The president has named CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace the embattled Tillerson; Deputy Director Gina Haspel is nominated to lead the CIA. Plus the rest of the day's news, sports and weather forecast.

Record Store Day holds a special place in our hearts here at XRT. When the list of releases was announced earlier this week, we had to record a podcast about it.

The latest episode of Inside The Archives chats with certified vinyl junkie Ryan Arnold about all things Record Store Day.  We touch on this year's releases, the pillars of communities record stores represent, vinyl's resurgence, and much more. 

... On Twitter, at least, say researchers from MIT. Plus the rest of the day's eyebrow-raising news, sports, and weather forecast.

Amazon executives say they're aware of the problem, which is that some Alexa-enabled device users report their devices are ignoring their commands and in some instances laughing at them. Plus the rest of the day's news, sports, weather and a shout-out to the winners of the Ring Lardner Awards.

Behind the scenes at hundreds of Chicago rock and roll events stands a giant. Jolly Roger. Lin Brehmer toasts him on the air for his 70th birthday.