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Show overview

The Excerpt launched in 2025 and has put out 151 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 35 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 12 min and 16 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 129 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 129 episodes published. Published by USA TODAY The Excerpt.

Episodes
151
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
15 min
Cadence
Near-daily

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Get context, not just headlines. Every weekday The Excerpt brings USA TODAY's award-winning journalists from across the nation together to unpack America's most pressing stories — from politics and culture to sports and entertainment — with host Dana Taylor.

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Will the midterm elections be free from interference from bad actors?

Jun 29, 202611 min

SCOTUS ruling ends TPS legal status for Haitians and Syrians

Jun 26, 202611 min

Everyone except Trump seems to agree, affordable housing is a crisis

Jun 25, 202614 min

GOP drama as Trump meets lawmakers behind closed doors

Jun 24, 202615 min

Does AI mark an inflection point for civilization?

Jun 23, 202616 min

BookTok is turning favorite books into real-life trips

Jun 22, 202614 min

Obama dedicates his new presidential center on Chicago’s South Side

Jun 19, 202614 min

Trump and Iran agree to suspend war pending further negotiations

Jun 18, 202616 min

Do social media bans actually protect kids?

Jun 17, 202615 min

Are young people locked out of power in the US?

Jun 16, 202615 min

Much of Trump’s legacy is tied up in the courts

Jun 15, 202616 min

PCB cleanup workers say they weren’t protected. Now Scot has cancer.

Jun 12, 202616 min

Forget night clubs. Morning raves are where it's at.

Jun 11, 202610 min

Is the 2026 World Cup about to change soccer forever?

Jun 10, 202615 min

They rejected Biden’s 2020 win. Now they’re running for office.

Jun 9, 202612 min

Turmoil at ’60 Minutes’ after Pelley and two others are fired

Jun 8, 202614 min

At Tribeca, music films are moving beyond the screen

Jun 5, 202615 min

Melinda French Gates is making a $215 million bet on women's health

Jun 4, 202617 min

Can Hollywood help heal America's divides?

Jun 3, 202616 min

Trump admin retreats from Anti-Weaponization Fund after headwinds mount

Jun 2, 202611 min
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