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Mo News

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A daily breakdown of the biggest news headlines from around the world -- from the essential to the entertaining -- with reliable analysis you can trust. Episodes feature Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) and Jill Wagner reporting the top news of the day, conducting interviews with newsmakers and answering listener questions.
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Episodes

Mo News Premium Workshop: Free Speech and Hate Speech

We're releasing a very special Mo News Workshop – usually just for our Premium members – to everyone this week. September's topic was on Free Speech & Hate Speech in the U.S. We host these workshops every month on topics ranging from history to foreign policy to brain health. Join Mo News Premium at mo.news/premium⁠⁠ for more workshops like this, plus weekend coverage, the Mo News web app, a news quiz, Slack channel, and more! --- In September's Mo News Premium Workshop, we dig into one of t...

Oct 16, 20251 hr 16 min

Voting Rights Act At The Supreme Court; CIA Operations In Venezuela; Consumer Reports Finds Lead In Protein Powders

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News + Winter Snow Forecast 2025-26 (02:00) – Supreme Court Weighs Role of Race in State (07:00) – Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Federal Workers During Government Shutdown For Now (15:10) – Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela (17:00) – Nearly All Major Media Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Restrictive Press Policy (25:50) – Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead {REPORT} (34:30) – Lottery Winner Gives Back To Community (38:00) –...

Oct 16, 202544 min

Instagram Goes PG-13 For Teens; Mideast Ceasefire Sticking Points; FDA Approves Alzheimer’s Test

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Pres. Trump Posthumously Awards Charlie Kirk Presidential Medal of Freedom (06:00) – Man Pleads Guilty In Arson Attack On Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's Residence (09:00) – Instagram Will Limit Content for Teenagers Based on PG-13 Ratings (11:20) – Hamas Returns Bodies Of 4 More Hostages After Israel Threatens Aid Cut (18:15) – Government Shutdown Day 15: White House Warns More Layoffs Are Coming (24:00) – FDA Clears Blood Test To Help Rule Out Alzheim...

Oct 15, 202537 min

Trump Declares ‘War Is Over’; What’s Next In Gaza?; Education Dept. Job Cuts; Why Everyone Is Getting A Prenup

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Remaining 20 Living Israeli Hostages Freed From Gaza; About 2,000 Palestinian Prisoners Released From Israeli Prisons (04:30) – Trump Addresses Knesset After Historic Peace Deal (13:00) – Trump Signs Ceasefire Deal In Egypt (19:10) – Dozens Rescued In Alaska After Remnants of Typhoon Halong Batter Region (29:40) – Education Department Layoffs Hit Offices That Oversee Special Ed. (30:40) – Airports Say They Won’t Air Kristi Noem Shutdown Video At TSA Chec...

Oct 14, 202545 min

Gaza Hostage Return Begins; Federal Layoffs Start As Shutdown Continues; Melania Trump Opens Line To Putin; Remembering Diane Keaton

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Israel Hostages Set For Release As Trump Heads To Middle East (05:00) – Govt. Shutdown Enters Third Week: Federal Layoffs, Paychecks Halt (14:10) – Melania Trump Working With Russia’s Putin To Reunite Missing Ukrainian Children (22:20) – China Says It’s Not Afraid Of Trade War After Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs (25:20) – U.S. Will Host Qatari Air Force Facility In Idaho (27:25) – Trump Eyes The ‘Insurrection Act’ As Courts Rule On National Guard Deployme...

Oct 13, 202541 min

Inside Amazon: A New Way to Build, Ship, and Deliver

In this episode, Mosh travels to Elkhart, Indiana, to tour Amazon’s first-of-its-kind delivery center built from mass timber — part of the company’s push to reach net zero carbon by 2040. He sits down with Daniel Mallory, Amazon’s vice president of global realty, to explore how one of the world’s largest companies is rethinking construction, packaging, and delivery in the name of sustainability. Mallory discusses how small customer choices, like combining shipments, can make a massive environmen...

Oct 10, 202528 min

NY Attorney General Indicted; Gaza Ceasefire In Effect; California vs. Ultraprocessed Foods; Drake Loses Lawsuit Against Kendrick

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – NY AG Letitia James Indicted Over Mortgage Fraud Claims (07:00) – Israel Says Gaza Ceasefire Now in Effect After Hostage Deal (12:30) – Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Chicago Military Deployment (20:45) – California Becomes First State To Phase Ultraprocessed Food Out Of School Meals (26:10) – Judge Dismisses Drake’s Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ (28:45) – Bob Ross’s ‘Happy Little’ Paintings Will Be Auctioned (31:15) – The Boldest Grocery Tren...

Oct 10, 202542 min

Gaza Peace Deal Reached; Palisades Fire Suspect Arrested; Denmark Bans Social Media For Kids; Dolly Parton Health Update

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Israel, Hamas Agree To ‘First Phase’ Of Peace Plan; Hostages Will Come Home Monday (04:50) – Texas National Guard Troops Arrive In Illinois Over Leaders’ Objections (16:45) – Former FBI Director Comey Pleads Not Guilty (26:45) – How Many Americans Could See Health Insurance Premiums Rise (31:00) – Palisades Fire Suspect Used ChatGPT To Plan Blaze (35:15) – Denmark Plans Social Media Ban For Kids Under 15 (38:10) – Dolly Parton Says 'I Ain't Dead Yet' as ...

Oct 09, 202545 min

Air Traffic Control Chaos Grows; Attorney General vs. Dems; Gold Tops $4,000; TSwift On Rejecting Super Bowl

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Pam Bondi Clashes With Senate Democrats in Fiery Capitol Hill Hearing (04:15) – Texas National Guard Arrives In Chicago (11:10) – Air Traffic Chaos Grows as Trump Floats No Retro Pay for Federal Workers (12:10) – ‘Two Bullets to the Head’: Leaked Texts Rock Virginia Attorney General Race (19:45) – Supreme Court Appears Poised to Strike Down Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy (23:00) – Gold Tops $4,000 as Investors Flee Dollar for ‘Safe Havens’ (26:00) – Zach ...

Oct 08, 202536 min

Bari Weiss Takes Over CBS News; Trump Threatens Insurrection Act; Supreme Court & Ghislaine Maxwell; Oct. 7 Anniversary; Costco To Sell GLP-1 Drugs

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Judge Declines to Stop Guard Troops From Deploying in Illinois, for Now (04:00) – Bari Weiss Named Editor In Chief Of CBS News (12:45) – Day Seven Of The Government Shutdown (19:15) – White House Avoids Setting Deadline For Gaza Talks, But Says It Wants Deal ‘Quickly’ (23:50) – Hostage Families Urge Nobel Committee To Give Trump Peace Prize (26:450 – Survey: Most Jewish Americans Say Antisemitism Now Part Of Daily Life (27:15) – Supreme Court Rejects App...

Oct 07, 202535 min

Gaza Deal Nears; Judge Blocks Portland Guard Deployment; Supreme Court Returns; Japan’s First Female PM; Taylor Swift Breaks Another Record; Saudi Comedy Fest Backlash

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Trump Says Gaza Deal Is Near As Netanyahu Faces Pressure To Accept Terms (07:30) – Trump Moves To Send Troops To Chicago And Portland (23:30) – A Look At The Major Cases Ahead Of The Supreme Court’s New Term (34:00) – Attempted Kavanaugh Assassin Gets 8 Year, DOJ To Appeal (38:40) – Japan Set To Have First Female Prime Minister (41:15) – NFL Analyst & Ex-QB Mark Sanchez Stabbed, Arrested After Drunken Confrontation (43:15) – Saudi Arabia’s First Glob...

Oct 06, 202554 min

Deadly UK Synagogue Terror Attack; Trump Threatens To Fire Federal Workers; Church Members Raise $300K For Shooter’s Family; Remembering Jane Goodall

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – 2 Dead, 4 Seriously Injured In Terror Attack At UK Synagogue On Yom Kippur (06:15) – Latest Drone Swarm Shuts Down Munich Airport (12:00) – White House Warns Thousands Of Federal Workers Could Be Fired Amid Shutdown (13:00) – Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Flotilla Trying To Break Blockade (21:30) – Awaiting Hamas Response To US-Led Middle East Peace Plan (24:45) – Trump Admin Explains Legal Rationale For Blowing Up Drug Boats (25:20) – Nearly $300K Raised...

Oct 03, 202541 min

Is America OK? Mosheh Tries To Break It Down

American democracy is facing one of its most turbulent and concerning moments in decades. In a special edition today, Mosheh is the guest on today’s podcast in a special simulcast edition of the Mo News Podcast. He recently joined the Beyond A Ballot podcast–a Canadian political podcast with analysts Rachael Segal and Amanda Alvaro –to unpack the state of U.S. politics. We dig into the cultural reactions to recent political flashpoints, the role of late-night television in shaping public opinion...

Oct 02, 202550 min

US Government Shuts Down; Trump-Pfizer Deal To Lower Drug Prices; Killing Of Christians In Nigeria; Landline Comeback

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – US Government Officially Shuts Down: This Could Last Awhile (07:00) – Sec. Hegseth Pushes To Remake The Military In His Preferred Image (15:00) – Trump and Pfizer Announce Deal To Lower Drug Prices (25:15) – Islamists Killing Christians In Nigeria (27:45) – Hamas Under Pressure As Trump Issues Deadline On Gaza Peace Plan (31:30) – Italy To End Support For Gaza Flotilla As Israeli Action Looms (34:15) – Charlie Kirk’s Memo To Benjamin Netanyahu (38:20) – ...

Oct 01, 202548 min

Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Details; US Gov Could Shut Down Today; ‘996’ Work Culture; World’s Highest Bridge

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Israel Agrees To President Trump Gaza Peace Deal: Will Hamas? (05:20) – Netanyahu Apologizes To Qatar For Violating Sovereignty With Airstrike (14:20) – Trump Faces Democrats as Shutdown Deadline Nears (17:50) – Latest on Sunday’s Mass Shooting at a Michigan Church (24:00) – Trump Threatens Fresh Tariffs Related to Furniture, Movies (26:20) – Dual Hurricanes In The Atlantic: The Forecast (30:20) – Would You Work ‘996’? The Hustle Culture Trend Is Taking ...

Sep 30, 202539 min

Deadly Mass Shootings In Michigan, North Carolina; Gaza Peace Deal Talks; NYC Mayor Drops Out; Bad Bunny At Super Bowl

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Bad Bunny Named Super Bowl Halftime Performer (03:30) – Deadly Shootings At Michigan Church, North Carolina Restaurant (06:30) – Gaza Peace Deal In "Final Stages" As Trump Set To Meet Netanyahu (12:10) – Trump Threatens To Send Troops Into Portland (22:00) – Eric Adams Drops Out Of New York City Mayor's Race (28:15) – Gunman Who Attacked NFL’s NYC Headquarters Had C.T.E. (35:10) – Latter-day Saint Leader Russell Nelson Dies At 101 (38:30) – Ancient Skull...

Sep 29, 202548 min

James Comey Indicted; Tiktok Deal Announced; ICE Shooter Details; Amazon Prime $2.5 Billion Settlement; Broadway Musicals In Trouble

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted On Criminal Charges (04:00) – Trump Announces Deal to Save TikTok (12:50) – Palestinian President Says Ready To Work With Trump On Two State Solution (19:40) – Suspect in Dallas ICE Facility Shooting Was Targeting ICE Agents, Acted Alone (24:40) – White House To Agencies: Prepare Mass Firing Plans For A Potential Shutdown (27:20) – Pete Hegseth Orders Nearly All Top US Generals To Attend Mystery Meeting Next Week ...

Sep 26, 202539 min

Shooting At Texas ICE Facility; James Comey Could Be Indicted; Labubu Goes Luxury; MLB Robot Umps

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – 'Anti-ICE' Message On Ammunition at Dallas Shooting That Killed Immigration Detainee (05:10) – Former FBI Director James Comey Expected To Be Indicted Soon (13:15) – China, World’s Largest Carbon Polluting Nation, Announces New Climate Goal To Cut Emissions (20:50) – Gaza-Bound Flotilla Says It Was Attacked By Drones. Italy and Spain Send Help (25:10) – Chagas Disease Now Endemic to the U.S. (28:15) – How Luxury Brands Are Tapping Into The Labubu Craze (...

Sep 25, 202536 min

Kimmel Returns To Late Night; Trump Blasts UN, World Leaders; Attempted Trump Assassination Verdict; Sorority Recruitment Big Business

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Trump Blasts UN For Being Ineffective, Tells World Leaders ‘Your Countries Are Going To Hell’ (05:00) – Jimmy Kimmel’s Return To Late Night With Emotional Monologue (20:00) – Man Convicted Of Attempting To Kill Trump Tries To Stab Himself After Guilty Verdict (28:00) – Trump Cancels Meeting With Top Democrats As Government Shutdown Looms (30:20) – World Health Officials Reject Trump's Claims That Tylenol Is Linked To Autism (33:00) – Sorority Recruitment...

Sep 24, 202544 min

Israel’s Spy Master Speaks: Yossi Cohen on Secret Ops, Iran, Hamas and the War for Global Opinion

The former head of the Israeli Mossad spy agency, Yossi Cohen, joins Mo News for a rare, candid interview about Israel’s security challenges and the region’s shifting landscape. Cohen led the agency from 2016 to 2021, overseeing the theft of Iran’s nuclear archive, covert operations that damaged Tehran’s missile and nuclear programs, and back-channel negotiations that paved the way for the Abraham Accords. He is the author of a new book, The Sword of Freedom , discussing his career and the state...

Sep 23, 202559 min

Western Push To Recognize Palestine; Chaos Over Trump’s Visa Fee; TikTok Deal Emerges; Honoring Charlie Kirk; Swift Album Shows At AMC

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – U.K., Canada, and Australia Recognize Palestine, Breaking With U.S. (06:00) – Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Spurs Confusion (15:40) – U.S. TikTok’s Buyers Names; China Will Not Control Algorithm Under Deal (22:00) – Conservative Leaders Celebrate Charlie Kirk’s Life (26:10) – Sen. Ted Cruz Compares FCC Chair To Mafia Boss (31:10) – Trump Pressures AG To Charge Political Rivals (35:30) – Taylor Swift's Upcoming Album Will Have Release Parties At AMC Thea...

Sep 22, 202544 min

Interview - Spice Girls, Teen Comedies, & Girlbosses: How 2000s Pop Culture Shaped Millennial Women

In this episode of the Mo News Podcast, producer Sari Soffer Sukenik sits down with Sophie Gilbert, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of her new book, Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves . Sophie reflects on the pop culture of the ’90s and 2000s — the rom-com boom, the teen sex comedies, the rise of the “cool girl,” and the commercialization of “girl power” — and how these cultural touchstones shaped millennial women’s self-image, relationships, an...

Sep 19, 202557 min

Kimmel Fallout; FCC Chair Says They’re “Not Done Yet”; Mamdani Death Threat; Meta’s New AI Glasses; Metal Braces Are Back

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – FCC Chair Carr Says ‘We’re Not Done Yet’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension By ABC (04:50) – Reaction From The Right & Left (16:00) – Erika Kirk Takes a Leadership Role in Turning Point USA (20:30) – Senators Call On Congress To Roll Back Flights At National Airport (23:20) – Russia Subjecting Abducted Ukrainian Children To "Forced Militarization” And Brainwashing ~ Study (24:50) – Texas Man Is Charged With Making Threats Against Mamdani (27:20) – Mark Zu...

Sep 19, 202536 min

Interview - Roastmaster Unplugged: Jeff Ross Opens Up About Loss, Life and Comedy

He’s roasted everyone from Donald Trump to Tom Brady — but now Jeff Ross is turning the spotlight on himself. The “Roastmaster General” is showing a surprising, tender side in his hit Broadway show ‘ Take a Banana for a Ride ,’ and in this conversation with Mosheh. Ross shares the stories that inspired the show, including talking about losing his close friends like comedians Norm Macdonald, Bob Saget and Gilbert Gottfried. He opens up about his battle with colon cancer, the influence of his Jewi...

Sep 18, 202536 min

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air Over Kirk Comments; Ex-CDC Officials Sound Alarm; Fed Finally Cuts Interest Rates; US Cocaine Resurgence

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Fed Cuts Interest Rates To 4% Because Of “Weakening Job Market” (07:40) – ​​What The Fed Rate Cut Means For Your Home, Car And Credit Card Loans (09:40) – Takeaways From Fired CDC Director’s Senate Testimony (11:30) – ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments (21:20) – Trump Meets With British Royal Family in Pomp-Filled State Visit (29:50) – ‘Pay Attention!’: Spirit Airlines Pilot Scolded for Flying Near Air Force One (34:40) – Taliban Ba...

Sep 18, 202545 min

Charlie Kirk’s Alleged Killer Faces A Judge; Israel Begins Gaza City Ground Invasion; Robert Redford Life & Legacy

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Prosecutors Charge Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect With Murder, Will Seek Death Penalty (06:00) – Israel Begins Controversial Gaza Ground Invasion (13:15) – Luigi Mangione: Judge Tosses 2 State Murder Charges Related To Act Of Terrorism (21:00) – AG Pam Bondi Clarifies ‘Hate Speech’ Comment After Blowback (22:20) – Delta State University Student’s Body Found Hanging in Tree, No Foul Play Suspect (27:20) – Robert Redford, ‘Butch Cassidy’ and ‘All the Presid...

Sep 17, 202538 min

Is FBI Director Kash Patel On The Outs At The White House?; Possible TikTok Deal; U.S. Strikes Second Alleged Drug Boat; AI Shopping Carts

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Latest On Investigation Into Charlie Kirk’s Killing (06:00) – FBI Director Kash Patel Reportedly On The Outs With White House (09:20) – JD Vance Hosts "The Charlie Kirk Show" After Kirk's Assassination (12:00) – U.S. Reaches Outline of Deal With China Over TikTok (17:30) – Trump Says U.S. Struck Second Alleged Drug Boat From Venezuela (22:20) – FBI Arrests 2 Men For Allegedly Placing Incendiary Device Under Fox Affiliate News Van (24:45) – NY Governor Ho...

Sep 16, 202534 min

Arrest In Kirk Murder; Russian Drone Breaches NATO Airspace – Again; Trump Pushes Trade Schools; America’s Sex Recession; Emmys Recap

Headlines: – Welcome to Mo News (02:00) – Inside The Arrest Of Suspect In Charlie Kirk’s Murder (06:00) – Rubio Meets Netanyahu Amid Qatar Strike Fallout (28:15) – Russian Drone Entered Romania’s Airspace After Poland Incident (34:15) – Trade Schools Benefit From Trump’s Ivy League Fight (37:15) – America’s Sex Recession: Record Lows In Intimacy (40:00) – TV’s Biggest Night: Recapping The 77th Emmy Awards (44:45) – On This Day In History (48:00) Thanks To Our Sponsors: – ⁠LMNT⁠ - Free Sample Pac...

Sep 15, 202551 min

#AMA: Political Violence, Media Mergers, and Journalistic Ethics

In this week’s Ask Mo Anything (#AMA) podcast, Mosheh answers the following questions: How is the team doing after covering the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk? How can we get back to having conversations across the political aisle? Are there any notable differences in CBS coverage after the Paramount/Skydance merger? What's behind the difference between Gen Z's markers of "success" across the political divide? Do journalists follow a universal code of ethics? What was your most emb...

Sep 13, 202551 min

Interview - Robotaxis, AI, and the Future of Driving with Lyft’s CEO

Lyft CEO David Risher is leading a comeback story at the ridesharing company. Two years into the job, he’s made Lyft profitable, expanded into Europe, and grown market share against Uber. In this conversation with Mosheh, Risher looks into the future: hybrid fleets of drivers and robotaxis, how AI will shape transportation, and whether the next generation of Americans will even need to learn how to drive. He lays out Lyft’s vision for cities of the future — and how to balance innovation with hum...

Sep 12, 20251 hr 1 min
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