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Here's What's Happening
Here’s What’s Happening is a daily news show — not to break the news, but to break it down. Each episode puts the day’s biggest stories into context, cuts through the noise, and helps you understand what actually matters. It’s smart, calm, and concise — designed to help you start the day informed, not overwhelmed.
Episodes
Here's What's HappeningThe Twice Impeached President of the United States Was Besties With a Pedophile
Global pressure mounts on Israel to end the war in Gaza, Breonna Taylor’s killer is sentenced to 33 months, actor Malcolm Jamal-Warner dies in a drowning…
Here's What's HappeningSounds Like You’re Busted, Dude
A devastating car crash in East Hollywood injures 30, Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians seeking aid, Colbert’s show gets the axe under suspicious…
Here's What's HappeningI Never Wrote a Picture in My Life
ICE gains access to Medicaid data in a chilling new agreement, the DOJ seeks only one day in prison for Breonna Taylor’s killer, Trump’s health raises fresh…
Here's What's HappeningProve You Didn’t Do It
An earthquake in Alaska triggers a tsunami warning, Israel bombs Syria amid shifting alliances, Trump escalates Epstein cover-up accusations while firing key…
Here's What's HappeningBig Fan of Oats
Fallout continues over the vanished Epstein files, Trump tells Texas to rig congressional maps, House Republicans block efforts to release client lists, and…
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We Did It Boys!
Trump appeals a ruling limiting unconstitutional ICE raids, the Supreme Court lets him gut the Education Department, ceasefire talks stall in Israel-Gaza…
Here's What's HappeningEpstein? I Hardly Knowstein
A deadly shooting in Kentucky, catastrophic floods in Texas, ICE raids under legal fire, lawmakers uncover horrors at Alligator Alcatraz, and Trump allies…
Here's What's HappeningSpecial Episode: The Budget Bill
This is a special episode about the news that the budget bill has passed.-via AP NewsTake the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoterdecember. - on…
Here's What's HappeningSurprised to Be Surprised
Sean Combs is found guilty on lesser charges, Wisconsin protects abortion access, a judge blocks Trump’s asylum ban, and the administration racks up legal…
Here's What's HappeningLet Them Fight (Or Kiss)
Trump announces a possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as he visits a migrant detention center nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a judge blocks mass HHS…
Here's What's HappeningPlease Make a Call (202) 224-3121
This episode brings updates on Sunday’s firefighter shooting in Idaho, last month’s antisemitic attack in Boulder, and the Brian Kohberger case, plus a massive…
Here's What's HappeningI’m Worried About a Secret Third Thing
Breaking news of a shooting in Idaho leads the news before a breakdown of what the Supreme Court’s decision in the birthright citizenship case means (because…
Here's What's HappeningFind the Difference Between a Kidnapping and an Arrest
The White House overshares intel while restricting Congress, Trump sues judges and mocks democracy, SCOTUS guts civil rights protections, and ICE accelerates…
Here's What's HappeningLittle Buddy Veep Vance
Trump arrives at the NATO summit (but not before tweeting a music video about bombing Iran), ICE horrors escalate with cruel raids and medical neglect, and…
Here's What's HappeningHe’s Not a Good President!
Trump fumbles a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, an impeachment effort crashes and burns, Russia escalates attacks in Ukraine, and ICE plans to expand…
Here's What's HappeningGoing to Therapy and Eating Some Ice Cream
Iran launches a retaliatory strike, Trump declares premature peace, and the U.S. quietly escalates deportations and domestic military presence. Iran Strikes…
Here's What's HappeningSpecial Episode: America Has Entered the Chat
This episode is all about the latest in the Israel/Iran war and the United States' involvement.-via AP News, CNN, BBC, NPR, The Guardian, NY Times, and The…
Here's What's HappeningThere Is More That Unites Us Than Divides Us
This episode is all about the latest in the Israel/Iran war and how we got here.-via Axios, BBC, UN, Council on Foreign Relations, Freedom House, The…
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Is It Too Soon to Shout 2003?
The Trump administration is (maybe?) prepping for war in the Middle East as the Supreme Court strips rights from trans youthIsrael & Iran-via Wall Street…
Here's What's HappeningI’m Allergic to Wasabi
As Israel and Iran trade fire, Trump fuels tensions with erratic threats, while a rare win for trans rights and legal battles at home highlight a tense…
Here's What's HappeningMisunderstanding Numbers Is Contagious
A political assassination rocked Minnesota, No Kings protests surged nationwide, Israel and Iran escalated attacks, and Trump flailed at the G7—then launched a…
Here's What's HappeningAsking for the Sky to Be Skittles
A deadly plane crash in India, LA remains under military occupation, Trump strips legal status from hundreds of thousands of immigrants, throws himself a…
Here's What's HappeningThe Magic of This Time
The U.S. edges closer to full police state mode in L.A., Israeli officers refuse to aid Gaza bombings, embassy staff flee the Middle East, and Rand Paul loses…
Here's What's HappeningThis Country Is a Protest
Los Angeles remains eerily normal under military occupation, as Trump stokes unrest, Congress members face charges, and the right targets same-sex marriage…
Here's What's HappeningNo Evidence, Just Vibes
Protests escalate in Los Angeles as Trump calls for troops and chaos spreads, RFK Jr. purges the CDC’s vaccine advisory board, Israel intercepts an aid boat…
Here's What's HappeningLet Them Fight
Trump and Elon Musk broke up in spectacularly petty fashion, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the U.S. after a shameful deportation, and Trump’s travel ban and…
Here's What's HappeningSpecial Episode: We Are a Sanctuary City
This episode is all about the protests in Los Angeles and the Trump administration's dangerous reaction.-via AP News, BBC, CBS News, CNN, The Guardian, NY…
Here's What's HappeningTake Yourself a Gander
Joni Ernst wants you to grasp your mortality, the FEMA director didn’t know about hurricane season, Elon Musk is going through it, Mike Johnson just wants a…
Here's What's HappeningWe Can Do Better
In addition to a big update on Sunday’s terror attack in Denver, Ukraine has made a surprising attack in Russia, and Trump asks the Supreme Court for another…
Here's What's HappeningIt Was a Peace Walk
This episode is all about the terror attack in Denver, CO.-via AP News, NPR, Time, The Atlantic, and Washington PostTake the pledge to be a voter at…
Here's What's HappeningI Could Be Meaner
The Israel-Hamas war has two different types of headlines, Trump’s tariffs ping pong around, and on this Friday, Trump begs us to be bullies (trust me, it’s…
Here's What's HappeningTwo Popes Hate You, Babe
Israel claims a top Hamas leader is dead, prison breaks rock Arkansas and New Orleans, a French surgeon gets 20 years for years of sexual abuse, the DOJ…
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But This Wolf Comes as a Wolf
A Chinese chemical plant explodes, Trump defunds Harvard while NPR sues Trump, RFK makes an announcement and Missouri makes us miserable. Chinese Chemical…
Here's What's HappeningBudget Bill Be Bad
Today’s episode covers Gaza, Ukraine, Trump vs. Harvard, a tragic Liverpool attack, and the cruelty (and drama) of the GOP’s budget. Israel-Hamas -via NPR…
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Down Week
Just a nice little week off!Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoterdecember. - on AmazonSubscribe to the Substack…
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Find a Hobby
The U.S. gets its first American Pope, Trump strikes a vague trade deal with the UK, FEMA’s acting director is fired for opposing FEMA’s dismantling, Jeanine…
Here's What's HappeningPolitical Hot Goss
Tensions rise between India and Pakistan, Trump taps an RFK Jr.–aligned anti-vaxxer as surgeon general, House Republicans implode over budget infighting, and…
Here's What's HappeningPoint to It on a Map, My Guy.
India and Pakistan teeter on the brink of war, Trump eyes Canada (again), SCOTUS blocks trans military enlistment, and the U.S. plans mass deportations to…
Here's What's HappeningMust I Do Everything Myself?
Trump backs Israel’s plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza, offers $1000 for self-deportation, targets foreign films with a 100% tariff, and surprises on…
Here's What's HappeningLord, Beer Me Strength.
Louisiana quietly rolls back desegregation, global tensions escalate, Trump pushes a punishing budget while starring in his own AI-generated Pope fantasy…
Here's What's HappeningEveryone Fails up in the Upside-Down
A major U.S.-Ukraine deal reshapes global alliances, Trump’s team shuffles again, RFK Jr. spreads dangerous vaccine lies, school mental health funding gets…
Here's What's HappeningWhat Planet Is This Taking Place On?
Trump’s tantrum hits CBS, the economy stumbles, the Supreme Court flirts with theocracy, and somehow we still have to fight for the right to say things out…
Here's What's HappeningToo-Long-Of-A-Tie Wearing Bozo
An update on a Wisconsin Judge, Amazon’s capitulation, climate change changes, lawsuits over firings, Harvard’s report card, and Trump’s career ambitions all…
Here's What's HappeningDonald Trump: Bad for America
A deadly car crash in Illinois leads an episode that also covers the election in Canada, the blackouts in Spain and Portugal, a Russia-suggested ceasefire, and…
Here's What's HappeningThere Is So Much Fight in Us
100 days of Trump have shown us more about this country than we thought possible, so let's take a moment and talk about it. I promise, this won't hurt at…
Here's What's HappeningJust Two Percent More Brave
In addition to a deadly car attack in Vancouver, Canada, there is a series of stories about deportations in America that broke over the weekend and, ahead of…
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Get That Resume on monster.com
As Trump continues his assault on trans rights, Russia has launched the deadliest attack on Ukraine in nine months, there is yet more information about Pete…
Here's What's HappeningPut Your Dollars in Your Mattress
As Trump continues to align himself with Russia, a wildfire erupts in New Jersey, states sue over tariffs, the DOJ gives Trump a stern warning and a week’s…
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Am I Laughing or Am I Crying?
As a deadly shooting shocks Kashmir, the State Department gets a shakeup, student loans will be repaid (no matter what), Elon’s recommitting himself to Tesla…
Here's What's HappeningSpecial Episode: The Pope 1936 - 2025
This episode is all about the passing of Pope Francis, who passed away after a battle with pneumonia.-via BBC, NY Times, The Guardian, and PBSTake the pledge…
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Stand Together or Fall Apart
A group of Senators has been denied access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Harvard is suing Trump, the market continues to give us a stomachache, and - will Trump…
Here's What's HappeningImagine the Mind That Doesn’t Delete It
Thursday’s FSU shooting leads an episode that also covers the state of deportations in America, another Signal group chat, and a very special Easter message…
Here's What's HappeningThe President of the United States Kidnapped a Man
This short episode is all about Kilmar Abrego Garcia.-via AP NewsTake the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoterdecember. - on AmazonSubscribe to…
Here's What's HappeningSomeone’s Gotta Stand Up to That Putz!
As the president attacks free speech and makes a constitutional crisis worse, Harvard is standing up like no one else. Plus, an earthquake in San Diego and an…
Here's What's HappeningWhich Side Are You On?
A weekend of heavy news, including escalating tariffs, escalating violence, and escalating attacks on the First Amendment and the rule of citizenship in this…
Here's What's HappeningI Don’t Want My Governor Doing Podcasts
A tragic helicopter crash, a seismic shift for immigrants with temporary legal status, new questions about financial misconduct in high places - and…
Here's What's HappeningStitch and Slide
As the tariffs roller coaster continues, the Pentagon recommends we don’t do strikes in Mexico, RFK Jr doesn’t know the programs he cut, SCOTUS sides with…
Here's What's HappeningSomeone Call Anna Kendrick, Because We’ve Got Ourselves a Ta-Riff Off
Immigration fights continue, the markets cool off, coal makes a weird comeback, and a nightclub collapse sparks international heartache. But hey, at least…
Here's What's Happening1 Santa and 499 Parrots
Let’s take it as easy as we can, but just two (big) stories.Tariffs-via BBC, CNN, AP News, and AxiosAlien Enemies Act-via NPR and ReutersTake the pledge to be…
Here's What's HappeningEvery Action We Make Has to Be a Protest
Another weekend of deathly weather as another child dies from measles in Texas and the Secretary of State is revoking all South Soudances passports. All good…