HOUR 1
- Tom and Tom talk weather, and elections, and agree that if Gov Palin wins the special election, she'll be tough to defeat, and if she doesn't win - she'll still be tough to defeat in November
- U.S. Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/08/07/bleary-eyed-senate-passes-historic-economic-bill?
- Tom overviews the contributions of former President James Madison, who is considered the "Father of the Constitution" to our nation (Federalist Papers; Bill of Rights; U.S. Constitution) / https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1060/constitutional-convention-of-1787
- A lot of Republicans are not interviewing / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/08/07/1115949410/republicans-have-long-feuded-with-the-mainstream-media-now-many-are-shutting-the
- Tom & Tom discuss media and university biases
- Former Anchorage mayors push to have the mayor-removal ordinance passed by the Anchorage Assembly removed / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/08/06/former-anchorage-mayors-push-have-ordinance-removed-anchorage-assembly/
HOUR 2
- Gary from East Anchorage on city government on why voters support the left Assembly members
- Woodcarver Mike from Mat-Su on his prediction Anchorage would turn liberal and problematic
- State Representative Kevin McCabe on why Louise Stutes joined the Democrats (and became a Speaker)
- State Senate candidate Tuckerman Babcock overview of Alaskan state senate candidates
- Author David McCullough passes away / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/books/david-mccullough-dead.html?