Podcast Episodes

Will the Alabama Democrats rebuild?

Is it a new day for Alabama Democrats? Well, it's a day with a new state party chair, at least. We'll tell you who that is on today's episode.

We als…

2 weeks ago

ICE's Alabama partners

How many law-enforcement agencies in Alabama are partnering with ICE, what are they getting out of it, and why did at least one quickly pull out of t…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Montgomery data center: Fueling a behemoth

To support the energy needs of a big ol' data center there are big ol' solar farms, and a contract has been approved to build another one to support …

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Real challenges at virtual schools

Alabama's virtual-school students are not where you'd hope they would be, particularly in math. We'll talk about what some virtual schools face and w…

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Who should make data-center policy?

I'm going to talk a little PSC/data-center politics. That's two of Alabama's biggest political flashpoints of 2026 wrapped into one.

We also have Ge…

3 weeks ago

Did a botched FBI sting operation in the Natalee Holloway case lead to another death?

Did a botched sting operation of Natalee Holloway's killer lead him to commit another murder five years after her death? Today on Down in Alabama, we…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Tommy Tuberville wants Dr. Fauci on trial in Alabama, claims he 'killed millions of people'

Sen. Tommy Tuberville said that if he's elected governor, he'll put Dr. Anthony Fauci on trial because he "killed millions of people."

Today we’re go…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Kay Ivey's $1.25 billion megaprison is running behind schedule

Today on Down in Alabama, we’re covering the mounting frustration over a massive new data center in Mobile County, delays at the $1.25 billion megapr…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Is Tommy Tuberville planning DOGE style cuts for Alabama?

Today we’re talking about Tuberville’s “Golden Action Team,” a fancy new school in Madison County rumors that the state’s largest water utility may b…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Will Data Centers decide the midterms?

In the future, everyone will live 15 minutes from a data center. Or however that saying goes.

Today on down in Alabama, we're covering the politics…

4 weeks ago