Down In Alabama With Ike Morgan

Today we have bird flu, the Choose Act and the passings of Auburn football chaplain Chette Williams and 107-year-old Etta Freeman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going to talk about an early back-to-school next year, Rick & Bubba's finale and my quick take on Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deportations, ordering vehicles on Amazon, a dog that might've discovered another part of a human skeleton, and one of President Biden's pardons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have things you want to keep in mind about things you see on the Internet, electrical panels and weather in Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with Brandon Gaudin, a Fox sports announcer, the Braves TV play-by-play broadcaster, and the voice of the Madden NFL game. Also, we have an update the construction of a new State House, a firing at Redstone Arsenal and a smaller Alabama Power bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's updates: We have the cased of a man accused of forcing a woman at gunpoint to exchange vows with him on church steps, honey-bee mortality and just how Christmas-obsessed Alabama is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have an LGBTQ float in a Christmas parade after all, a settlement over dancers' tips (yeah, it's a racy day by Down in Alabama standards), what Greg Byrne said about scheduling football games, and a little of what Spotify Wrapped said about the audience of this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We bring on another listener to take the weekly quiz in the second segment. First, we talk about the Artemis program, an anti-vaping measure and ... Batman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have updates on Mobile Bay dredging, Birmingham food trucks and the Super 7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump's tariff threats and the Port of Mobile; Alabama Senate leadership; Brookwood Village Mall's final tenant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today let's see which Alabama airports are among the nation's most expensive to fly from, Bo Nix's new record for a quarterback from our state, and a Korean War Army corporal whose remains are finally coming home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have growing public-school enrollment, a gospel accolade and the deaths of an injured college football player and former Alabama athletics director. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the news: New horse rules for Mardi Gras, future indoor pickleball franchises, and a familiar sign of Christmas in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we'll talk about how well the hurricane predictions turned out during the Atlantic hurricane season, a severely injured football player who's still alive (despite yesterday's reports), and a new truck stop on I-85. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have: A person suspected of 11 recent Birmingham-area killings. Where people want IVF to go from here. Drought relief for some farmers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's talk about school report cards, heart disease and a scrapped deal to buy the Birmingham-Southern College campus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have reporter Joseph D. Bryant on the show to give us the low-down on the low-down politics of Tarrant, Alabama. First, we have Sen. Katie Britt's new role, the odds for the Iron Bowl and the passing of an accomplished quarterback and longtime dentist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we'll have another listener on the show to take our Alabama News Quiz. But first, we'll have our usual news report. There was another execution, a comedian looking to run a movie empire in the state, and updates on a few stories we've been following. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we'll talk about a lawsuit against law enforcement, an alternate idea for a retired ship, and chilly weather. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have more on President-elect Trump's nominee for attorney general and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's more nuanced take on his confirmation. We also have the passings of a public servant and where some Alabama cities rank nationally among the best places to retire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices