Movie critic Blake Stubbs joins Jon Hansen on the Matt Bubala Show to talk cinematic love stories with listeners.  Stubbs says one of his favorites is Groundhog Day, even though it was not the most popular movie when it was released.  He thinks Groundhog Day became a cult classic status movie because it’s centered around a certain holiday and it “give [the movie] life every year.”  Other movies mentioned are The Notebook, Brokeback Mountain and Lala Land. Stubbs says that these […]

In honor of Black History Month, Jon Hansen chats with  author Veronica Appleton about her debut children’s book, “Journey to Appleville.” Appleton says even though children’s books are produced every year, there are not enough books that show children of color. Her goal from this connect people together in life as the children do in “Journey to Appleville.” Her goal is to teach children a valuable lesson but also encourage children to enjoy reading. She believes that life is a […]

President Trump was in Davos, Switzerland this past week for the World Economic Forum. Jouranlist Pranay Gupte has attended the World Economic Forum in the past. Gupte joins Matt Bubala to talk about details of this event. The World Economic Fourm is a “giant education course” he says. Gupte describes this as the one event where world leaders, media reporters and government officials meet to discuss ideas about improving the state of the world. “It’s rare to get so many world […]

In a meeting yesterday, President Trump labeled several African countries as a derogatory term. Tune in as Matt Bubala , Roger Badesch and listeners share their thoughts on Trump’s actions. Later on, Norman Pearlstine joins the show to discuss why news leaks could be good for the government. In this full show podcast, Matt Bubala and staff share memories of Milt Rosenberg, who passed away this week.

In this full show podcast, Matt Bubala, Roger Badesch, Jess Raines, Patti Vasquez and listeners wrap up the year! Matt discusses the top three resolutions for 2018 and shares the Top 10 favorite lists created. Later on, he talks about draft NHL picks and new state laws effective January 1. Tune in!

Safety and Accident Investigator David Soucie joins Matt Bubala to talk about the deadly Amtrak crash in Washington. Soucie says a positive train control (PTC) system has been pushing for installation for over five decades. “The National Transportation Safety Board has been telling Amtrak and all the authorities that they need to put this in and it has to absolutely be installed in all trains by 2015. This PTC system has not been installed yet because Congress does not have the […]

Utah’s KLS TV anchor and reporter, Andrew Wittenberg has covered many major sporting events like Rio de Janeiro in 2016. This weekend, he chats with Matt Bubala about heading to South Korea for the 2018 Olympics. With the event only fifty-four days away, Wittenberg discusses South Korea’s preparation. “The Olympic venues are completely done or very close to it, it’s much different than the past two Olympic cycles,” he says. As the event draws closer,  one main concern is security issues. “It’s […]

Dr. Tracey Wilen joins Matt Bubala to discuss the future of the work force in her newest book, “Digital Disruption; the Future of Work, Skills, Leadership, Education and Careers in a Digital World.” Wilen says “people don’t realize how fast the change is happening.” As technology changes, companies are also changing and impacting daily lives. Wilen says there are a couple of factors affecting the workforce.  “The projections of life are much longer today. People are living to 100 and that in […]

This weekend, Matt Bubala is joined by Dr. Tracey Wilen on the changing workforce and Robert Bartholomew for a follow-up discussion on Cuba’s recent sonic attacks. Later on, Matt shares some stories as a former student and funny experiences from a professor friend. Tune in for the full conversation as he chats with Patty Vasquez,  listeners, Roger Badesch on the Supreme Court ruling for gay couple in their wedding cake case and gay rights.    

Editor of Honolulu Civil Beat, Anthony Quintano joins Matt Bubala to talk about Hawaii’s preparation in the event of a nuclear attack. On Friday, Hawaii tested a nuclear siren for the first time since the Cold War. Quintano says that the siren was built with emergency procedures in mind with the option to expand upon it if needed. Since the siren hasn’t been tested in about fifty years, The Hawaii resident says there are three ways in which people are […]