HOUR 1

• Japanese man marries a fictional character / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/business/akihiko-kondo-fictional-character-relationships.html?
• A ban on menthol cigarettes will go into effect by FDA soon / (WSJ) ttps://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-to-advance-ban-on-menthol-cigarettes-11651146656?
• The tobacco industry has been targeting African Americans with menthol cigarette marketing / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/04/29/1095291808/tobacco-industry-targeted-black-americans-with-menthols
• John Grisham books / https://www.jgrisham.com/
• Big Tech earnings are revealing / (FOX News) https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6305366594112#sp=show-clips
• FDA likely to approve young children's COVID vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/29/health/covid-vaccine-kids-under-5-timeline/index.html
• Tennis great Boris Becker headed to prison because of bankruptcy fraud / (BBC) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61276378
• Florida Governor DeSantis holds a town hall meeting with Disney employees and Floridians on the Ingraham Angel / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/media/desantis-blasts-disney-attack-parents-walt-disney-would-not-want-that

HOUR 2

• Tom praises Mark Kurlansky books / http://www.markkurlansky.com/books/new.aspx
• Oyster reefs in Texas slowly fading / (NPR) http://www.markkurlansky.com/books/new.aspx
• Paul Asay from Focus on the Family's Plugged In discusses "Memory" and "Peace River" and "Bad Guys" and "Polar Bear" / https://www.pluggedin.com/
• Dave Stieren from Governor Mike Dunleavy's office on end of session legislation 
• Europe preps for Russian oil embargo next week / (NYT)  https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/29/world/ukraine-russia-war-news/europe-ratchets-up-preparation-for-russian-oil-embargo-next-week?smid=url-copy
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HOUR 1

• Alaska Airlines no longer will fly direct Anchorage-Honolulu from June to November / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/25/alaska-airlines-suspend-nonstop-flights-between-anchorage-hawaii-until-november/
• Manhattan federal prosecutors arrested and criminally charged the owner, Bill Hwang, and his former top lieutenant in one of the highest-profile Wall Street prosecutions in years / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/business/archegos-bill-hwang-patrick-halligan.html?
• Imprisoned Marine Trevor Reed headed home from Russia / (WP) https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/27/us-russia-prisoner-swap-trevor-reed-yaroshenko/?
• Today is our 5th President James Monroe's birthday - Tom overviews his impressive contributions from American Daily Almanac / (CC) https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/10-surprising-birthday-facts-about-james-monroe
• Charlie Kirk overviews the new Twitter ownership with FOX News / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6305312099112#sp=show-clips
• Tom overview Salem Radio Network lines up nationally and in Alaska on KVNT / https://srnonline.com/
• Harvard University Professor Kenneth Rogoff, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, tells 'Mornings with Maria' that GDP falling at a 1.4% annualized rate is 'even below the worst' he thought it might have been / (FOX News) https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-economic-growth-gdp-first-quarter
• California lawmakers appear unlikely to pause the annual summer increase in the state’s gasoline tax ahead of a May 1 deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said on Monday. Newsom, a Democrat, had previously expressed support for helping California motorists experiencing pain at the pump by waiting to implement a 5.6% tax hike scheduled to take effect on July 1 /(WE) https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/gas-greed-california-to-raise-taxes-despite-having-highest-in-nation

HOUR 2

• Governor Dunleavy pushing to assert land and water rights/ (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/04/27/gov-dunleavy-orders-steps-to-assert-alaskas-water-and-land-rights-over-feds-including-a-trespass-notice/
• Alaska Division of Elections has mailed out its ballots for the Congressional Special Election / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/28/alaska-division-elections-mails-out-ballots-us-house-special-primary-election/
• The Alaska Division of Elections has a new video explaining the special congressional election / (DOE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3wSGxYUQ5c
• Alaskan congressional candidate and former Alaska State Senator John Cogill 

HOUR 1

• Russia's state-run energy company, Gazprom, threatening to / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/27/world/ukraine-russia-war-news?smid=url-share
• NASA astronaut and geologist Jessica Watkins will be the first African American to spend months in space / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/01/31/1077009955/jessica-watkins-nasa-astronaut-international-space-station-artemis
• Harvard seeks to redress the wrongs of slavery with a $100 million / (MB) 
• Flight attendants at Delta Airlines will be paid at boarding time (vs after the plane doors close) https://apnews.com/article/delta-flight-attendants-pay-boarding-f43909f3e2b050cd61c3bf1acdd74bd6?
• Alphabet YouTube revenue is down this year / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/26/alphabet-to-report-q1-earnings-after-the-bell-tuesday.html?

HOUR 2

• Representative Kevin McCabe  discusses the AK GOP convention in Fairbanks and his amendments, and also gives a legislative update from Juneau 
• Woodcarver Mike on the congressional primary and leaning towards voting for Josh Revak
• Mike Robbins on Ukraine Relief

HOUR 1

• Tom and Tom talk yards, grass, and maintenance
• Many views are surfacing towards Elon Musk's ownership that are good, bad, or indifferent / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/25/twitter-and-elon-musk-agree-to-usd44-billion-deal-to-take-the-company-private?
• Tom and Tom talk about social media scrutiny and content enforcement
• Former President Trump ordered to turn over business documents or be fined $10K per day / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/nyregion/trump-investigation-letitia-james-contempt.html?
• Gary from East Anchorage is frustrated with politics and government
• The U.S. Supreme Court reviews the right to pray on the 50-yard line / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/04/25/1093116619/the-supreme-court-ponders-the-right-to-pray-on-the-50-yard-line?

HOUR 2

• Tom talks about prayer in schools and on the football fields
• Dalton in the Mat-Su on prayers on the football fields
• Alaska congressional candidate Tara Sweeney (last two segments) 

HOUR 1

• Tom and Tom talk spring, yards, and weather
• Twitter may now be sold to Elon Musk / https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/24/the-teen-mental-health-crisis-mystery?
• Macron wins a second presidential term in France / (NBC) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/french-presidential-election-macron-win-west-putin-far-right-rcna25793
• Youth mental health problems on the rise / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/24/the-teen-mental-health-crisis-mystery?
• Amazon's new Virginia HQ2 / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/24/amazon-s-hq2-plans-in-northern-virginia-approved-by-lawmakers?

HOUR 2

• Sears Mall building has a new owner / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/04/24/thousands-of-alaskans-could-lose-medicaid-benefits-when-federal-health-emergency-ends/
• Tuckerman Babcock / former Alaska GOP Chairman, on last weekend's convention
• Mike Robbins, new Vice-Chair of Alaska GOP, on the Convention
• Thousands could lose Medicaid / (ANS) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/04/24/thousands-of-alaskans-could-lose-medicaid-benefits-when-federal-health-emergency-ends/

HOUR 1

• Happy Earth Day!
• The battle over CDC's legal powers re mask mandates continues / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/04/21/1094123780/battle-over-cdcs-powers-goes-far-beyond-travel-mask-mandate
• Hunkie Lee on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown's selection
• Florida Gov DeSantis and Disney sanctions / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6304730136001#sp=show-clips
• Reedy Creek (Disney) exemptions are actually huge / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/florida-legislature-revokes-disneys-special-tax-district?
• Ukraine's Mauripol steel mill is under heavy siege by Russia - why does this particular area matter? ( APNews) https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-business-europe-moscow-67da12473ccd75fe02992f0eb751c5f4?
• Air pollution increasing in the U.S. / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/air-pollution-rise-study?
• Tom and Tom talk about weekend activities
• Alaska State Senate PFD proposal SB 199 headed to the Senate Floor for a vote / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/22/alaska-senate-finance-committee-advances-new-pfd-formula-bill-floor/ and (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2022/04/21/new-formula-for-permanent-fund-dividend-payments-heads-toward-senate-vote/

HOUR 2

• Tom A overviews AK GOP Chairwoman Ann Brown's credentials and encourages GOP members to vote for her for Chair / AK GOP Website https://alaskagop.net/about/party-leadership/
• Tom and Tom talk about partisan involvement and community engagement - when will Tom Steigleman file for office?? ;)-
• Tom's buddy Dave Stieren talks about campaigning and who is best to manage / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2022/04/21/an-expensive-bitter-high-stakes-city-election-leaves-anchorage-politics-almost-entirely-the-same/
• Dowling Road Round-About construction starts this summer / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/21/dowling-road-project-anchorage-expected-disrupt-traffic-all-summer/

HOUR 1

• Tom S relays his story about a flight to Fairbanks and the euphoria absent the mask mandate 
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had concluded that “an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health" / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/politics/cdc-transportation-mask-mandate.html?
• Netflix takes another huge loss in stock price / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/20/netflix-stock-collapses?
• Tom and Tom talk about stocks 
• Apple workers in Atlanta attempting to unionize and secure a $30 minimum wage / (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/20/23034175/apple-store-workers-atlanta-union-retail-amazon-google
• School districts finding it difficult to hire special education teachers and the state of Hawaii may have a fix / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/04/21/1092343446/special-education-teachers-hawaii
• Tom and Tom discuss State Trooper and teacher salaries and are they reasonable

HOUR 2

• Alaska House passes bill to remove some marijuana possession records from the Internet / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/21/alaska-house-passes-bill-420-remove-some-marijuana-possession-records-internet/
• Alaska Senate passes legislation to raise the vaping and tobacco smoking age / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/21/alaska-senate-passes-bill-raise-smoking-vaping-age-19-21/
• Tom and Tom talk age requirement policy 
• CNN Streaming is shutting down / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/business/cnn-plus-shutting-down.html?
• Dalton on the age to drink and smoke (says he thinks 18 is reasonable)
• Woodcarver Mike on the age to drink and smoke (he's mixed on the subject and see both arguments)
• BP building in midtown Anchorage sits mostly empty / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2022/04/20/once-a-symbol-of-growth-and-prosperity-the-future-of-the-former-bp-building-in-anchorage-remains-in-limbo/

HOUR 1

• Mask mandate enacted and passengers celebrate / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/19/after-judge-drops-federal-transportation-mask-mandate-a-confusing-new-era-dawns?
• Netflix loses 200,000 subscribers and stock value down by more than 255 / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/19/netflix-nflx-earnings-q1-2022.html?
• City of Palmer Deputy Mayor Pam Melin overviews the Palmer Recall election yesterday with all three up for recall will likely be removed from the Council 
• Mike Robbins on transporting 600 Ukrainians from Poland to Alaska / https://ukrainereliefprogram.com/

HOUR 2

• Elon Musk seeks partners to buy Twitter / https://nypost.com/2022/04/19/elon-musk-scrambles-to-find-backers-for-twitter-takeover-sources/?
• Cannabis prices dropping as inflation gets worse and affects other products / (ANS) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/cannabis-prices-drop-despite-inflation?
• Gary from East Anchorage will donate to Ukraine Relief by phone
• Anchorage Assembly supports the creation of a Housing Trust / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/20/anchorage-assembly-supports-creation-an-alaska-housing-trust/
• China migrant workers find new jobs with major COVID restrictions / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/04/20/1093578978/migrant-workers-in-china-find-new-jobs-and-precarious-conditions-in-covid-contro
• Anti-Pebble PAC forms to oppose the mine project / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/04/19/anti-pebble-super-pac-will-support-candidates-against-the-proposed-mine/
• Joan Wilson new AMCO Director / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/04/19/dunleavy-names-state-attorney-as-alaskas-top-alcohol-and-marijuana-regulator/
• New Missing & Murdered Indigenous Person's Initiative director chosen / (ANS)  https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/18/first-alaska-native-woman-join-state-troopers-will-lead-missing-murdered-indigenous-persons-initiative/
• Mike Heatwole with Pebble Partnership

HOUR 1

• Great weather in Mat-Su and Anchorage will get into the high 50s this weekend / 
• Mask mandate rescinded for airlines / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/04/18/1093451075/masks-optional-airlines-travel
• Subscription rates (like streaming services) being canceled over 35% already the year / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/subscription-fatigue-inflation-cancellations?
• Former Ambassador and Congressman Francis Rooney on the state of foreign affairs and domestically with the U.S. and Russia /  (The Hill) 
• Lucky Charms cereal making people sick / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/04/17/1093273509/lucky-charms-sick-fda?

HOUR 2

• Assembly delaying public commentary on East Anchorage homeless shelter / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2022/04/18/second-public-meeting-on-proposed-east-anchorage-homeless-shelter-rescheduled-following-criticism/
• Gary from East Anchorage on the homelessness problem and wanting to move them out of Anchorage and Mat-Su remote
• Woodcarver Mike on homeless policy 

HOUR 1

• Tom and Tom talk about Easter services and weekend activities
• Russia claims strikes on hundred of Ukraine / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/18/world/ukraine-russia-war-news?
• Remaining Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol defending last large metal / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/17/mariupol-s-last-defenders-fight-back-from-metals-complex?
• Russian cyberattacks imminent / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/us-national-security-officials-sound-the-alarm-about-potential-cyberattacks-by-russia/#x
• Tom and Tom talk about the weather, RVs, and that om S went to the Kenai Peninsula 
• Latest Fantastic Beasts / (Hollywood Reporter) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fantastic-beasts-secrets-of-dumbledore-box-office-opening-1235130776/
• Airlines and aviation ramping up for record highs this summer / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/17/airlines-and-travelers-buckle-up-for-a-wildly-busy-summer-of-travel
• Apple employees unionizing / (WP) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/16/apple-grand-central-station-retail-union-workers-united/?

HOUR 2

• Dalton from Mat-Su on national radio talk show host Alex Jones going bankrupt and on Passover and when Jesus died 
• State Representative Kevin McCabe on social media and issue advocates that are opposed to his legislative direction over tha last two weeks / Assemblymember Jamie Allard joined the conversation