HOUR 1

• Tom & Tom talk about fellowship and community spirit and giving over the holidays; Tom A highlights his Kabayan party Sunday night and Tom S adds the Samoan community has equally large events
• Spiderman: No Way Home tops records at $253 million domestic revenue already / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/19/spider-man-no-way-home-hits-the-box-office-jackpot?
• Senator Joe Manchin sinks Biden's BBB $2 Trillion bill / (WP) https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/manchin-biden-alliance-rift/2021/12/19/674b6e02-60e3-11ec-a7e8-3a8455b71fad_story.html
• NASA launches the most technologically advanced and largest telescope ever put in space (James Webb) compared to Hubble / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/12/20/1065254032/christmas-eve-telescope-launch-has-astronomers-hoping-for-good-tidings-of-great-
• Travel continuing to be limited over 2021 decimating the tourism industry / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/pandemic-travel-news-omicron-uk-france-ghana/index.html
• "The Witcher" 2nd season is out / (Netflix) https://www.netflix.com/title/80189685
• President Trump joins FOX Business New warning on economy despair and crisis / (FOX Bus News) https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/trump-warns-inflation-snowballing-worse-than-ever-cost-of-energy-biggest-problem
• Tom S talks about being a landlord and costs and headaches

HOUR 2

• 4 to 10 inches of snow coming to Anchorage and Mat-Su / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/weather/2021/12/19/up-to-8-inches-of-snow-possible-monday-in-anchorage-bowl-and-matanuska-valley/
• Tom S talks about son Charles and his getting a degree in tech and audio/visual which will help with CBI Media's growth
• Ammunition shortage in Alaska / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/12/17/bare-shelves-hoarding-and-price-gouging-how-a-prolonged-ammunition-shortage-is-changing-alaskas-gun-culture/
• Scott McMurren with Alaska TravelGram / https://alaskatravelgram.com/

HOUR 1

• Miss Alaska, Emma Broyles, wins Miss America 2022 / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/12/16/miss-alaska-emma-broyles-is-crowned-miss-america/
• T&T talks church and process
• The new Spiderman movie opens and is projected to be a record-breaker of over $100 million during COVID and beating Venom / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/16/spider-man-no-way-home-could-be-the-first-pandemic-era-movie-to-break-usd100-million-opening-weekend-mark?
• Dalton from Mat-Su talks about ministries helping people and his involvement with the disabled in New York City
• Former State Senator Bill Stoltze on his giving a legislative pin to the new Miss America Emma Broyle's brother who has Downs Syndrome
• Major bills passing Congress as President Biden awaits spending package / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/major-bills-clear-congress-as-biden-waits-for-spending-package/#x
• Tom praises Governor Rick DeSantis of Florida and hopes he runs for President in the next presidential election / (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis

HOUR 2

• Governor Dunleavy proposes splitting up the Department of Health  & Social Services / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2021/12/16/dunleavy-administration-revives-proposal-to-split-alaskas-health-and-social-services-department-in-two/
• Sackler family and Opioid litigation / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2021/12/17/judge-overturns-deal-giving-purdue-pharmas-sackler-family-civil-immunity-from-opioid-claims/
• Adam Holz from Focus of the Family on the latest Spiderman movie "No Way Home" and former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner's "American Underdog" and also the second season of "Witcher"
• Dave Stieren from Governor Mike Dunleavy's office
• State Representative Sara Rasmusson on the proposed budget 

HOUR 1

• Human smuggling and Southern border traffic continues / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6287141985001#sp=show-clips
• Bruce Springsteen sells the rights to his songs and music for over $500 million / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/arts/music/bruce-springsteen-sells-music-catalog.html
• Remaining American hostages from the summer abduction released to Haitian police / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/arts/music/bruce-springsteen-sells-music-catalog.html
• Governor Dunleavy introduces Alaska's 2023 budget / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/15/gov-dunleavy-introduces-2023-budget-proposal/
• Professor Adm Tyner from the Thomas B Fordham Institute highlighting its new report  America's Best and Worst Metro Areas for School Quality /  http://metro.fordhaminstitute.org/ 

HOUR 2

• Anchorage Mayor Bronson and the Assembly continue to conflict on control of departments and policy objectives / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/16/anchorage-assembly-amends-bronsons-proposed-executive-branch-reorganization-keeps-library-separate-department/
• Dalton in Mat-Su on  COVID 
• Omicron in the United Kingdom - high infection rates but only one death / (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-says-omicron-spreading-phenomenal-rate-2021-12-13/
• Gary from East Anchorage on Dalton being rude about newscasters and pressed listeners to donate and give 
• No deal was reached between the Anchorage School District and AES (teacher union) with federal mediator / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/16/contract-negotiations-between-school-district-teachers-union-remain-work-progress-after-federal-mediation/
• T & & discuss disparity in salaries and unions vs private sector wages

HOUR 1

• Governor Mike Dunleavy's public safety plan released / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/15/this-is-really-moral-imperative-gov-mike-dunleavy-unveils-new-public-safety-plan/
• Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police Officer who pleaded guilty to murder, pleads guilty to violating George Floyd's rights / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/us/derek-chauvin-civil-rights-guilty-plea.html?
• Student enrollment dropping for the 2nd year in a row / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/12/15/1062999168/school-enrollment-drops-for-second-straight-year
• Anchorage Mayor Bronson briefly directed fluoridation in the city turned off / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/15/anchorage-mayor-directed-city-fluoridation-be-turned-off-turned-back-hours-later/
• Joe from South Anchorage calls on kids not going to school, the George Floyd case, and the Kim Potter trial re Daunte Wright shooting
• Kim Potter trial news update / (AP) https://apnews.com/article/death-of-daunte-wright-police-minnesota-minneapolis-97f180f82d314198f42c506d6b92c7f6

HOUR 2

• Chris Charbonneau, Pacific Northwest regional Planned Parenthood CEO, was removed from her position as the organization’s CEO / (ADN-ST) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2021/12/15/chris-charbonneau-40-year-planned-parenthood-veteran-removed-as-ceo-of-affiliate-serving-six-states-including-alaska/
• Todd Smoldon in Mat-Su on the liberal agenda of "journalist" Kyle Hopkins
• Veteran Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su on race relations
• T & T talk about the lack of transparency in journalism today
• Alaska State Medical Board declines to take a public stance on alternative COVID treatments and misinformation / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/12/14/alaska-medical-board-declines-to-take-public-stance-on-off-label-covid-19-treatments-and-misinformation/
• T&T talk about fast food and options 

HOUR 1

• Female Olympic athletes win $500 million because of Dr. Larry Nassar's abuses / (MB) 
• More black families are home-schooling their kids / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/1061787233/more-black-families-are-homeschooling-their-children-citing-the-pandemic-and-rac
• Tom talks merits of homeschooling, school vouchers, and why he doesn't blame African American families for choosing home-schooling 
• Anchorage Assembly seeking information regarding alleged inappropriate Municipal staff interaction with Anchorage Police Chief Ken McCoy / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/13/anchorage-assembly-looking-into-allegations-that-mayor-bronsons-office-made-inappropriate-requests-police-chief/
• Tom & Tom talk about the surfacing of municipal staff complaints against the MOA Administration

HOUR 2

• Alaska Federation Native conference starting (ANS)  / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/14/afn-kicks-off-virtual-convention-marking-50th-anniversary-ancsa/
• Barry Arm landslide potential has new data for Whittier and could lead to a 7.5-foot tsunami / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/14/its-still-significant-new-data-reveals-barry-arm-landslides-threat-level-whittier/
• Gary in East Anchorage talks about Tsunamis and also about trawlers the damage they cause
• Trevor Jepsen from Alaska Policy Forum on the Jones Act and the need to partially or fully repeal
• Mark from East Anchorage on the Jones Act
• Pfizer announces COVID pill (taken when you ha e symptoms) shows effectiveness and application to FDA approval in progress / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/health/pfizer-covid-pill-paxlovid.html?

HOUR 1

• Kentucky and 6-state tornado Friday night decimate property and killed possibly over 100 people / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/12/devastating-tornadoes-level-parts-of-the-midwest?
• More on the tornado devastation / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/13/us/tornadoes-kentucky-illinois?
• Hormel's Spam product sales record-breaking again for 7th year / https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/12/key-performance-indicators-december-13?
• FOX News's Chris Wallace moves to CNN / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/business/media/chris-wallace-fox-news.html

HOUR 2

• State Representative Kevin McCabe on redistricting and elections
• Tom on being humbled about his ad agency Optima winning the "Best of" contest from Anchorage Daily News 
• Dalton in Mat-Su on synthetic biology and terraforming 

HOUR 1

• Jussie Smollett found guilty in Chicago for staging an anti-gay attack and lying to the police / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/jussie-smollett-trial-verdict/
• Democrats struggle to sell President Biden's agenda / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/12/10/1062895561/democrats-struggles-to-sell-bidens-agenda-mirror-past-messaging-woes
• President Biden to appear on Jimmy Fallon Show tonight and staff and supporters are worried because it's unscripted/ (AW) https://americanwirenews.com/biden-to-appear-on-the-tonight-show-with-jimmy-fallon-and-people-have-concerns/?
• Starbucks / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/Starbucks-workers-vote-yes-form-union? 
• New Zealand furthering its anti-smoking laws with a new age restriction / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/New-Zealand-law-banning-young-people-buying-cigarettes
• Angela Rodell fired from PF Board / https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/12/09/alaska-permanent-fund-board-removes-executive-director-angela-rodell/

HOUR 2

• Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson with an update
• Adam Holz from Focus on the Family's "Plugged In" - "Being the Ricardo" and "West Side Story"
• Dave Stieren from Governor Mike Dunleavy's office
• Federal claims court sides with Anchorage in lawsuit over Port of Alaska / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/10/federal-claims-court-sides-with-anchorage-lawsuit-over-port-alaska-expansion-project/

HOUR 1

• A male swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania decides to change gender orientation and is now competing on the Women's team / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/sports/penn-trans-swimmer-teammate-lia-thomas-speaks
• FDA is approving new eye drops that may help blurry visioned adults (presbyopia) age 40 that need glasses / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vuity-eye-drops-fda-approved-blurred-vision-presbyopia/
• Some U.S. Senators say Instagram and other social media platforms are not doing enough to protect young users / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/senators-grill-instagram-head-on-apps-potential-harmful-impact-on-teens/
• T & T talk about cyberbullying and ways to prevent / (GOV) https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/prevention
• Anch Assembly sets aside $6 million for new homeless shelters / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/12/08/assembly-sets-aside-6-million-for-east-anchorage-shelter-design-and-possible-purchase-of-two-hotels-for-homeless-services/
• Gary from East Anchorage calls about the homeless problem and offers the idea of sending the indigents who have drug-alcohol problems to Adak or the Aleutians in housing until they sober up and they allow them to return

HOUR 2

• Michigan parents of two sisters who survived the MI shooting suing $100 million for each kid / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/us/michigan-school-shooting-lawsuits-oxford.html?
• COVID cases take a huge drop in Alaska / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/08/november-sees-dip-alaskas-monthly-covid-19-case-count/
• Anchorage residents react to the ending of the Municipal mask mandate / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/09/anchorage-retailers-residents-react-dropping-mask-mandate/
• Chum salmon collapse on Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers devastating economies in the region / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/09/utter-collapse-alaskas-congressional-delegation-hears-impacts-salmon-failures/
• Joe from South Anchorage on Dalton, masks, and salmon
• Democrats and President Biden popularity very low in polling results this week / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/12/09/1062453165/npr-marist-poll-biden-democrats-infrastructure-build-back-better
• Lawyer Sidney Powell raises million to defend election integrity / (WP) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2021/12/06/sidney-powell-group-raised-more-than-14-million-spreading-election-falsehoods/

HOUR 1

• Germany's Olaf Scholz, former Hamburg Mayor, sworn in as the new Chancellor / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/12/08/1062130622/germany-new-chancellor-olaf-scholz-coalition-government
• President Biden threatens Russia's President Putin warning not to attack Ukraine or the U.S. will impose strong economic sanctions / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/biden-threatens-putin-with-strong-economic-measures-if-russia-invades-ukraine/#x
• Canadian hacker who attached Alaska's DHSS computers in 2018 was arrested / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/07/canadian-man-charged-with-crimes-related-2018-cyberattack-alaska-state-computer/
• Starbucks may unionize in New York / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/Buffalo-Starbucks-workers-union-vote?
• Companies are increasing wages in the U.S. / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/companies-are-increasing-wages?
• The Pandemic boosted super-rich's share of global wealth / (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/pandemic-boosts-super-rich-share-global-wealth-2021-12-07/?

HOUR 2

• Tom and Tom talk travel and Alaska Airlines deals
• Anchorage Assembly ends mask mandate / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/12/07/anchorage-assembly-votes-to-end-mask-mandate/
• Tom talking 60 Minutes AI story / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9tZnC4NGNg
• Gary from East Anchorage on COVID
• T & T talk restaurants and bars on Muldoon Road
• Anchorage School District facing a $67 million shortfall
• Dalton from Mat-Su reacting to Gary's call that Dawg the Bounty Hunter is coming to get him and talks not paying taxes

HOUR 1

• Pearl Harbor Day remembrance (80 years ago) / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK8gYGg0dkE
• Wasilla's Lt. Deniz Burnham to become an astronaut in NASA / (Frontiersman) https://www.frontiersman.com/news/wasillas-burnham-among-nasas-10-new-astronauts/article_b7bb4500-5770-11ec-afbf-d35c1f6f00b5.html?
• Gary from East Anchorage on the Winter Olympics in China and the partial "government" boycott
• NYC mandated all workers get vaccinated / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/06/NYC-announces-covid-vaccine-mandate-private-employers?
• Biden issues a diplomatic boycott for the China Winter Olympics / (ABC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45u0kdUgFgo
• Uyghurs praise Biden's diplomatic boycott / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/12/06/1061956487/uyghur-organizations-diplomatic-boycott-beijing-olympics

HOUR 2

• Tom on Pearl Harbor's 80th anniversary 
• Todd Smoldon in Mat-Su on his time in Hiroshima, Japan, and how nice the Japanese were to him
• U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg touts the Alaska Infrastructure bill / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/07/us-transportation-secretary-touts-new-alaska-infrastructure-spending/
• Joe in South Anchorage on Japan attacking Kiska and Attu
• DoorDash enters the door-race market / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/doordash-launches-first-fast-grocery-delivery-service?
• Are Alaskans ready for new Ranked-Choice Voting