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MEDIA BUZZmeter

Best of the 'Media Buzz Meter': The ‘60 Minutes’ Segment That Was Yanked at Last Minute: Totally One-Sided and Anti-Trump

MEDIA BUZZmeter

FOX News Podcasts

News, Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.1582 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on December 23rd, 2025… Howie Kurtz on '60 Minutes' pulling a story about President Trump's deportation policy at the last minute, the appointment of a special US envoy to Greenland, and Uber's background check practices and the incidents of sexual assault by Uber drivers. Follow Howie on Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's the Media Buzz Meter with Howard Kurtz.

0:05.0

Everyone knows I'm a Beatles fanatic.

0:10.0

Did I mention I went to Pittsburgh to see Paul McCartney's latest concert?

0:15.0

But put that aside, this is real news.

0:17.0

Paul McCartney has been named one of times 100 most influential people, recognized not just for his legendary Beatles' wings solo work, but for his enduring cultural impact, mentorship, roles as a unifier, and continued relevance in shaping music's future. At the end, it's a living bridge

0:39.1

between eras, according to various posts in the magazine. The tribute highlights his timeless

0:47.6

creativity, ability to inspire new generations, and his role in fostering hope and compassion through music, even referencing

0:56.4

recent activities like surprise shows and an upcoming memoir.

1:01.3

Now, you could have said this about Paul McCartney any time in the last 20 years, and

1:07.1

it seems to me that time is just catching up because he's actually, you know, one of the things I noticed at the concert was how much he enjoyed sort of talking to the fans.

1:18.5

And he has been posting more lately and even saw him do a post where he just said, well, here I am near this river and what's going on.

1:31.5

I've been thinking about this.

1:32.6

You know, he really has engaged.

1:34.6

Now, you think about it, it's more than 50 years since the Beatles broke up.

1:38.1

So it's not just that.

1:39.9

And he certainly has reached a new generation of fans who born, you know, well after even wings

1:47.9

and maybe some of the solo albums.

1:49.9

So that's the news on McCartney.

1:53.1

Kansas City Chiefs moving to Kansas.

1:55.6

It's really bizarre.

1:57.3

The Chiefs have played in Missouri and for 60 years, last 30 years in Kansas City, Missouri,

2:05.6

which is a major city. But now because of, you know, who's going to build a new stadium,

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