Drive Time Nebraska

Nebraska Firearms Owners Assoc (NFOA) v. Lincoln and NFOA v. Omaha lawsuits fighting against the Lincoln & Omaha Mayor’s executive orders making it illegal to conceal carry on any city property. https://www.nebraskafirearms.org

Doug welcomes Bob Rook, our our favorite Director of our favorite little theatre, TADA Theatre, to unveil their 2025 season line-up ... which includes: a current hit on Broadway, a special guest from “America’s Got Talent”, a hilarious comedy, a Las Vegas headliner, an original musical, a creature from outer space and much more! https://www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov/voterview

Doug opens up the talk and text line to discuss great news regarding the fight against drug overdoses and deaths in Lincoln, and, the not so great news of the tale of two property tax levy hearings by the Lincoln Board of Education and the Lincoln City Council. https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/City-Council https://home.lps.org/board/

Talk & Text Tuesday Doug & Wyatt open up the Talk & Text Line at 402-479-1400 for our listeners to share what’s on their minds. They discuss Medical Marijuana, Winner Take All, Voter Precinct Errors, and more. https://www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov/VoterView

Doug welcomes in Crista Eggers the sponsor of the Medical Marijuana petition that made it onto the ballot for November. Crista gives us an update on a couple of key issues happening with the potential Medical Marijuana legislation as they are facing: legal battles with a lawsuit brought on by former state senator John Kuehn seeking to invalidate the two ballot petitions related to medical cannabis...

Doug is joined by Matt Anderson from the Branched Oak Observatory to get an update on their fall events, including their 10th Annual Fall StarBQ September 28th. https://branchedoakobservatory.com/

Doug & Wyatt open up the Talk & Text Line at 402-479-1400 for our listeners to share what’s on their minds. They discuss the 2nd assassination attempt on Trump, “The Pink Postcard” from the Lincoln Public Schools proposed property tax increase, city parking taxes, and more.

Doug welcomes Lincoln Police Chief Michon Morrow to the show for LPD’s regular check-in on DTN. Chief Morrow shares about LPD’s leadership growth this year, how the Department is prepared to handle school violence threats, what they are doing to keep our students and teachers safe, and recruitment opportunities available for anyone looking to join LPD. https://joinlpd.com

Doug is honored to have Suicide Prevention Warrior, Co-Creator of 988 & America’s Resilience Expert Kristen Christy on the show. Kristen shares her story of turning a devastating pain into a powerful purpose. Kristen lost her husband to suicide, had a son that suicide tried its best to take his life, and another son who ran away and has never been seen since because of the devastation of suici...

Doug welcomes Phil Nickerson to the show. Phil is a Vietnam Vet who served our country for 21 years. Phil sent me a very unique song that he wrote about the Nebraska Football Team that he created thru AI. And it’s great. He shares why he wrote the song and his future plans.

Doug welcomes a great friend of the show, Jason Steiner from HEROSTOCK. He shares about this year’s event Sept. 13 & 14 in Ashland, NE. HEROSTOCK is a non-profit that supports Veterans, First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Gold Star families with amazing events across the state and country. www.hearostock.org https://www.k12insight.com/Lets-Talk/FormBuilder/#/Dialogue?k=WY5Y3GLT@MDLT@DY1K6YL...

Doug is joined by State Board of Education Candidate Liz Davids. Liz shares her priorities for running, which include: fiscal accountability, continued student development, teacher support, and more. https://www.lizfornebraska.com

Doug & Wyatt open up the Talk & Text Line at 402-479-1400 for our listeners to share what’s on their minds. They discuss “The Pink Postcard” from the Lincoln Public Schools proposed property tax increase, Vivek Ramaswamy’s 10 Truths, recent violence in Lincoln, and more.

Doug is honored to have a once-in-a-lifetime interview with grammy award winning writer and artist Jim Peterik, founder of the band Survivor. You may not recognize his name, but you will recognize his voice and music. Jim wrote and performed songs like: Eye of the Tiger (from Rocky 3), Burning Heart (Rocky 4), The Search Is Over, High On You, and I Can’t Hold Back. Jim also co-wrote 38 Special's p...

Jack fills in for Doug and talks about the hot topics of the day (Husker Sports, News, …). PLUS, he will have your chance to win with Fantasy Huskers. Join the conversation by calling or texting the Hunt Irrigation Talk & Text Line at 402-479-1400.

Doug is honored to have Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese on the show. Tom shares his take on the Legislature’s Special Session, provides info about College Savings Month, introduces their new website givetoenable.com and more. www.givetoenable.com https://treasurer.nebraska.gov

Wyatt mans the talk & text line as Doug leads the discussion on another Talk & Text Tuesday. On the show they discuss: How to handle it when you are helping your adult kids financially, Husker Football, Petitions, and more

Doug gives a warning about counterfeit bills being used around the city of Lincoln and shares tips on how to spot fake money. He is also joined by Jay Miralles, the co-founder of The 50 Mile March Foundation. Jay shares about their event this past weekend where over 150 people walked from Lincoln to Omaha to raise awareness and money for Veterans struggling with mental health and homelessness. htt...

Doug is joined by the fellas from the Award Winning & #1 Husker Recruiting Podcast in the nation Boys Down Bad, Dylan Fitzgerald and Jordan Peters. The boys give us a preview of the Huskers season opener against UTEP. They chat about: Dylan Raiola earning the starting QB job, depth chart release, what to expect from UTEP, what Coach Rhule will be looking for in this game, and their thoughts an...

Doug welcomes in Zach Harsin, co-founder of ACTON Academy Lincoln. ACTON is an alternative school in Lincoln that provides a very unique and unconventional opportunity for youth from Kindergarten thru High School to experience. They are a student driven, peer-to-peer community that teach students to: Master their gifts, become lifelong learners, develop strong character, and treasure economic, pol...

Kaleb fills in for Doug and talks about the hot topics of the day (Husker Sports, News, …). PLUS, Kaleb introduces Fantasy Huskers for your chance to win every week. Join the conversation by calling or texting the Hunt Irrigation Talk & Text Line at 402-479-1400.

Doug is joined by Cyber-Security Expert Tristan Lawson. Tristan helps us: know what to do when your personal info has been included in a data breach, teaches us about the dark web and how that can impact our personal security, breaks down AI in our world today and how its impacting us, and also gives us some emergency preparedness tips when the electricity goes out, supply chains get disrupted, wa...

Doug is honored to have Senator Pete Ricketts to kick off the show talking about his plan to hold Washington accountable for its out-of-control spending and his Federal Issues Forum he is holding across the state. Doug also is joined by Amy Holman (Nebr Pharmacists Assoc), Ryan Carruthers (Centerpointe), & Chris Allend (Wellbeing Initiative) to talk about Drug Overdose Awareness Week. https://...

Doug welcomes Political Director of the NEGOP Todd Watson to the show. Todd gives and update on the State Central Committee Mtg this past weekend. Plus they talk about taxes, the special session, key political races leading up to November and more … https://ne.gop/

Wyatt mans the talk & text line as Doug leads the discussion on another Talk & Text Tuesday. On the show they discuss: FREE Abortions & Vasectomies at the Democratic National Convention, an overview of the speakers at the DNC, the end of Nebraska’s Special Session, Title IX and more.