KnightBeat

Broadcast live on 88.7 FM and online at WRSU.org on Thursdays from 5–6 PM. Join WRSU journalists Maryam Malihi and Devin Davis over the summer for a closer look at the stories that shape Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and the surrounding communities. Featuring long-form, insightful interviews and analysis from the reporters themselves, they have Rutgers covered like no one else!

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  Episode #14

  Aug. 13, 2026: Primary election updates, Rutgers' meal swipe rollovers and why the Lakers' $12.5B sale matters

  Aug 14, 20261 hourS3

  <p>In this episode, Devin breaks down the latest primary election results from Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Hawaii, Tennessee and South Carolina. Also in the headlines: nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur’s death, a jury is finally selected in the case. National headlines include recovery efforts following the Colombia earthquake, ICE potentially using electric-shock gloves, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt leaving her position after less than two years. In the unofficial sports segment, the hosts discuss an AP report on income-based gaps in children’s sports participation and break down the implications of the Los Angeles Lakers’ $12.5 billio...

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  Episode #13

  Aug. 6, 2026: Abdul El-Sayed's victory, Senator McConnell's return and the Ocean City Wipeout

  Aug 6, 20261 hourS3

  <p>In national politics, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell returns to social media after months away amid health concerns, saying he continues to work from home. The hosts also cover Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Democratic Senate primary victory, Tennessee’s gerrymandering debate, two close calls involving President Donald Trump in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and wildfires in Spokane, Washington. In health news, Dr. Erica Schwartz is selected as the new CDC leader, while former CDC Director Dr. Anthony Fauci is held in contempt of Congress over his handling of COVID-19. International headlines include Iranian and Omani officials working towa...

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  Episode #10

  July 30, 2026: FIFA vs. UEFA, Atlantic City vs. Kalshi and Dunellen Police's bush disguise

  Jul 30, 202650 minS3

  <p>In this episode, WRSU begins in New Jersey, where Governor Mikie Sherrill continues to push back against the federal government over voter ID requirements and requests for voter data, raising questions about protecting residents’ private information. The debate follows a software glitch at the NJMVC that resulted in thousands of non-citizens appearing on New Jersey voter rolls. Meanwhile, multiple agencies are searching the Passaic River for a missing 10-year-old girl after she and two boys were swept away during recent storms and flooding. Sherrill also honors the late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died following the January 6, 2021 Capitol ri...

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  Episode #9

  July 23, 2026: NJ voter rolls, four tornadoes and the leopard liquor store attack

  Jul 23, 202653 minS3

  <p>In this episode, WRSU covers Governor Mikie Sherrill’s response to the discovery of 35,000 non-U.S. citizens on New Jersey voter rolls, the state’s first four tornadoes of 2026, NJ Transit’s plans to transport fans during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and a South Jersey police officer who helped deliver a baby near a Wawa. The hosts also discuss Taco Bell’s lettuce-free Enchiritos amid the Cyclospora outbreak, the latest congressional healthcare legislation calling for cost transparency, Tropical Storm Bertha making landfall in Texas, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s viral speech calling for the arrest of Israeli Pr...

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  Episode #8

  July 16, 2026: Dunkin' disaster, FIFA's $3,000 turf and the Knicks' ESPYs sweep

  Jul 16, 202658 minS3

  <p>In this episode, the WRSU News Department recaps the latest New Jersey, national and international headlines. The hosts break down the ESPY Awards, including Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks sweeping every category they were nominated for. In soccer news, they covered Gotham FC’s sold-out NWSL matchup against Trinity Rodman’s Washington Spirit, and the upcoming FIFA World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium, including controversy over FIFA’s $3,000 championship grass turf sales. New Jersey headlines include a Camden robbery involving $5, 000 worth of gold coins, a deadly plane crash involving a Toms River family, a chlorine leak at a Nort...

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