The Excerpt
USA TODAY’s daily news podcast, The Excerpt (formerly 5 Things), brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. We also deliver special deep-dive episodes on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons on the most compelling topics in culture, entertainment, sports, politics, and more. Give us fifteen minutes a day, we'll give you all of the headlines, none of the chaos. Hosted by Taylor Wilson and Dana Taylor.
Latest Episode
Teens are turning to AI for connection, with dangerous results (14.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
- What drives us to carry out acts of kindness for total strangers?
- The government shutdown caused a lot of pain for Americans
- Golden parachutes for failed college football coaches become the norm
- Migrants are heading south now, not north
- How an unlikely alliance saved the U.S. fishing industry
- Are Trump's tariffs legal? The Supreme Court hears arguments
- Democrats escape the political wilderness with Mamdani win
- How SNAP became a political pawn in the government shutdown
- Thoughts on America's 250th birthday
- Love gore and horror, the dark and scary? There’s a scientific reason why.
- At 28, Malala Yousafzai is finally finding her way
- Government shutdown enters week five with no end in sight
- Is the AI boom fueling the next stock market bubble?
- The NBA is reeling from an explosive gambling scandal
- Adult sleepaway camp and the high cost of feeling like a kid again
- Will changes to the H-1B visa program preserve jobs for Americans?
- Why do US students continue to fall behind in reading and math?
- WNBA hits a new peak, but money is still a sticking point
- California Prop 50 voting underway. Will the decision neutralize Texas redistricting?
- John Bolton indicted
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