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January 7, 2026 • The Culture Show's Jared Bowen discusses the growing number of artists canceling their Kennedy Center appearances, his take on Marty Supreme and more cultural news from across the ...

The Seahawks are set to clash with the Los Angeles Rams for the 2nd time in the 2025 season. Jen Mueller and John Boyle preview the Week 16 matchup. Today's show: Rams Week 11 Matchup (0:52), ...

Humans are finally going back to the moon. NASA’s Artemis II mission is set to launch in April, taking four astronauts in a loop around the moon. If it goes well, it’ll set the stage for a lunar ...

Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss Trump’s capture of the Maduros, what this capture means on an international scale, and Tim Walz’s announcement. The NR editors discuss the state of the political ...

This morning we begin with exclusive CNN reporting on a CIA attack inside Venezuela which targeted a port facility ... President Trump and Bemjamin Netanyahu engage ...

CES is always an exciting time in tech because new productions – both realistic and crazy – are introduced. This year, Uber and NVIDIA stole the headlines and we discuss what else we learned from the ...

The veteran and Senate candidate from Maine talks about the affordability crisis, his campaign’s controversies, and why he isn’t ashamed about his past offensive comments. The writer, who has been ...

Buyout barons suffered the whiplash of a post-pandemic boom and subsequent liquidity crunch. In this episode of The Big View, Jonathan Guilford talks to Thoma Bravo Managing Partner Seth Boro about ...

Hopes of moderation evaporated as the Supreme Court’s MAGA majority laser-focused on one thing in 2025. It’s only going to become more obsessed in 2026.