Mark Thompson hosts the Spelling Bee FINALS with KGO 810 listeners!

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Joe Ferullo, award-winning media executive, producer and journalist joins Mark Thompson to share his latest article for The Hill, "California archbishops abandon their flock — to play culture politics".

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Sam Rubin, KTLA Entertainment Anchor and multi-Emmy award winning journalist, joins Mark Thompson to discuss the Johnny Depp, Amber Heard defamation trial.

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Attending the California Roots Music and Arts Festival over the Memorial Day weekend, Morning Show host Nikki Medoro feels nostalgic about the "Old Days" without smart phones. The distraction of all the concert goers experiencing the event through their phones instead of with each other was overwhelming and sad...let's bring back the community feel of the festival experience and relate to each other personally again!

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With COVID relief programs helping renters ending at the end of this month, the Morning Show with Nikki Medoro discusses the pros and cons of rent control, especially how it affects the housing supply issue here in the Bay Area. Do rents need to be managed so tenants can continue affording what they're used to paying, or should landlords be permitted to raise as much as they feel is necessary to maintain properties?

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One of the most read articles on Politico this week focused on the large number of black staff at the White House since the end of 2021, and the reporter, Daniel Lippman, speculates on the Morning Show with Nikki Medoro why this is happening. Also, California's Task Force on Reparations has released its report on who will be eligible for benefits. 

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Washington Post Economics Reporter Rachel Siegel examines how the Biden Administration got it so wrong reading the threats of inflation, and she tells the Morning Show with Nikki Medoro about some of the factors that may lead us right into an official recession.  Are you prepared for more financial hardship?

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ABC Crime and Terrorism Analyst Brad Garrett tells the Morning Show with Nikki Medoro law enforcement officials in Uvalde, Texas, absolutely failed to do their job when they waited for an hour before going into Robb Elementary school to confront the mass shooter. Garrett also adds arming teachers is not an effective way to deter similar crimes.

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Baby formula is still in short supply across the country, and ABC Washington Correspondent Em Nguyen joins the Morning Show with Nikki Medoro to report on President Biden's roundtable with formula manufacturing executives to manage the shortage. Also, Americans of all income levels seem to be living paycheck to paycheck although most feel like they're still doing okay financially.

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With the horror of last week's mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, fresh in our minds, the Morning Show with Nikki Medoro examines the practicality and effectiveness of arming teachers to deter future school shootings. What's the best way to make our world safer?

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