Rick's Podcasts

How will Ron DeSantis' Make America Florida campaign do against MAGA Donald Trump? The Lincoln Project's Ryan Wiggins doesn't pull any punches."It's a mess right now, and it is a mess that I think people are just tired of," Wiggins said. "Like, it seems like we have not been out of an election cycle since 2016 and America's tired. We want to make politics boring again."

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The full show for Thursday, May 25, 2023.

The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) will launch their free, open-air trolley service along Pensacola Beach this Memorial Day weekend, beginning Friday, May 26.The 2023 Pensacola Beach Island Trolley, operated by Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT), will run daily from 4 p.m. to midnight through Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4.

Donald Trump is winning the GOP primaries. DeSantis talks about D.C. - both Democrats and Republicans being disconnected from the voters."I think the disconnect is more damaging for the Republican party than it is for the Democratic party because at the end of the day, the Democrat part is very honest about what they want. "They want to put more power in Washington, they want to expand the governments ability to spend and tax and regulate. They believe that having elites in Washington, that they can make society better through central planning. "We are the ones that are supposed to want to take power our of Washington, we want to limit government, limit spending and all this stuff. So we are supposed to be more in touch with the people, because we want to return power to the people. "When our guys go up there and some of these guys who are neck deep in the political debate, go native, then it harms us more. At the end of the day, once you get to Washington, all the currents are in the direction in the Democrats, the media, the interest groups in DC, just the bureaucracy. It's all moving in that direction of bigger government. If you actually want to go in the other direction, you got to have a core set of principles, and you've got to be in touch with the people that sent you there. "

Congressman Ron DeSantis made another campaign stop in Pensacola on Oct. 12, 2015. He was running for U.S. Senate.Rep. Kevin McCarthy had dropped out the race to be House Speaker, opening the door for Paul Ryan. DeSantis planned to vote for fellow Floridian Rep. Daniel Webster.DeSantis said,  "The American people are hungry for Washington to go in a different direction. I think we need to just elect leadership who's going to be committed to changing Washington and to making good on the promises that we made to the people who elected us."How did DeSantis describe himself: 'I'm a guy who really has lived the American dream by coming from a blue collar background and yet graduating from working my way through both Yale and Harvard and not only that but coming out more Conservative than when I went in, which is not easy to do. "I also volunteered to serve in the Navy, and I didn't get anything for schooling or any of that. I did it because I thought it was important to serve the country, volunteering to serve in Iraq, continuing to serve in the Navy Reserve.             "I think people will like that profile, but then I think they'll also look and say this is a guy that says what he means and does what he says, and he's got a very consistent, strong, Conservative record. "

In August 2015, Congressman Ron DeSantis was running for U.S. Senate. In this interview, I mispronounce his name several times, but I finally get it right about five minutes into the interview.  DeSantis comes across much differently than he does now. Why should be voted into the U.S. Senate?"I think if people look at my track record, the first thing I did when I got to Washington in 2013 was decline my Congressional pension. "Between term limits, a balanced budget amendment, making Congress live under the same laws as everybody else, I'm one of the leaders in reforming Washington. "The bottom line is right now, six of the 10 wealthiest counties in our country are suburbs of Washington, D.C. They ain't producing shale in Washington, technology, finance, any of that. It's all because of the growth of government and how people bend government to suit their own interests."I have a clear record of standing up against that kind of government. I think I'll have a much bigger megaphone and a much better opportunity to really make a difference on those issues that I think really would transform Washington."

The Pensacola EggFest squad teamed up with Team Moe Cason and brought home 3rd place for Pork Shoulder in the World Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis. Doug Jolly has the details.

The full show for Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

The Sea Turtle Baby Shower is 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday,  June 3, at the Gulfside Pavilion on Pensacola Beach. The family-friendly event aims to educate locals and visitors alike about sea turtles and their nesting habits and how we can help.  Rhonda Dorfman has the details.