The Daily Dive

As the government shutdown continues, it seems that the conversation is starting to veer away from the actual issues… The humanitarian crisis at the border and the border wall itself.  A new report says that possibly thousands of migrant children were separated from their families and released before officials started officially counting them, and we have no idea with who or where they are. Stef K...

It is the 27th day of the partial government shutdown and it seems like things are going backwards.  Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked President Trump to reschedule the State of the Union Address originally scheduled for Jan.29 citing security concerns. At the same time a bipartisan group of senators is pressing Trump to re-open the government. Daniel Lippman, reporter for Politico, joins us to discu...

There seems to be another space race on our hands. While the US is working to sending Astronauts into space again and establishing commercial flights, China has ventured to the far side of the moon. Already an accomplishment getting there, China’s lunar lander has successfully sprouted cotton plantsmarking the first time humans have grown plants on the lunar surface. Loren Grush, science reporter...

On October 15, 2018 13 year old Jayme Closs went missing in Wisconsin after her parents were killed in their family home. Jayme was missing for 88 days before she was found last week. 21-year old Jake Thomas Patterson was arrested and charged with kidnapping and the murder of her parents. It is an odd story that still has many unknowns. It is unclear why Patterson targeted Jayme, he saw here getti...

It is now the longest government shutdown in history. Many federal workers that are affected by the shutdown are not being paid, and no one in the political leadership wants to budge. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters joins us for the continued shutdown and two reports about the president and Russia. We learn what triggered a counterintelligence investigation against the president and...

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With the partial government shutdown getting ready to stretch into its 4th week. Federal workers are starting to feel the pain. It’s payday and many aren’t getting paid. The conversation also continues to revolve around whether the president would declare a national emergency to get the border wall built. Haley Britzky, reporter for Axios joins us for all the ways people are starting to feel the s...

After years’ worth of accusations of sexual misconduct against R. Kelly, the R&B legend may be about to face legal consequences again. After Lifetime aired a 6 part docuseries called Surviving R. Kelly, officials in Georgia have started investigating him and Illinois officials have also asked for anyone with information to come forward. David Mack, reporter for Buzzfeed News, joins us to discu...

President Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office to persuade Americans on the need for a border wall to address the humanitarian crisis there. He struck a more measured tone using a more emotional appeal rather than trying to use too many facts and figures. The democratic response on the other hand accused the president of using the oval office to manufacture a crisis. Amanda Becker, corr...

Today’s podcast is focused on healthcare and the trends that will be shaping the conversation this year. First, there are five big things that you will be hearing about, among them are the battle between Big Pharma and Washington, the Affordable Care Act in legal trouble again, and the ongoing opioid crisis. Sam Baker, healthcare editor for Axios, joins us for what is poised to be a wild year for...

The partial government shutdown is now in its third week and still no end in sight. The only concession coming from the White House is that the president would be willing to ditch the concrete wall for a steel fence. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for the politics of the shutdown and the real test, when federal workers start seeing zeroes on their paycheck this week. Next,...

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We have another possible spy mystery on our hands. This time an American named Paul Whelan has been arrested in Russia where the Russian Federal Security Service said he was caught during an espionage operation. There a few more twists and turns in this story that make it so intriguing. Kristen Shamus, reporter for the Detroit Free Press, joins us for what we know about Paul Whelan and the respons...

We are about two weeks in to the partial government shutdown and there still seems to be no end in sight. President Trump continues to stand firm that he need $5 Billion for border security and Democrats begin their control of the House and hold firm that they will not give him the money. The President also hit back on Mitt Romney and Jim Mattis. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, join...

Today we speak to a guy that most people love and hate. He is the inventor of the touchscreen keyboard autocorrect for the original iPhone. Sometimes autocorrect saves your life, other times it just gets in the way. We will speak to Ken Kocienda who was a software engineer and designer for more than 15 years and he has a new book out about working during the Golden Age of Steve Jobs. I’ll even ask...

This past year brought us a lot of awareness of new cancer treatments making a difference in people’s lives. The Nobel Prize for medicine went to a pair of scientists for their work on cancer. The discoveries of Dr. James Allison and Dr. Tasuku Honjo led to new ways to treat cancer by targeting the body’s immune system rather than cancerous tumors themselves. Peter Loftus, Reporter for the WSJ, jo...

 This past year the country mourned together for the loss of Sen. John McCain. The country lost a war hero, a statesman, and a patriot who lived his life in service to his country. McCain, died at the age of 81 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us to talk about John McCain’s love of country, his political legacy, and how the Republican...

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It was mid-June when President Trump announced that he wanted to create a Space Force, and while some may have thought it was just some more rambling by the president… it might be much more necessary that you think. There is a new arms race that is threatening to explode in space and the president wants to create another branch of the military to maintain our dominance in the arena. Garrett Graff...

A big story this past year was that of halted executions because of the drugs that were being used. One such case was Scott Dozier. He was set to be executed with a three drug cocktail using fentanyl that had never been used before, but that wasn’t the issue… Drug maker Alvogen sued to block the use of a sedative they make called midazolam. Chris Kudialis, reporter for the Las Vegas Sun joins us t...

One of the biggest stories of the year was the Capture of the Golden State Killer. One of California’s most notorious serial killers. He went by many other names, The East Area Rapist, and the Visalia Ransacker, but Joseph James DeAngelo was captured and charged with various rapes and murders that happened in the 70’s and 80’s. Sam Stanton, reporter for the Sacramento Bee joins us for what he is a...

For Christmas Day I want to share my favorite story of the year! Because we all got duped! Do you remember playing the McDonald’s Monopoly game? You’d buy a meal and paper monopoly game pieces either helped you get park place and boardwalk, sometimes they were just instant wins for a free order of fries. Journalist Jeff Maysh joins us to tell us the story of how an ex-cop rigged the entire McDonal...