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An off-centered, eyes-open look at the world, interspersed with bloviating useless nonsense. Every weekday, 96.3 News Radio KKOB's TJ Trout helps you make sense of a senseless world.

Former journalist with the Albuquerque Journal, and now currently political and news blogger Jolene Guttierez Kruger joins TJ to discuss local news and politics from her prospective. She talks about kids in the State of New Mexico, the Fentanyl dump, and what will Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham do when she is out of office. All this and more on News Radio KKOB See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Indigo Mortgage, Ben Lucero joins TJ to discuss housing affordability, interest rates, Recast, and World Cup Soccer. All this and more on News Radio KKOB See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh "The Professor' Kastenberg joins TJ to discuss the latest in news and politics around the World. Some of the topics they talk about are the Iran peace talks, the Fentanyl dump in Albuquerque, and the Reflecting Pool. All this and more on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author Beth Simone Noveck joins TJ to discuss her new book "Reboot..AI and the Race to save Democracy". This book talks about Democracy is in retreat at home and abroad. Our institutions and our politics are more broken than ever. At this delicate moment, artificial intelligence has burst onto the scene, a powerful technology that holds as much potential to bolster democracy as to harm it. All this and more on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TJ crazy from the triple digit heat talks to us about a disturbing thing he is doing...assisting his pumpkins in having sexual, or as he calls it pollination help. Then a Weekly World News roundup, and lastly he is joined by former DEA agent, administrator and author Mike Vigil on the Fentanyl dump in Albuquerque. All this and more on News Radio KKOB.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local media insider Pat Davis from the online periodicals The Paper, and City Desk ABQ joins TJ to discuss controversial news and politics with TJ. Some of the topics they talk about are the DEA sanctioned Fentanyl dump in Albuquerque, plus data centers built in NM, and Albuquerque ranked high with clean/solar energy. All this and more on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author and artist Andrew Shows joins TJ to discuss his brand new book entitled "Quetzal" This book is foremost a ghost story about Quetzal. He is a child of the Yucatan jungle who is born within a lost ancient Mayan city. Andrew also talks about his stories and experiences and how they help create his books. All this and more on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TJ loves to date himself, it's ridiculous, talking about an old George McGovern T-shirt he had? Then the crew talk about the alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism. Gaba and TJ get into a spirited debate about the movie Disclosure, and an email bag about Iran. All this and more on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the 250th Anniversary of the United States quickly approaching, TJ and show regular Josh Kastenberg are endeavoring to bring a short series of shows highlighting and talking about certain events that helped create our country. TJ and Josh also bring in a different guest expert to join the conversation. On this episode they are joined by Paul Andrew Hutton. All this and more on News Radio KKOB See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President of the think tank Imagine New Mexico Steve Moise, talks about the state of the states, and how New Mexico stands at the bottom of National rankings when it comes to education, and other areas of quality of life. He talks about what solutions can be done to bring us up. All this and more on News Radio KKOB.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.