HOUR 1

• Chris Cuomo out at CNN - fired for collusion with his brother (Former Gov of NY) and for new sexual harassment charges / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/05/media/chris-cuomo-cnn-time-slot/index.html
• Mayor DeBlasio of NYC issues a vaccination mandate for employees of all 184,000 businesses in the city / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/de-blasio-announces-vaccine-mandate-for-private-sector-workers
• Mark from East Anchorage on business vaccine mandates
• U.S. Senator Joe Manchin siding with Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) on his amendment blocking business vaccine mandates / (FOX News) 
• $500,000 in cash and envelopes found in Joel Olsteen's Lakewood megachurch in bathroom wall / https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-plumber-cash-wall-joel-osteen-lakewood-church-upset-no-one-contacted-him
• Former Kansas U.S. and Majority Leader Senator Bob Dole passes away at age 98 / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/washington-mourns-bob-dole/
• Michigan shooter's parents in custody charged with manslaughter / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/us/crumbley-parents-charged-michigan-shooting.html
• Thousands of minors in the U.S. charged as adults like the Michigan shooter / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/12/03/1061333484/michigan-school-shooter-is-1-of-thousands-of-u-s-juveniles-charged-as-adults-in-

HOUR 2

• Vice President Kamala Harris's staff despise her and are quitting in high numbers / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6285460892001
• Alaska's Compensation Commission planning to raise state legislative salaries / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2021/12/05/state-commission-plans-to-cut-alaska-lawmakers-per-diem-expense-payments/
• Gary from East Anchorage on Kamala Harris and legislative salaries
• State Representative Kevin McCabe on legislative salaries
• Tom remains disappointed Rebecca Logan didn't win the mayor's race 4 years ago in Anchorage

HOUR 1

• Congress passes Fed Gov funding bill and avoids shutdown / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-funding-bill-congress-pass/
• Tom talks about the three branches of government (Executive / Legislative / Judiciary) and the three levels of government (federal / state / local)
• Tom gives vaccination card tips and tells his booster shot story at Capstone in Wasilla and how it went well
• How Pfizer developed a COVID pill in record time / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/03/1061060446/how-pfizer-developed-a-covid-pill-in-record-time
• Former CIA Senior Analyst and National Security Council Chief-of-Staff 
• Doug from Mat-Su calls in re the misinformation that the COVID vaccines are not FDA approved - which isn't true (they are FDA approved)

HOUR 2

• Gary from East Anchorage on being sick of talking about COVID
• Dalton on COVID and the country's collapse
• Adam Holz from Focus on the Family's Plugged In
• Parents of the teen shooter in Michigan charged with involuntary manslaughter / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/us/crumbley-parents-charged-michigan-shooting.html?
• Dave Stieren, Communications and Community Outreach Director for Governor Dunleavy's office, joins Tom to highlight the tourism and hospitality industry

HOUR 1

• German announces a lockdown of unvaccinated people / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/live-updates/morning-edition-2021-12-02#germany-announces-a-lockdown-for-unvaccinated-people
• President Biden's winter COVID plan / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/us/biden-covid-at-home-testing-tests.html
• Philippines president race heating up / (KTOO) https://www.ktoo.org/2021/11/29/clan-politics-reign-but-a-family-is-divided-in-the-race-to-rule-the-philippines/?
• Sending the right message with the new COVID variant / (NPR ) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/02/1060596067/covid-omicron-california-risk-communication-vaccine-mask
• Many Alaska cannabis businesses struggling / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-marijuana/2021/11/30/no-ones-having-a-ton-of-fun-many-alaska-cannabis-businesses-are-struggling-and-failing/

HOUR 2

• Alaska Department of Health & Social Services beginning a new airport COVID testing program / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/02/pilot-program-offering-take-home-covid-tests-takes-off-anchorage-airport/
• Municipality of Anchorage switches to Capstone for COVID testing services / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/12/01/anchorages-busiest-covid-19-testing-site-at-the-loussac-library-closes-with-no-notice-as-city-switches-contractor/
• Capstone Direct Primary Care / CapstoneDPC.com
• Anchorage Police Chief McCoy / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/02/many-saw-police-chief-mccoy-sign-hope-anchorage-community/
• Tom & Tom talk past and present bands and musicians they'd like to see in concert

HOUR 1

• Tom & Tom talk snowfall this morning
• The U.S. Supreme hears the Mississippi abortion case / (MB)  https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/11/30/mississippi-challenges-roe-v-wade?mid=0d6450a88091f9336b9867d8fc8d27b0 and (CBS) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/11/30/mississippi-challenges-roe-v-wade?mid=0d6450a88091f9336b9867d8fc8d27b0
• Teens easily acquiring drugs online / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-media-teens-drug-access/
• Anchorage Police Department Chief Ken McCoy announces retirement / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/01/anchorage-police-chief-ken-mccoy-will-retire-next-year/
• Mayor Bronson vetoes Anchorage Assembly's vetoes items / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/01/mayor-bronson-vetoes-budget-items-passed-by-anchorage-assembly/
• Former Senator Cathy Giessel files against incumbent State Senate Roger Holland for District E / (MRA) https://mustreadalaska.com/cathy-giessel-files-to-run-against-sen-holland/
• Dalton from Mat-Su on COVID 

HOUR 2

• Joe from South Anchorage on the weather, COVID, and Holland v Giessel
• Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD running for U.S. Senate for Pennsylvania / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6284680611001#sp=show-clips
• Chris Cuomo sidelined at CNN / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6284697172001#sp=show-clips
• Tom A overviews Mayor Bronson's budget vetoes / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/11/30/anchorage-mayor-bronson-vetoes-nearly-all-assembly-changes-to-the-2022-city-budget/
• U.S. Supreme Court likely not to fully overturn Roe v. Wade / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/01/us/abortion-mississippi-supreme-court?
• Another student dies (the 4th) in Michigan after yesterday's high school shooting / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/01/us/school-shooting-michigan?

HOUR 1

• Federal judge blocks President Biden's healthcare worker vaccine mandate in 10 states / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-blocks-biden-vaccine-mandate-for-health-care-workers-in-ten-states
• Nearly one-third of U.S. employees in the healthcare sector remain unvaccinated / (Epoch Times) / https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/nearly-one-third-of-us-employees-in-health-sector-remain-unvaccinated-cdc_4129118.html?
• Congress returns to Wash DC to avoid a shutdown and handle to-do list / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/11/29/1059718970/congress-returns-to-tight-deadlines-on-government-funding-bidens-agenda-and-more
• Alaska COVID cases remain steady as healthcare workers keep vigilant with Omicron variant headed our way / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/11/29/covid-19-case-counts-and-hospitalizations-continue-to-drop-in-alaska-as-health-officials-stress-unknowns-of-omicron-variant/

HOUR 2

• Rep. Chris Kurka files to run in the 2022 Governor race 
• Dalton from Mat-Su on candidates and process 
• Alaska broadband task force issues report and recommendations regarding $1 billion federal funding / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/11/30/alaska-broadband-task-force-prepares-transformational-influx-federal-funding/
• Omicron variant update / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/11/29/alaskas-chief-medical-officer-answers-questions-latest-covid-19-variant/
• Todd from Mat-Su on the Infrastructure package 

HOUR 1

• New COVID variant Omicron out of South Africa may be more severe on unvaccinated / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fauci-addresses-omicron-as-new-covid-variant-sparks-concern-new-international-travel-bans/
• Black Friday numbers / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/27/black-friday-shopping-in-stores-drops-28percent-from-pre-pandemic-levels.html?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew
• Cyber Monday deals / (MB) https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/27/black-friday-shopping-in-stores-drops-28percent-from-pre-pandemic-levels.html?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew
• The World Health Organization (WHO) explains why they didn't choose the next letter in the Greek alphabet for the new COVID variant (Xi) and instead bounced forward to "Omicron" / (Epoch Times) https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/who-explains-why-it-skipped-xi-when-naming-new-covid-19-variant-omicron_4127076.html?
• A new poll says the sizable majority of Americans are concerned about inflation and say it's affecting time / (DW) https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-poll-77-of-americans-say-inflation-is-impacting-their-lives-majority-blame-biden?
• Titter's Jack Dorsey stepping down / (FOX) https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-to-step-down-from-role-report
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary chooses "vaccine" as word of 2021 / (NYP) https://nypost.com/2021/11/29/merriam-webster-chooses-vaccine-as-the-2021-word-of-the-year/
• Joe Miller may announce a bid for Governor of Alaska / (MRA) https://mustreadalaska.com/is-joe-miller-running-for-governor/

HOUR 2

• Canadian Maple syrup reserves are being tapped as much as 50% because of high demand / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/11/25/1059236116/canada-taps-into-strategic-reserves-to-deal-with-massive-shortage-of-maple-syrup?
• Moviegoers didn't break records over the weekend / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/28/thanksgiving-box-office-tops-142-million-encanto-earns-top-spot.html
• AFD responded to Sunday morning house fire in Bear Valley / (ANS)  https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/11/28/anchorage-fire-department-responds-house-fire-bear-valley/
• Joe in South Anchorage on the COVID vaccine and a rash he still has 
• President Biden getting challenged for hypocrisy on variant reaction and policies/measures / (FOX) https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/omicron-covid
• T & T talk about ocean cruises
• Iconic African American golfer Lee Elder passes at age 87 / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/sports/golf/lee-elder-dead.html

HOUR 1

• Anchorage Assembly and Mayor Bronson debate 2022's budget / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/11/24/anchorage-assembly-approves-2022-city-budget-eliminates-several-of-mayor-bronsons-cuts/
• NASA spacecraft launches mission (DART) to practice pushing an asteroid out of the way / https://www.cbsnews.com/video/nasa-launches-historic-asteroid-deflecting-mission-to-practice-saving-earth/
• Tom A compliments U.S. government and process/staff/services in general for their proactive efforts in many fields
• President Biden takes 50 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Reserve / (MB)  https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/11/23/president-biden-will-release-50-million-barrels-of-oil-from-emergency-reserves?
• Toy season supply-chain issues / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6283533926001#sp=show-clips

HOUR 2 

• Mat-Su's Rabbi Mendy Greenberg / https://www.matsujewishcenter.org/chanukah
• Gary from East Anchorage wishes listeners a Happy Thanksgiving 
• Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announces the State's extended benefit period ends December 11th / (ANS)  https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/11/24/alaskas-extended-benefit-period-will-be-ending-december/
• Tom S talks about KAFC 93.7 FM's "Payout at the Pump"
• Dave Stieren, Community Outreach & Communications Director from Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy's office 

HOUR 1

• Tom and Tom talk about travel over the holidays and how temps are higher this week
• Kyle Rittenhouse on with Tucker Carlson / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-kyle-rittenhouse-speaks-for-many-of-us?
• APD mobile crisis team budget would be cut in half under the current proposed Municipal budget / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/11/23/advocates-police-department-talk-merits-mobile-crisis-team-funding-decision-looms/?
• Woodcarver Mike from Mat-Su on Rittenhouse trial outcome
• West Point alums ask Rep. David Eastman to resign / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2021/11/22/70-west-point-alumni-call-on-rep-david-eastman-to-resign/

HOUR 2

• U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan with an Infrastructure Bill update
• Tom A talks about the disconnect between some politicians and true policymakers (like Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski) and also the problem with rare earth elements and our debilitating relationship with China (and how lobbyists and large businesses are tied to the CCCP) 
• Tom A talks about government bureaucracies and how, while seemingly boring to discuss, or critical to most of our daily routines; Tom A also praised State employees 

HOUR 1

• 5 dead and 40 injured in Wisconsin  when a driver goes through a holiday parade / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/21/us/wisconsin-parade-crash.html
• Millions of expected travelers for Thanksgiving / Atlanta airport back to full speed after a man with a gun disrupts traffic / https://www.cbsnews.com/video/millions-of-americans-expected-to-travel-for-thanksgiving-reaching-near-pre-pandemic-levels/
• Record-level travel reported by TSA / (Axios) https://www.axios.com/tsa-record-numbers-travel-thanksgiving-d7cdf3ed-3114-48db-a164-d8719fe5f2d4.html?
• FOX News contributors Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg resign over Jan 6th Capital riot documentary by Tucker Carlson / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/11/21/1052837157/fox-resignations-tucker-carlson-patriot-purge-documentary
• President Biden keeping Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/22/business/economy/fed-chair-jerome-powell-biden.html?
• Alaska State Medical Board hears testimony on alternative treatments for COVID and concern from medical practitioners / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/11/20/state-medical-board-takes--dozens-demand-accountability-over-covid-19-misinformation/
• T & T discuss the difficulties following COVID treatments and opinions 

HOUR 2

• T & T talks cold weather and holidays 
• Tom's YouTube channel receives community standards strike because he had Senator Lora Reinbold on again - the 2nd time because YouTube calls her comments "medical misinformation" 
• Rittenhouse was acquitted and yet some media treats him as a punching bag and Maria Shriver adds to the vitriol / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/media/maria-shriver-sparks-outrage-over-rittenhouse-trial-tweet
• Mark from East Anchorage on the Rittenhouse 
• Micky Boyer from Capstone Clinic with an update on COVID booster shot availability for those 18 and older
• Dalton from Mat-Su on Rittenhouse and the politics revolving around COVID
• China forces people to vaccinate / (CNN) https://www.newsweek.com/china-mandates-covid-vaccinations-children-young-3-1642311
• Ed from Anchorage on the racism against Rittenhouse and hypocrisy in the Biden Administration and remembers working with Tom and 
• Tom talks about ending racism and respect
• Gary in East Anchorage remembers the great days of the Sullivan Arena 

HOUR 1

• Anchorage School District School Board passes budget to be approved in the 2022 municipal election / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/11/19/school-board-approves-bond-package-2022-election-totaling-111m-critical-infrastructure-improvements/
• Jamie Allard recall heads to the signature process / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/11/18/recall-petition-against-anchorage-assembly-member-jamie-allard-approved-by-city-clerk/
• Mayor Bronson proposed alcohol tax budget spend / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/11/19/bronsons-proposed-alcohol-tax-budget-raises-concerns-over-intent-long-term-results/
• Tom talks about failed alcohol tax efforts and how earmarking monitoring can often be lost from scrutiny 
• Anchorage School District removes and bans gender-queer book from the library / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/education/2021/11/18/anchorage-school-district-bans-gender-queer-book-from-its-libraries/
• Joe from South Anchorage on the Rittenhouse Trial and potential verdict as the jury is in its 4th days of deliberation with no indication on the result to come / (WSJ) https://www.wsj.com/articles/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-deliberations-move-into-fourth-day-with-few-clues-from-jury-11637337052
• Biden officials to propose road ban on much of Alaska's Tongal National Forest / Wash Post) /  https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/11/18/tongass-national-forest-roadless-rule/

HOUR 2

• The FDA authorizes Moderna and Pfizer boosters from 18 and up / https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/19/us/politics/coronavirus-boosters-fda.html?
• State Senator Lora Reinbold on a Nov 22nd anti-vaccination event at ABT
• Adam Holz from Focus on the Family reviews the latest Ghost Busters "After Life" and King Richard (a story about tennis stars Venus & Serena Williams and their father)
• Dave Stieren, Governor Dunleavy's Community Outreach Director