The Daily Dive

There was some surprising news that singer Demi Lovato was rushed to the hospital after an apparent overdose.  The singer has struggled with substance abuse for a long time but had recently been sober for six years.  We will tell you about Demi Lovato’s past and revisit an interview with drug and alcohol counselor Todd Zalkins. Next, an update to a wild story from over the weekend where police eng...

The war of words escalated in an ALL CAPS on Twitter as President Trump warns Iran’s president Rouhani to “NEVER, NEVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN.” As tensions have increased between the two countries after the US dropped out of the Iran nuclear deal, new sanctions are getting ready to be re-imposed on Iran as soon as August 4. Adam Wren, contributing editor to Politico Magazine joins us to...

Something to start your Monday with… The NASA of coffee. Colombia’s coffee is in danger from threats of fungi and pests.  Farmers are looking for ways to battle coffee leaf rust, coffee bud disease, and a pesky beetle.  Andrew Wight, journalist based out of Medellin Colombia joins us to discuss how the NASA of coffee is working on ways to keep your coffee fresh. We have all seen that teen with the...

It’s Friday so we have a fun slate of stories for you to enjoy and they are all about toys. First up: old toys. Collectible toy values are on the rise. Matthew Kitchen, Gear and Gadgets editor for the WSJ joins us to talk about the rising collectible market and the 20 year rule. That means start looking for your Power Rangers and Harry Potter toys. We will also tell you what the Holy Grail of toys...

We have another Russian agent in our midst. For nearly 5 years a 29 year old Russian political science student was a fixture at many important conservative events. Maria Butina is accused of conspiring to set up a back channel of communication between the Kremlin and the Republican party using the NRA as a conduit. Lauren Meier, reporter for Axios, joins us to discuss who Butina is and how she inf...

The backlash was strong and the backpedaling was quick.  A day after President Trump seemed to side with Russian president Vladimir Putin over our own intelligence agencies, he clarified his remarks and said that he indeed does accept the conclusion that Russia did meddle in the 2016 election still maintaining that there was no collusion.  Haley Britzky, reporter for Axios joins us to discuss the...

The reviews are in after President Trump’s big meeting with Vladimir Putin and the news is not good. When asked if he believed the assessment of the US intelligence community or Putin over election meddling in 2016, President trump deferred to Putin, gave him a huge pass, and once again attacked Hillary Clinton. Shannon Vavra, reporter for Axios joins us to discuss all the fallout from Trump’s lat...

President Trump is in Helsinki Finland for another big meeting with a world leader, Vladimir Putin. The president said he is going into the meeting with low expectations. Ginger Gibson, Political reporter for Reuters joins us to discuss the meeting and whether the elephant in the room will be addressed… The Justice Department’s indictment of 12 Russian intelligence agents for attempting to influen...

The city of Stockton in CA will soon embark on a bold basic income program that will test what people do with free money.  Some residents will be given $500 a month with no strings attached. Annie Lowrey, author of a new book about universal basic income called Give People Money joins us to talk about the idea of giving citizens money to keep them from falling below the poverty line and how it cou...

The execution of Scott Dozier has been halted… for now. He was set to be executed with a three drug cocktail using fentanyl that has never been used before. But in this case 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 to discuss why a judge sided with a drug company to stop the exe...

Straight out of the “You never know what they’ll think of next” file… People are using Fitbits and Apple Watches to monitor their heart rate when binging on drugs.  Christina Farr, reporter for CNBC joins us to talk about concerns that doctors have and also the weird game of people sharing their own screenshots of their elevated heart rate on forums like Reddit and Twitter. The reunification of ch...

The big announcement has been made! President Trump has made his second nomination to the Supreme Court in two years. Sam Baker reporter for Axios joins us to discuss who the new nominee is and all the money that will be poured into the confirmation battle. As the mid-term elections quickly approach, expect the battle for the next Supreme Court Justice to figure prominently. Next, the debate conti...

Tonight is the big night! President Trump will announce his second nominee to be the next Supreme Court Justice. The announcement will be made in prime time and is expected to set off a big fight from Democrats. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters will join us for that and the fallout from Mike Pompeo’s trip to North Korea where he was accused of “gangster like” tactics in perusing the d...

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt has resigned after months of ethics controversies citing unrelenting attacks on himself and his family.  Pruitt has been the subject of more than a dozen investigations over spending taxpayer money on travel, excessive spending, and much more.  Lauren Meier, reporter for Axios joins us for that and also to lay out who the president’s frontrunners are to be the next Supreme C...

What has happened to the great American summer job? America’s teens just aren’t working as much anymore. More teens are going to school over the summer, some are doing community service works, and others are just taking unpaid internships. Drew DeSilver, senior writer at the Pew Research Center joins us to talk about why the number of teens with summer jobs has dropped and what type of work they a...

It’s July 4th and it’s time for family, BBq’s, and fireworks.  But what if there were no fireworks?  Would you be interested in a drone show instead?  As Western states and towns are concerned about wildfire conditions, some are turing to elaborate drone shows such as the ones seen at the latest Winter Olympics.  Elizabeth Weise, tech reporter for USA Today joins us to talk about a new trend that...

Basketball superstar LeBron James is coming to Los Angeles!  King James has agreed to a 4 year deal worth $154 million dollars after taking a personal meeting with Lakers legend Magic Johnson. Dan Beyer, Managing editor at Fox Sports Radio, joins us to discuss the big move, what it means for the Lakers and the NBA. Next, rumors have been swirling for some time that President Trump’s long time pers...

This is going to be a big week for tariffs in the US.  Some of our allies and biggest trading partners have slapped the US with retaliatory tariffs on some of the biggest agricultural products we export such as beef, pork, and soybeans.  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters joins us for a breakdown of these tariffs, the news that North Korea may be deceiving us about denuclearization, and...

Another mass shooting has occurred in the country.  This time it was aimed at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland.  5 people were killed and others were injured.  The suspect stormed the offices of the newspaper with a shotgun and canisters of smoke grenades.  Brianna Sacks, reporter for Buzzfeed, joins us for the latest information available at the time of recording. Reports say that he was...

Huge news for the Supreme Court and the Trump administration yesterday as Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced that he will retire effective July 31.  Often seen as the swing vote, losing Kennedy offers President Trump the chance to cement the conservative tilt at the Supreme Court. Lydia Wheeler, reporter for The Hill joins us to talk about the impact of this retirement and the intense...

Big news out of the Supreme Court as they upheld President Trump’s most recent iteration of his travel ban.  The justices, in a 5-4 decision said that despite language that the president has used in the past to describe the ban, it still falls within his power to control immigration policy. Sam Baker, reporter for Axios, will joins us to discuss the reasons behind the ruling and the larger picture...

The fight over immigration and the President’s policies has created a huge divide that is no longer playing out just in Washington.  President Trump tweeted over the weekend that in order to end illegal immigration people need to be stopped at the border and turned away immediately depriving them of their due process. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was also subjected to the divide when she...

When voters head to the polls for the midterm elections they will be presented with a slew of candidates and propositions.  Many factors will need to be considered and one of the main issues is what politicians plan to do for the opioid crisis.  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters joins us to discuss her trip to Binghamton NY where she talked to voters about the politics of addiction and...

Confusion over the president’s executive order and immigration policy continues to take center stage.  We are watching how the Department of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services decide to implement the order and whether a district judge will change her ruling on the Flores Settlement.  All while the House is still expected to vote on a compromise immigration bill.  Stef Kight, reporter...

President Trump has signed a directive ordering the cessation of separating families at the border in favor of detaining families as a unit. This poses a major legal battle and an impeding vote on the two proposed immigration bills later today. We detail what he signed and what will happen to the thousands of kids already separated from their parents. Also, another major merger is in the works as...