Tom Anderson Show

HOUR 1 Maya Angelou, Sally Ride, and other women to be featured on US Quarters; 20 new quarters will feature influential American women / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/maya-angelou-sally-ride-historical-women-US-quarters? and https://www.artandobject.com/news/maya-angelou-sally-ride-join-few-women-us-currency? Tom recalls Alaska's Elizabeth Peratrovich joining the likes of Ji...

HOUR 1 Tom S returns to the show after a trip to Phoenix and discusses his plane being over-fueled in Seattle and the weather in AZ U.S. emissions climb 6.2 and coal burned for electricity spiked over 17% / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/climate-US-emissions-climbed? Russia says it won't allow talks with the U.S. to go on much longer re Ukraine / (CBS)  https://www.cbsnews.com...

HOUR 1 Bob Saget passes away at age 65 in his hotel room in Orlando on a comedy tour / (Vulture) https://www.vulture.com/2022/01/full-house-star-bob-saget-has-died.html New York state joins half the nation in allowing sports betting over the weekend / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/01/09/welcome-to-new-york-mobile-sports-betting? Dept of labor sues Georgia auto shop owner for...

HOUR 1 SCOTUS to hear vaccine mandate case (forcing companies with 100+ employees to make them get the vaccine or be fired) / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/vaccine-mandate-Biden-US-supreme-court? Tucker Carlson and Senator Ted Cruz debate about Cruz using the term "violent terrorism" referring to the defendants from the Jan 6th, 2021 Capitol break-in / https://www.bizpac...

HOUR 1 January 6th U.S. Capitol riot anniversary / (WP) https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/06/jan-6-anniversary-live-updates/ Vice President Kamala Harris compares Jan 6th, 2021 to Pear Harbor?? / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-harris-jan-6-speech-pearl-harbor-9-11 Joe from SW Anchorage on the nonsense of comparing Pearl Harbor to Jan 6th, 2021 Gary from East Ancho...

HOUR 1 Hundreds of drivers gridlocked on I-95 between Virginia and Wash DC / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/I-95-gridlocked-hours-virginia? Philadelphia Rowhouse fire kills 13 and 7 were kids / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/05/us/philadelphia-fire? Toyota takes over as the top-selling U.S. automaker passing General Motors / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/storie...

HOUR 1 Tom updates on the Mat-Su wind damage and school closures in Mat-Su /  https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/01/03/mat-su-residents-advised-shelter-place-high-winds-close-schools-damage-buildings/ Record number of Americans quitting their jobs in Oct and Nov in 2021 / https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/business/economy/job-openings-coronavirus.html? Joe in Southwest Anchorage on what to do...

The first live show of 2022!! HOUR 1 Tom and Tom talk about heavy winds in Mat-Su and resulting school closures and Capstone temporary closures  Betty White passes at 99 /  https://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/20220102205117-celebrating-the-life-and-legacy-of-betty-white/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h#x Antonio Brown gets kicked off of the Tampa Bay Bucs and makes an ass of himself walking off the field  /...

HOUR 1 Morning Brew readers vote for the most important 2021 company choosing Pfizer / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/22/most-important-company-pfizer? A new ban on surprise emergency medical bills starts Saturday / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/upshot/medical-bill-ban-biden.html? Rick Whitbeck from Power the Future overviews Biden's top 10 attacks on Americ...

HOUR 1 Iconic NFL coach and video game series star John Madden passes at  85 / https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32953839/nfl-hall-fame-coach-broadcasting-icon-john-madden-dies-85 Gary in East Anchorage Former U.S. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada passes at 82 / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harry-reid-dies-age-82-nevada-senate-democrats/ Lt. Governor Kevin Meyer announces he won't run for...

HOUR 1 Top tech headlines in 2021 / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/21/the-most-2021-headline-facebook-rebrands-to-meta? Top flops of 2021 / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/22/biggest-flop-of-the-year-jeopardy-s-new-host-selection-process? Gary from East Anchorage  Biggest splits of 2021 / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/22/bigge...

HOUR 1 Tom & Tom talk about what they did over the Christmas Goya Foods CEO slams President Biden re the blockchain crisis /  https://video.foxnews.com/v/6288861450001#sp=show-clips A new Internet using the Bitcoin model? / https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/technology/big-tech-power-bitcoin.html? Biggest moments of the year / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/22/phrase-of...

HOUR 1 Tom & Tom and talk weather and Tom S has never gone skiing?? FDA approves first COVID pill to be taken at home / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/22/fda-approves-first-covid-pill-to-be-taken-at-home? Potential vaccine for breast cancer offers hope  / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/potential-breast-cancer-vaccine-undergoing-testing/ Fentanyl pills are killing th...

HOUR 1 Airlines have great concerns over C-band and 5G launching January 5, 2022 / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/20/5g-rollout-top-concern-for-airlines-in-early-2022? President Biden plans aid from the Military and 500 million tests / (NYT) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/20/5g-rollout-top-concern-for-airlines-in-early-2022? Brandon Judd, President of the...

HOUR 1 Tom & Tom talk about fellowship and community spirit and giving over the holidays; Tom A highlights his Kabayan party Sunday night and Tom S adds the Samoan community has equally large events Spiderman: No Way Home tops records at $253 million domestic revenue already / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/19/spider-man-no-way-home-hits-the-box-office-jackpot? Senator...

HOUR 1 Miss Alaska, Emma Broyles, wins Miss America 2022 / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/12/16/miss-alaska-emma-broyles-is-crowned-miss-america/ T&T talks church and process The new Spiderman movie opens and is projected to be a record-breaker of over $100 million during COVID and beating Venom / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/16/spider-man-no-way-home-coul...

HOUR 1 Human smuggling and Southern border traffic continues / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6287141985001#sp=show-clips Bruce Springsteen sells the rights to his songs and music for over $500 million / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/arts/music/bruce-springsteen-sells-music-catalog.html Remaining American hostages from the summer abduction released to Haitian police / (NYT) http...

HOUR 1 Governor Mike Dunleavy's public safety plan released / (ANS)  https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/15/this-is-really-moral-imperative-gov-mike-dunleavy-unveils-new-public-safety-plan/ Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police Officer who pleaded guilty to murder, pleads guilty to violating George Floyd's rights / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/us/derek-chauvin-ci...

HOUR 1 Female Olympic athletes win $500 million because of Dr. Larry Nassar's abuses / (MB)  More black families are home-schooling their kids / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/1061787233/more-black-families-are-homeschooling-their-children-citing-the-pandemic-and-rac Tom talks merits of homeschooling, school vouchers, and why he doesn't blame African American families for choosing...

HOUR 1 Kentucky and 6-state tornado Friday night decimate property and killed possibly over 100 people / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/12/12/devastating-tornadoes-level-parts-of-the-midwest? More on the tornado devastation / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/13/us/tornadoes-kentucky-illinois? Hormel's Spam product sales record-breaking again for 7th year / https...

HOUR 1 Jussie Smollett found guilty in Chicago for staging an anti-gay attack and lying to the police / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/jussie-smollett-trial-verdict/ Democrats struggle to sell President Biden's agenda / (NPR)  https://www.npr.org/2021/12/10/1062895561/democrats-struggles-to-sell-bidens-agenda-mirror-past-messaging-woes President Biden to appear on Jimmy Fallon Sho...

HOUR 1 A male swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania decides to change gender orientation and is now competing on the Women's team / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/sports/penn-trans-swimmer-teammate-lia-thomas-speaks FDA is approving new eye drops that may help blurry visioned adults (presbyopia) age 40 that need glasses / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vuity-eye-drops-fda-app...

HOUR 1 Germany's Olaf Scholz, former Hamburg Mayor, sworn in as the new Chancellor / (NPR)  https://www.npr.org/2021/12/08/1062130622/germany-new-chancellor-olaf-scholz-coalition-government President Biden threatens Russia's President Putin warning not to attack Ukraine or the U.S. will impose strong economic sanctions / (CBS)  https://www.cbsnews.com/video/biden-threatens-putin-with-str...

HOUR 1 Pearl Harbor Day remembrance (80 years ago) / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK8gYGg0dkE Wasilla's Lt. Deniz Burnham to become an astronaut in NASA / (Frontiersman) https://www.frontiersman.com/news/wasillas-burnham-among-nasas-10-new-astronauts/article_b7bb4500-5770-11ec-afbf-d35c1f6f00b5.html? Gary from East Anchorage on the Winter Olympics in China and the partial "government&...