849. Katie Couric, Journalist
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2025
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
"I just feel like when I see injustice, at this point in my life, I have to call it out."
Katie Couric has been my idol since I was in high school, and it's truly an honor to welcome her to the Ali on the Run Show! We recorded this episode in person together on the Monday after the 2025 New York City Marathon, at Katie's home on the Upper East Side. Katie is a journalist who is best known for her 15-year career on the Today Show. Today, she is the founder of Katie Couric Media, where she publishes a daily newsletter (Wake Up Call), and hosts the podcast Next Question with Katie Couric. She is the author of Going There, she's a mom of two, and she's an avid pickleball player who, despite my best efforts, will not be signing up for a marathon anytime soon!
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In this episode:
- Katie's day spectating the 2025 New York City Marathon (3:20)
- Katie's history with running, and how she stays active now (6:00)
- What it's like being Katie Couric in New York City (12:00)
- On Halloween, NYC trick-or-treating, and Taylor Swift (14:00)
- Everyone has a Katie Couric story (22:15)
- Katie reflects on her breast cancer diagnosis, and what her care looks like now (33:00)
- On "feeling very strongly about certain things" (55:00)
- Katie's take on The Morning Show (1:04:00)
- Katie looks back on some of the highest and lowest points of her career (1:08:15)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Allie on the Run show. I'm your host, Allie Feller, and this is where I talk with |
| 0:09.3 | people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. From professional athletes and |
| 0:14.9 | celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the pack runner, we are here to celebrate |
| 0:20.3 | everyone and anyone who enjoys a |
| 0:22.8 | life on the run. Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been |
| 0:27.7 | holding you back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace. Oh my gosh, |
| 0:34.1 | Katie Couric is here. If you know me at all, you know that Katie Couric has been my idol since I was in high school. |
| 0:41.3 | I shared this during our conversation, but my little party trick in high school was that I used to pretend I was Katie Couric and I would go around interviewing partygoers. |
| 0:51.6 | Katie was a major influence in my decision to major in journalism in college, |
| 0:56.0 | and I've always said, news anchors, especially morning talk show hosts, are my A-list |
| 1:01.3 | celebrities. Like so many of us, I grew up watching Katie Couric. In 2014, I met Katie on a street |
| 1:08.5 | corner on the Upper East Side of New York City, and she was so kind, so generous with her time, and so fun to talk with. |
| 1:15.4 | Having her as a guest on the Allie on the Run Show has always been a dream. |
| 1:19.7 | Is she a runner? |
| 1:20.9 | No, she's not. |
| 1:22.1 | And we talk about that. |
| 1:23.5 | But hey, her two daughters, Carrie and Ellie, are both marathoners. |
| 1:28.5 | And we talk about that. |
| 1:35.8 | I will say, this conversation went in every direction I never planned for. I was prepared for this chat, |
| 1:41.4 | as you do when you're recording with Katie Couric. But she took every opportunity to flip the script and ask me questions. Classic journalist always wanting to be the one |
| 1:45.4 | in the driver's seat. I expected we'd talk about her rise in media, her time on the Today Show, |
| 1:50.5 | and her post- Today Show ventures. I figured we'd touch on what a day in the life looks like these days |
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