Podcast
Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan
Hosted by AL.com · EN
Start your morning with the latest news and stories from Alabama. Then, hear the stories behind the stories as Ike Morgan is joined by voices from the AL.com newsroom and beyond for deep dives on pressing topics, news quizzes and a whole lot of fun.
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Comparing north Alabama area home prices
1w ago00:15:28Tap to summarizeWe have what a house in Huntsville area might cost you on average. We've also had our first gambling/lottery mention for the next legislative term. We'll do a cyclosporiasis update. And we'll talk a little tropical weather with weather reporter Leigh Morgan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Swordfish for science at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
1w ago00:05:54Tap to summarizeWe'll talk about a swordfish study and what the government might do about those not-so-cheap-to-make nickels. And forecasters anticipate Tropical Storm Bertha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Credit-card debt keeping Alabama courts busy
2w ago00:10:43Tap to summarizeDebt lawsuits are way up in Alabama; Tuberville is claiming that some of his Senate colleagues won their seats during rigged elections; and an AI company is being sued over a suicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Cyclosporiasis cases in Alabama; a new Trump coin
2w ago00:06:28Tap to summarizeToday we have cyclosporiasis cases in Alabama, some data-center love from the president and a senator, and a gold-colored Trump coin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Tuberville and the Alabama Supreme Court
2w ago00:07:09Tap to summarizeWe'll talk about the latest on the Tommy Tuberville residency story, the latest on daylight saving time, and the latest on the growth of Milo's Tea Company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Spooked by an AI theme
2w ago00:08:00Tap to summarizeWe'll update you on "AI Love Irondale Day" as well as some island-rebuilding on the Gulf Coast, another tax holiday and a little southern pronunciation guide fun (during which I defend my own honor over a correct pronunciation). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Is this daylight saving's year?
2w ago00:07:16Tap to summarizeLet's talk about sunrises, sunsets, Mitch McConnell, data centers and dogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Police department woes
3w ago00:07:32Tap to summarizeWe have a police department under pressure, a couple of big road projects, an investigated softball coach out of a job, and an AI reference that may or may not go over very well in a city's celebration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →More death-penalty legal wrangling
3w ago00:07:39Tap to summarizeWe have the latest on the death penalty in Alabama, an annual Clotilda commemoration, and the Trussville major-leaguer who delivered base hit after base hit and base hit ... after base hit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →A Charlie Kirk critic hasn't settled
3w ago00:06:19Tap to summarizeToday we have an update on a professor suing over her dismissal, which came after she criticized a recently killed Charlie Kirk. We also have a former political rising star in trouble with the law and a grand opening in Gee's Bend. All in all, it's a pretty solid news report from a mediocre white man (you'll get that reference after you listen). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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