The Excerpt
A podcast by USA TODAY
1428 Episodes
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How SNAP became a political pawn in the government shutdown
Published: 11/4/2025 -
Thoughts on America's 250th birthday
Published: 11/3/2025 -
Love gore and horror, the dark and scary? There’s a scientific reason why.
Published: 10/31/2025 -
At 28, Malala Yousafzai is finally finding her way
Published: 10/30/2025 -
Government shutdown enters week five with no end in sight
Published: 10/29/2025 -
Is the AI boom fueling the next stock market bubble?
Published: 10/28/2025 -
The NBA is reeling from an explosive gambling scandal
Published: 10/27/2025 -
Adult sleepaway camp and the high cost of feeling like a kid again
Published: 10/24/2025 -
Will changes to the H-1B visa program preserve jobs for Americans?
Published: 10/23/2025 -
Why do US students continue to fall behind in reading and math?
Published: 10/22/2025 -
WNBA hits a new peak, but money is still a sticking point
Published: 10/21/2025 -
California Prop 50 voting underway. Will the decision neutralize Texas redistricting?
Published: 10/20/2025 -
John Bolton indicted
Published: 10/17/2025 -
SPECIAL | Is Trump's deployment of the National Guard about order or overreach?
Published: 10/16/2025 -
Voting Rights Act threatened in Supreme Court redistricting case
Published: 10/16/2025 -
SPECIAL | Why Americans are making homegrown GLP-1s
Published: 10/15/2025 -
Another Senate vote fails as the shutdown rolls on
Published: 10/15/2025 -
A triumphant Trump basks in Mideast praise
Published: 10/14/2025 -
All remaining living Israeli hostages released
Published: 10/13/2025 -
MrBeast is hugely successful on YouTube, but with ECU, not so much
Published: 10/12/2025
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