Catch Me Up
Veteran journalist Jon Leiberman, known for his work on "Howard Stern" and "America's Most Wanted," hosts this weekly news podcast. Each episode breaks down the most important, compelling, underreported, and craziest stories of the week so listeners can stay informed without following every twist and turn. New episodes are released every Friday at 7 p.m. ET, and listeners can text the show to comment or join panel discussions.
Episodes
Oct. 7 Three Years Later, Cornell & the Search for the Missing
Three years after October 7, Gaza still isn't at peace, and the fighting has spread into a wider war with Iran. Scripps News Chief International Correspondent Jason Bellini has covered the story since the first days. He joins Jon Leiberman to talk about where things stand and where they could go next.
That's just the start. Alex Miller has the latest on the ongoing situation at Cornell. A new Gall
Big Tech's Thirst, AI's Hidden Job Risk & a Drunk Driver's Shocking Sentence
A Google data center used more than a billion gallons of water in a single year, more than the town next door. So who pays when Big Tech gets thirsty? News 5 Cleveland reporter Michelle Jarboe went through public records to find out how much water data centers really use, and how much communities can afford to give.
Plus, forget the robot takeover. Marcus Mossberger, chief market strategy officer
Ballroom Bonanza
Trump's AI Empire, a Ballroom Under Scrutiny, a 9-Year-Old's $118,000 Mistake & a 9/11 Survivor's 'Never Forget' Mission | Catch Me Up"
No, this isn't your typical news show. Jon Leiberman digs into a new Washington Post analysis tying the Trump family's business empire to the AI boom and the possible conflicts between the president's personal investments and his administration's AI policy. Plus:
Climate in Crisis?
"EPA's Climate Rollback: Gov. Christine Todd Whitman Reacts | Catch Me Up with Jon Leiberman"
Show Summary
The Supreme Court just handed Trump a "Supreme No" on his mail-ballot overhaul, and that's only the opening act. Jon Leiberman catches you up on the GOP's first-ever midterm convention with Scripps News' Jay Gray - including that $5K check promise everyone's still talking about before turn
9/11: 25 Years Later
A special 25th anniversary edition of Catch Me Up, marking one quarter-century since 9/11 changed everything.
This week: a powerful interview with a woman who lost her husband on 9/11 and then survived a stroke right before the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks. Today Beth Murphy is a fierce advocate for terror victims and people living with neurological disorders. Plus, Jon's own personal st
The War on Public Health
Clancy Jury Deadlocks, Epstein Fallout, Rising Prices, and America's "War on Public Health" | Catch Me Up with Jon Leiberman
Jon Leiberman catches you up on a chaotic week: a deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy case, escalating US-Iran strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, a deadly Himalayan glacier collapse burying villages in Nepal and Tibet, a flash flood tearing through the Grand Canyon, and N
AI vs. THE CLASSROOM
Scripps News' Maura Barrett goes inside the AI-in-schools battle, World Trade Center New Orleans' Harrison Crabtree unpacks the Canada tariff fallout, and our panel (Teddy "The Tax Man" Prioleau & Stephanie Alston) sounds off on Dolly Parton, Harry & Meghan, and the Lindsay Clancy trial.
Plus Marc's Minute and Hidden Headlines you definitely missed.
This isn't your typical news show.
Exclusive Interview with Former Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang
The midterms are closer than you think and the stakes are even bigger than the headlines are letting on. This week, Jon breaks down why control of Congress could flip on a handful of races nobody's talking about yet, sits down for an exclusive interview with Andrew Yang on where politics goes from here, and brings the panel in to unpack the cocaine scandal rocking Penn State's campus.
Mangione Murder Madness
This episode leads with Luigi Mangione's guilty plea in federal court for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, then moves through a rundown of the week's biggest headlines, an update on the missing-persons case of Nancy Guthrie, a royal family deep dive with Kinsey Schofield, a panel debate on Cantor's WNBA draft declaration and AOC's fertility/2028 news, a kids' back-to-school segm
CJ Beatty On Going VIRAL in Youth Sports
On Episode 3 of Catch Me Up with Jon Leiberman. Is ICE using private contractors as "bounty hunters" to track down undocumented children? Investigation uncovers troubling questions about who is showing up at families' doors. Then, former pro baseball player CJ Batty joins Jon to discuss going viral with dugout anthems like "Row My Boat," empowering young female athletes, and helping save youth
Why Isn't Anyone Talking About Ebola? Catch Me Up with Jon Leiberman
One of the world's deadliest outbreaks is accelerating—but why isn't it leading the news?
This week on Catch Me Up, we speak with journalist Chris Ocamringa from the Democratic Republic of Congo about the rapidly growing Ebola outbreak, the conspiracy theories slowing response efforts, and why many believe the crisis isn't getting the global attention it deserves.
Then, Sydney Leathers—the woman
How Drones Are Changing War in Ukraine
War is changing faster than most people realize.
This week on Catch Me Up, Senior International Correspondent Jason Bellini joins us from Kyiv to explain how drones are transforming the battlefield—and why the conflict increasingly resembles something out of a video game.
Plus, former WWE Superstar and Florida Commissioner Matt Morgan weighs in on politics, rising grocery and gas prices, and wha
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