Safety and accident investigator, David Soucie joins the Matt Bubala Show to talk FAA delays. Due to the recent government shutdown, various news reports have reported that air traffic controllers are working without pay. National Air Traffic Controllers Association President, Paul Rinaldi expressed concern that fatigued employees worrying about finances while working overtime could lead to making dangerous mistakes. Soucie says 7,100 planes couldn’t land because of airport backups related to short TSA staff. Yesterday, President Trump agreed to reopen the […]

What is silence and where can it be found? Erling Kagge, a Norwegian explorer joins the Matt Bubala Show live from Norway to talk about why silence important and how we can create it. Kagge is the first person to have completed the Three Poles Challenge on foot—the North Pole, the South Pole and the summit of Mount Everest. Kagge says that his trek took him 50 days.  Kagge says he didn’t want to bring a radio and on his journey […]

Most people go south for the weather, instead of hiding out in the cold. Matt is back from his weekend trip to Florida. He is missing the warm weather, but he missed Jess and Matt so much more! In this episode, we talk about what happens to us as we get older, like losing some forms of sense.  At 1:30 a.m, we chat with David Soucie about FAA delays. At 2:30 a.m., Matt things of a genius plan to beat […]

This week, Matt takes the weekend off for a quick trip to Florida. Meanwhile, he avoids the snow storm. Roger Badesch keeps us updated all night with weather and traffic reports.  Paul Farahvar and Mark Carman fill in for a fun filled four hours! We congratulate Mark on his recent engagement…but Paul is a little salty about the news. Paul discusses about why he doesn’t want to get married.  Patti Vasquez, Jess, Roger and friends give Carman tips on planning his wedding. It […]

Kim Bellware is a good friend of The Matt Bubala Show. It’s a new year- so she joins us to talk about current local issues and upcoming projects as a freelance journalist. Tune in as we discuss topics like the longest government shutdown, federal prison food, Rod Blagojevich and more! Tune in!  

The Matt Bubala Show has covered this story since it was first reported on in 2017. Several diplomats in Havana reported they had gotten sick and had confusing flu-like symptoms. We chatted with medical sociologist Robert Bartholomew about his theory on the subject: mass hysteria. Bartholomew says that mass hysteria is a psychogenic illness that begins with the mind instead of the body. This past week, Vanity Fair writer Jack Hitt released an in-depth piece discussing the real story behind […]

Shirharsh Tendulkar is a researcher from McGill University in Canada that is studying mysterious radio signals in space. He joins The Matt Bubala Show to discuss radio light and the possibility if there there are other forms of life. BBC recently reported that these signals were picked up by a telescope but the origin of these radio blasts is unknown. We know it came from 1.5 billion light years away and it travels at the speed of light, Tendulkar says. […]

This week the crew is back for a jam-packed show! At 1:30 a.m., we chat with researcher Shirharsh Tendulkar at the McGill Space Institute about signals from deep space. At 2 a.m., journalist Kim Bellware joins us to talk about local issues. At 4 a.m., author Jack Hill joins us to talk about mass hysteria on sonic attacks in Cuba. Following up on that conversation, medical sociologist Robert Bartholomew joins the show to give his thoughts on his original theory […]

Los Angeles Times t.v. critic Lorraine Ali joins the Matt Bubala Show to discuss her review of the new series The Masked Singer.  Imagine this series as American Idol meets Dancing With The Stars. The show is a singing competition with celebrities in costumes.  The show was built up heavily with promos…but is this a rock bottom for reality t.v.? Ali feels that “there isn’t such a thing as a bottom” because there is so many options on television or from popular streaming sites […]

For the first show of 2019, Matt and the crew are back and talk about the plethora of television shows. At 1:30 a.m., we chat with Los Angeles Times t.v. critic Lorraine Ali on her Masked Singer review. Listeners also chime in to chat about their favorite television shows.  Throughout the show, we chat about tips for Matt to get through a meeting…if the Bears are able to succeed in playoffs!! Matt and Jess attended the Winter Classic and recap […]