15 Best USA Today Podcasts

1. The Excerpt

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USA TODAY's daily news podcast, The Excerpt (formerly 5 Things), brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. We also deliver special deep-dive episodes on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons on the most compelling topics in culture, entertainment, sports, politics, and more. Give us fifteen minutes a day, we'll give you all of the headlines, none of the chaos. Hosted by Taylor Wilson and Dana Taylor.  MORE Hosts Taylor Wilson, Dana Taylor
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 10.4MTwitter 5.1M Avg Length 13 min Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Spartan Speak

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Weekly discussion from the Lansing State Journal … Lansing, Michigan. 
Hosts Graham Couch, Chris Solari
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 133.8KTwitter 63.2KInstagram 16.3K Avg Length 51 min Get Email Contact

3. Explore Oregon Podcast: The state's most beautiful places and biggest issues

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Everything to know about exploring Oregon's best outdoor destinations from the Statesman Journal including where to camp, hike, bike and more.
Host Zach Urness
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 79.1KTwitter 37.5KInstagram 13.4K Avg Length 35 min Get Email Contact

4. Hawk Central Hour

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Hawk Central Hour airs between 6-7 p.m. on 1460 KXnO-AM on Wednesdays and will feature Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow and beat writer Mark Emmert as regulars, paired with Ross Peterson, who co-hosts 'Sports Fanatics'.MORE Facebook 62KTwitter 24.9K Avg Length 51 min Get Email Contact

5. Murder On The Space Coast

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An unsympathetic victim, a prosecutor's conviction playbook, a missing mother of two and a tale of lie after lie after lie. Across four seasons, Murder on the Space Coast has explored each of these heartbreaking true-crime stories based in Central Florida.MORE Producer/Network Gannett
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 1.7KTwitter 81.1K Avg Length 20 min Since Jul 2016 Get Email Contact

6. Cyclone Insider

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The Cyclone Insider show airs between 6 and 7 p.m. on 1460 KXnO-AM on Tuesdays and features Cyclones columnist Randy Peterson and beat writer Tommy Birch as regulars, with CycloneFanatic.com publisher and KXnO's 'Sports Fanatics' co-host Chris Williams.MORE Email ****@dmreg.com
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7. The Sneak

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Season 3: The Disappearance of Mario Rossi - Set against the backdrop of NASCAR's drug smuggling scandal in the early 1980's, this season of The Sneak tells the story of the disappearance of one of the sport's most brilliant engineers, a mystery that haunts racing to this day. The hosts will set out to finally answer the question: What really happened to Mario Rossi? Season 2: Murders at Whiskey Creek - We follow world champion surfer Jack Roland Murphy as he pulls off the biggest jewel heist in American history. Things turn deadly as he is implicated in two murders afterwards...MORE Host Nate Scott
Producer/Network USA TODAY
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 286Instagram 3.2K Avg Length 23 min Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

8. I Tell My Husband The News

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She's a journalist. He's a comedian. They make the news fun. Tune in each Monday for, as one listener puts it, 'the perfect amount of news and silliness to lighten up your day.'
Producer/Network USA Today | Wondery
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 10.4MTwitter 5.1M Avg Length 23 min Since Sep 2015 Get Email Contact

9. Grand Divisions: A Politics Podcast

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Tennessean politics reporter Joel Ebert and state politics reporter Natalie Allison host this Tennessee politics and policy podcast. Hear from candidates, constituents and other reporters as they dive in and analyze issues voters need to know.MORE Producer/Network USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 344.7KTwitter 327.6K Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact

10. Talking Tech

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Your daily consumer tech news update, plus the latest gadget reviews and straight talk about how the latest tech innovations affect you, with USA TODAY's Brett Molina and Mike Snider. Discover more great podcasts from USA TODAY at usatoday.com/podcasts.MORE Producer/Network USA TODAY
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 10.4MTwitter 5.1MInstagram 3.7M Avg Length 4 min Get Email Contact

11. The Mothership

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Get down and nerdy with this USA TODAY podcast every Friday as hosts Brett Molina, Kelly Lawler and Brian Truitt dissect the geekiest video games, TV shows and movies.
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Apple Rating 4/5Facebook 10.4MTwitter 5.1MInstagram 3.7M Avg Length 32 min Since Nov 2018 Get Email Contact

12. D&C Podcast Network

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The D&C is the best source of local news in Rochester, bar none. And now you can listen to many of the talented staff reporters sharing stories and insightful analysis on the D&C Podcast Network.MORE Producer/Network Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Apple Rating 1.3/5Facebook 168.8KTwitter 143.6K Avg Length 3 min Since Mar 2018 Get Email Contact

13. The City

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USA TODAY's critically acclaimed investigative podcast about power in American cities.Season 1, Chicago: A black neighborhood fights back when a mysterious man with mob ties builds an illegal dump across the street from an elementary school. Along the way they confront corrupt politicians, apathetic bureaucrats—and a secret undercover FBI investigation.Season 2, Reno: A surprising proxy battle for the future of Reno pits a brash strip club kingpin against power brokers in city hall. The winner-takes-all fight could remake the city—and ruin lives in the process.MORE Producer/Network USA TODAY
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 1.2KTwitter 13.2KInstagram 6.7K Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact

14. USA TODAY's Clicked

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Selections from our most popular stories, updated every weeknight at 5 p.m. ET.
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15. USA TODAY

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Get the latest news, sports, entertainment, money, and tech stories from USA TODAY through your voice assistant.
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