Ian Hoch drops the 2 O'clock News Bomb and talks about how the price of vital items Americans rely on is going up.

The 2nd Annual New Orleans Bluegrass Festival is a must-attend event for new & experienced bluegrass fans, taking place at Deutsches Haus in New Orleans from 11 am to 8 pm. And, the best part, it benefits a great cause, Special Olympics Louisiana. Nathan Rizzuti, WWL Digital Producer, and Mike Naquin, President of the NOLA Bluegrass Fest, join Ian Hoch to talk about it.

This hour, Ian Hoch chats with Dave Cohen about the upcoming Banana Ball event at the Caesars Superdome featuring the Savannah Bananas.

Then, Russel Honore, a retired Army Lieutenant General, joins the show to explain and warn about "asymmetrical warfare" amidst the US's conflict with Iran.

Iran's military power is diminished, but that doesn't mean they won't fight back. Experts are warning of "asymmetrical warfare" of the kind that most Americans aren't thinking about. What do we need to know? Russel Honore, a retired Army Lieutenant General joins Ian Hoch to share his knowledge of the possible threats.

On today's show, Ian asks, "What's the dumbest way you've injured yourself?" and explains how the mainstream media failed at its job when covering the justification of the Iraqi war.

Also, Ian drops the 2 O'clock News Bomb and talks about the Supreme Leader of Iran wanting to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and more.

Then, US Congressman Troy Carter joins the show to discuss what the war in the Middle East means for Louisiana's energy economy, the status of infrastructure projects funded during the Biden administration, and more.

Also, Janine Zacharia, who spent two decades reporting on the Middle East, including as a Middle East correspondent for the Washington Post, and now teaches journalism at Stanford, joins Ian to discuss what grade the US media gets in covering the current war in the Middle East and what lessons the big newspapers and TV outlets learned from the failed coverage of the Iraq War.

This hour, Ian Hoch explains how the mainstream media failed at its job when covering the justification of the Iraqi war.

Then, Ian speaks with Janine Zacharia, who spent two decades reporting on the Middle East, including as a Middle East correspondent for the Washington Post, and now teaches journalism at Stanford, about what grade the US media gets in covering the current war in the Middle East and what lessons the big newspapers and TV outlets learned from the failed coverage of the Iraq War.

Janine Zacharia, who spent two decades reporting on the Middle East, including as a Middle East correspondent for the Washington Post, and now teaches journalism at Stanford, joins Ian Hoch to discuss what grade the US media gets in covering the current war in the Middle East and what lessons the big newspapers and TV outlets learned from the failed coverage of the Iraq War.

Ian Hoch explains how the mainstream media failed at its job when covering the justification of the Iraqi war.

This hour, Ian Hoch discusses if it's necessary for representatives to live in Washington, DC, with modern technology, when representatives should be local and when they should be national, and if having more congressmen will make representatives accountable.

Then, Ian drops the 2 O'clock News Bomb and talks about the Supreme Leader of Iran wanting to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and more.

Ian Hoch drops the 2 o'clock News Bomb and talks about the Supreme Leader of Iran wanting to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and more.