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Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

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Start your morning with the latest news and stories from Alabama. Then, hear the stories behind the stories as Ike Morgan is joined by voices from the AL.com newsroom and beyond for deep dives on pressing topics, news quizzes and a whole lot of fun.

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Jimmy Buffett still making the big bucks 19.11.2025

Today we have headlines on the Epstein files, a possible program for Redstone Arsenal, APT and PBS, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and how much money Jimmy Buffett is still making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does being Jewish hurt one's political chances in Alabama? 18.11.2025

Today we hit on a potential voting bias that you can decide whether exists or not (since we don't know for sure until we test it), the next step in the APT-PBS saga, and an alleged scam against elderly folks that led to a couple of arrests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hermit hut's big move 17.11.2025

A retirement-home fire, a stainless-steel manufacturer, a Muscle Shoals music exhibit and where the hermit hut's going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawsuits abound 14.11.2025

 Lawsuits abound: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

State education strides 13.11.2025

State education strides: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Britt's victory lap; update on 'The Kay' 12.11.2025

More politics today. We have items on our U.S. senators and an update on Kay Ivey Correction Complex ... and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama's Veterans Day history 11.11.2025

It's Veterans Day, and Alabama has a unique place in Veterans Day history. Also, We have some politics local, state and national. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Stay tuned' for Doug Jones 10.11.2025

Today we have some some politics -- news from the Senate and a hint Doug Jones made about running for office again. We also have a new Church of the Highland land dedication and why some of you are seeing overpasses partly covered in canvas in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuberville and non-English-speaking drivers 07.11.2025

Today we have frequent fill-in host Caroline Vincent on to take our Alabama News Quiz. So stick around to the end for a review of some of what's happened over the past week or so. Also, we have Sen. Tommy Tuberville's measure on Capitol Hill targeting ride-shares that hire non-English-speaking drivers. Plus, Auburn University's misfiring alert system and the passing of a groundbreaking deputy. Lea...

Turning Point at Auburn; a coal-ash callout 06.11.2025

Today we have some of the things said at the Auburn Turning Point USA rally, an influential voice on the Barry coal-ash pond, and the future return of the Senior Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grocery money, pot discovery, ladybugs galore 05.11.2025

Today: state food money, a pot discovery. goodbye to a drag strip and all these ladybugs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arson arrest, Grateful Dead vocalist, AU boosters 04.11.2025

We have an arson arrest in the big Birmingham Cobb Lane fire from Friday and Saturday. We also have the passing of a classic rock vocalist, a weapons-detection system that worked at one of our high schools, and a response to that old perception about Auburn's meddling boosters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A familiar situation for Auburn football 03.11.2025

Today we have a coaching change at Auburn, a big fire in Birmingham, and what could happen to a house that was used in a classic film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dauphin Island fox update; chilly weather 31.10.2025

Today we talk weather with Leigh Morgan. First, we have what one Alabama city is doing to help direct folks who frequently call 911, an immigration-related lawsuit possibly going class-action, and what the county circuit court judge said about Dauphin Island's foxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Huge HBCU gift; Roy Moore's lawsuit 30.10.2025

Today we have worried grocers amid the shutdown, a huge gift to an HBCU, and the end of one of Roy Moore's lawsuits from those 2017 accusations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keep or drop PBS? Also, Dauphin Island foxes 29.10.2025

We have updates on safety rules in entertainment districts, APT and PBS, the Constitution on presidential term limits, and the red foxes on Dauphin Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Overseas tiff's impact on Alabama automakers 28.10.2025

Today we have how a standoff between China and the Netherlands will likely affect automobile production right here in our state. We also have city-versus-sheriff legal wrangling in Birmingham and an interesting venture by Chick-fil-A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SNAP on the line; un-PC decorations 27.10.2025

Let's talk shutdown and food money, un-PC Halloween displays, a tough losing streak and a scam to watch for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boyd execution; Prichard's water woes 24.10.2025

Today we'll be joined by AL.com reporter Margaret Kates who'll tell us about folks in one Alabama town who are facing sewage their yards and having trouble getting enough water pressure to flush the toilet. Read more on that story here Also: Read Margaret's series on Alabama birds More from Margaret Kates Also, we had another nitrogen execution last night, we have another sports figure jumping int...

Trump nominees; a big cruise ship 23.10.2025

Today we have nominations for U.S. Attorney, another update on the struggling Jackson Hospital, the biggest cruise ship ever in Mobile and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So long, Winn-Dixie 22.10.2025

Winn-Dixie is leaving the state altogether; a county commissioner had a run-in with police; the public continued to debate transgender material in Library children's sections; (some) help for Jackson Hospital in Montgomery; RIP former Bessemer Mayor Quitman Mitchell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A very male costume: Free speech or obscene? 21.10.2025

Today: Bail for an attempted-murder suspect, a costume that people are calling either free speech or obscene, and another Alabama ABC rare-whiskey drawing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Early Senate poll; the 'Orange' in 'Orange Beach' 20.10.2025

Today we have items on a terrible tragedy from a family's flight to Montana, lottery scams to watch for, a surprising but very very very early poll in the Republican U.S. Senate race, and a new place-name history (Orange Beach). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shutdown consequences 17.10.2025

Shutdown consequences: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Turning Point for Auburn 16.10.2025

A Turning Point for Auburn: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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