HOUR 1

• Disney to spend $60 Billion on upgrades / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/disney-to-invest-60-billion-in-parks-and-cruises?
• Amazon is hiring 250,000 workers, up from 150,000 last year / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/19/amazon-adding-250000-workers-for-the-holidays-and-bumping-average-pay.html?
• Trump shifts focus to Biden as he skips the next GOP debate / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1200351416/donald-trump-joe-biden-general-election-2024-gop-primary
• Military investigators are facing a slew of questions about why an F-35 stealth fighter jet went missing for more than 24 hours before its wreckage was found in rural South Carolina. / (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/questions-mount-us-fighter-jet-went-missing-rcna105876
• Late PBS painter Bos Ross painting t o be sold for &9.85 million / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/19/1200353133/bob-ross-painting-for-sale-episode-one-10-million
• Pentagon taking steps to restore honor to LGBTQ+ vets discharged during "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/pentagon-taking-steps-to-restore-honor-to-lgbtq-vets-discharged-during-dont-ask-dont-tell/
   

HOUR 2

• Mark in East Anchorage on the LGBTQ-military issue 
• "The Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles is considering whether to eliminate the month and date registration stickers that adorn state license plates here." / (ANS)
• Rabbi  Mendy Greenberg on Yom Kippur and annual fundraising for the Mat-Su Jewish Center 
• "A rally of over two dozen concerned parents and citizens gathered before an Anchorage School Board meeting on Tuesday." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/20/concerned-parents-citizens-rally-against-asd-keeping-student-gender-identity-secret-guardians/

HOUR 1

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returns to the U.S. this week / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/19/1199503861/zelenskyy-ukraine-aid-republican-congress-shutdown-spending
• Trump still tied with Biden / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fauci-and-wifes-net-worth-exceeded-11m-when-he-departed-government-post-disclosures-reveal
• Five US citizens who were held in Iranian prisons for years were freed and returned home via Qatar yesterday / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-releases-5-americans-prisoner-swap/
• Thousands of migrant kids are starting school in NYC. Is the system prepared? / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/18/1199099781/thousands-of-migrant-kids-are-starting-school-in-nyc-is-the-system-prepared
• Missing F-35 located / (AP) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/09/19/have-you-seen-this-f-35?
• Trudeau accuses India / https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-indian-government-nijjar-1.6970498?fbclid=IwAR1oAk6XY0MVR5Op6sIkn82ISYeyveOkcBn2VherE01ycyCvXdbCjVexZnc 

HOUR 2
Re-run from Monday 2nd hour.

HOUR 1

• Tom wishes his Dad a Happy 85th Birthday and goes down memory lane on his career
• Gov. Ron DeSantis interviews with Howie Kurtz on Media Buzz / https://grabien.com/file/getmedia?id=2090263&key=9dff9d821e715dad4c429148958c813a&userid=18055
• Why is President Biden losing ground among Black, Hispanic, Asian American, and other nonwhite voters? 5 Theories / (NYT)  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/upshot/democrats-biden-hispanic-black-voters.html?
• "Most state and federal primary elections in the U.S. are divided up by political party, and many are only open to voters who are members of a party." / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/18/1199318220/nonpartisan-open-primaries-explainer
• Russell Brand was accused of rape and sexual assault and abuse... / (The Times) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-abuse-allegations-investigation-v5hxdlmb6?
• The practice of cash bail in the United States dates back to before the country won its independence from England. Over two centuries later, Illinois will become the first state to abolish it. (MB) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-abuse-allegations-investigation-v5hxdlmb6?

HOUR 2

• "A person was killed Saturday in a vehicle fire in East Anchorage, the fire department reported." / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/09/17/person-dies-in-east-anchorage-vehicle-fire/
• "The annual boost to Alaskan bank accounts is just around the corner — the first payments of the 2023 Permanent Fund dividend will be deposited on Oct. 5." (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/09/16/alaska-marijuana-businesses-citing-black-market-plead-for-tax-relief/
• "Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran were allowed to leave the country on Monday, President Biden said, after two years of high-stakes negotiations in which the United States agreed to unfreeze $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue and dismiss federal charges against five Iranians accused of violating U.S. sanctions." / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/us/politics/iran-us-prisoner-release.html?
• "The five American citizens being released in a prisoner exchange with Iran are on their way to the U.S., White House officials have confirmed." / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-touts-iran-prisoner-exchange-deal-says-biden-making-five-families-whole-again
• Mark from East Anchorage on Iran and the Anchorage homeless issue 

HOUR 1

• "North American car production could soon go idle now that about 13,000 employees at the three biggest car manufacturers are officially picketing for better pay." / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/09/14/auto-workers-are-on-strike?
• Gov Newsom likely a nominee for President or Biden's VP / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-have-pathways-replace-biden-2024-narrowing
• House Speaker Kevin McCarthy listed several examples of possible impropriety after AP reported the impeachment inquiry is being launched "without evidence". / (FOX News + ABC) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conservatives-praise-mccarthy-for-grilling-reporter
• Inchon Landing on this day in 1950 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o7iJWUlheA
• It's not only car prices that are giving drivers sticker shock these days — it's also happening when they open their car insurance bills. (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/13/1199032000/car-auto-insurance-premium-inflation

HOUR 2

• "Property owners along low-lying areas of the Kenai River have been asked to secure their personal belongings like boats, propane tanks, and even picnic tables to make sure they don’t float away in the swollen river." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/14/homeowners-along-kenai-river-fight-rising-flood-waters/
• A prolonged surge in fatal opioid overdoses in Alaska that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and has shown little sign of slowing has pushed up demand statewide for naloxone, a lifesaving drug that can quickly reverse the effects of an overdose." / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2023/09/14/as-opioid-overdose-deaths-continue-surging-in-alaska-the-availability-of-a-lifesaving-drug-grows/
• Adam Holz fropm Plugged In reviews "A Haunting in Venice"; "A  Million Miles Away";  and "Camp Hideout"
• Todd Smoldon, Director of Gov Mike Dunleavy's Mat-Su Office 

HOUR 1

• (LIVE coverage - 3 segments) Congressional House members examine the national security implications of the Department of Homeland Security's open-borders agenda. / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6337141358112
• Alex Gimarc from South Anchorage on the Border crisis 

HOUR 2

• Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson asked for the resignation of the Municipality’s IT director Marc Dahl / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/14/mayor-bronson-calls-it-director-dahls-resignation-after-assembly-approves-subpoena-action-alleged-election-tampering/
• Woodcarver Mike from Meadow Lakes on the Border and illegal aliens
• Tom reads from Bil Bennett's " Daily Almanac" / http://click1.srnemail.com/ViewMessage.do
• NFL players press for real grass on field to avoid the injury just suffered by Aaron Rodgers / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/09/13/nfl-players-want-to-touch-grass?
• Joe from Midtown Anchorage on illegals in the U.S. and a story about his experience 
• Brian Chalifour "Freedom over Tyranny" re LGBTQ / first-time caller
• Former State Senator Bill Stoltze on the Anchorage Mayor's race 

HOUR 1

• U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband, Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., died early Wednesday morning after a plane crash in Alaska / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2023/09/13/rep-mary-peltolas-husband-killed-in-plane-crash-in-alaska/?
• Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., joins 'Hannity' to discuss her push to impeach President Biden for 'unilaterally nullifying' laws protecting the United States' southern border. / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lauren-boebert-removed-beetlejuice-performance-colorado-laughing-singing-loudly-report
• Danelo Cavalcante has been captured, the Pennsylvania State Police announced Wednesday morning (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/09/13/us/pa-fugitive-captured-danelo-cavalcante?
• Transition to electric cars is one of the major talking points as the UAW strike inches closer / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/13/1198904929/uaw-unions-automakers-big-3-gm-ford-stellantis-shawn-fain
• iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, or 15 Pro Max the gadget-maker unveiled yesterday / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/09/12/apple-drops-the-iphone-15-finally-embracing-usb-c-charging?

HOUR 2

• "The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has declared the ongoing erosion occurring at the banks of the Susitna River in Talkeetna a disaster." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/13/mat-su-borough-signs-disaster-declaration-wake-erosion-talkeetna/
• "The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday activated its subpoena powers in a continuing push for answers about a top city director’s involvement in a challenge to the April 4 city election." / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/09/13/anchorage-assembly-activates-subpoena-powers-for-inquiry-into-city-directors-involvement-in-election-challenge/
• China and Russian interference in the Maui fire / (HNN) https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/09/13/maui-wildfire-disinformation-linked-china-russia/?
• Tom, Sarah, and Tom talk about fake texts, foreign hacking,  and artificial intelligence 

HOUR 1

• "Jelly company J.M. Smucker announced yesterday that it is buying the purveyor of plastic-wrapped cakes, Hostess Brands, for $5.6 billion" / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/09/11/smucker-bets-on-twinkies-in-the-snack-race?
• Tom highlights drummer Jeff Pocaro after Dylan plays "Lowdown" by Boz Skaggs and Toto's "Africa" / (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Porcaro
• "Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, responds to Mayor Eric Adams calling him a 'madman' for bussing migrants to New York" / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/media/abbott-fires-back-nyc-mayor-adams-madman-slam-never-make-it-in-texas
• "A majority of California voters oppose making cash payments as a form of compensation to residents of the state who are the descendants of enslaved African-Americans, according to a new poll from the University of California, Berkeley" / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/11/1198805444/most-california-voters-oppose-cash-reparations-for-slavery-poll-finds
• Tom discusses reparations and slavery's history 

HOUR 2

• "Thousands of people have been killed in Libya in the flooding caused by heavy rains that devastated parts of the country this weekend, a disaster exacerbated by the collapse of two dams in the coastal city of Derna" (NYT) 
• President Bidens speaks at JBER on 9/11 / (ANS)  https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/11/president-biden-attending-911-memorial-ceremony-jber/
• Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson on Biden's speech and homeless issues 
• Mark from East Anchorage on Biden's speech and the homeless
• "An M.R.I. confirmed the team’s worst fears after the four-time league M.V.P. was carted to the locker room after an injury in the opening minutes of the first regular season game." / (ANS) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/sports/football/aaron-rodgers-achilles-injury-jets.html?
• Indigenous place name markers around Anchorage / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/12/indigenous-place-name-markers-further-spread-around-anchorage-area/
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HOUR 1

• Tom lost his Uncle Bill this morning on Bill's 90th birthday :(
• President Biden is taking heat from some families of 9/11 victims for departing from tradition and becoming the first U.S. president in 22 years to neither spend the day at an attack site nor the White House. / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-enrages-911-families-going-memorial-sites-anniversary-attacks-prefer-stay-away
• Jared Dullum, former U.S.  Secret Service Officer who was assigned to NY Field Office on 9/11 memorializes the tragedy 22 year ago(7:15 - 7:45 am)
• 4-day work week pushed by auto workers / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/11/1198394085/uaw-big-3-automakers-4-day-work-week-shawn-fain-detroit

HOUR 2

• Biden to speak in Alaska on 9/11 / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/11/president-biden-attending-911-memorial-ceremony-jber/
• Mark in East Anchorage on President Biden's presence in Alaska Google controls 90% of the search engine market. Whether or not it achieved this monopoly status through illegal means is at the heart of a blockbuster antitrust trial that begins tomorrow.
• The huge monopoly trial begins soon with U.S. et al. v. Google is the US government / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/09/10/the-us-government-takes-on-google-in-historic-trial?
• How to talk with your kids about 9/11 (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/09/09/1035454983/how-to-talk-about-9-11-with-a-new-generation-of-kids
• Todd Smoldon on 9/11 curriculum 

HOUR 1

• A judge has sentenced "That '70s Show'' actor Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women. / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/07/1198160934/actor-danny-masterson-sentenced-to-30-years-to-life-in-prison-for-rape
• A judge has sentenced "That '70s Show'' actor Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women. / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/07/1198160934/actor-danny-masterson-sentenced-to-30-years-to-life-in-prison-for-rape
• Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, shreds President Biden's war on fossil fuels on 'Kudlow.' / (FOX News) https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6336767564112
• "A range of retailers are again blaming shrink as one of the reasons they saw another quarter of lackluster profits." / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/08/this-is-how-much-money-retailers-are-losing-to-shrink-retail-theft.html

HOUR 2

• A ballot measure that supporters say is aimed at protecting Alaska’s nonpartisan election system — in the event that ranked-choice voting is repealed by voters in 2024 — has been rejected by Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/08/sponsor-ballot-measure-aimed-protecting-open-primaries-reacts-its-disqualification/
• Adam Holz from Focus on the Family's "Plugged In" 
• Todd Smoldon from Gov Mike Dunleavy's Mat-Su office 

HOUR 1

• Secretary of State Blinken makes a surprise visit to Ukraine / (Daily Wire) https://www.dailywire.com/news/blinken-returns-to-ukraine-to-meet-with-zelensky-as-war-with-russia-drags-on 
• Ukraine's military is making “very tangible progress” in its counteroffensive against Russian forces, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NBC News on Thursday. / (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ukraine-counteroffensive-progress-russia-blinken-interview-rcna103681
• President Xi Jinping reprimanded by Communist Elders / (Nikkei Asia) https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/China-up-close/Analysis-Xi-reprimanded-by-elders-at-Beidaihe-over-direction-of-nation
• Gary Wright, the musician best known for his hit singles “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive,” has died. He was 80. / (Variety) https://variety.com/2023/music/news/gary-wright-dead-dream-weaver-1235713097/
• UC Berkeley law professor John Yoo weighs in on reports special counsel David Weiss is planning to seek an indictment of Hunter Biden by the end of the month on 'Your World.' / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/hunter-bidens-expected-indictment-never-forget-think-idiots
• President Biden is scheduled to depart on Thursday for India and Vietnam, two strategic countries that neighbor China. / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/07/1197609195/biden-india-g20-vietnam-china
• Mehdi Hasan on his interview with GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. / (MSNBC) https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-this-is-awkward-for-you-mehdi-hasan-takes-on-vivek-ramaswamy-in-new-interview-192410693510
• Alex Gimarc is unimpressed with Amy Demboski's lawsuit against Mayor Bronson and no longer respects her; He also thinks Ramaswamy will be the VP for Trump (and he predicts Trump will win)
• John Wahl, 37, is the youngest GOP state party leader in the country. He also runs a business as a butterfly farmer in Athens, Ala. / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/07/1196635596/alabama-republican-party-john-wahl-trump-desantis-gop-black-voters-young-voters

HOUR 2

• State Representative Kevin McCabe discusses the West Susitna Access project and timber harvesting/lumber  and new lumber grading laws (two segments from 8:05 AM to 8: 35 AM) also referenced the Susitna River Coalition website: https://www.susitnarivercoalition.org/
• Former Anchorage Municipal Manager Amy Demboski filed a lawsuit against Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson alleging violation of the Anchorage Whistleblower Act / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/09/06/former-municipal-manager-sues-anchorage-mayor-dave-bronson/
• The Biden Administration says it is taking “major steps to protect Arctic lands and wildlife in Alaska.” (KTVF) https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2023/09/06/biden-cancels-oil-gas-leases-issued-by-trump-alaska-arctic/
• Tom discusses Amy Demboski's lawsuit against Mayor Bronson and the Municipality of Anchorage
• Joe from Midtown Anchorage blasts Amy Demboski and her lawsuit 
• Mark in East Anchorage on the Demboski lawsuit 
• Tom & Tom  on the