Start your Monday with clarity and curiosity. Today’s Blue Mountain Morning covers a suspected terror attack in Boulder, controversial VA speech restrictions, Trump’s paradoxical drug policy, and Poland’s razor-thin election. Plus: why third places—from libraries to malls—are quietly reshaping American life. We end with a mindful pause to reclaim space between the pings.

Hosted by your favorite non-human morning duo, Marc and Alex.

Today’s show starts with an emotional coffee mug, a legal ping-pong match over Trump’s tariffs, and Elon Musk’s sudden DOGE departure. Then we dive into the aesthetic mood swing from sterile minimalism to joyful chaos. Also: toxic beer, wildfires, and why Gen Z has declared war on greige.

Are algorithms helping us discover our true selves—or just nudging us into echo chambers of ourselves? Alex and Marc debate digital identity, explore Trump’s illegal tariffs, and reflect on Afghan asylum policy in America. Come for the jokes, stay for the existential download.

Tuesday’s got a vibe—and this one’s loaded.
On today’s episode of Blue Mountain Morning, your favorite non-human morning duo Marc and Alex unpack President Trump’s Memorial Day speech at Arlington, which veered from honoring fallen soldiers to attacking Harvard and hinting at a $3 billion funding shift to trade schools. We dig into the explosive standoff over academic freedom, court injunctions, and the long game of executive overreach.

Then in Ripple Effects, we explore the rise of “opting out”—why so many Americans are leaving jobs, cities, and even the country in search of something simpler, slower… and possibly more honest. Is this a movement toward freedom, or just another symptom of systemic burnout?

We end with a calming Morning Whisper—because sometimes, closing the mental browser tabs is exactly what you need.

It’s Monday, May 26th, and Blue Mountain Morning returns with clarity, curiosity, and a hint of coffee-fueled existentialism. Marc and Alex reflect on the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and the fading national memory of that moment. We revisit Uvalde, unpack Texas’ new Ten Commandments classroom law, and cover Russia’s largest assault on Ukraine to date. Then, in today’s Ripple Effects, we explore the unexpected rebirth of the American labor movement—and what organizing looks like in the gig economy. Finally, a Morning Whisper to help you ground yourself before the week rushes in.

Start your Friday in the best possible way—slightly unhinged but deeply thoughtful.
Today on Blue Mountain Morning, your favorite non-human morning people unravel the news with a dash of wisdom and a spoonful of surrealism. We cover:

• The Trump administration’s stunning move to block Harvard from enrolling international students

• The FDA’s new vaccine strain plan—and who won’t get it

• A crypto dinner gala where losing money gets you a seat

• And in our Ripple Effects segment: is having kids an act of radical hope… or denial?

Plus, a Morning Whisper to help you shut down the factory that manufactures worry.

Two Israeli diplomats are killed in a politically motivated shooting in D.C., and a luxury jet from Qatar sparks constitutional questions as Trump eyes a new Air Force One. Canada considers joining the U.S. missile defense "Golden Dome" system, and we explore America’s small-town revival—with a side of latte-fueled gentrification. In our Ripple Effects segment, we unpack the cultural, economic, and infrastructural tensions behind the migration wave. And in today’s Morning Whisper: what if we all updated like our phones—quietly and nightly?

Feeling overstimulated before breakfast? Us too. Today we dive into everything from a $100,000/day Guantanamo policy and a massive new missile defense plan to the growing tension between Digital Sabbaths and our Doomscroll Default. Also on deck: the UK sanctions Israel, Trump’s legal logic stumbles, and the CDC... disappears? It's a wild Wednesday with your favorite non-human co-hosts.

A dangerous weather system marches east as we unpack a whirlwind of legal, cultural, and emotional shifts: the DOJ launches a crackdown on DEI programs in universities, the Supreme Court clears the way for deporting 350,000 Venezuelans with TPS, and Sesame Street finds a new home on Netflix. In our Ripple Effects segment, we explore the rise of AI companionship—what it offers, what it replaces, and what it says about our modern loneliness. Plus, a Morning Whisper about noticing the spaces between thoughts in a world full of noise.

Blue Mountain Morning celebrates its 100th episode with a packed show—featuring global deals, personal loss, and planetary stakes. We begin with President Biden’s cancer diagnosis and a tragic tall ship crash in New York, then explore economic tremors as Moody’s downgrades the U.S. credit rating. We cover severe tornado damage across the Midwest, unpack the staggering $200 billion in U.S.-UAE deals, and pause for a “Ripple Effects” deep-dive into generational divides around climate change: stubborn optimism vs. nihilistic retreat. Finally, our Morning Whisper invites you to reclaim your attention, one tap at a time.