Springfield's Talk 104.1 On-Demand

Good Saturday morning! Dustin Atwood and Sarah Myers talk about a variety of topics in the automotive industry:

Happy early Christmas! We hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your friends and family.

Holiday travel - what you need to have in your vehicle before you hit the road.

Sarah reads the 2022 AAA holiday travel numbers.

Listener questions & comments.

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Good Friday morning from Scramblers Diner. Here's what Nick Reed covers:

Eighteen Republican senators voted Thursday to pass a $1.7 trillion “omnibus” bill that not only funds the federal government for another fiscal year, but is also packed with earmarks, including a $750,000 commitment to a trans group that wants transgender “history and discourse” engrained in schools and primary education.

Four senators leaving Congress at the end of the year secured more than $1.7 billion combined in funding for pet projects and initiatives through earmarks in the $1.7 trillion spending bill Congress was rushing to pass this week.

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt secured more than $348 million for projects across his state. Blunt secured millions for local water and infrastructure projects through Missouri.

President Biden was furious and cursed repeatedly about the border crisis as illegal immigrants kept flocking to the overwhelmed southern border, according to an upcoming book detailing the first years of Biden's presidency.

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Good Friday morning from Scramblers Diner! Here's what Nick Reed & Tom Martz cover this hour:

On this day in history...

Do you remember the "balloon boy" story?

Quote of the day.

Story out of Houston, MO. A video surfaced from November when a police officer was investigating a possible DUI and wanted footage from a gas station Mayor Willy Walker is a part-owner of. Mayor Walker denied the officer access to the footage.

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Happy Friday! Nick Reed is live at Scramblers Diner. Here's what he covers:

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed giving more money to Ukraine is “the No. 1 priority for the United States right now, according to most Republicans.”

Online conservatives attacked MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell after the businessman and Trump ally cast doubt on Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) victory in Miami-Dade County for the state's governorship.

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

Republican Senator Mike Lee took to the Senate floor late Tuesday night and unloaded on the current 4,155 page, $1.7 trillion omnibus bill as "extortion" and "legislative barbarism."

In case you missed it, Nick interviews our ABC Books Author of the Week.

House Republicans issued a scathing report Wednesday exposing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s key role in the catastrophic security and intelligence failures that left the US Capitol vulnerable on January 6, 2021.

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

The debt-saddled Stacey Abrams gubernatorial campaign allegedly shelled out for a TikTok "hype house" that was rarely used and a "swag truck" to dish out free merchandise to young people. Abrams's campaign raised more than $100 million and now owes over $1 million in debt to numerous vendors.

A report on former President Donald Trump's tax returns was published Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation by the House Committee on Ways and Means.

President Biden expressed frustration with Vice President Kamala Harris last year, calling her a “work in progress,” according to a new book.

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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held an address to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, telling lawmakers that no country was safe in the face of Russian aggression.

Kevin McCarthy said the speech from Zelenskyy was good, but he doesn't support sending him back to Ukraine with a blank check. “I thought it's a very good speech. He laid out a number of reasons why the free world wants to continue the fight. My position has never changed. I support Ukraine, but I never support a blank check."

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

Vivek Malek, a St. Louis attorney and business owner, was appointed Missouri's next treasurer Tuesday, making him the first person of color to hold statewide elected office in Missouri history.

House Minority Leader Crystal Quade congratulated Malek on his appointment but said it was disappointing that the governor had not appointed a person of color sooner... Isn't she the same person who fought to get a black man kicked off the ballot that was running against her?

What is "sheep dipped?"

According to the latest drop of “Twitter Files” from Michael Shellenberger, “As of 2020, there were so many former FBI employees — ‘Bu alumni’ — working at Twitter that they had created their own private Slack channel and a crib sheet to onboard new FBI arrivals.”

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

A Drag queen show took place in Kansas City last night, and the group encouraged "all ages" attend. And yet, the show’s promotion includes a warning for “adult content.”

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

The Biden administration confirmed early Wednesday morning Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on his way to the U.S. to discuss more assistance for the country during its ongoing conflict with Russia.

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the infamous “Merchant of Death” exchanged for basketball player Brittney Griner in a controversial prisoner swap by the Biden administration two weeks ago, visited the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Luhansk on Saturday to attend a political event.

The Senate on Tuesday voted to begin debate on a $1.7 trillion spending package hours after it was unveiled.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., spoke out on the 4,155 page $1.7 trillion omnibus bill that was made public.