Show overview
The Excerpt launched in 2025 and has put out 120 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 30 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 98 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 98 episodes published. Published by USA TODAY The Excerpt.
From the publisher
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.