Special Report Spotlight Looking back on 2023: Government dysfunction, Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, Simone Biles and more! | Hot off the Wire podcast Lee Media Studio, The Associated Press Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2023 Updated Jan 25, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio | All Of Our Podcasts kAm(6=4@>6 E@ 2 DA64:2= J62C\6?5 3@?FD 6A:D@56 @7 w@E ~77 %96 (:C6] (6’G6 366? 4@==64E:?8 DA64:2= C6A@CED 7C@> %96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD E92E =@@< 324< 2E D6=64E E@A:4D 7C@> E96 A2DE J62C] (6’== 36 4@G6C:?8 5JD7F?4E:@? :? E96 w@FD6 @7 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6D[ 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46[ t=@? |FD< 2?5 %2J=@C $H:7E]k^AmkAm(6’== =@@< 2E E96 H2C :? &<C2:?6 2?5 E96 C66>6C86?46 @7 r9:?2 7C@> :ED ‘K6C@\r~'xs’ A@=:4J] %96C6 H6C6 H@C5D @7 E96 J62C[ v@@8=6 2?5 (:<:A65:2 D62C496D[ 2?5 E@A D@?8D @? $A@E:7J] p?5 :? 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