Leading up to Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, much ado was made over the fact that this would be the first year that hip-hop occupied the center of the concert. It was marketing copy that overlooked the glaring lateness of the achievement — that rap was finally getting the spotlight in perhaps the 20-somethingth year of hip-hop occupying the center of American pop music. Does progress this delayed still count as a breakthrough?

After several years of grappling with an assortment of racial controversies, the N.F.L. likely wanted credit for showcasing Black music — especially hip-hop, the lingua franca of American pop culture — this prominently. 

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The chair of the House Oversight Committee is seeking answers about the removal of 15 boxes of White House documents to former President Trump's Florida residence, the latest twist in the saga of Trump's treatment of official records while in and after leaving office.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., sent a letter to David Ferriero, the archivist of the U.S., seeking information about the records, which the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) recently recovered from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

"I am deeply concerned that these records were not provided to NARA promptly at the end of the Trump Administration and that they appear to have been removed from the White House in violation of the Presidential Records Act (PRA)," Maloney wrote. "I am also concerned by recent reports that while in office, President Trump repeatedly attempted to destroy presidential records, which could constitute additional serious violations of the PRA."

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President Joe Biden issued a warning Thursday to any Americans who remain in Ukraine as Russia continues to threaten an invasion: Leave.

"American citizens should leave now," Biden said in an interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt.

“It’s not like we’re dealing with a terrorist organization. We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. It’s a very different situation, and things could go crazy quickly,” he said.

Holt asked Biden what scenario could prompt him to send troops to rescue Americans fleeing the country. Biden replied: “There’s not. That's a world war when Americans and Russia start shooting at one another.”

"We’re in a very different world than we’ve ever been," he added.

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Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy.The Labor Department said Thursday that consumer prices jumped 7.5% last month compared with 12 months earlier, the steepest year-over-year increase since February 1982. 

There are few signs that inflation will slow significantly anytime soon. Most of the factors that have forced up prices since last spring remain in place: Wages are rising at the fastest pace in at least 20 years. Ports and warehouses are overwhelmed, with hundreds of workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation’s busiest, out sick last month. Many products and parts remain in short supply as a result.The steady surge in prices has left many Americans less able to afford food, gas, rent, child care and other necessities.

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Jan Wahl has returned to share 8 of her favorite Valentine's Day movies in time for the big day on Monday. Be sure to listen in and see if your favorite is mentioned!

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For Hour 2, John has Marina Times journalist Susan Dyer Reynolds on to talk about some of the biggest conflicts around SF politics, including a school board recall and a city hall scandal with information from a former assistant. 

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John tackles two hot topics for his first hour. To begin he looks at a Arizona campaign ad aimed at Biden, Pelosi, and Mark Kelly. It involves a western style shooting showdown, which given Kelly's wife Gabby Giffords, doesn't sit well. Even more, the Ukraine situation has reached a boiling point and Rothmann has the latest.

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This isn't a 30 minute discussion. Not even a 60 minute discussion. John takes 90 minutes to discuss if it is too early or too late to pull back the mask mandate. He takes a ton of calls on the subject from all different viewpoints, these are conversations you won't want to miss on the John Rothmann program.

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On the second hour of the John Rothmann program, he'll take a look at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's "Don't Say Gay" bill and assess if it is a good idea. After fielding some comments from callers, he then goes a step further and wonders if our high school Sex Ed system is working.

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John's first hour focuses on the recent trucker protests in Ottawa, and how it may spill over into the U.S. In fact, an Arizona congressman is calling for a trucker blockade in LA for Super Bowl weekend. Rothmann gives his thoughts and takes opinions from callers for this exciting hour of radio. 

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