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Nightline

ABC News·Hosted by Juju Chang and Byron Pitts·135 episodes

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Late-night television's award-winning news program featuring anchors Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. For in-depth reporting on today's major news stories, to features, profiles, Nightline has the last word in live network news.

Why listen

Nightline turns ABC News' late-night newsmagazine into a compact audio edition, mixing reported crime stories, legal developments, celebrity profiles, health scares, pop culture, and human-interest features. Anchors Juju Chang and Byron Pitts give listeners a fast, polished way to catch the stories that dominated the day, with enough narrative detail to feel more like a TV newsmagazine than a headline recap. It is a good fit for listeners who want mainstream news coverage with a strong true-crime, entertainment, and human-story streak.

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Episodes

21 min
Jun 4, 2026
Full Episode for Wednesday June 3, 2026

“Real Housewives” star Dorit Kemsley, known for flashy fashion – getting candid about her contentious divorce  and the harrowing home robbery she says changed her life. Is she done with reality TV? Plus, meet the Americans who left everything behind to go work for free on matcha farms in Japan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 min
Jun 4, 2026
Full Episode for Tuesday June 2, 2026

Sabrina Carpenter's stalking nightmare. Plus prom send-offs! Why are parents paying thousands for the pre-game to high school’s biggest night? And Kylie Minogue -baring it all in a new project. Also, Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney on her nude scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 min
Jun 2, 2026
Full Episode for Monday June 1, 2026

Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday! Our exclusive look at some of the icon’s never-before-seen personal items–heading for the auction block. Plus, Barry Manilow opening up after a health crisis. Will he perform again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 min
May 30, 2026
Full Episode for Friday May 29, 2026

What really happened when activists stormed an animal testing facility and removed those beagles. Will they go back for the last remaining dogs? Plus, the mega-watt cast of the red hot series “Love Story.” Why its leading man says he almost gave up acting–right before landing the role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 min
May 29, 2026
Full Episode for Thursday May 28, 2026

People wagering billions every week, on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to the NBA finals. But some are betting on what they already know.  We're with investigators trying to sniff out the cheaters. Plus,  Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott, in a D-Day story on the silver screen. And 'The Hero Next Door.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 min
May 28, 2026
Full Episode for Wednesday May 27, 2026

Matthew Perry’s live-in assistant learns his fate after admitting he injected the beloved “Friends” star  with a lethal dose of ketamine. What prosecutors say that assistant removed from the scene to try to cover up the crime. Plus, Emmy winner Keke Palmer–what she says she learned from working with Demi Moore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 min
May 27, 2026
Full Episode for Tuesday May 26, 2026

Famed rapper Gucci Mane– now getting candid like never before about what was really going on behind the huge hits. The bling, bravado and those public rampages that went viral. Who he says pulled him back from the brink of losing it all and the answer so many of his fans want to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 min
May 27, 2026
Full Episode for Monday May 25, 2026

A hero’s voice, silenced when his children were too young to remember. Until now.  Plus, the viral sensation -- daughters and mothers coming together to unbox the wedding dress. And Stanley Tucci gives us a taste of Italy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 min
May 22, 2026
Full Episode for Thursday May 21, 2026

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

22 min
May 21, 2026
Full Episode for Tuesday May 19, 2026

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

21 min
May 19, 2026
Full Episode for Monday May 18, 2026

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

22 min
May 16, 2026
Full Episode for Friday May 15, 2026

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

23 min
May 15, 2026
Full Episode for Thursday May 14, 2026

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

22 min
May 14, 2026
Full Episode for Wednesday May 13, 2026

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

22 min
May 13, 2026
Full Episode for Tuesday May 12, 2026

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

21 min
May 12, 2026
Full Episode for Monday May 11, 2026

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

21 min
May 9, 2026
Full Episode for Friday May 8, 2026

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

22 min
May 8, 2026
Full Episode for Thursday May 7, 2026

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

21 min
May 7, 2026
Full Episode for Wednesday May 6, 2026

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

22 min
May 6, 2026
Full Episode for Tuesday May 5, 2026

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

21 min
May 5, 2026
Full Episode for Monday May 4, 2026

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

21 min
May 2, 2026
Full Episode for Friday May 1, 2026

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

22 min
May 1, 2026
Full Episode for Thursday April 30, 2026

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

21 min
Apr 30, 2026
Full Episode for Wednesday April 29, 2026

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

22 min
Apr 29, 2026
Full Episode for Tuesday April 28, 2026

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

21 min
Apr 28, 2026
Full Episode for Monday April 27, 2026

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

21 min
Apr 25, 2026
Full Episode for Friday April 24, 2026

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

22 min
Apr 24, 2026
Full Episode for Thursday April 23, 2026

Bone-smashing, steroids and peptides–inside the world of looksmaxxing. We’re with a top influencer, decoding the mysterious and alarming trend.. Plus, Jersey Shore’s Snooki on her terrifying health scare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 min
Apr 23, 2026
Full Episode for Wednesday April 22, 2026

Why did the husband of the mom who went missing in the Bahamas–leave the island just one day after promising to stay to help find his wife? Plus, what sent the grandson of Gambino crime boss John Gotti to prison? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 min
Apr 22, 2026
Full Episode for Tuesday April 21, 2026

How did a young woman hiking at Big Sur end up dead? Did the man who says he found her have anything to do with it? Plus, why vintage luxury purses are hot-hot-hot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 min
Apr 21, 2026
Full Episode for Monday April 21, 2026

“Meh”-zempic? Why some on the highest doses of GLP-1 meds say they’re not only losing the pounds, they’re losing their motivation? Plus, we’re behind the scenes as “Dancing With The Stars” hits the road.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 min
Apr 18, 2026
Full Episode for Friday April 17, 2026

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

22 min
Apr 17, 2026
Full Episode for Thursday April 16, 2026

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

22 min
Apr 16, 2026
Full Episode for Wednesday April 15, 2026

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

23 min
Apr 15, 2026
Full Episode for Tuesday April 14, 2026

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

22 min
Apr 14, 2026
Full Episode for Monday April 13, 2026

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

22 min
Apr 11, 2026
Full Episode for Friday April 10, 2026

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

23 min
Apr 10, 2026
Full Episode for Thursday April 9, 2026

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

10 min
Apr 9, 2026
War with Iran: Day 40

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

13 min
Apr 8, 2026
War with Iran: Day 39

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

11 min
Apr 7, 2026
War with Iran: Day 38

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

10 min
Apr 4, 2026
War with Iran: Day 35

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

10 min
Apr 3, 2026
War With Iran: Day 34

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

8 min
Apr 2, 2026
War With Iran: Day 33

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

16 min
Apr 1, 2026
War With Iran: Day 32

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

13 min
Apr 1, 2026
War With Iran: Day 31

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

14 min
Mar 28, 2026
War With Iran: Day 28

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

15 min
Mar 27, 2026
War With Iran: Day 27

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

12 min
Mar 26, 2026
War With Iran: Day 26

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

14 min
Mar 25, 2026
War With Iran: Day 25

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