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School is back in session and while better test scores may be at the top of the list for many administrators, security is also key.  With the latest instances of violence in schools, no one wants to be next, so schools are mining students social media posts for signs of trouble.  Tom Simonite, Senior writer at Wired, joins us to talk about the companies that are diving into students socials in an...

The President is once again railing against the NY Times for the news that White House counsel Don McGahn is cooperating extensively with Robert Mueller’s investigation. McGahn’s testimony is particularly important because he was involved in many of the events being investigated and is setting up the mind-set of the President during his decisions.  Ginger Gibson, Political reporter for Reuters joi...

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There are few people who have such a huge impact on music, culture, and the world as did the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, and we just lost her. She died at age 76 surrounded by family in Detroit from pancreatic cancer. With her impassioned gospel rooted voice she leaves behind a huge catalogue of classic songs that spans many genres. Mo’Kelly, Los Angeles radio host and music industry veteran,...

A horrible situation has come to light in Pennsylvania as a grand jury report alleges that Catholic Church officials systematically covered up the sexual abuse of more than 1000 children by more than 300 priests in the past 70 years. John Luciew, reporter for PennLive, joins us for more on the report including how the diocese helped avoid scandal by terms as sick leave and health leave when priest...

The state of Nebraska just experienced a series of firsts Tuesday morning.  It was the state’s first execution since 1997, the first execution by lethal injection (prior to this the state used the electric chair), and the first death sentence in the country carried out with the use of the opiod fentanyl.  Brent Martin, News director for the Nebraska Radio Network joins us for a fascinating convers...

He goes by many names, the Golden State Killer, The East Area Rapist, and the Visalia Ransacker, but now Joseph James DeAngelo has been charged with his 13th murder. In 1975 he shot and killed Claude Snelling as he tried to prevent DeAngelo from kidnapping his 16 yr old daughter. Sam Stanton, reporter for the Sacramento Bee joins us for the latest charges that are believed to be the first murder o...

A year after violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, which ended with the death of a counter protester, white nationalists are at it again. They gathered for a white civil rights rally called Unite the Right 2. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters was at the rally and filled us in on the scene there and also the news that you can trust no one in the White House. Omarosa is back wit...

Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the best stories of the week. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Space Force is back! Speaking alongside Defense Secretary James Mattis, Vice President Mike Pence announced that the Pentagon has begun the process of establishing the Space force as the 6th branch of the military. The development of the Space Force comes in response to anti-satellite weaponry and other tech by countries such as China and Russia. Axios editor Lauren Meier joins us for the details...

Last week there was news that 11 malnourished children were found in a compound in New Mexico. It was a bizarre story to begin with, but now it has taken an even weirder turn.  According to prosecution documents filed, the remains of a boy have been found and the man who is at the center of it all was allegedly training one of the children in the use of an assault rifle in preparation for a future...

New details from the confession of the Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz have been released. The Broward State Attorney’s office released a transcript of Cruz’s hours-long confession to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS. Paula McMahon, reporter for the Sun Sentinel, joins us to talk about the voices in Nikolas Cruz’s head and what they were telling him to do. Next, there is a new outbreak of...

As the financial fraud trial of President Trump’s former campaign chair, Paul Manafort continues…Robert Mueller’s team called it’s star witness, Rick Gates, and HE IS singing!  Described as Paul Manafort’s right hand man, Gates admitted to helping his boss evade taxes to the tune of millions of dollars, bank fraud and hiding offshore accounts. Laura Nahmias, Reporter for Politico joins us for more...

Political reporter for Reuters, Ginger Gibson joins us this week to talk about reports that President Trump is privately brooding and publicly roaring. According to reports, the President continues to privately fume over the Mueller investigation and is worried the Don Jr. might be in legal trouble over the infamous Trump Tower meeting. Publicly, the President is getting his base fired up at vario...

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The issue of ghost guns, untraceable guns that can be made with 3D printing machines and skirt the regulation of gun laws made waves earlier this week, when a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on the release of blueprints that would allow anyone to download specs and 3D print their own ghost gun.  At the center of this is a man named Cody Wilson and his company Defense Distributed...

President Trump took to Twitter again to rail against the Robert Mueller investigation and also the trial against his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The President was calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end the witch hunt before it stains the country any further. Lauren Meier, reporter for Axios, joins us to talk about Trump’s call to end the Mueller probe and Paul Manafort’s tri...

With about three months to go before the midterm elections, Facebook has identified an ongoing political influence campaign on the social media network. Facebook has admitted that it is still early in their investigation so they could not identify who the bad actors were, but it did resemble the activity of Russian interference in 2016. Kyle Cheney, Congressional reporter for Politico joins us for...

Today is all about fast food. The first is how we all got scammed and the second is about that fast food magic number.  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...

California is on fire and it is showing no signs up letting up anytime soon. Across the state, fires have ravaged communities by taking homes and taking lives.  One fire in Southern California was started by a suspected arsonist, but in northern California, the Carr Fire is the most concerning.  David Benda, reporter for the Redding Record Searchlight joins us to talk about how that fire started,...

Every summer there is a battle over which song becomes the anthem for that season, who will be the song of the summer?  Well we aren’t talking about that today… We are talking about the ingredient of the summer!  And what it is may surprise you!  Kate Krader, food editor at Bloomberg News, joins us to talk about why escargot is the ingredient of the summer and also a simple sauce that is the summe...

The tape has been leaked! Secret recordings between then candidate Trump and his long time fixer Michael Cohen was released to CNN. Many have been waiting for this audio to drop, but what does it actually show? It’s not a smoking gun of any kind, but does point to a scandal suppression operation for Trump. Blake Hounshell, editor in chief of Politico Magazine joins us to discuss what the tape says...