Power, deceit, corruption. Discover the night manager by Master of Espionage John LeCarray.

When God finished putting together Dickie Roper, he took a deep breath and shuddered a bit.

Then he ran up our Jonathan to restore the ecological balance.

Jonathan Pyn, just a night manager in Cairo, but when dangerous dealings pass through his hotel,

he's pulled into the deadly world of the arms trade.

The stakes are higher than he could ever have imagined.

Listen to the night manager in audiobook now.

It's the best of the media buzz meter with Howard Kurtz.

It's the media buzz meter with Howard Kurtz. It's the Media Buzz Meter with Howard Kurtz.

Well, of course, I want to begin this first podcast of 2025 by saying Happy New Year,

but I have to quickly add, it hasn't been a very happy New Year so far for reasons that you all know,

and we'll get to that in just a few seconds.

Nevertheless, it was a holiday break for a lot of people.

And there was some big news beyond the terror attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas.

Brad and Angelina finalizing their divorce or finalizing the litigation surrounding their divorce

because I guess they've been divorced for several years.

Big financial dispute back and forth between these two entertainment powerhouses.

And, you know, they were, when they were Brangelina, they ruled a certain corner of the

pop culture universe.

I couldn't help but cringe, and I don't cringe easily,

seeing that a whole bunch of passengers

were left stranded by Amtrak

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