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The Mark Thompson ShowA Supreme Court Bending for Trump… Until it Doesn’t 12/24/25It seems using the military against United States citizens crosses a line even Supreme Court justices aren’t comfortable, stepping over. Yesterday, the Supreme Court denied Trump’s emergency request to keep National Guard troops in Illinois. The preliminary decision may impact National Guard deployments in other states too. We will dig deeper into that ruling as we welcome presidential historian and political analyst John Rothmann to the show. Our very own J-L Cauvin is running for Congress in New Jersey. He’s at a critical stage of fundraising and has a brand new commercial that he will share.. We welcom...
2025-12-242h 17
Change The OddsLove Styles, Attachment Theory, and Real Change w/ Mark ClarkWhy do we love the way we do—and how can we change it? Kevin Thompson and Mark Clark break down attachment theory, love styles, and how to build healthier relationships in every area of life.---If you want better relationships, start here: https://my.baysideonline.com/LOVESTYLES
2025-12-1848 min
The Family History AI ShowEP38: 2025 Year in Review, A Look Back at Our 2025 AI Predictions, The Reasoning RevolutionCo-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little present a special year-end episode, comparing their 2025 AI predictions to what actually unfolded in 2025. This episode is a great review of the top AI advancements in 2025!The hosts examine which predictions hit the mark, including the agentic AI hype cycle, plummeting AI costs driven by DeepSeek, and the dethroning of OpenAI as the top AI model. They also explore predictions that proved partially accurate, such as the shift to local language models and the adoption of AI in social media.Mark and Steve h...
2025-12-0856 minThe Mark Thompson ShowTrump’s Florida Resort Becomes a Clemency Carnival for Key Coup Players 11/10/25Accused of trying to overturn the U.S. Presidential election in 2020? No worries. Trump is issuing pardons across the board for more than 75 co-defendants charged in connection with an election scheme in Georgia, including Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Boris Epshteyn, John Eastman and Mark Meadows. Cheating Americans out of having a voice appears to be totally forgivable. The Senate is taking action to move a deal forward that would end the longest US government shutdown in history. A small group of Senators from both parties involved in the talks managed to hammer out a compromise bill that rescinds the l...
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Lead From the HeartMark Thompson — The #1 Coach to CEOs Prepares Leaders for Their Next Opportunity
Mark Thompson is widely recognized as the world’s #1 CEO coach, bringing more than 30 years of experience preparing top executives and boards — from global corporations to fast-growing startups — to step confidently into their next leadership roles.
As founding Chairman of the Chief Executive Alliance and former Chief Experience Officer at Charles Schwab Corporation, he has guided leaders through high-stakes challenges, career transitions, and moments that define organizational success. Few guests bring the depth of operating experience, boardroom insight, and leadership wisdom that Mark does, making this conversation a rare opportunity for any leader seeking...
2025-11-0742 min
What's New in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? A Super Simple 365 Podcast.#90 What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot - October 2025Welcome to our tenth roundup of 2025. We look back at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in October.CopilotOutlookSharePoint TeamsAround Microsoft 365🔗 Read the full blog: What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? October 2025 - Super Simple 365📅 Would you like to attend a live webinar covering this month’s updates? Monthly, free, just 55 minutes and more fun than it sounds! Sign up for the sessions I deliver with The Inform Team: Microsoft 365 Evergreen | The Inform Team. ✅ Join to get every individual update delivered to your inbox and buy the slide deck he...
2025-11-0432 min
The WealthTech PodcastThe Future of Advice: AI, Data, and Democratization | Kendra Thompson, Epok AdviceIn this episode of The WealthTech Podcast, host Mark Wickersham sits down with Kendra Thompson, founder of Epok Advice and venture partner at Alpha Tech Partners. With over 25 years in wealth management, Kendra shares her unique perspective on where the industry is heading—and how technology, data, and AI are reshaping the future of advice.Kendra dives into:The shift from app-based tools to flexible, data-first and AI-driven platforms.How the delivery of financial advice must evolve to meet client needs while reducing advisor friction.The democratization of wealth management an...
2025-09-2953 minThe Mark Thompson ShowTurning the Military on Civiilians Part 3, Trump Plans Active Duty & Nat’l Guard Troops for ChicagoThe Mayor of Chicago says the city does not need an occupation by the military and an attempt by Trump to do so would be a flagrant violation of the Constitution. The Washington Post reports that Trump ‘s Pentagon has been planning a military deployment to Chicago for weeks. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he has not requested federal help. If Trump is concerned about cleaning up a crime ridden Windy City, Chicago police data shows that overall crime has declined 15 percent since 2023 and incidents like shootings are all down compared to last year.IHeart TV & radio political analyst Ga...
2025-08-252h 11The Family History AI ShowEP31: Special Episode - ChatGPT-5 Finally Drops with Big Improvements for GenealogistsCo-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little deliver a special same-day episode covering the long-awaited release of ChatGPT-5, which launched today, August 7, 2025.They explore the most significant improvements in the upgrade for genealogists, including automated model selection that eliminates confusing settings for beginners, enhanced reasoning capabilities that reduce hallucinations by 45%, and big increase in the amount of information or documents that can be processed at once. Mark demonstrates ChatGPT-5's improved image analysis with cabinet card photos, revealing how the model now provides research suggestions automatically.
2025-08-0824 minThe Mark Thompson ShowTrump Admin. Plans Surge of ICE Agents into “Sanctuary” Cities, Marines Pulled From LA 7/22/25The Trump administration has the will, the plans and now the resources to ramp up immigration enforcement. Trump’s Border officials say Americans will soon see ICE agents flood sanctuary cities run by Democrats. At Trump’s request, the Republican led Congress earmarked more than $170 billion over the next four years for increased immigration enforcement, detention and deportation. It seems the immigration arrests happening across the country will only become more severe and widespread. We will talk about all of it and so much more with Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author David Cay Johnston. The Trump admini...
2025-07-221h 58The Family History AI ShowEP27: AI Image Restoration Concerns, Perplexity's Future, Copyright Cases Are Shaping The Future of AI, Project Workspaces Help You Stay OrganizedCo-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little examine the controversial rise of AI image "restoration" and discuss how entirely new images are being generated, rather than the original photos being restored. This is raising concerns about the preservation of authentic family photos.They discuss Mark's reconsideration of canceling his Perplexity subscription after rediscovering its unique strengths for supporting research.The hosts analyze recent court rulings that permit AI training on legally acquired content, plus Disney's ongoing case against Midjourney.This week's Tip of the Week explores how project workspaces in ChatGPT and Claude can...
2025-07-141h 13The Mark Thompson ShowA-Listers in Grift: Indicted Execs, NFT Influencers & Whales Buy “Airplane Food” & Selfies 5/27/25While House Speaker Mike Johnson may conveniently not know anything about Trump’s crypto dinner, but the New York Times managed to get a hold of the guest list. More than 200 big spenders paid an average of $1.8 million each to attend a dinner with food that reportedly tasted like cardboard. The meme coin winners were served small portions of food described as dull and beverages that included either water or Trump-branded wine. As for the attendees, many of them are big players in the crypto industry, there were a few sports celebrities, including basketball star Lamar Odom, who is starting hi...
2025-05-272h 05The Mark Thompson ShowTyranny in America: How Close Are We? Timothy Snyder talks Trump, 5/23/25Historian Timothy Snyder looks at Trump and the history of tyranny. Please enjoy this important encore presentation. David Sirota, from The Lever, explores the impact of Trump’s efforts to dismantle the systems of trade and government in this encore presentation. It’s not Friday without Friday Fabulous Florida. We take a look back at one of our best.The Culture Blaster Michael Snyder has a new report for us this week covering the latest movies and streaming options, including the newest installment of Mission Impossible. Programming Note: We Hope you enjoy this “Be...
2025-05-271h 51The Mark Thompson ShowTrump’s Big Beautiful Bill Comes With Big Ugly Debt, David Cay Johnston Joins 5/20/25While Republicans are bickering about the extent of cuts to America’s safety net programs for the poorest among us, they are also concerned about tax cuts, increasing debt ceilings and numbers that may indicate debt that will plague generations to come.We welcome Pulitzer Prize winning author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston to discuss the nations debt, where we stand with tariffs and much more.Mark sat down with Yale history professor Greg Grandin to explore his new book “America, América.” It’s a deep look at what our American ideals have always been and where and...
2025-05-201h 52The Mark Thompson ShowHouse GOP Backs Trump Plan: Tax Cuts for Rich, Cuts for Poor & a Ballooning Deficit 5/19/25Late Sunday night, Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”cleared an important House Committee. Conservatives that wanted deeper cuts to MedicAid got some changes made that led them toward advancing this massive tax cut and border security package. Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t saying what the changes include, calling them minor things. It was a crazy music related weekend for Trump. He posted a video of himself lip syncing Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” and he unleashed verbal attacks on Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift. Michael Shure is in for Mark Thompson today. We welcome iHeart Radio and TV politi...
2025-05-191h 56The Mark Thompson ShowAOC Calls Out MTG for Stock Trades…Trump on Collision Course with Courts 4/15/25Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is pointing out her colleague Marjorie Taylor Green as an example of the reason a ban on lawmakers trading individual stocks is necessary. A disclosure filing showed the Republican Congresswoman dropped thousands on shares in multiple companies before Trump announced a 90 day pause on tariffs. The Democrat had some harsh words: “We saw Marjorie Taylor Greene buy that dip. I got one question for her: How much did you make? How much did you make off of people’s despair? How much did you make off that panic? How much did you make off of that suffering?” We’ll...
2025-04-152h 02The Mark Thompson ShowTrump’s Lunatic Tariffs Continue to Destroy U.S. and World Markets 4/7/25Asian markets took a nose dive overnight. The Nikkei dropped more than 8%. Global markets are caught in the undertow of Trump’s new tariffs. Over the weekend, as Trump flew off to play golf, he said of the market downturn, “sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.” This as markets continue to plummet. Iheart TV and radio political analyst Gary Fietrich will be in to talk about the tariff fallout and more.We welcome David Sirota to The Mark Thompson Show. David is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, an investigative news site focused on exposin...
2025-04-072h 13The Mark Thompson ShowDem & GOP Outcry Over Irresponsible & Dangerous Text Share by Trump Officials 3/25/25The incompetence shown by Trump’s cabinet members and Vice President is staggering. A group text message on the Signal platform accidentally included a reporter along with Vice President Vance and Secretaries Hegseth, Rubio, Gabbard, National Security Advisor Waltz and more discussing pending military actions. No one checked the text group list or thought to take the conversation to a secure government platform before sharing military operational details. Former national security adviser John Bolton says while Signal is encrypted, it is not equivalent to U.S. government secure telecommunications. Planning military strikes via text puts American military members at ris...
2025-03-251h 57The Mark Thompson ShowTrumpcession: Economists Say Unpredictable Trade War, Shifting Policies Equal Grim Forecast 3/11/25Trump could have used his appearance on Fox over the weekend to calm and reassure nervous investors but instead he ratcheted up the anxiety. After a back-and-forth - now he will, now he won’t - tariff policy with Canada and Mexico and financial markets across the world reacting badly, economists tell The Guardian, the risk of a Trumpsession is getting bigger.Branco Marcetic will stop by the show. He is a journalist, investigative reporter and author. Pulitzer Prize winning author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston joins us to talk politics. Tech Tuesdsay brings Jeffer...
2025-03-112h 12The Mark Thompson ShowSuper Bowl Champs Decline Invite to Trump’s Whitehouse, FBI Now Run By Conspiracy Theorists 2/24/25Reports from the Philadelphia Eagles front office indicate the champion team wants nothing to do with a visit to the Whitehouse to celebrate their victory alongside Trump. Trump is appointing another right-wing commentator to a position of power. Dan Bongino will be the deputy director of the FBI serving under FBI Director Kash Patel.We welcome iHeart radio television and radio political analyst Gary Dietrich to get his perspective. Jessica Denson, host of the Lights On podcast, will stop by. Jessica once worked for Trump, won a lawsuit against him and speaks truth to power on the da...
2025-02-242h 18The Mark Thompson ShowWhile Trump Finds His Sweet Spot in Daytona, There’s a Huge Fed Firing Screw Up 2/17/25Donald Trump wants NASCAR to be the “fuel of America’s Golden Age.” Speaking ahead of the Daytona 500, he hyped up the roar of the engines and the Star Spangled Banner. Meanwhile, fallout from the latest Trump/Musk blunder is serious. The DOGE cutters fired the newer federal workers managing America’s nuclear weapons and are now frantically trying to get them back. Bill Martin, a beloved weatherman in the Bay Area is retiring from his longtime KTVU post. He was once Mark Thompson’s intern. We’ll see if he has any juicy stories to tell as we celebrate his...
2025-02-172h 02The Mark Thompson ShowWhy Elon Musk is a “5 Alarm Fire” to National Security, David Cay Johnston Joins 2/4/25There is grave concern that Elon Musk has snatched control of the US Treasury and USAID away from elected officials. His access to the private information of millions of Americans along with intelligence reports is troublesome to say the least. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is one of many sounding the alarm saying, “Having an unelected billionaire, with his own foreign debts and motives, raiding US classified information is a grave threat to national security”.We welcome Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author David Cay Johnston to the show to talk about the position in which America now finds itse...
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The Pit Pony Podcast - Life After Teaching028 - Pit Pony Mark Thompson - Classroom to TV & Film ChaperoneMark Thompson is a former computing and business studies teacher with over 18 years of experience in education. After leaving the classroom in 2011, Mark transitioned into a unique and fulfilling career as a tutor and chaperone for children working on TV and film sets, including his work on CBBC. His role combines education with safeguarding, ensuring young actors meet their academic goals and thrive in a professional environment. Mark’s inspiring story highlights the power of resilience, adaptability, and rediscovering joy in education beyond the traditional classroom.Follow us on
2025-01-2839 minThe Family History AI ShowEP20: Top AI Tools Worth Paying For in 2025, AI Tools Not Worth Paying For, 12 Days of OpenAI Begins, Use AI Hallucinations to Your AdvantageCo-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little reveal their top recommendations for AI tools worth paying for in 2025. They also discuss which AI tools aren't worth paying for in 2025. One of them might surprise you!Next, Mark and Steve begin their review of OpenAI's "12 Days of OpenAI" announcements, beginning with the release of their enhanced O1 reasoning model. This new model will help you plan your family history research.This week's Tip of the Week challenges conventional thinking about AI hallucinations, suggesting ways to leverage this characteristic as a feature r...
2024-12-301h 06Change The OddsThe Problem of Life: Finding Purpose and Identity w/ Mark ClarkAs 2024 wraps up, Kevin Thompson sits down with Pastor Mark Clark to explore themes from Mark’s upcoming book, The Problem of Life. They discuss how personal growth impacts marriage, the pursuit of joy in a disconnected world, and why facing life’s challenges with faith can lead to flourishing relationships.
2024-12-191h 00The Mark Thompson ShowActivists Calling Out Corrupt System as Anger and Emotion Grow Around Luigi 12/16/24Luigi Mangione, now facing murder charges in New York, sees his folk hero status climb. Despite the alleged violence, he’s being cheered. Now, he has a high powered attorney joining his fight. Concerns are rising about the polio vaccine. There is word that RFK Jr.’s lawyer is trying to get the clearance of this vaccine revoked. That is bringing calls of concern from Mitch McConnell to Mia Farrow, both of whom remember the world with polio.We’ll talk to iHeart television and radio political analyst Gary Dietrich about those issues and more. Our favorite British...
2024-12-162h 01The Mark Thompson ShowPicture Emerging Around Alleged United Health CEO Gunman, Plus David Cay Johnston 12/10/24From his Ivy League education to his so-called manifesto, there are new details about the alleged shooter of United Health CEO Brian Thompson. Plus, some people are so annoyed with the McDonald’s worker that ratted out the alleged shooter that they have taken to pummeling the restaurant’s online ratings. Liz Cheney is responding to claims from Trump that she should be locked up for her congressional investigation of the January 6th insurrection. The group that overthrew Syria’s Bashar Al Assad is might have their designation as a terrorist organization removed. What makes them a terrorist...
2024-12-101h 54The Family History AI ShowEP19: 2024's Top 5 AI Genealogy Breakthroughs, MyHeritage LiveMemory Goes Viral, The Bluesky MigrationCo-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little explore the AI developments that had the biggest impact on genealogy in 2024.This week’s episode spotlights MyHeritage's newest viral tool, LiveMemory, which brings old photos to life through animation. Next, Mark and Steve count down the year's top AI breakthroughs for genealogists. The groundbreaking FamilySearch full-text search takes the top spot by providing unprecedented access to huge collections of handwritten records. Mark and Steve also discuss the genealogy community's migration to Bluesky.Don’t miss this week’s tip of the week, which p...
2024-12-0352 minThe Mark Thompson ShowFurious Trump Wants J6 “Hostages” Pardoned Along With Hunter 12/2/24Despite words to the contrary earlier this year, President Biden is pardoning his son Hunter. The move will keep the younger Biden out of prison following convictions for gun and tax related crimes. Our Legal expert on the show, former federal prosecutor David Katz, predicted the move months ago asking what man would let his son rot in jail when he has the power to let him go on charges that were only brought because his father is the president? The move has outraged Republicans. Trump is comparing the incomparable saying President Biden should have pardoned January 6th in...
2024-12-022h 10The Family History AI ShowEP15: Talking with Your Chatbot is Now a Reality, FamilySearch Adds Canadian Records to Full-Text Search, & new Responsible AI Use Series BeginsCo-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little are excited to share OpenAI's Advanced Voice Mode, which enables natural conversations with AI, and how FamilySearch's expanded full-text Search is revolutionizing records accessibility. They stress responsible AI use throughout this week's episode, introducing a new series on verifying the accuracy of AI-generated information.Send your stories of AI accuracy (or accuracy failures) to ResponsibleAI@MakingFamilyHistory.comNew tools like Google's Notebook LM and Apple's Visual Intelligence promise to enhance research capabilities. Throughout, cohosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little emphasize the need for...
2024-10-0153 minThe Family History AI ShowEP 11: Microsoft Simplifies Research with “Deep Search”, Google Goes All In on AI, Have We Entered the Post-Photography Era?In this episode, hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss Microsoft's new AI-enhanced search tool, Deep Search. Then, they review Google's major list of AI announcements. In the last big story this week, Mark and Steve talk about how photography has changed in the digital age. Don’t miss this week’s Tip of the Week, where Mark and Steve provide valuable insights into Building Better Prompts using the role-goal-task-format prompting style. The rapid-fire segment covers recent developments in AI image generation, including free access to OpenAI's DALL-E and Midjour...
2024-08-2758 minThe Mark Thompson ShowTrump Stumbles Onto a Plan to Stem the Tide of Harris Popularity 8/15/24On the heels of former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley sending a message to Donald Trump via Fox News to stop silly attacks that voters don’t care about and focus on the issues, Trump almost succeeded. At a campaign stop in North Carolina yesterday, it seemed he was trying to focus on the economy. He couldn’t quite stop himself from going off on weird rants laced with anger, sexist insults and outright lies, but between all of that, he seemed to have hit on a strategy that could resonate with people who were losing faith in Trump’s campai...
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Everything But the Lesson PlanMy Favorite Teacher with Mark Thompson IIMy Favorite Teacher: Stories of Inspiration and Impact
Who was your favorite teacher when you were attending school, and why was she/he your favorite? In this episode Mark Thompson shares the time when he met his favorite teacher. Good teachers make a difference in the lives of students. Let’s hear how this happened for Mr. Mark Thompson
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2024-07-0514 minThe Family History AI ShowEP3: Apple joins the AI Race with Apple Intelligence. ChatGPT improves data analysis for genealogists. Give the gift of trust to future genealogists.In this episode of the Family History AI Show, co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss the exciting developments in AI announced at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) last week. In particular, Apple's promise of a more secure, private approach to AI. Apple's approach to AI is compared with Microsoft's Recall feature and Google's Memory, highlighting the importance of security and privacy to genealogists.Mark and Steve also discuss recent updates to ChatGPT's Data Analyst, showcasing its improved spreadsheet analysis capabilities, which could greatly simplify research for some genealogists....
2024-06-1953 minThe Mark Thompson ShowMAGA picked SCOTUS Hears Trump's Latest Attempt to Dodge Accountability 4/26/24Has the Supreme Court decided to stall for Donald Trump? The high court’s ruling is likely to require lower courts to set apart Trump’s official acts from his private acts before any proceedings continue in the federal election obstruction case. That means, it will not get done by Election Day. We talk with journalist and political analyst Michael Shure about this and the latest goings on in the hush money Trump trial.Bring on Friday Fabulous Florida! This time, the amazing Hal Rudnick will be along for the ride. Albert has some wild stories lined up.M...
2024-04-262h 01The Mark Thompson ShowTech Difficulty Because of API Streamyard_YouTube Live with Mark Thompson 4/10/24Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link:https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshowMaybe you’re more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.comGet Mark's Merchhttps://getmarkmerch.com/Socials-X-Twitter https://twitter.com/MarkTLiveThreads https://www.threads.net/@markthompsontvInstagram https://www.instagram.com/markthompsontv/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Mark-Thompson-Show/100086467012680/
2024-04-101h 23The Mark Thompson ShowTrump Gets Court to Discount Justice: Bond Shrinks in Latest Legal Tango 3/25/24Former President Donald Trump successfully appealed to a higher court to reduce his bond requirement, securing a favorable ruling in his legal battle. The appeal court's decision effectively lowered the financial guarantee Trump needed to post, a significant development in the ongoing legal challenges he faces. This outcome marks a strategic win for Trump's legal team, potentially alleviating some financial strain and bolstering his defense in the broader legal proceedings.NBC’s Chuck Todd let the network have it for hiring former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a commentator. Todd threw down criticism of his employer saying, “I think our...
2024-03-252h 08Everything But the Lesson PlanHealth and Wellness with Mark ThompsonThis episode is about practical tips, expert advice, and inspiring stories to help you embrace a healthier lifestyle. Listen to Nutritional Health Coach Mark Thompson share nutrition, fitness, mental wellness tips, and more, empowering you to make positive changes for a vibrant and fulfilling life.
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Welcome to the "Everything But the Lesson Plan" a podcast brought to you by Thrive12, an education company designed to ensure you thrive every month of the year. I am an educator, entrepreneur, and...
2024-03-1521 minThe Mark Thompson ShowSenator Katie Britt is Doubling Down on Sketchy Stories in Her SOTU Rebuttal Speech 3/14/24Senator Katie Britt is blaming the media for her SOTU rebuttal speech blunder. She chose to tell the story of a girl who had actually been trafficked during the last Bush administration and tried to lay the blame at the feet of President Biden. Britt says the liberal media isn’t interested in the truth and that when all the facts come out, people will see the truth. Speaking of the border crisis, we are so excited to welcome back friend of The Mark Thompson Show Jim Avila. He’s done an incredible story for the ABC affiliate in San D...
2024-03-142h 01The Mark Thompson ShowAnalysis of U.S. Supreme Court Arguments Heard Today On Whether Trump Should Be on CO Ballot 2/8We'll have legal analysis today on this SCOTUS case with huge ramifications. Former federal prosecutor David Katz is here. Was the Colorado State Supreme Court acting properly when it removed Donald Trump’s name from the GOP Primary ballot? At issue: how the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist” clause is applied. Other states are watching closely to see if it’s warranted to take similar steps with their ballots. The U.S. Supreme Court could also be considering - as early as next week - whether Trump’s argument of Presidential immunity has any merit. You’ve heard his voices and impressions on...
2024-02-081h 57The Mark Thompson ShowPowerful Storms Clobber California, From Hurricane Force Winds to Massive Power Outages & FloodingIt was a hell of a Sunday! More than 400-thousand PG&E customers in the Bay Area were without power. A San Francisco resident had her living room window blowout because of high winds. Trees toppled all over the place. A Santa Barbara Creek broke its banks. Roads were closed. Land slid down hills and fallen poles smashed cars. And it’s not over yet. Our favorite meteorologist, Spencer Christian, (sorry Mark) will stop by to give us the update. We get to talk politics with our favorite Britisher Anthony Davis! True Crime Corner brings Mark’s other half...
2024-02-051h 58The Mark Thompson ShowA Political Endorsement From Taylor Swift Could Sway Voters, Jury Slams Monsanto for Causing CancerA windfall of loyal support follows pop icon Taylor Swift wherever she goes. According to a new survey, that reach extends to politics. How many Swifties would line up behind Taylor Swift’s candidate? Mark has the numbers! Monsanto pays the price again for its cancer causing pesticide Roundup. A Pennsylvania jury decided the herbicide caused a 49 year-old man’s cancer and proceeded to slap Monsanto and its parent company Bayer with a $2.25 billion verdict. The jury said Monsanto failed to warn about the dangers” of Roundup, which remains on store shelves across America.Pulitzer Prize winnin...
2024-01-301h 53The Mark Thompson Show49ers Don’t Make It Look Easy But They Get There…Plus Jury Hits Trump in Wallet for $83 MillionAnother come from behind win put 49ers fans on the edges of seats across the Bay Area. Former KGO sports director Rich Walcoff joins us for a quick recap and a look at what the Super Bowl could bring. In a stunning decision by the jury in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case against Trump, she was awarded more than $83 million in damages. Will she get the money? We get a special appearance by former federal prosecutor David Katz to discuss. Monday brings us True Crime Corner. Courtney brings along company! Best selling author Gregg Olson has a...
2024-01-291h 52The Mark Thompson ShowThe DeSantis Campaign Collapse:From First to Worst...What Happened? Plus, Cal Strikes...Debate 1/22Mark breaks down the DeSantis collapse...Early GOP presidential polls showed Ron DeSantis with a lead over Donald Trump. The tables quickly turned and despite having money and momentum just months ago, Ron DeSantis called it quits over the weekend and threw his support to Donald Trump. DeSantis has blamed all the court cases against Trump for motivating Republicans to support the former president. Is that it? Or did something else cause the spectacular collapse of Ron DeSantis?Now, it’s Nikki Haley standing alone to face Trump this week in the New Hampshire primary. When asked ov...
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