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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.

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00:15:31

The enduring hope of Dr. Jane Goodall

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2025/11/27

In 1960, 26-year-old Jane Goodall arrived with her mother at Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in western Tanzania. What followed was truly a story for the ages. Her work transformed how humans interact with and understand the natural world. Dr. Jane Goodall passed away last month at the age of 91. Dr. Goodall will be remembered as an ethologist and conservationist whose life and work not only made an indelible mark on our understanding of chimpanzees and other species, but also of humankind and the

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00:15:42

DOJ charges against James Comey and Letitia James...

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2025/11/26

A judge ordered that charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James be dismissed.

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00:08:10

Army investigates Fort Hood OBGYN accused of abusing...

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2025/11/25

More than 1,400 of Fort Hood OBGYN Major Blaine McGraw’s patients have been contacted by the Army in an investigation of the doctor’s conduct.

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00:15:42

Politicians are fighting to redraw congressional maps...

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2025/11/24

The question many are asking is whether 2025’s redistricting efforts are about upholding democracy or diluting representation?

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00:11:18

Dick Cheney’s power, controversies and legacy

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2025/11/21

Former Vice President Dick Cheney was remembered this week at a Washington memorial as a defining figure in modern Republican politics. USA TODAY Washington bureau chief Susan Page breaks down his complicated legacy, from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to the rise of the MAGA movement. She explains Cheney’s push to expand executive power, the backlash over enhanced interrogation, and why Cheney ultimately endorsed Kamala Harris over Donald Trump.Have feedback on the show? Please send us an email at

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00:16:45

When preventable infections turn deadly behind bars

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2025/11/20

Inmates are dying from treatable infections. USA TODAY investigations explains what unredacted death reports reveal about medical neglect behind bars.

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00:13:49

Can sports survive prop betting?

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2025/11/19

Proposition, or prop, betting invites player manipulation. How can the leagues protect the integrity of the games?

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00:15:46

Why are young voters drawn to Mamdani?

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2025/11/18

If the meteoric rise of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani illustrates one thing, it’s this: affordability, or a lack thereof, has energized young voters. But that’s not the only term voters and politicians are buzzing about. Mamdani is also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. What does that even mean in 2025? USA TODAY Chief Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey joins The Excerpt for more on all things Mamdani and what it might mean for the party that lost control of all

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00:11:23

Will the remaining Epstein files ever see the light...

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2025/11/17

The Epstein files are back in the news, with fresh speculation about how deep President Donald Trump’s involvement goes. A new trove of 20,000 pages released last week has everyone talking about how much Trump knew and when did he know it? Cue the coming House vote on releasing the full batch of documents that has been supposedly sitting on US Attorney General Pam Bondi’s desk since she took office. What has this latest batch of Epstein documents reveal? And what are the chances that we’ll see even

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00:17:34

Teens are turning to AI for connection, with...

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2025/11/14

Teenagers are increasingly using AI chatbots for friendship, emotional support, and even romance. When 14-year-old Soul Setzer III formed an intense bond with a character on Character AI, his mother didn’t know what was happening until it was too late. USA TODAY Wellness Reporter Alyssa Goldberg walks us through the lawsuit, the platform’s design, what her own testing revealed and new research showing how widespread — and risky — AI relationships have become for minors.If you or someone you know

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00:13:56

What drives us to carry out acts of kindness for...

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2025/11/13

In honor of World Kindness Day — we’ve partnered with the Humankind team at USA TODAY for a deeper exploration on the topic of compassion. What drives us to carry out acts of kindness for total strangers and how can we actively cultivate this selflessness as a society? Abigail Marsh, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Georgetown University, joins The Excerpt to talk about empathy and altruism — why we help, even when it costs us. Have feedback on the show? Please send us an email

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00:14:45

The government shutdown caused a lot of pain for...

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2025/11/12

Nobody seems to have gotten everything they wanted out of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Not the Democrats. Not the Republicans. And definitely not the American people whose healthcare premiums are set to dramatically rise in 2026, whose SNAP benefits aren't yet fully funded and whose air travel has been greatly disrupted. Was it worth it? USA TODAY Congress reporter Zach Schermele joins The Excerpt to talk through the fallout. Have feedback on the show? Please send us an email

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00:14:22

Golden parachutes for failed college football coaches...

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2025/11/11

Losing college football coaches are walking away with millions. What message does that send to students drowning in debt?

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00:13:23

Migrants are heading south now, not north

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2025/11/10

After record highs in 2024, border crossings have collapsed. ICE raids, deportations and new asylum limits are now driving a wave of reverse migration. Arizona Republic Immigration Reporter Daniel González shares what he saw in Mexico and Panama — and what comes next. Have feedback on the show? Please send us an email at podcasts@usatoday.com. Episode transcript available here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:22:20

How an unlikely alliance saved the U.S. fishing industry

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2025/11/07

It wasn’t so long ago that America’s fisheries were in a state of collapse, with cratering fish stocks and well-meaning but impractical government regulations threatening the livelihoods of 1.6 million people and a $180 billion dollar industry. But then, an unlikely alliance of environmental activists and commercial fishermen kind of miraculously turned things around, leaving the nation’s four million square miles of fishing grounds healthier -- and more profitable -- than they’ve been in decades

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00:18:04

Are Trump's tariffs legal? The Supreme Court hears...

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2025/11/06

The Supreme Court will now decide whether President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policy is legal.

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00:11:39

Democrats escape the political wilderness with...

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2025/11/05

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the Nov. 4 election not only makes him the leader of the Big Apple; It also turns him, for better or worse, into one of the most high-profile Democrats in the country.New York mayors always command national attention because of their role running America’s biggest city. Mamdani won’t take office until January. But for months, his face has been splashed across Americans’ television screens and news feeds. He’s the mayor-elect of New York. Will he also be America’s mayor

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00:10:56

How SNAP became a political pawn in the government...

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2025/11/04

SNAP, America’s food safety net, has become a bargaining chip in Washington’s standoff. Reporter Sarah D. Wire explains what’s at stake.

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00:13:24

Thoughts on America's 250th birthday

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2025/11/03

On July 4th 2026, America will celebrate its 250th birthday. The United States is the world’s oldest and still-evolving experiment in democracy. From a political perspective, how have the last 250 years shaped the way this nation governs itself? And how have we, the governed, evolved in how we see ourselves? USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, a journalist who has had the privilege of interviewing ten presidents out of a total of just 45 over the course of her career, joins The Excerpt to

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00:15:51

Love gore and horror, the dark and scary? There’s a...

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2025/10/31

True crime, horror movies, even haunted houses — psychologist Coltan Scrivner says they all tap into a survival instinct. He explains how morbid curiosity evolved to help humans face threats and why those drawn to darkness might be more compassionate than we think.Episode transcript available here. Have feedback on the show? Please send us an email at podcasts@usatoday.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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