WCCO 9-Noon

A lot of people aren't happy about their tax refunds this year. Cory chats with a CPA at the top of the hour to find out what's different this year and what steps people can take to avoid financial surprises at tax time. We also have some tech talk, some lessons for the media relating to coverage of Jussie Smollett and some more Oscar talk.

Cory starts with his thoughts on Green Book taking home the Best Picture award at the Oscars and the latest report on Amy Klobuchar's treatment of her staffers. Cory also laments another loss for the Gopher basketball team and talks with a guest about a new way to help caregivers connect with and help Alzheimer's patients.

The Gopher basketball team suffered another loss Sunday at Rutgers and Cory says the time has probably come for Richard Pitino's dismissal.

Green Book took home the award for Best Picture at last night's Oscars and Cory says The Academy got it wrong again.

The hour begins with some more Oscar predictions and talk about the Elton John biopic coming out later this year. Cory also has some medical news and James Norton from Growler magazine joins in studio to talk about food in the Twin Cities.

Cory has more to say about the Las Vegas odds of Donald Trump winning a 2nd term as president. We also have some tech talk and a fun conversation with Timberwolves 2K gaming coach Shawn Vilvens.

The Catholic Church is entering day two of the Vatican summit and President Trump is the overwhelming favorite to win reelection in 2020. Cory has thoughts on those topics and the response from PJ Fleck to criticism from Jerry Kill. We also speak with actor Tony Vierling about Amy Adams and hear from Twins pitcher Taylor Rogers.

Amy Adams could win her first Oscar on Sunday. Cory caught up with actor Tony Vierling to find out what she was like while they were sharing the stage at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre.

He's seen them all! Now Cory ranks the films up for Best Picture at this year's Oscars coming up Sunday.

Cory has more to say about Duke basketball star Zion Williamson's injury and the NCAA as well as the latest on Jussie Smollett. Later, we talk about a proposed plan for universal daycare from Elizabeth Warren and hear from Tyler Austin at Twins spring training in Ft Myers.