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Late-night television's award-winning news program. In-depth reporting on the major stories of the day combined with relevant topics in pop culture and entertainment.

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    • May 22, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 1,494 EPISODES

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    The Nightline podcast is a must-listen for anyone seeking a comprehensive and diverse news source. As a former NBC producer with 37 years of experience in the industry, I can confidently say that this podcast delivers high-quality content that keeps listeners informed and engaged. The variety of topics covered ensures that there is something for everyone, making it stand out from other news podcasts.

    One of the best aspects of The Nightline podcast is its ability to provide up-to-date and hard-hitting news without relying on visuals. This makes it accessible to a wide range of audiences, including those who may be unable to watch or read the news due to time constraints or motion sickness, like myself as a busy high school student. The podcast's commitment to delivering intelligent and interesting content enriches the lives of its listeners and provides an informative alternative to traditional evening news broadcasts.

    However, one aspect that could be improved upon is the inclusion of movie/TV advertisements disguised as news within the podcast. While it's understandable that advertising plays a crucial role in supporting the production of the show, these segments can sometimes feel intrusive and disrupt the flow of news delivery. It would be beneficial if these advertisements were more clearly labeled or separated from the actual news content to avoid any confusion or frustration among listeners.

    In conclusion, The Nightline podcast shines as an excellent news source in podcast format. Its ability to provide relevant and thought-provoking coverage on important topics sets it apart from other podcasts in the industry. While there are minor areas for improvement, such as refining advertising integration, overall, this podcast delivers valuable content that keeps its audience engaged and informed. I wish Nightline continued success in 2021 and beyond!



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    Full Episode for THRUSDAY May 21, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2026 20:41


    The Nightmare Upstairs. Two kids barricaded in their own bedroom. Their 54-day, round-the-clock livestream. What put an end to the bitter battle. Plus, the surprising milestone just reached by tennis legend Billie Jean King.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Tuesday May 19, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2026 22:11


    Son of billionaire fashion mogul arrested in connection with his fatal fall. Plus, the Savannah Bananas, the viral baseball team, bringing flips, tricks, and full-on dance parties–and selling out stadiums across the country. Plus, the cast of “Rivals,” dishing on the racy scandals and power struggles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Monday May 18, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 21:40


    Reality stars trading on-screen chaos for political drama. From Spencer Pratt to  Doctor Heavenly Kimes and Luke Gulbranson. Will those fiery personalities burn their chances, or fuel their campaigns? Plus, the red-hot Nader sisters go all the way to the Arctic Circle–to chill for science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Friday May 15, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 22:11


    MURDER ON LOVERS LANE.  The young couple on a date at lovers lane–murdered. More than three decades later–the break police and loved ones had been waiting for. Have they found the killer? Plus, Abbott Elementary's Lisa Ann Walter's first standup special. The things she says she's never said on stage before.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Thursday May 14, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 23:08


    Who gets to see Laila? The little girl at the center of a bitter court battle between her father, and grandparents, after the death of her mother. Plus, Josh Groban and the big break Celine Dion gave him.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Wednesday May 13, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 22:40


    The murder conviction of Alex Murdaugh, overturned. The wealthy lawyer from a Southern legal dynasty found guilty in 2023 of killing his wife and son. What was behind the reversal?  Plus, the three sons of Kouri Richins–the Utah mom who killed their father–their plea to the court on sentencing day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Tuesday May 12, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 22:11


    JonBenet Ramsey's father–bonding with another dad whose life was rocked by an infamous crime, revealed in the doc “Unknown Number.” The possible key to catching JonBenet's killer. Plus, No Doubt, turning heartbreak into mega hits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Monday May 11, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2026 21:57


    The mystery of Richard Simmons. Diane Sawyer, going inside the world of the inspirational fitness guide. What we're learning about his last days. Plus, the first American from that cruise ship– testing positive for Hantavirus.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Friday May 8, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2026 21:40


    The urgent search for cruise ship passengers possibly exposed to a deadly virus. Could this be the beginning of the next pandemic? Plus, we're with the all-star judges of American Idol–how do they know who's got the right stuff? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Thursday May 7, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 22:10


    Raised by killers. The real-life story of the son of drug lord Pablo Escobar. How he says he saved Michael Jackson from being kidnapped. Plus, the new police search connected to the disappearance of Kristin Smart 30 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Wednesday May 6, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2026 21:41


    The unsolved murder of Chandra Levy, the young D-C intern having an affair with a Congressman–disappearing without a trace. Is there anything that could crack this cold case... wide open?  Plus, behind-the-scenes with Mary J Blige at her new Vegas residency. The one song she says is the hardest to return to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Tuesday May 5, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 22:11


    With fuel costs up, profits down and more airlines seemingly headed the way of Spirit Air, is there turbulence ahead for your summer travel plans? Plus, meet the college volleyball sensation making waves for his sass. And the Tony Award nominations are out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Monday May 4, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2026 21:41


    We're on the red carpet of fashion's biggest night… the Met Gala…for all the glitz, glam and controversy. The dramatic debuts….. and the celebrity couples turning heads. Who helped foot the bill, and why is it making waves? Plus–the Brady Bunch house–you won't believe what it looks like now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Friday May 1, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2026 21:38


    The cult of Nature Boy. The rising social media star luring his followers with false promises of a Black Utopia. Masking the sinister truth. Plus, Adrien Brody's Broadway debut. And Madonna's new debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Thursday April 30, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026 22:10


    The remarkable rise of quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Plus, new, gruesome details in the case against singer D4vid, charged with planning the murder of a 14-year-old girl. And, inside the race to build humanoid robots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Wednesday April 29, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2026 21:39


    Inside the trial of “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse. The self-described medicine man, using his power to abuse girls. Marking them with tattoos and using their spirituality to trap them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Tuesday April 28, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2026 22:40


    A-listers gather at the White House for the historic arrival of the King and Queen of England. And, the question on everyone's mind– will King Charles and Prince Harry meet up stateside? Plus, former Spice Girl Melanie C–now out with new music. Is there a Spice Girls reunion on the horizon? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Monday April 27, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2026 21:41


    Gunshots At The Gala. Why authorities charged the alleged gunman with attempted assassination of the President.. The work-around he used to get access. And how one brave journalist captured these heart-stopping images.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Friday April 24, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2026 21:40


    An ABC exclusive– the woman at the center of the scandal with fired Michigan Head Football Coach Sherrone Moore breaks her silence on their yearslong affair and the scandal that followed. Plus, the Broadway send-up of “Titanic”--putting Celine Dion front and center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Thursday April 23, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026 22:09


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    Full Episode for Wednesday April 22, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2026 23:39


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    Full Episode for Tuesday April 21, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 22:09


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    Full Episode for Monday April 21, 2026

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    Full Episode for Friday April 17, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 22:12


    We flew to Japan to meet celebrity A-lister Punch The Monkey, and ask that question. Plus, “Dancing With the Stars”s Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas– now on Broadway. How she handled her first Broadway blunder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Thursday April 16, 2026

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    Monster at the Beach: How the Gilgo Beach serial killer hid his murders from his family… and what the victims' families still want to know. Plus, “Beverly Hills 90210” star Jennie Garth opens up about divorce, depression, and what helped her triumph over addiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Wednesday April 15, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 22:40


    The husband of the missing mom in the Bahamas speaks out for the first time, after being held by police when she vanished. Plus, Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer, in a comedy about a single mom who hits it big on OnlyFans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Tuesday April 14, 2026

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    Teen hacking. A new generation of tech-savvy Gen Z-ers, descending into a life of cybercrime. Chasing cash and status. Hijacking celebrities' social media… and Las Vegas casinos. The young man behind an historic breach speaks out from prison. The shocking thing experts are asking parents to do.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Monday April 13, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 22:40


    The mother of the woman missing in the Bahamas after her husband says she fell overboard says there's more to the story. Plus, Britney Spears enters rehab. And the harrowing story of a man who stole a commercial jet and took to the skies. The panicky recordings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Friday April 10, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026 22:35


    Mission accomplished! The four astronauts of the Artemis II splash down back on Earth. Plus, former NBA star Lamar Odom reveals intimate details about his brush with death…  and his marriage to Khloe Kardashian. Plus, the return of the romantic comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Episode for Thursday April 9, 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 23:10


    In side the haunting trailside killer case. The serial rapist and murderer, lying in wait for his victims along picturesque hiking paths, even targeting actress Lisa Rinna's mom. Plus, the return of “Malcolm In The Middle.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War with Iran: Day 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 10:04


    President Trump's ceasefire with Iran is already being tested. ABC's Mary Bruce is at the White House.   Plus,  Iranian people - in their own words – sending ABC News voice notes - some with graphic details.  Living in fear of continued violence, death, and the loss of thousands of years of history around them. Britt Clennett reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War with Iran: Day 39

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 13:26


    Less than two hours before his 8pm deadline, President Trump, announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. Mary Bruce reports from Washington. Plus, ABC Chief Foreign Correspondent Ian Pannell joins us from Tel Aviv with a view from the Middle East.  And… what could a ceasefire move the war closer to an end or just temporarily pause? ABC National Security and Defense Analyst Mick Mulroy unpacks it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War with Iran: Day 38

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 11:42


    The President's ultimatum- saying earlier that it's time for Iran to agree to a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz. Sending threats to bomb the nation's bridges and power plants if they are not willing to comply. Plus the courageous efforts to find and rescue the missing pilot from the F-15 take down last week. ABC News Chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz breaks down the daring and complex operation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War with Iran: Day 35

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2026 10:46


    Urgent search under was for a US Air Force pilot after officials say a fighter jet was shot down in Iran. One pilot has been rescued, and now the intense mission to reach the second. President Trump is briefed on the search and rescue mission, saying it will not interfere with America's pressing forward with the war. With the rising gas prices, Americans say they're being forced to choose between food and fuel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War With Iran: Day 34

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 10:06


    One day after President Trump's address to the nation on the war with Iran, the president putting added pressure on Iranian officials to make peace "before it's too late." Vowing to escalate attacks from America. ABC News's Britt Clennett is in Jerusalem with the latest images. And Alex Presha talks with former acting secretary of the US Army under President Barack Obama, Patrick Murphy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War With Iran: Day 33

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 8:52


    President Trump addresses the nation for the first time since the start of the war with Iran. What he says about the conflict there and the economic fallout in the America Plus, The United States taking aim at new targets across Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War With Iran: Day 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 16:14


    ABC Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl speaks with President Trump on the phone about that status of the war, gas prices dropping, and who the United States has been talking with in Iran. Plus, we sit down with ABC editorial producer, Desiree Adib, on what life has been like for regular civilians in Iran. What they're feeling since the start of the war Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War With Iran: Day 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 13:06


    Building troops. Roughly 50,000 American service members are now in the Middle East. Images showing a US Air Force jet heavily damaged during an Iranian attack in Saudi Arabia, leaving 12 Americans injured. President trump threatening obliteration if Iran does not agree to end the war and re-open the Strait of Hormuz. One-on-one with the only Iranian-American Democrat in Congress. How she's reacting to the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War With Iran: Day 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026 14:04


    Entering the 5th week of the war, President Trump insists that talks are happening with Iran, as Iran denies them. American troops hit a sobering milestone with more than 300 troops wounded, many with sustaining traumatic brain injuries. The Strait of Hormuz, still a center point in the conflict, ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Ian Pannell unpacks questions Americans have about the war with Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War With Iran: Day 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 15:10


    We look at the youth of Iran in the United States making a stance of resistance, by creating a space to celebrate culture. Taking you inside their world inspired by a revolution of finding joy and community in the face of uncertainty. President Trump's new threat- urging Iranian officials to accept his ceasefire proposal "before it's too late." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War With Iran: Day 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 12:21


    Iran rejects President Trump/s 15 point plan to end the war and issues their own list of stipulations, including control over the Strait of Hormuz. With the Iranian Foreign Minister speaking on state television, denying any negotiations with President Trump took place or ever will. As gas prices continue to rise in the United States, other countries, like the Philippines are feeling the pinch, saying the war poses an "imminent threat" to their energy supply. Other parts of Asia are also warning their people to conserve energy to preserve long-term stability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    War With Iran: Day 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 14:18


    A "present" from Iran? Contradictory reports between President Donald Trump and Iran leadership on negotiations toward ending the war. Without revealing specifics, President Trump told reporters of a significant "prize," indicating that it is related to the Strait of Hormuz Plus, we talk to some of Iran's most oppressed people- the women. As they share their hopes for the future with the war and their personal experiences under the regime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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