#thisistheconversation Recap Podcasts

Headlines on FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe being ‘removed’ from the bureau, ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ revealing its next cast (which includes Omarosa, and KFC's new Colonel Sanders being Reba McEntire (which the Colonel HIMSELF denies) did not make the top ten this week per your interaction with our social media. Find out what stories did make the list, and listen as Michael V. Moore / @MrTravelFitness plays #TheBraketsGame in the Weekly Wrap-Up Show for the week ending 2/3/2018.

Headlines on Roy Halladay's autopsy showing amphetamine and morphine in system, Save the Children offices attacked in Jalalabad, Teletubbies star Simon Shelton Barnes dying at 52, and Kim and Kanye naming their baby girl Chicago West did not make the top ten this week per your interaction with our social media. Find out what stories did make the list, and listen as K.V. Knox / @Opp2nityKnoxllc plays the #BracketsGame in the Weekly Wrap-Up Show for the week ending 1/27/2018.

Headlines on Bitcoin plunging to a loss of 47 percent from December, a Minnesota Dog surviving 5 nights in window well in bitter cold, and Simone Biles saying she was also molested by gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar did not make the top ten this week per your interaction with our social media. Find out what stories did make the list, and listen as James McDaniel plays the brackets in the Weekly Wrap-Up Show for the week ending 1/20/2018.

Headlines on pardoned former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio announcing a Senate run, Cliven Bundy's case being dismissed by Federal Judge "with prejudice," and adult film star Olivia Nova dying at the age of 20 did not make the top ten this week per your interaction with our social media. Find out what stories did make the list, and listen as Kevin Miller, Morning (NewsRadio 102.9 KARN) and Afternoon (Alice 107.7) radio host from Little Rock, Arkansas plays the brackets in the Weekly Wrap-Up Show for the week ending 1/13/2018.

Headlines on the two security guards fatally shot at Las Vegas hotel-casino, the excerpt from Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury" on Donald Trump's bewilderment on actually being elected President, and two men charged with murdering black man because he 'socialized with a white woman' did not make the top ten this week per your interaction with our social media. Find out what stories did make the list in the Weekly Wrap-Up Show for the week ending 1/6/2018.

Headlines on another Miss America exec resigning over emails, Wikileaks hacktivist Julian Assange 'deleting' his account on Twitter on Christmas, "Morning Joe" co-star Mika Brzezinski under fire for stance on alleged sex harasser Mark Halperin, "Dr. Phil" Show producers providing alcohol and drugs to guests that were addicts before their appearances, and longtime Atlanta anchor Amanda Davis suffering massive stroke and dying at the Atlanta airport were the top 5 stories for this week, but not strong enough to break into the Big List for the full year of 2017. This week, we break format and give you a glimpse of some of the stories with the largest response from you. This is the Weekly Wrap-Up Show for the week ending 12/30/2017, wrapping up the Big List of Stories for the year 2017.

Headlines on Uber using spies to steal rivals' secrets, AT&T, Wells Fargo, & Boeing planning to offer bonuses and pay hikes in wake of U.S. tax reform, and LaVar Ball's plans to start basketball league for high school graduates that don't want to go to college did not make the top ten this week per your interaction with our social media. Find out what stories did make the list in the Weekly Wrap-Up Show for the week ending 12/23/2017.

Headlines on Disney acquiring 21st Century Fox for $52.4 Billion, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball signing 1-year pro deals to play in Lithuania, and Omarosa leaving her Trump administration job (voluntary or not) did not make this week's top ten as determined by your responses. Find out what stories did make the list, plus hear 'The Business Bully' Dave Anderson (http://businessbullyshow.com/) in the Weekly Wrap-Up Show for the week ending 12/16/2017.

Headlines on Phylicia Rashad becoming the face of an initiative to diversify American history, Cleveland Browns firing Head of Personnel Sashi Brown, and Anheuser-Busch ordering 40 Tesla trucks did not make this week's top ten as determined by your responses. Find out what stories did make the list in the Weekly Wrap-Up Podcast for the week ending 12/9/2017.

Headlines on Senator Tom Cotton saying, 'Waterboarding isn't torture.' LeBron James getting ejected for first time in career in game against Miami Heat, and Arby's buying Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.4 billion did not make this week's top ten as determined by your responses. Find out what stories did make the list, plus I play "The Brackets" with CJ from the Normalized Podcast (http://normalizedpodcast.com) in the Weekly Wrap-Up Podcast for the week ending 12/3/2017.

Headlines on Joel Embiid showing proof in 'the process' for the 76's, LeBron James declairing himself the 'King of New York' after the Cavs beat the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, and Jordan Peele's Independent Horror Film 'Get Out' Competing as a Comedy at the Golden Globes did not make this week's top ten as determined by your responses. Find out what stories did make the list in the Weekly Wrap-Up Podcast for the week ending 11/18/2017.

Headlines on the Minnesota Vikings swapping out Teddy Bridgewater for Sam Bradford at quarterback, Rapper Meek Mill sentenced to prison for probation violations, and Iowa knocking off No. 3 Ohio State in College Football did not make this week's top ten as determined by your responses. Find out what stories did make the list in the Weekly Wrap-Up Podcast for the week ending 11/11/2017.

Headlines on Wendy Williams passing out on live TV, John Kelly taking heat for blaming the Civil on a inability to 'compromise,' and up to 200 killed at North Korea's nuclear test site did not make this week's top ten as determined by your responses. Find out what stories did make the list, plus an interview with Dave Jackson from "The School of Podcasting" in the Weekly Wrap-Up Podcast for the week ending 11/4/2017.

Dusty Baker being fired as MLB's Washington Nationals manager, Cyrus on 'Andi Mack' to become Disney Channel's First Gay Character in Season 2, and Kid Rock offers clarity to Howard Stern with, "Of course I'm not running for Senate did not make this week's top ten as determined by your responses. Find out what stories did make the list, plus a little podcast house keeping in the Weekly Wrap-Up Podcast for the week ending 10/28/2017.

The Weinstein Company in talks to sell itself, Louisville voting to terminate Rick Pitino's contract 'with just cause,' and Tesla firing hundreds of workers as part of annual reviews did not make this week's top ten as determined by your responses. Find out what stories did make the list, plus, hear Juice Kelly (http://juiceinthemorning.libsyn.com/) play ‘The Brackets’ for the week ending 10/21/2017.

Jemele Hill getting suspended by ESPN after response to Jerry Jones on kneeling for National Anthem, Texas Tech student accused of killing officer caught hours later, and California's Napa fires did not make this week's top ten as determined by your responses. Find out what stories did make the list, plus, hear Rana Campbell (http://dreamsindrive.com) play ‘The Brackets’ for the week ending 10/14/2017.

Elon Musk playing 'Big Rocket Man' to get you around the world (and maybe to Mars), the teacher who turned down the gift of Dr. Seuss from Melania Trump, and Rex Tillerson possibly calling President Donald Trump a 'moron' did not make this week's top ten as determined by your responses. There are no natural disasters at the top of this week’s list, but we do cover tragedies in the US and in France, and the top story of the week is one of the coolest news stories we have covered all year. Plus, we are joined by Nick Britton (http://nickbritton.com) to play ‘The Brackets’ for the week ending 10/7/2017.

This week brings an unexpected Top Twelve, a news headlines ranking game for you to play, and a new commitment to brevity and keeping time. While we did have stories on the aftermath of recent natural disasters, a headline for a human many of us love to hate took the mantle of the number 1 story for this week. Find out who it is, and what other stories found a way to rise to the top for the week ending 9/30/2017.

Headlines for the former St. Louis police officer found not guilty for the fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, Albert Haynesworth accuses ex-girlfriend Brittany Jackson of domestic abuse, Aaron Hernandez's lawyer says football player's brain showed 'severe' case of CTE DID NOT make the top ten stories per your interaction this week. We will say that a Natural Disaster story did make the big story. Find out which one and the other top headlines, play 'The Brackets' with Murray L. Riley Jr. from Sky Shout Radio (http://skyshoutradioonline.com), plus what stories were just the 'then some,' for the week ending 9/23/2017.

Steve Bannon '60 Minutes' interview, Serena Williams daughter's name, and Tony Romo's broadcast booth debut did not make the top ten stories per interaction with you this past week. Find out which headlines did, including a lot of Hurricane Irma coverage, plus what stories were just the 'then some,' for the week ending 9/16/2017.