Thomas Sanford
7. Lisa Cook
8. James Comey
9. Greta Thunberg
10. Jane Goodall

9/27/25 - Government Shutdown Battle & Firing Threats 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 September 22nd, 2025 through September 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. Government Shutdown Battle / Firing Threats
2. The Economy / Positive Growth Report
3. ICE Facility Shooting
4. Comey Indicted
5. Trump UN Address
6. Trump vs Kimmel / Kirk Slaying Aftermath
7. Tylenol-Autism Debate
8. SCOTUS OKs Trump FTC Firing
9. Gaza War / Russia-Ukraine War
10. Dem Wins AZ House Seat

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Chuck Schumer / Hakeem Jeffries
3. James Comey / Pam Bondi
4. Greg Abbott
5. Jimmy Kimmel
6. Charlie Kirk / Erika Kirk
7. RFK Jr.
8. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
9. Benjamin Netanyahu / Vladimir Putin
10. Adelita Grijalva

0/20/25 - The Kirk Slaying Aftermath 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 September 15th, 2025 through September 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. Kirk Slaying Aftermath / Public Figure Safety Fears 
2. ABC Suspends Kimmel / First Amendment Issues
3. The Economy / Fed Rate Cut
4. Trump Visits UK
5. Israel’s Gaza City Takeover
6. Trump Sues NYTimes
7. ICE Raids / Guard to Memphis
8. Russian Incursion into NATO Airspace
9. Lisa Cook Case
10. Robert Redford Dies

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Charlie Kirk
3. Pam Bondi / Stephen Miller / JD Vance
4. Jimmy Kimmel
5. Barack Obama
6. Jerome Powell
7. Benjamin Netanyahu
8. Vladimir Putin
9. Lisa Cook
10. Robert Redford

9/13/25 - The Charlie Kirk Assassination 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 September 8th, 2025 through September 12th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES 

1. Charlie Kirk Assassination
2. ICE Raids / Guard to Chicago Threats
3. SCOTUS ICE Ruling
4. The Epstein Files
5. The Economy
6. Lisa Cook Ruling
7. GA Hyundai Plant Raid / U.S.-South Korea Relations
8. Poland Intercepts Russian Drones
9. Israel Attacks Hamas in Qatar
10. France’s Government Implodes

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Charlie Kirk
3. J.B Pritzker / Brandon Johnson
4. Jeffrey Epstein
5. Scott Bessent
6. Jerome Powell / Lisa Cook
7. Lee Jae Myung
8. Vladimir Putin
9. Benjamin Netanyahu
10. Emmanuel Macron

9/6/25 - #1 This Week: Trump Challenges Tariff Ruling

Host Doug Stephan along with Kevin Casey, Vice President and Executive Editor of Talkers Magazine, review the most talked about stories and people on news/talk radio for the week of September 1st, 2025 through September 5th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES 

1. Trump Challenges Tariff Ruling
2. Judge Backs Harvard in Grants Case
3. Guard Troops in DC / Other Cities Protest
4. Epstein-Maxwell Victims Testify
5. Trump’s Health
6. Florida Ends Kids Vaccine Requirements
7. The Economy / Fed Policy
8. China Military Parade / Russia-China-India Economic Talks
9. RFK Jr Testimony
10. Russia-Ukraine War

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. James Comer
3. Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell
4. Muriel Bowser
5. Allison D. Burroughs
6. Karoline Leavitt
7. Gavin Newsom
8. Ron DeSantis
9. Xi Jinping / Vladimir Putin / Narendra Modi
10. RFK Jr.

8/30/25 - Three Items Share The Top Spot: The Economy / Fed Policy / Trump-Cook Battle            
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 August 25th, 2025 through August 29th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES 

1. The Economy / Fed Policy / Trump-Cook Battle
2. Tariffs on India
3. Troops in DC / Union Station Takeover
4. Deadly Minneapolis School Shooting
5. Redistricting
6. CDC Director Firing / COVID Shots
7. ICE Raids / Abrego Garcia Case
8. Bolton Raid
9. Russia-Ukraine War / Israel’s Gaza Attacks
10. Kelce-Swift Engagement

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Jerome Powell / Lisa Cook
3. Muriel Bowser
4. Stephen Miller
5. Pam Bondi
6. Greg Abbott / Gavin Newsom
7. Susan Monarez
8. Kilmar Abrego Garcia
9. John Bolton
10. Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift

8/23/25 - At #1, The Russia-Ukraine Negotiations

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 August 18th, 2025 through August 22nd, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES 

1. Russia-Ukraine Negotiations
2. Texas & California Redistricting
3. The Economy/Fed Policy
4. Tariffs
5. Federal Takeover of DC
6. The Epstein Files
7. ICE Raids
8. Israel-Gaza War
9. Trump vs The Smithsonian
10. Trump Voting System Criticisms / Newsmax-Dominion Settlement

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Vladimir Putin
3. Volodymyr Zelensky
4. Greg Abbott
5. Gavin Newsom
6. Jerome Powell / Lisa Cook
7. Jeffrey Epstein / Ghislaine Maxwell
8. Kristi Noem
9. Pam Bondi
10. Benjamin Netanyahu

8/16/25 - The Trump-Putin Summit Comes Out On Top This Week

Host Doug Stephan along with Kevin Casey, Vice President and Executive Editor of Talkers Magazine, review the most talked about stories and people on news/talk radio for the week of August 11th, 2025 through August 15th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES 

1. Trump-Putin Summit / Russia Ukraine War
2. Trump Tariffs / Economy / Social Security
3. Texas Redistricting Battle
4. Israel-Gaza War
5. The Epstein Files
6. National Guard in Washington, DC 
7. ICE Raids
8. DOJ’s Trump-Russia Investigation
9. Artificial Intelligence
10. Trump Lincoln Center Plans 

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Vladimir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy 
3. Benjamin Netanyahu
4. Jeffrey Epstein / Ghislaine Maxwell
5. Greg Abbott
6. Kristi Noem / Pam Bondi
7. Xi Jinping / Narendra Modi
8. Sam Altman / Elon Musk
9. Sylvester Stallone / Gloria Gaynor
10. J.D. Vance / Barack Obama / Joe Biden

8/9/25 - The Trump Tariffs Top This Week's List              

Host Doug Stephan along with Kevin Casey, Vice President and Executive Editor of Talkers Magazine, review the most talked about stories and people on news/talk radio for the week of August 4th, 2025 through August 8th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

 STORIES

1. Trump Tariffs
2. The Economy / Fed Policy
3. Texas Redistricting Battle
4. Potential Trump-Putin Meeting
5. The Epstein Files
6. Fort Stewart Shooting
7. ICE Raids / Detention Camp Plans
8. Israel-Gaza Resolution
9. DOJ’s Trump-Russia Investigation
10. Sydney Sweeney Controversy

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Jerome Powell
3. Greg Abbott
4. Vladimir Putin
5. Jeffrey Epstein / Ghislaine Maxwell
6. Quornelius Radford
7. Kristi Noem
8. Pam Bondi
9. Benjamin Netanyahu
10. Sydney Sweeney

 

8/2/25 - The Epstein Files Top The List For A 2nd 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 28th, 2025 through August 1st, 2025. 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
2. Tariff Deals
3. Fed Interest Rates Policy
4. Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
5. Colleges Settle with Trump
6. U.S.-China Trade Negotiations
7. ICE Raids
8. Texas Redistricting Map
9. Russia-Ukraine War
10. Deadly NYC Shooting

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Jeffrey Epstein
3. Ghislaine Maxwell
4. Bill Clinton
5. Barack Obama / Joe Biden
6. Jerome Powell
7. Benjamin Netanyahu
8. Mike Johnson
9. Vladimir Putin
10. Shane Tamura

7/26/25 - The Epstein Files 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 July 21st, 2025 through July 25th, 2025. 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
2. The Economy / Trump vs Powell
3. Trump Negotiates with Colleges
4. U.S.-Japan Tariff Deal
5. Gaza Violence-Food Crisis
6. House Approves “Golden Dome” Funding
7. ICE Raids
8. Coldplay Couple
9. Extreme Weather
10. Ozzy Osbourne/Malcom Jamal Warner/Hulk Hogan/Chuck Mangione Deaths

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Jeffrey Epstein
3. Ghislaine Maxwell
4. Jerome Powell
5. Mike Johnson
6. Scott Bessent
7. Marco Rubio
8. Andy Byron / Kristin Cabot
9. Ozzy Osbourne/Malcolm Jamal Warner
10. Hulk Hogan/Chuck Mangione

 

7/19/25 - Top Story This Week, The Epstein Controversy / MAGA Rift

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 14th, 2025 through July 18th, 2025. 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 Controversy / MAGA Rift
2. Congress Passes DOGE Cuts
3. Financial Markets Activity / Trump vs Powell
4. Trump Tariffs
5. ICE Raids
6. Russia Intensifies Ukraine Strikes
7. SCOTUS Education Dept. Ruling
8. FEMA Criticisms / Texas Floods Aftermath
9. Bove Nomination
10. Trump vs Rosie O’Donnell 

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Jeffrey Epstein
3. Pam Bondi / Dan Bongino
4. Ghislaine Maxwell
5. Jerome Powell
6. Stephen Miller
7. Vladimir Putin
8. Kristi Noem / David Richardson
9. Emil Bove
10. Rosie O’Donnell

7/12/25 - Deadly Texas Floods And Warning System Scrutiny 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 July 7th, 2025 through July 11th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Deadly Texas Floods / Warning System Scrutiny
2. Epstein “Client List” Mystery
3. SCOTUS Mass Firings Ruling / IRS Churches Ruling
4. Judge Blocks Birthright Citizenship Order
5. ICE Raids / Masked Agents Controversy
6. Russia Bomb Kyiv / Trump-Putin Tensions
7. Trump Tariffs
8. Musk’s “America Party”
9. Netanyahu-Trump Visit
10. Iran Nuclear Capabilities

 PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Jeffrey Epstein
3. Pam Bondi
4. Stephen Miller
5. Karoline Leavitt
6. Vladimir Putin
7. Elon Musk
8. Benjamin Netanyahu
9. Greg Abbott
10. Jerome Powel

7/5/25 - The Big Beautiful Bill 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 30th, 2025 through July 4th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES

1. Big, Beautiful Bill
2. Trump-Musk Feud
3. The Economy / Trump vs Powell
4. U.S.-Japan Trade Talks
5. Paramount Settles Trump Suit
6. Iran Nuclear Capabilities
7. Trump Threatens Mamdani
8. SCOTUS to Hear Trans Athletes Case
9. Israel-Gaza Violence / Trump Stops Weapons to Ukraine
10. Kohberger Pleads Guilty

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Mike Johnson
3. Elon Musk
4. Hakeem Jeffries
5. Jerome Powell
6. Shari Redstone
7. Zohran Mamdani
8. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
9. Benjamin Netanyahu
10. Bryan Kohberger

6/28/25 - The Iran Bombing Strikes Aftermath Is #1 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 June 23rd, 2025 through June 27th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com

STORIES 

1. Iran Strikes Aftermath
2. MAGA “Civil War”
3. Trump at NATO
4. Big, Beautiful Bill
5. ICE Raids / SCOTUS Deportation Ruling
6. Mamdani NYC Primary Victory
7. Powell Testimony / Trump Fed Nomination
8. SCOTUS Planned Parenthood Ruling
9. ASIP RSV Recommendation 
10. Bezos-Sanchez Wedding

PEOPLE 

1. Donald Trump
2. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
3. Pete Hegseth
4. Marjorie Taylor Greene / Rand Paul
5. Tucker Carlson / Steven K. Bannon
6. Mark Rutte
7. Mike Johnson  
8. Zohran Mamdani / Andrew Cuomo
9. Jerome Powell
10. Jeff Bezos / Lauren Sanchez

6/21/25 - The Israel-Iran Conflict Tops The 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 June 16, 2025 through June 20th, 2025. Compiled by the research department at Talkers Magazine - The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media - www.talkers.com
             
STORIES 

1. Israel-Iran Conflict / Trump Mulls Involvement
2. MAGA “Civil War”
3. ICE Raids / Protests & Arrests
4. Russia-Ukraine War
5. Hortman Assassination / Lawmakers Safety Concerns
6. SCOTUS Transgender Ruling
7. Big, Beautiful Bill / Fed Holds on Interest Rates
8. DC Military Parade
9. Tariffs / China Trade Negotiations
10. Hurricane Erick

PEOPLE

1. Donald Trump
2. Benjamin Netanyahu / Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
3. Pete Hegseth / Tulsi Gabbard
4. Vladimir Putin
5. Tucker Carlson / Steven K. Bannon
6. Brad Lander / Alex Padilla /
7. Kristi Noem
8. Vance Boelter / Melissa Hortman
9. Jerome Powell
10. Barack Obama