Jake Tapper: From Breaking News to Bestsellers

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🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Jake Tapper is a journalist, news anchor, author, and the current lead Washington anchor for CNN. Tapper hosts the weekday news show, The Lead with Jake Tapper, and co-hosts the Sunday morning public affairs program, State of the Union. At CNN, Tapper has won numerous journalism awards, including Emmy Awards in 2023 and 2024. He also played a key role in ABC News’ Emmy Award-winning coverage of the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama and Edward R. Murrow Award winning coverage of the death of Osama bin Laden. In addition to his reporting career, Tapper is also a New York Times bestselling author of several novels and nonfiction books, such as The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor and his most recent book, Original Sin, co-written with Alex Thompson. His bestselling novels include The Hellfire Club and The Devil May Dance.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:04.5	Just like great shoes, great books take you places.
0:08.2	Through unforgettable love stories and into conversations with characters you'll never forget.
0:13.4	I think any good romance, it gives me this feeling of like butterflies.
0:17.8	I'm Danielle Robe, and this is bookmarked by Reese's Book Club, the new podcast from Hello
0:22.5	Sunshine and IHeart Podcasts, where we dive into the stories that shape us, on the page
0:27.6	and off.
0:28.6	Each week, I'm joined by authors, celebs, book talk stars, and more for conversations that will
0:34.0	make you laugh, cry, and add way too many books to your TBR pile.
0:38.8	Listen to Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:45.8	I knew I wanted to obey and submit, but I didn't fully grasp for the rest of my life what that meant.
0:54.6	For My Heart Podcasts and Rococo Punch, this is The Turning, River Road.
0:59.0	In the woods of Minnesota, a cult leader married himself to 10 girls and forced them into a
1:04.1	secret life of abuse. But in 2014, the youngest escaped.
1:09.6	Listen to The Turning River Road on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:16.2	I'm Bob Crawford, host of American History Hotline, a different type of podcast.
1:22.1	You, the listener, ask the questions.
1:25.1	Did George Washington really cut down a cherry?
1:27.2	Were JFK and Maryland Monroe having an affair?
1:29.7	And I find the answers.
1:31.4	I'm so glad you asked me this question.
1:33.3	This is such a ridiculous story.
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