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
Peace hangs in the balance as the second anniversary of 10-7 nears (05.10.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas accepts portion of his peace plan 04.10.2025
- SPECIAL | Peanuts turns 75 and still speaks to the child in all of us 03.10.2025
- Trump approval ratings historically low compared to other presidents 03.10.2025
- SPECIAL | Charlamagne tha God emerges as a political force 02.10.2025
- Lawmakers point fingers as the reality of a shutdown sinks in 02.10.2025
- SPECIAL | Jimmy Kimmel's right to free speech is not up for debate 01.10.2025
- A government shutdown begins. What's next? 01.10.2025
- Trump and Netanyahu agree to a peace plan 30.09.2025
- FBI probing Michigan church shooting as 'targeted violence' 29.09.2025
- With Comey's indictment, has the DOJ been weaponized? 28.09.2025
- Victims shot by sniper at Dallas ICE facility identified 27.09.2025
- Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges sought by Trump Justice Department 26.09.2025
- SPECIAL | How Pac-Man ate his way into gaming history 25.09.2025
- 1 detainee killed, 2 wounded in Dallas ICE facility shooting 25.09.2025
- SPECIAL | Commercial space travel is almost here 24.09.2025
- Jimmy Kimmel returns, says he never meant to 'make light of the murder' of Charlie Kirk 24.09.2025
- Trump urges pregnant women to avoid Tylenol citing unproved autism link 23.09.2025
- Mourners celebrate Charlie Kirk 22.09.2025
- Extremist Active Club network uses fitness to recruit its members 21.09.2025
- Senate votes against government funding bill, raising shutdown prospects 20.09.2025
