Priority Talk

Greg walks listeners through four of the day’s biggest stories, including two votes in Congress and a Trump executive order drawing national attention.

The parents of Ella Cooke of Mountain Brook, Alabama—who was murdered near Brown University—share more about their daughter and the central role her Christian faith played in her life. Greg reads their moving obituary and raises questions about why police have not yet identified the person responsible.

Former Alabama football star AJ McCarron announces he is ending his campaign for Alabama lieutenant governor. Greg explains the reasons behind McCarron’s decision and examines whether the campaign was ever a serious political run.

Senator Gerald Allen shares his vision for establishing a scholarship in honor of Charlie Kirk. Made possible through Senator Allen’s initial investment, the scholarship is now active and is administered by the University of Alabama National Alumni Association. Contributions from the public are welcome to help expand opportunities for future students.

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Author and host Drew Thomas Allen joined Greg to share his personal story, cultural analysis, and spiritual reflection of the death of Charlie Kirk. He does so from a unique position of having served as Kirk's publicist.

Allen exposes how America’s institutions—the media, academia, and political class—normalized contempt for faith, family, and truth. He reveals how a generation was taught to hate the very virtues that built the nation, and how the culture of “tolerance” became an excuse for persecution.

In a compelling conversation, Greg visits with author Dr. Joseph about Lionheart, Joseph's latest book, aimed at calling believers to step into the cultural battle with courage, clarity, and conviction.  During this visit they lay-out the five key concepts of being a warrior for Christ at this critical time in history; the Lord’s return is imminent and the time to activate God’s call on your life is now!

Secretary Allen joins Greg to discuss his support for a 2026 legislative session bill intended to protect Alabama voters' data and to lower the cost of Alabama's voter list.

Greg opens the show and provides updates on two targeted shootings since the last edition of Priority Talk. First, he addresses the mass shooting in Australia that targeted Jews celebrating Hanukkah on a public beach. He then discusses the shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island that claimed the life of Ella Cook of Mountain Brook, Alabama. In response to these tragedies, Greg urges listeners to be spiritually prepared—to be ready to die by making Jesus Lord of their lives.

Greg briefly covers the death of Rob Reiner and his wife allegedly by the hand of their son dealing with addiction.

He ends this episode discussing the upcoming meeting between Candace Owens and Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, amid the distracting allegations Owens has made of Charlie's death.

Stacy George joins Greg in studio to talk prison reform. He shares his story of working for the Alabama Department of Corrections and how he became featured in the documentary film The Alabama Solution which follows the prison system in Alabama from the perspective of the incarcerated. 

Dr. O.S. Hawkins joins Greg for a discussion beginning with a recent historic pastors’ delegation trip to Israel, in which both men participated. They also highlight Dr. Hawkins newest devotional book Just Jesus available at www.oshawkins.com