Rick's Podcasts

The full show for Monday, July 18, 2022

The White House is on the defensive after President Biden’s first trip to the Middle East as president. The president’s visit to Saudi Arabia — a country Biden vowed to make a “pariah” — drew criticism from Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.  Multiple Democrats were critical of the trip as well, saying that it sent the wrong message. Biden defended the trip as necessary, saying it was part of his efforts to lower gas prices at home. Karen Travers has the details.

Mayor Grover Robinson discusses stormwater and other city issues.

Commissioner Jeff Bergosh explains why his fellow commissioners voted to release the shady meeting transcripts regarding Doug Underhill's public record cases.

Kells Hetherington shares his background, why he's running and what he hopes to accomplish if elected.

Ray Guillory discusses his background, why he is running and what he hopes to accomplish if elected.

Escambia School Board member Paul Fetsko discusses hi background, why he ran for the seat and what he hopes to accomplish if elected to another term.

The interviews from Friday, July 15, 2022

Tracie Hodson is the organization’s new Executive Director. FavorHouse provides comprehensive services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault including a 24/7 Crisis Hotline, Emergency Shelter, Outreach Counseling, and Legal Assistance for Injunctions for Protection. In her role as Executive Director, Tracie will manage all day-to-day operations for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties’ only certified domestic violence center.

Opening wide in theaters this weekend: the adaptation of the wildly popular coming of age murder drama novel “Where The Crawdads Sing” will face off against the animated adventure “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank.” And the critically acclaimed stop motion comedy “Marcel: The Shell with Shoes On” expands into theaters across the country. Streaming, it’s the father/daughter road trip dramedy “Don’t Make Me Go.”  And “Better Call Saul” returned this week for its final episodes, and only a week in,  there’s already controversy on the new season of “Big Brother.”