The Morningline

Dr. Thomas Eppes from CVFP Medical Group joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about marijuana, the differences in smoking weed and eating weed gummies, RFK Jr.'s new Vaccine Policies, the danger of measles, vaccine skepticism, and more.

Len Stevens from the Virginia Department of Transportation joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about an ongoing traffic project that will effect those traveling to Candlers Mountain Road, what Phase 3 of the project is going to look like, and more.

Liberty University Professor of Government, Aaron Van Allen, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about who's going to stand in the way of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill in the Senate, some important Senate races taking place next year, what the Big Beautiful Bill is going to do to the national deficit and debt, and more.

Brian Kilmeade, the Host of The Brian Kilmeade Show, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the latest in the war between Russia and Ukraine, what's going on with tariffs, Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, and more.

Lynchburg Vice Mayor, Curt Diemer, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the letter found outside of City Hall about the potential purchase of the Genworth Properties, has the relocation of City Hall to those buildings been discussed, is City Hall still fulfilling the needs of the city, the tax rates, would he vote for a budget that doesn't have raises for city employees in it,...

Lynchburg City Councilwoman, Stephanie Reed, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the letter found outside of City Hall about the potential sale of the Genworth Properties, is the letter legitimate, where the money for the buildings would come from, would she support Councilman Wilder's 83 cent tax rate, does she have any non-negotiable's in the budget, and more.

Director of the Lynchburg Regional Airport, Cedric Simon, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about how he got into aviation, their upcoming runway project this summer, how many flights go out to Charlotte every day, what else their runways get used to, will they get flights to Dulles, and more.

Lynchburg City Councilman, Sterling Wilder, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about whether or not City Staff is getting information to Council in a timely manner, why he made a proposal to drop the real estate tax rate from 89 cents to 83 cents, what the 79 cent budget would look like, the email sent by downtown business owners to members of Council, the city buying the Genworth bui...

Bedford Hills Elementary School 5th Grader, Eleanor McAngus, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about winning the Outstanding AAA School Safety Patrol Award, her reaction to winning the award, what she does on safety patrol, designing an award, what she spent the award money on, and more.

Ryan Gordon from Blue Ridge Scientific joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about sports physicals, Alpha Gal, DOT Physicals, and more.

Mike Mayo joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about "Alien" as well as this being the best Memorial Day Weekend in box office history.

5th District Congressman, John McGuire, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the House passing Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, will they have to make reconciliations with the Senate, inconsistencies with tariffs, Trump's financial dealings while in office, and more.

Liberty University Professor of Government, Aaron Van Allen, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about what's going to happen to Trump's Big Beautiful Bill in the Senate, areas of contention with the bill, polls out about the Virginia Governor's Race, Lynchburg City Council Drama and the budget fight, and more.

Chris Boswell, the Head of the Board of Directors for the Downtown Lynchburg Association, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the email sent by Dave Henderson to Lynchburg City Council, his thoughts on Council's behavior, is Council effecting businesses and development downtown, the proposed hotel and lodging tax, and more.

Karl Miller from Karl Miller Realty joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about his recent trip to Italy, will home prices be coming down any time soon, what he sees for interest rates in the next six months, the average age of the first time home buyer, investment properties, and more.

Executive Director of Historic Sandusky, Greg Starbuck, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about his new documentary "Lynchburg At War", what the city was like during the Civil War, where they've done filming so far, when it will be released, and more.

Principal of Montvale Elementary School, Kevin Spaulding, and teachers Kelly Beasley and Sandy Overstreet, join Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about Montvale's participation with bikers from California in Run For The Wall, how many bikers they are expecting to see today, the program that the students will be putting on, do any other schools do this, and much more.

Former Wall Street Journal Correspondent and current Education Activist, Asra Nomani, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the results of an investigation done by Virginia Attorney General, Jason Miyares, where Thomas Jefferson High School stands in the national high school rankings, race neutral admissions processes, and more.

Mike Mayo joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about "Dogma" returning to theaters after 20 years.

Dr. Thomas Eppes from CVFP Medical Group joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about prostate cancer, when men should get screened, costs of prescription drugs, and answers listener questions.

Lynchburg City Councilwoman, Stephanie Reed, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the proposed hotel and lodging tax, trying to get down to equalization, is there surplus money anywhere, was cutting employees or departments on the table, why the process is taking so long, and more.

Linda and Bonnie from American Legion Post 16 join Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the significance of poppies, their upcoming Poppy Drive, where the proceeds go to, where you can get the poppies around town, and more.

Liberty University Professor of Government, Aaron Van Allen, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about Liberty Flames Softball, what's going to happen with Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, how the Virginia Governor's Race is going to revolve around Trump, Democrats trying to figure things out, and more.

Brian Kilmeade, the Host of The Brian Kilmeade Show, joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis, the status of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, will the debt ceiling be raised, will there be a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, and more.

Dave Henderson, Managing Partner for Hen & Hound Management Group, joins Brian, Anthony, and Tommy on The Morningline to talk about a letter that he sent to Lynchburg City Council, what made him write the letter, singling out Councilman Misjuns, is their behavior having a negative effect on downtown business, does he see any sort of solution in the short term, does he also condemn the behavior...