Show overview
The Refresh from Insider launched in 2022 and has put out 200 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 9 min and 12 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 catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 3.3 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2022, with 199 episodes published. Published by Insider, Inc..
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Goodbye from The Refresh — Dec 16
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! A thank you to our team and our listeners [Share] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Fed raises interest rates...again — Dec 14
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Interest rates rise again… but not by as much [Share] Trump Organization repeatedly ignored orders for evidence [Share] SBF used his vegan diet to try to be released from jail [Share] Reflecting on 10 years since Sandy Hook [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] Latest on COVID [Share] Stephen “tWitch” Boss dead at 40 [Share] Nearly half of young adults live at home with their parents [Share] Library of Congress adds 25 new movies to its collection [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
AM Edition: Drone attack over Kyiv — Dec 14
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Russian drones were shot down over Kyiv this morning [Share] Congress reaches a deal to avoid government shutdown [Share] Latest on COVID [Share] Reflecting on 10 years since Sandy Hook [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] DeSantis wants to investigate COVID-19 vaccines [Share] Massive storm sweeps through the US [Share] Megan Thee Stallion takes the stand [Share] Kate Winslet breaks Tom Cruise’s record [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Final Edition: SBF blames everyone else — Dec 13
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Sam Bankman-Fried blames everyone in leaked testimony [Share] SEC hits Sam Bankman-Fried with fraud charges [Share] Listen to a dust devil on Mars [Share] Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest man [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] Report: Patriot Missile system headed to Ukraine [Share] Iran sentences 400 protesters to prison [Share] European Parliament strips VP of her role [Share] New Zealand moves to ban cigarettes [Share] Moderna cancer vaccine shows promise [Share] G7 diplomats talk Ukraine aid [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
AM Edition: SBF arrested, charged with fraud — Dec 13
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! SEC hits Sam Bankman-Fried with fraud charges [Share] Inflation shows more signs of slowing in November CPI report [Share] Louisville PD pays Kenneth Walker $2 million settlement [Share] BTS’ Jin enlists in South Korean army [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] Sexual abuse exposed in federal women’s prisons [Share] Twitter disbands Trust and Safety advisory group [Share] Winter weather across the country [Share] 90-year-old finally graduates from college in Illinois [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Final Edition: Ticketmaster offers Swifties a second chance — Dec 12
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Report: SBF’s ex Caroline Ellison hires an attorney [Share] G7 diplomats talk Ukraine aid [Share] Last Confederate statue in Virginia is removed [Share] Central Park entrance renamed “Gate of the Exonerated” [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] Dating scammer sentenced to prison [Share] BLM steps up to help with debt relief [Share] Iran is working around a UN rule on selling missiles to Russia [Share] Ticketmaster gives some Swifties a second chance [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
AM Edition: Iran executes second protestor — Dec 12
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Lockerbie bomb-maker in US custody [Share] Golden Globe nominations are announced [Share] Four more Oath Keepers go on trial [Share] Report: Scientists crack nuclear fusion energy [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] Iran executes second protester [Share] Karen Bass is sworn in as Los Angeles mayor [Share] China eliminates Covid-tracking app [Share] Elon Musk booed loudly at Dave Chappelle set [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Final Edition: Two headlines and a lie — Dec 9
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome Report: Sam Bankman-Fried secretly funded The Block [Share] A year before Club Q shooting, the suspect was accused of threatening to kill their grandparents [Share] Biden backs African Union joining G-20 [Share] World Cup stadium being dismantled [Share] Taylor Swift making feature film director debut [Share] The Refresh from Insider is ending [Share] US commits another $275 million to aid Ukraine [Share] Young people in France will get condoms for free [Share] UN chief: 60% of Haiti’s capital is run by gangs [Share] CA girl given unicorn license [Share] Two Headlines and a Lie [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
AM Edition: Sinema goes Independent — Dec 9
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome Kyrsten Sinema registers as Independent [Share] Brittney Griner returns home [Share] DOJ wants Trump held in contempt for Mar-a-Lago docs [Share] Weird moment at the Game Awards [Share] The Refresh from Insider is ending [Share] Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to appear at Congress hearing [Share] Musk’s Twitter to double down on transparency [Share] Meta plans to double bad performance review numbers [Share] Trevor Noah says goodbye [Share] Two Headlines and a Lie [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Final Edition: FTC sues Microsoft to block Activision deal — Dec 8
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! House passes legislation that protects same-sex and interracial marriages [Share] FTC sues Microsoft to block Activision acquisition [Share] House passes bill eliminating military vaccine mandate [Share] Paul Whelan is frustrated [Share] South Koreans to de-age by one to two years [Share] We've changed our hours! Report: US hospital beds fullest they’ve been during COVID [Share] Elon Musk needs more money for Twitter [Share] Olive Garden manager fired after telling employees they can’t take time off [Share] "Alexa, thank my driver” [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
AM Edition: Brittney Griner is coming home — Dec 8
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Brittney Griner is coming home [Share] NYT workers go on strike [Share] Biden to bail out Central States Pension Fund [Share] Celine Dion diagnosed with a rare, incurable disease [Share] We've changed our hours! Iran executes protester [Share] ‘Don’t Say Gay’ lawmaker indicted on fraud charges [Share] At least five substations allegedly attacked in the Northwest [Share] It's Trevor Noah’s last day on The Daily Show [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Brown bans caste discrimination — Dec 7
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! SCOTUS hears key election case [Share] Donald Trump’s lawyers find 2 more confidential documents [Share] Should the global COVID vaccine program come to an end? [Share] Virginia restaurant refuses service to a Christian group [Share] The oldest recorded DNA fragments suggest lush life on Greenland [Share] We've changed our hours! Sunny Balwani faces sentencing [Share] Peru’s president calls to dissolve Congress backfires [Share] Court dismisses case against Saudi Crown Prince [Share] Brown is first Ivy League school to ban caste discrimination [Share] USA Track and Field invalidates world record ultra marathon win [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jury finds Trump Org guilty of tax fraud — Dec 6, Final
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Trump Organization found liable for tax fraud [Share] Colorado Springs shooter charged with 305 counts [Share] Jan 6th officers receive Congressional Medals of Honor [Share] Jan 6th Committee looks to make criminal referrals [Share] Morocco beats Spain [Share] We've changed our hours! Warnock v Walker in Georgia runoff vote [Share] 5 women sue Bill Cosby in New York [Share] GE buys out all ads in the New York Times [Share] Facebook could remove all news if bill passes [Share] Scientists may know why we get sicker in winter [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Final Edition: OED's 'Goblin Mode' is word of the year — Dec 5
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome Strike erupts in Iran over ‘morality police’ confusion [Share] Delta pilots reach tentative contract deal [Share] Supreme Court hears LGBTQ rights case [Share] Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster [Share] GMA benches Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes [Share] We've changed our hours! FBI investigates power outages in North Carolina [Share] Sesame Street founding member Bob McGrath dead at 90 [Share] Real ID deadline pushed again [Share] The oldest living land animal turns 190 today [Share] “Goblin mode” is Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Now hiring: Rat Czar — Dec 2
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Senate votes through rail deal to prevent strike [Share] Court blocks Trump from using Special Master [Share] Alex Jones files for bankruptcy [Share] There are more than one million same-sex households in the US [Share] Markets close mixed after strong jobs report [Share] Britney Spears musical coming to Broadway [Share] We've changed our hours! Tesla delivers its first electric semi-truck [Share] 2,000 experts meet to discuss plastic pollution [Share] Balenciaga's creative director apologizes [Share] The pandemic aged teenagers’ brains [Share] Now hiring: rat czar [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Investors are anxious ahead of jobs report — Dec 1
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Investors are cautious ahead of November jobs report [Share] Uvalde school shooting survivors file $27 billion lawsuit [Share] Iranian man reportedly killed celebrating World Cup knockout [Share] 6,000+ immigrants affected by ICE data leak [Share] EU settles $60-a-barrel cap for Russian oil [Share] We've changed our hours! Is the Chinese government listening to protestors? [Share] The European Union issues an ultimatum to Twitter [Share] Native tribes awarded millions to relocate [Share] Sam Bankman-Fried ignores lawyers and speaks publicly [Share] Bad Bunny tops global Spotify streams [Share] Two Headlines and a Lie [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie dead at 79 — Nov 30
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! First Black American elected to lead major party in Congress [Share] Markets jump on Powell speech [Share] Jack Ma resurfaces in Japan [Share] Biden preserves sacred tribal land [Share] A Pakistan city makes two-thirds of the world’s soccer balls [Share] We've changed our hours! San Francisco legislators approve killer robots [Share] Americans are spending less time with friends [Share] Buckingham Palace staffer asks Black charity boss where she’s really from [Share] Minerals never seen on Earth found in crashed meteor [Share] Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie dead at 79 [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Investors have all ears on Fed Chair's speech — Nov 29
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Markets edged lower ahead of Fed Chair Powell talk [Share] Elon Musk is going to war with Apple [Share] Lawsuit alleges VA denied benefits based on race [Share] Senate has final vote on codifying same-sex and interracial marriage [Share] News outlets want Julian Assange off the hook [Share] Did you know you can share any of our segments on social media? Mother of Uvalde victim files lawsuit [Share] NYC to force hospitalization for mental-health patients [Share] Motorcycle rallies benefit transplant patients [Share] Daughter kidnapped more than 50 years ago reunited with parents [Share] Wordle gets less random [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
BlockFi files for bankruptcy — November 28
Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome The white teenager who killed Black shoppers in Buffalo grocery store pleads guilty [Share] Cryptocurrency firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy [Share] Republicans see Twitter followers increase [Share] Both parties seek to win over Asian Americans in Georgia [Share] Prince William and Kate Middleton head to the US [Share] We're refreshing our headlines Rare protests across China called for Xi to step down [Share] Irish watchdog fines Meta millions [Share] Man in France wins legal right to not be fun at work [Share] Bob Dylan admits to using an autopen to sign books [Share] Woman suing Kraft Heinz Co. over mac and cheese [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Two Headlines and Lie, plus changing dating norms - Nov 25th
Welcome! Two Headlines and a Lie [Share] This 62 year old only dates men in their 20s [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.