Podcast Episodes

Fluoride and pennies going away?

A fluoride debate is raging in Birmingham, there is a ranking of the best counties in which to live, and since we had a piece on dimes last week I gu…

5 months ago

Can politicians reach outside their base?

Today we ask: Has the political cost gotten too large for elected officials and candidates to risk criticism by venturing into less mainstream audien…

5 months ago

Who are the most laid-back southerners?

We have prep sports hall of famers, a gun fired in a state lawmaker's house, the passing of a former Southern Baptist Convention president and the mo…

5 months ago

If our primaries change, who should pick up the tab?

Since we're getting closer to possibly having to vote a little differently here, today we'll take another look at primary voting, and John Sharp repo…

5 months ago

'Alabama Solution' makers on prisons and politics

Listen to AL.com's Ben Flanagan interview filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufmann about "The Alabama Solution" and what they learned about t…

5 months ago

No death penalty in Aniah's murder case

On today's report: a sentence in Aniah Blanchard's killing, a really expensive termite-damage bill and another Goat Hill roundup.

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5 months ago

A dime to spare

Let's look in on the state house regarding the choose act and athletic eligibility and overtime pay now that it's taxed again by the state, and we'll…

5 months, 1 week ago

Festivals coming and going

Today's report covers: Utility rates, primary elections, record cold temperatures, the Alabama Butterbean Festival, Panoply Arts Festival and the auc…

5 months, 1 week ago

A Spring Break warning

We have a possible resolution to the small-town politics of Lipscomb, a Spring Break warning from Gulf Shore police, a church expanding a little fart…

5 months, 1 week ago

Alabama Supreme Court: Can officers demand an ID?

Alabama had connections to the mid-air refueling incident late last week over Iraq.

Also, a company in Huntsville now has the room to crank out more …

5 months, 1 week ago