HOUR 1

• Shout out to  Woodcarver Mike for his thoughtful bear carving gifts to Tom and Tom
• America hit it debt ceiling / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/us/politics/debt-limit-economy.html?
• Details on the debt ceiling / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/19/1149861784/debt-ceiling-brinksmanship
• TX (Houston) Rep. Wesley Hunt on the debt ceiling. (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6318907642112
• Massive amount of new business licenses sought by Americans over last two years / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/US-5-million-new-businesses-2022? 
• Sister André, the world’s oldest known person, died on Tuesday at the age of 118 in the southern city of Toulon. / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/europe/france-oldest-person-world-dies-intl/index.html
• Anchorage man saves moose / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/19/anchorage-man-saves-moose-drowning-lake/
• Tom S is going to Hawaii  next week

HOUR 2 

• Rep Cathy Tilton chosen as House Speaker / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2023/01/18/alaska-house-elects-republican-tilton-as-speaker/
• Gary in East Anchorage congratulated Cathy Tilton as the new Speaker 
• State Representative Jesse Sumner with a legislative update 
• State Representative Kevin McCabe with a legislative update 
• Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su on wasteful spending congressional examples 

HOUR 1 

• Tom and his wife Laila celebrate their 3rd year anniversary 
• Greta Thunberg detained in Gaermant protesting a coal mine / (WP) https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/17/germany-coal-village-mud/?
• Disney in the news with / (MSNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/17/disney-defends-iger-says-activist-peltz-has-no-track-record-in-big-media-.html?
• Microsoft lays off 10,000 workers today / (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/17/23559412/microsoft-layoffs-job-cuts-2023
• China is shrinking / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/01/17/world-s-most-populous-country-begins-to-shrink?
• Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/18/1149606535/can-you-get-covid-and-the-flu-at-the-same-time
• AZ's Governor Katie Hobbs ending School School Choice / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6318857449112
• Leigh Sloan with Alaska's School Choice / https://www.alaskaschoolchoice.com/

HOUR 2 

• Polar bear kills woman and young boy in Wales near Nome / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/us/woman-young-boy-killed-polar-bear-alaska-village
• Kodiak fishermen demand higher prices for crab / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/18/kodiak-waters-remain-quiet-fishermen-demand-higher-price-crab/
• Canned fish becoming popular because of TikTok / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/tinned-fish-trend?
• Alaska Legislature still not organized / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2023/01/17/alaska-house-remains-in-disarray-as-legislature-begins-session/
• Gary from East Anchorage on the Legislature and smoked salmon and his life growing up in Washington state and all the seafood he had access to Kevin McCarthy has added more Republicans who initially opposed his bid to become Speaker to two high-profile committees in the House: Oversight and Judiciary / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/more-mccarthy-holdouts-added-house-oversight-judiciary-committees
• Tom & Tom discuss who could run against Rep. Mary Peltola and Tom A believes if Tshibaka runs she can't defeat Mary

HOUR 1

• Returning to work / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/Return-to-office-mandates-2023?
• Should the government classifies documents / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/17/1149426416/the-u-s-has-an-overclassification-problem-says-one-former-special-counsel
• Joe from Midtown on Amy Demboski and the fact he called her and debated her involvement in signing off on the $750K Revive Alaska Pantry funding
• Alex Gimarc in South Anchorage on the Demboski legal letter sent to Mayor Bronson and on classifying documents 
• Dalton in Mat-Su on classified documents - most of the public probably doesn't care because they question government transparency across the board  
• Rep. Dan Crenshaw on the Biden classified documents issue / (NPR) 
  https://www.foxnews.com/video/6318809585112

HOUR 2

• Alaska population getting older but still young / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2023/01/16/alaskas-population-is-still-younger-than-us-but-is-aging-at-a-dramatic-rate/
• State Representative Kevin McCabe with a Juneau update - Alaska legislative session starts today 
• Alaska legislative priorities surfacing with pre-files / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/17/legislative-priorities-include-education-spending-pfd-resolution/
• Gary in East Anchorage 
• Tom & Tom discuss what legislation they would propose if lawmakers 

HOUR 1

• Dozens killed in Nepal plane crash. / (AP) https://apnews.com/article/nepal-29707b4de6d31429076b020d8470b284?
• A Ukrainian residential building was destroyed. / (AP) https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-government-united-kingdom-57dc26750d98b0451c6578df8f679953?
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6318731475112
• Pentagon anniversary / (Defense.gov) https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/story/Article/1867440/pentagon-history-7-big-things-to-know
• Revive Alaska under federal investigation regarding  its $750,000 funding and potential misuse / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/15/anchorage-nonprofits-use-750000-federal-funds-investigated/
• 988 Suicide Hotline sees boost in use / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/16/1149202586/988-lifeline-sees-boost-in-use-and-funding-in-first-months

HOUR 2

• MLK Day celebrated in Southcentral Alaska / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/16/martin-luther-king-foundation-alaska-hosts-celebration-remembrance-mlk-day/
• Anchorage Assembly goes after Mayor Bronson again - re snow-plowing contractors / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/01/15/assembly-members-question-whether-city-is-violating-law-by-paying-road-service-contractors-for-snow-removal-in-anchorage-bowl/
• Mike Robbins with Anchorage Community Development Authority on Ukrainian  relief efforts while in Juneau and ACDA successes as he discusses with new and returning lawmakers  / help Ukrainians in Alaska here: https://ukrainereliefprogram.com/
• More discussion on Revive Alaska and Prince Nwankudu / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/15/anchorage-nonprofits-use-750000-federal-funds-investigated/
• Dalton in Mat-Su says Nwankudu is corrupt and believes many churches have issues 
• Tom & Tom talk about weird wasteful art around the nation

HOUR 1

• Lisa Marie Presley passes at 54 / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/12/1148951299/lisa-marie-presley-dies-elvis-presley
• Jeff Beck passes / (USA Today) https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/01/11/jeff-beck-yardbirds-guitarist-dead/11034797002/
• FL Gov DeSantis dealing with illegal immigrants / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6318611836112
• Alaska Policy Forum's Exec Dir. Bethany Marcum and Policy Fellow Vance Ginn join Tom in discussing their new Responsible Alaska Budget Report / Report:  https://alaskapolicyforum.org/2023/01/responsible-alaska-budget-fiscal-year-2024/

HOUR 2

• Tom discusses Amy Demboski going after Mayor Bronson
• Dalton from Mat-Su on the Demboski and saying women are the cause of problems (and Tom said that's offensive and absurd)
• Adam Holz from Plugged In reviews "Dog Gone" and  "RRR" on Netflix
• Dave Stieren from Gov Mike Dunleavy's administration
• The Alaska Lottery winner gets $3.56 million / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2023/01/12/anchorage-man-wins-largest-ever-lotto-alaska-jackpot-at-35-million/
• Woodcarver Mike on lotteries and the Mayor and Demboski 

HOUR 1

• Demboski goes after Mayor Bronson / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/12/demboski-demand-letter-alleges-hostile-work-environment-impropriety-anchorage-city-hall/
• Tom talks about loyalty and process and the duty to grieve transparently as a city manager not to pull out a list after the fact and how the MOA needs to do better and start working together 
• Joe from Midtown says he is unhappy with Amy and doesn't support her
• Inflation is easing though it may not feel like it / (NPR)   https://www.npr.org/2023/01/12/1148402665/inflation-consumer-prices-federal-reserve-groceries-housing-eating-out
• Dave Ramsey on 2023 budgets / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6318559403112
• Woodcarver Mike on the Omnibus Bill and the economy 

HOUR 2

• Members of the union representing Mat-Su school bus drivers, attendants, and monitors have voted to authorize a strike if negotiations on a contract agreement fall through / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2023/01/11/mat-su-school-bus-drivers-union-votes-to-authorize-strike-if-talks-fail/
• Dalton on inflation and the cost of living / to buy from Dalton check him out online: https://www.savonak.com/
• Many new bills filed in the Alaska Legislature / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2023/01/11/from-abortion-to-zoning-short-summaries-of-every-bill-in-the-33rd-alaska-state-legislature/
• Gary in East Anchorage wants lawmakers to focus on budget and PFD
• Rick Whitbeck - Power the Future 
• Gas stove ban and how Gov Hochul (NY) is proposing no new natural gas-powered buildings.; Strategic petroleum reserve is not being refilled according to plan. Willow decision was promised by February (not likely to make that deadline); Keystone Pipeline status.
  
  

HOUR 1

• FAA national outage affects all U.S. air  travel / (FOXNews) 
• https://www.foxnews.com/politics/faa-outage-white-house-says-no-evidence-cyber-attack-biden-briefed-grounded-flights
• California flooding continues - will it cure their drought? / MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/california-storms-likely-won-t-make-a-huge-dent-in-drought?
• Oliver Leavitt passes / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2023/01/10/inupiat-leader-and-whaling-captain-oliver-leavitt-dies-at-79/
• Alaska population slowing increasing /  (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/11/alaska-population-grows-second-consecutive-year/
• Mayor Dave Bronson joins Tom and says former Golden Lion hotel will be a boarding house  facility / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/01/10/in-a-reversal-bronson-says-the-administration-says-golden-lion-will-turn-into-housing-for-homeless/
• State Representative Kevin McCabe overviews his  new legislation including Direct Primary Care  / (KTNA)  https://ktna.org/2023/01/rep-mccabe-senator-shower-pre-file-bills-for-legislative-session/ i

HOUR 2

• State lawmakers begin prefiling bills / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/01/10/alaska-lawmakers-pre-file-bills-to-repeal-ranked-choice-voting/
• Prisoners exonerated and differences in compensation / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1147443227/for-the-exonerated-compensation-is-a-battle-for-stability-and-dignity
• Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su on race and incarcerations 
• Gary in East Anchorage 

HOUR 1

• Police have released the name of the man found dead and lying near the intersection of Benson Boulevard and A Street on Dec. 29, 2022. The man was identified as 63-year-old Roger Williams. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/10/man-found-dead-benson-boulevard-identified-questions-still-remain/
• Gary in East Anchorage is disgusted at another homeless death
• Major U.S. border issues continue even with Biden visiting the border  / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6318453224112
• Less than a month after a Nome dog musher and Alaska Department of Public Safety employee was killed during a fatal encounter with a musk ox, a group of residents is asking the state to change how it manages the animals. / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2023/01/09/a-game-mismanagement-problem-after-fatal-goring-nome-group-demands-state-change-its-approach-to-musk-oxen/
• NASCAR in back on KVNT
• Ozone Layer recovering / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/ozone-layer-recovery-expected-UN-report?
• Joe in midtown on the musk ox issue
• Klawock chief of police dies / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2023/01/09/city-of-klawocks-police-chief-dies-unexpectedly/
• Brett Huber Sr., a former senior policy adviser and once-campaign manager to the governor, will serve as chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission starting on Monday, the governor’s office announced / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/01/09/alaska-governor-names-former-senior-policy-advisor-to-head-oil-and-gas-regulatory-agency/

HOUR 2

• House GOP assesses defunding the IRS / (FOX) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-vote-bill-abolishing-irs-eliminating-income-tax
• Biden declares emergency in California / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/09/biden-declares-emergency-in-california-as-more-winter-storms-advance-.html?Superior Court Judge Herman Walker Jr. issued the ruling more than two weeks after hearing the case challenging Democrat Jennifer “Jennie” Armstrong’s eligibility to serve in the Legislature, and just over a week before the new legislative session begins. / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/01/09/judge-says-anchorage-democrat-meets-residency-rules/
• Tom & Tom discuss social media and the right to block harassers 
• Anchorage School District considering a change in start times / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/10/anchorage-school-board-considers-changing-school-start-times/
• A mall employee was stabbed on Saturday evening while trying to prevent a thief from leaving the 5th Avenue Mall / ( ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/09/5th-avenue-mall-employee-stabbed-while-trying-stop-shoplifter/
• Prince Harry's book releases today / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/01/09/the-most-controversial-royal-tell-all-since-princess-diana-s-hits-the-shelves?
• Dalton from Mat-Su on lawsuits 

HOUR 1

• Tom A is back in the studio and explains his healthcare journey
• Alaska has an egg shortage / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2023/01/06/a-real-scramble-alaska-suffers-an-egg-shortage/
• Anchorage Baptist Temple  changes name to Mountain City Church
• Joe from Midtown with good wishes to Tom and his worry about healthcare issues in his family and in the community
• Joey Sweet is chosen by  the  Anchorage Assembly to take Forrest Dunbar's seat / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/07/joey-sweet-appointed-fill-interim-assembly-vacancy/
• Tom touches on a hypothetical  Chinese invasion of Taiwan  in 2026 that would result in thousands of casualties among Chinese, United States, Taiwanese and Japanese forces, 
• Dave Stieren welcomes Tom back and discusses the cost of products and services under the Biden Administration 

HOUR 2

• State Representative Kevin McCabe on his ferry ride to Juneau and the next steps in the organization 
• Dalton in Mat-Su welcomes Tom back and discusses a new variant, XBB.1.5, and weather modification 
• XBB.1.5, pegged by the World Health Organization as “the most transmissible” descendant yet of the omicron variant, rose from barely 2 percent of U.S. cases at the start of December to more than 27 percent the first week of January, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/01/08/new-variant-xbb15-is-most-transmissible-yet-could-fuel-covid-wave/
• Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/01/09/children-struggling-with-obesity-should-be-treated-early-and-aggressively-new-guidance-says/
• Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su welcomes Tom back and told a Burl Ives story and went down memory lane on how he met Lucille Ball and Betty Davis as a kid
• Gov Dunleavy bans TikTok on State devices / (ANS)  https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/06/gov-dunleavy-bans-tiktok-state-government-devices/
• Tom and Tom talk about cryptocurrency and investments

HOUR 1

• Tom Steigleman substitute hosts today's program and interviews Sgt. David Abbott from the Anchorage Police Department about APD openings and the upcoming June Academy.  Find more information and apply at www.JoinAPD.org or call 907-786-8811.
• Gary from East Anchorage calls in to wish Tom Anderson well during his recovery. 
• Thinking about traveling to Mexico?  Tom S. talks about President Biden's planned trip to the border, immigration, and plays this clip from Fox News about the arrest of El Chapo's son and the riots the arrest have started. 
• https://www.foxnews.com/video/6318282672112
• Tom S. discusses the firing of one of his children. 

HOUR 2

• Adam Holz from Plugged In calls in with his weekly entertainment update, including Avatar, A Man Called Otto, & M3gan.
• Dave Stieren from the Governor's Office calls in with his weekly update.