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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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A request from Birmingham, England
Yesterday00:07:11Tap to summarizeNames such as Ozzy Osbourne and Mitch McConnell will show up in today's report, as will the not-universally-beloved Canada goose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Did Tuberville follow through on donating salary?
2d ago00:06:25Tap to summarizeU.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville hasn't said whether he donated his salary; President Trump nominated an Alabama Supreme Court justice for the federal bench; 30 were arrested in an immigration bust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Another 'forever chemicals' dispute
3d ago00:07:16Tap to summarizeToday we have items on PFAs in court, Katie Britt's husband's new job, a firefighter's death and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Summer's heat - and tragedy
4d ago00:07:22Tap to summarizeToday we have tragedy on the water, a federal Lulu's Law, and an attempted rescue mission at around 300 miles high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Alabama's senators split on federal bill
1w ago00:05:37Tap to summarizeToday we have Sens. Britt and Tuberville split on the housing bill, the state's food-stamp program in trouble, the Tuscaloosa BF Goodrich plant closing (eventually) and Lionel Richie not feeling well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Trump at his best? Tuberville says so
1w ago00:07:11Tap to summarizeToday we talk about Sen. Tommy Tuberville and the politics surrounding yesterday's Trump meeting. Also, more U.S. Steel investment in Alabama and mosquitoes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The runoff that changed Alabama politics
1w ago00:09:03Tap to summarizeRemember the Democratic runoff election that hastened the rise of the Republican Party in Alabama? On today's report we also have more cities with temporary bans on data-center development, how our delegation voted on the federal housing-affordability bill and a temporary tax break that's going away soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Election fatigue coming?
1w ago00:07:05Tap to summarizeToday we'll start to peek ahead to the second primary season in Alabama that'll fill those re-drawn Congressional districts. Then we'll share a couple of studies that ranked states. There's a serious one on heart disease that we traditionally don't do so well on, and another that's a little more fun ... on how we'd fare during an alien invasion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Not guilty after all these years
2w ago00:07:51Tap to summarizeOn today's report we have a man who served four decades for rape now cleared of the crime. We also have an AI data storage update and the Alabama Port Authority looking far, far inland to connect with the Port of Mobile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Both senators on-brand regarding the Iran deal
2w ago00:08:17Tap to summarizeToday we have both our U.S. senators at least partly on the record about the Iran deal, an upcoming execution by the old-fashioned lethal-injection method, and the passing of a primate some of you will remember. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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