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Hour 2 - 

Good Thursday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has reportedly deleted a 2018 tweet warning that “climate change will wipe out all of humanity” by 2023 if fossil fuel usage continued.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) approval and favorability ratings are surging and are far superior to Paul Ryan’s at a similar point in his speakership.

Great Britain's National Health Service, which is meant to provide “free” universal healthcare , is collapsing under the strain of long wait times, hidden data, and excess deaths.

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Our weekend producer, Katie, joins us in studio:

Quick recap: Our weekend producer, Katie, is originally from Russia.

For the past year, she's been working hard to become an American citizen.

After months of studying and waiting, she finally got a call to take her test!

Katie took her citizenship test Monday. She ACED her test.

Hour 1 - 

Good Thursday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Tucker Carlson asked potential 2024 GOP presidential candidate to answer six key questions on the war in Ukraine.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting a lot of flack for his answer. Nick reads through exactly what Gov. DeSantis wrote.

VP Kamala Harris responded to the comments made by Gov. DeSantis.

Good Saturday morning!

Here's what Dustin Atwood and Sarah Myers talk about this morning:

Silicon Valley Bank and several other banks collapsed earlier this week. How does this affect the automotive industry?

According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, car thefts hit over 1 million in 2022.

U.S. regulators are looking into complaints that steering wheels for Tesla's Model Y vehicles fell of while in use.

Tesla is not the only one having steering wheel issues... Nissan is recalling over 1,000 electric cars because the steering wheel may fall off. Nissan is recalling the Ariya electric SUVs.

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Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Sen. John Fetterman’s health is reportedly improving but he could remain hospitalized for up to two more weeks as doctors work to get his medication “exactly right.”

An Arizona high school has a policy allowing transgender students to change in their preferred locker rooms and telling female students to use alternative facilities if they are uncomfortable.

Drew Barrymore literally kneeled "to a man" during an interview with noted trans TikTok celebrity Dylan Mulvaney.

Children with autism make up an outsized proportion of the transgender-identified population, and autism spectrum traits make them particularly vulnerable to thought patterns that can lead youth to pursue gender transitions, according to research and medical professionals.

The Norwegian Healthcare Investigation Board announced it would be revising its current guidelines regarding so-called " gender -affirming care" for minors because it no longer considers them to be evidence-based. The board also acknowledged that the growing number of teenage girls identifying as male post-puberty remains under-studied.

Hour 2a - Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Congressman Eric Burlison joins Nick this morning.

Mr. Burlison recently visited the southern border with Congressman Andy Biggs and Congressman Tim Burchett.

Mr. Burlison saw firsthand how Texas Highway Patrol is using drone technology to apprehend migrants. He also saw how easy it is for migrants to illegally cross the border into our country.

In other news: Mr. Burlison has a new podcast called "Fresh Freedom Podcast."

Hour 1 - 

Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

A Russian fighter plane collided with a U.S. drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday.

On Saturday night, former VP Pence addressed the annual Gridiron Club dinner, a white-tie gathering of Beltway media and political insiders. He took the opportunity to praise the D.C. media, attack Tucker Carlson, and condemn Donald Trump.

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and related causes received an astonishing $82.9 billion from corporations. Where are the scholarships?

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Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Former President Trump’s policies at the United States-Mexico border helped deter illegal immigration, while President Biden’s policies are encouraging record-setting inflows, a new study suggests. The study, conducted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, compares the size and scale of migrant caravans under Trump versus those that have arrived under the Biden administration.

IQ scores have decreased in the US for the first time in decades, new research from scientists at Northwestern University and the University of Oregon suggests.

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Springfield School Board member, Dr. Maryam Mohammadkhani, joins Nick Reed this morning. Here’s what they cover:

Dr. M was accused of interrupting a conversation at a racial trauma event on February 23. She tells her side of the story.

A former school board member sent a letter to the board.

We have another school board election coming up. Here's who you will see on the ballot: Landon McCarter, Shurita Thomas-Tate, Judy Brunner, and Chad Rollins.

Dr. M shares a story about Judy Brunner.

Please note: The thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of Maryam Mohammadkhani and may not reflect the thoughts and opinions of the school board.

Hour 1 - 

Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

After the Silicon Valley Bank collapse on Friday, both sides of the aisle have blamed their political opponents for contributing to the meltdown. So what is fact and what is fiction?

A closer look at the New York-based bank, Signature Bank, that collapsed Sunday revealed some... Interesting advertising ideas.

President Biden accidentally revealed a previously unknown detail about former President Carter’s health toward the end of a speech Monday evening, before admitting he "should not have said that."

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Good Monday morning, friends! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

President Biden spoke earlier this morning regarding the Silicon Valley bank collapse. He, of course, blamed the previous administration.

A “Democratic Party icon” has penned an essay apologizing to conservatives for the reaction of her former “tribe” to the release of footage from the January 6, 2021, incident at the Capitol.

The 2023 Oscars In Memoriam segment on Sunday night has drawn criticism for those Hollywood names left unregarded including Anne Heche, Tom Sizemore, Paul Sorvino, Charlbi Dean, and Leslie Jordan.