Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

Nearly one million Alabamians don’t know where their next meal is coming from, including at least 277,000 children. We’ve got more on that plus data center political donations and a potential college football playoff expansion. For Alabama Food Bank resources go to: https://feedingalabama.org/alabama-food-bank-network/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the future of warfare is unmanned and autonomous drones, then Alabama is going to have a front row seat. Today, we’ve got military announcements, data center developments, and organ harvesting. So, a pretty typical Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did anyone see that space jellyfish in the sky over Auburn early Tuesday morning? We’ve got answers about what the heck that was, plus the latest news on Alabama’s next Costco, a record setting year in Mobile, plus the state house and senate races to watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ten years ago, the town of Flomaton, Ala. was plagued by the mysterious Flomo Klown. That's the subject of a new Hulu documentary we discuss today on Down in Alabama. We're also taking a look at the latest election news for Tommy Tuberville and Doug Jones, voter fraud arrests made in Alabama, and the final voyage of the SS United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Let's kick off the week with a quick catchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weather reporter Leigh Morgan joins us to talk about the potential effects nationwide from Hurricane Isaias. We also have the refusal of another political debate and arrests for allegedly unlawful voting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that Nick Saban IS sports media, did he dish out a little "rat poison" for Georgia before the Alabama game? Kirby Smart makes his case. Also: Keep an eye on the weather news as Hurricane Isaias approaches Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a tropical storm in the Gulf. It was updated from a tropical depression with the National Hurricane Center's 4 a.m. update. Plus, the rush to build data centers in rural Alabama is on while a couple of red-tape windows are open. So it's hurry, hurry, hurry for those not wanting to miss out and dread, fear and anxiety for those not wanting to share a property line with the facilities. Also,...

If you love government, you might look into moving to Bessemer, where they kind of have two of them right now. We'll also explain the Alabama Power security breach, at least what we know right now, and how anti-Trump fervor might have landed some college students in hot water. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doesn't everybody love an awards show? Here's our version. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Somebody has bought one Alabama's No. 1 shopping destination, and it's less than three months until Christmas. Y'all don't worry, though: The buyer's not planning to take it anywhere. We'll have that story in a few seconds, then talk about Rocking the South, two train derailments and a retiring meteorologist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We'll take a look at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama's grip on the health-insurance industry in Alabama. We'll also talk politics and Tuskegee University's role in the America's Corps of Cadets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snow preparations for Mobile, Alabama. Is it worth spending taxpayer money on? We'll also talk about the Northern Beltline and the auto industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have news updates on the Protect College Sports Act, a very late-in-the-game appointment by Gov. Kay Ivey and the Nick Saban documentary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A local public-radio official says the station is being coerced to use the phrase "Gulf of America." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Also: The end of the AISA's role in Alabama high school athletics; more closed desegregation cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tommy Tuberville levies a four-legged accusation at airline workers while Doug Jones blames him for high gas prices. Also: Trash Pandas are Southern League champs and the most overlooked town in Alabama is ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We go from Ella Langley and the Billboard Hot 100 to the Mobile bridge and bayway project and President Donald Trump's day at the United Nations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What struck the moon? Where will the U.S. Space Academy call home? We'll talk about that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More cities have added moratoriums on data centers as candidates for governor stake out their positions and legislators hear from experts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leigh Morgan rejoins "Down in Alabama" to field a few questions about El Nino, the hot weather we're experiencing now, and life as a weather geek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It could be here sooner than you think if some have their way. Also, we'll look at the Fed's rate hike and trade deficits: Do they even matter? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We'll catch up on news -- including multiple Jimmy Buffett-related stories -- and share the Alabama county with the highest divorce rate last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today: A note to listeners, Adam Telle's appointment and a Honda expansion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mobile is likely to end a program over political statements. Also: record high temps, a singer named Pynk Beard, and more Red Lobsters going away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices