• February 1st, 2010
Headlines: Obama wants to spend another $3.8 trillion before he freezes spending, the U.S. is resuming Haiti airlifts, Toyota is building cars as bad as American manufacturers, and the state of Utah is trying to charge journalists for access to public records. I could’ve sworn there were laws against that…
The whole rest of the time we spend talking about key issues in Obama’s first State of the Union Address. Some responses left Tombstone wondering if I had gone liberal and was spending too much time hanging out with Gina.
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• January 26th, 2010
Role reversal: Mike and Tombstone looked up headlines.
Result: Fox News used as a source. (Mike made sure to remain fair and balanced by sourcing CNN, as well as MSNBC.)
Gina and Cameron Morgan were the featured guests who shared stories and anecdotes from their trip to Kenya back in December. I think I can some up what we learned about their trip by simply saying this:
I don’t ever want to live in Kenya.
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• January 19th, 2010
We couldn’t decide whether or not to do a show on a holiday, but we decided we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to discuss civil rights. We talked a lot about Dr. Martin Luther King and civil rights. We also talked about some other stuff, like… news and whatever.
Our guest was Lee Johnson from Men of Weber. We discussed this new organization and their goals, and their upcoming event this weekend. Listen for more.
At the end of the show we talked about Haiti and the tradegy that occured there.
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• January 12th, 2010
Apparently, I’m the only one who wants to speak up about the fact that while Harry Reid needs to learn to keep his mouth shut, he was right. I was pleased to hear that he said the word “Negro”, only because it helps his credibility and popularity decline… but if you step back from politics and think about what he said… he had a valid point. We discussed this, gays in Uganda, and the wannabe terrorist who didn’t get it right.
Our guest was Dennis Stilson, author of the book “The Gilmore Gun.” He chatted about the case of Gary Gilmore, murderer and the first person executed after the end of the death penalty ban. We also learned about the gun used in the murder, which Dennis turned down a $500,000 offer for. Later, he told us about the challenges and experience of independently publishing a book. For more information or to order the book, visit www.gilmoregun.com.
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• December 7th, 2009
I finally found a good way to reduce the size of the file for the podcast. The audio quality isn’t as good, but I think it’s good enough. What do you think?
With Gina in Kenya for the month, we had to find another liberal to sit in her liberal seat and spout some liberal views. We hired Rollin Mitchell of Current Affairs (of this very same station) to fill in for her, liberally. I realized how much I rely on her to find headlines that don’t involve chimpanzees violently attacking people… or the weather.
We then played my interview with Dr. Brandon Little of the History Department at Weber State University. He joined me earlier in the day to talk about December 7th and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Another example of the caliber of educators we have at WSU. For my information about the WSU History Department, visit www.weber.edu/history.
In the last part of the hour we talked about Christmas-type-stuff, from Santa to Jesus, and Frosty The Inappropriate Snowman. Finally, we ended on a good note with a song about what Christmas is all about…
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• December 1st, 2009
After a week of KWCR computers crashing, I’m happy to be getting this episode up only one day late.
We were joined by another guest third-wheel today: Frances Kelsey, Editor in Chief of the Signpost, Weber State University’s student operated newspaper. Gina seemed a bit uncomfortable doing a show with both of her bosses, but she held up well as she took us through the headlines.
After the break we were spoke with Marie Partridge from the Festival of Trees in Salt Lake City. All proceeds from the Festival of Trees benefits Primary Children’s Hospital.
Later, we Tombstone called us from the Festival of Trees to talk about the KWCR tree. Then we all talked about President Obama’s inability to make a decision under pressure.
Next week we’ll have Rollin Mitchell filling in for Gina, because she is off to Kenya for 3 weeks. To learn more about exciting opportunities in Kenya, visit: http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/kenya/
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• November 24th, 2009
The lost episode.
Here’s why I hate computers:
To publish a podcast of The Informer, I record out from the board into a computer running Adobe Audition. When the show is over, I compress the audio and save the file as an mp3. But sometimes (this Monday) the pile-of-expletive studio computer reboots because you inserted your flash drive before you have the chance to save the file.
So, as a consolation prize, I present you with this…
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• November 16th, 2009
Tombstone was out… again… with some kind of flu… again… so, today Gina and I were joined by none other than KWCR’s very own News Director, Brandon Long.
We started out talking headlines, and kept waiting for our guest… who thought he was supposed to come next week. It’s a good thing all three of us have the “gift of gab” and can talk nonsense for an hour straight… because that’s exactly what we did. We talked about Kenya, Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck, the LDS church’s announcement on supporting gay rights… and many things in between.
We started and ended with Hope for the Holidays, the program sponsored by 88.1 Weber FM to support the Ogden Rescue Mission. This last weekend we collected 103 meals for needed families for Thanksgiving. That’s a testament to the good that is found in most people. The station didn’t provide food for the needy, the people of Ogden provided food for the needy.
-Mike
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• November 10th, 2009
Well… so much for a friendly discussion of the headlines.
We welcomed Gary Dowd from the Ogden Rescue Mission to the program to discuss our Hope for the Holidays program which will benefit the mission, and to discuss the ins and outs of the mission.
In the last segment we discussed Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the atrocities that he caused on Ft. Hood, and our thoughts on the death penalty.
For more information on the upcoming Hope for the Holidays events visit www.weberfm.org, and keep listening to 88.1 Weber FM.
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• November 2nd, 2009
We spent a good deal of time during the headlines today talking about government health care, a topic we seem to keep coming back to. I also mentioned that this past weekend I slammed a trunk on my own head in my driveway. Apparently, neither Tombstone or Gina want to help pay for me to go to a doctor to get the lump on my head looked at. I guess it only sounds good in theory?
We then welcomed Marisa from LDS Family Services to discuss the adoption process and their services. She brought two Weber State University students who have placed children with adoptive families, and they shared their stories with us. She also corrected the misconception that the majority of birth mothers are high school age, when most are actually college age girls.
In the last part of the hour we were joined by Ryan Jessen and Cameron Morgan of Amnesty International. They were with us to talk about the ongoing Human Rights Week and the events happening at WSU. We also talked about their view of health care being a basic human right.
Next week we will be joined by Doug from the Ogden Rescue Mission. We’ll talk about how much the mission provides to needy families, and we’ll talk about the upcoming “Hope For The Holidays” being brought to you by the ORM and 88.1 Weber FM…
Ogden’s Radio Station.
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