Tom Anderson Show

HOUR 1 Japanese man marries a fictional character / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/business/akihiko-kondo-fictional-character-relationships.html? A ban on menthol cigarettes will go into effect by FDA soon / (WSJ) ttps://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-to-advance-ban-on-menthol-cigarettes-11651146656? The tobacco industry has been targeting African Americans with menthol cigare...

HOUR 1 Alaska Airlines no longer will fly direct Anchorage-Honolulu from June to November / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/25/alaska-airlines-suspend-nonstop-flights-between-anchorage-hawaii-until-november/ Manhattan federal prosecutors arrested and criminally charged the owner, Bill Hwang, and his former top lieutenant in one of the highest-profile Wall Street prosecutions in yea...

HOUR 1 Russia's state-run energy company, Gazprom, threatening to / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/27/world/ukraine-russia-war-news?smid=url-share NASA astronaut and geologist Jessica Watkins will be the first African American to spend months in space / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/01/31/1077009955/jessica-watkins-nasa-astronaut-international-space-station-artemis Harvard seeks...

HOUR 1 Tom and Tom talk yards, grass, and maintenance Many views are surfacing towards Elon Musk's ownership that are good, bad, or indifferent / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/25/twitter-and-elon-musk-agree-to-usd44-billion-deal-to-take-the-company-private? Tom and Tom talk about social media scrutiny and content enforcement Former President Trump ordered to turn over...

HOUR 1 Tom and Tom talk spring, yards, and weather Twitter may now be sold to Elon Musk / https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/24/the-teen-mental-health-crisis-mystery? Macron wins a second presidential term in France / (NBC) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/french-presidential-election-macron-win-west-putin-far-right-rcna25793 Youth mental health problems on the rise / (MB) https:/...

HOUR 1 Happy Earth Day! The battle over CDC's legal powers re mask mandates continues / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/04/21/1094123780/battle-over-cdcs-powers-goes-far-beyond-travel-mask-mandate Hunkie Lee on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown's selection Florida Gov DeSantis and Disney sanctions / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6304730136001#sp=show...

HOUR 1 Tom S relays his story about a flight to Fairbanks and the euphoria absent the mask mandate  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had concluded that “an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health" / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/politics/cdc-transportation-mask-mandate.html? Netflix takes another...

HOUR 1 Mask mandate enacted and passengers celebrate / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/19/after-judge-drops-federal-transportation-mask-mandate-a-confusing-new-era-dawns? Netflix loses 200,000 subscribers and stock value down by more than 255 / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/19/netflix-nflx-earnings-q1-2022.html? City of Palmer Deputy Mayor Pam Melin overviews the Palme...

HOUR 1 Great weather in Mat-Su and Anchorage will get into the high 50s this weekend /  Mask mandate rescinded for airlines / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/04/18/1093451075/masks-optional-airlines-travel Subscription rates (like streaming services) being canceled over 35% already the year / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/subscription-fatigue-inflation-cancellations? Former Ambassa...

HOUR 1 Tom and Tom talk about Easter services and weekend activities Russia claims strikes on hundred of Ukraine / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/18/world/ukraine-russia-war-news? Remaining Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol defending last large metal / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/17/mariupol-s-last-defenders-fight-back-from-metals-complex? Russian cyberattacks i...

HOUR 1 Tom S talks about his weekend trip to the Kenai Peninsula "Dose of Hope" with Freedom House The last day to file taxes is Monday, April 18th / CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/moneywatch-last-minute-tax-day-tips/#x Ukraine sinks Russia's flagship in the Black Sea / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/russia-threatens-more-attacks-on-kyiv-after-losing-warship/#x Tom discusse...

HOUR 1 T and T talk about great forthcoming weather in Mat-Su and Anchorage (low 50s) Tuesday's Subway shooter Frank James caught / (AP News) https://apnews.com/article/police-hunt-brooklyn-subway-gunman-8b4e1efee5d08c06050c7b09172829d3? Sweden and Finland may join NATO / (AP News) https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-helsinki-nato-a0bfaff08e2b97b32d29c32fe7004d29? U.S. m...

HOUR 1 Yelp paying for pregnant employees' travels expenses to states allowing abortions / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/yelp-covering-employees-out-of-state-abortions? Gilbert Godfried passes away at 67 / (Variety) https://variety.com/2022/film/news/gilbert-gottfried-dead-dies-comedian-aladdin-1235231387/ Tom A talks about using the celebrity voice platform Cameo to get a re...

HOUR 1 NYC Subway shooting / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/12/nyregion/brooklyn-subway-shooting#brooklyn-subway-shooting / (FOX News)  https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-brooklyn-subway-station-shooting-undetonated-devices Lt. Governor of NY Brian Benjamin indicted and arrested for bribery and fraud  / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/12/nyregion/brian-benjamin-arrested.html? Inflati...

HOUR 1 Hugh Neff wins the Kobuk 440 in the Northwest Arctic Borough / (ADN Tom S talks about marriage and couples counseling weekend U.S. Senate candidate Hunkie Lee in Mat-Su on faith and Tom's life  Dalton from Mat-Su on his knowledge of the Bible how our life is a punishment President Macron of France holds his lead in to the general election / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/storie...

HOUR 1 U.S. Senate candidate Hunkie Lee sings his campaign love song  Alaska's beloved Arliss Sturgulewski passes at age 94 / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/04/07/trailblazing-alaska-politician-arliss-sturgulewski-dies-at-94/ A group opposing a Constitutional Convention launches its organizations / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/04/07/anticipating-a-busy-election-season-alas...

HOUR 1 Tom S overviews Christian broadcasting's fundraising efforts and Tom A donates Drones coming more and more online / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/wing-launches-drone-delivery-service-US? Top billionaires / (MW) https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musk-overtakes-jeff-bezos-on-forbes-richest-billionaires-list-11649175907? T and T talk about transgender  Assemblymember...

HOUR 1 Tom and Tom cover the Anchorage Municipal Election results  Amazon launching satellites / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/amazon-satellite-project-kuiper-spacex? House rejects full PFD / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/06/alaska-house-rejects-full-pfd-amendments-during-budget-debates/ State Representative Kevin McCabe on the PFD Joe from South Anchorage on the...

HOUR 1 Russian atrocities and how they can be responded to / https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/world/europe/ukraine-nova-basan-russia.html? and https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/31/us-nato-slovakia-ukraine-s300-air-missile-defense-russia/? Republican U.S. Senators Murkowski, Romney, and Collins will support Kentangi Brown for the U.S. Supreme Court / https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ket...

HOUR 1 Tom A talks about the congressional candidates to fill the Don Young seat / (AL) https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/the-sunday-minefield-april-3-2022/ Tom Steigleman overviews fundraising for CBI Media's new Fairbanks radio station. You can donate at: KATB.org  Carnage in Ukraine as Russian troops execute civilians / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/03/the-west-...

HOUR 1 Tom talks briefly about  April Fool's Day and plays a Fox News clip and review of Vice-President Harris's latest speech. https://video.foxnews.com/v/6302539230001#sp=show-clips U.S. Senate candidate Hunkie Lee from Mat-Su Tom S. gives an update on the war in Ukraine and plays a clip from CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/video/ukraine-reclaims-territory-from-russian-control/#x Tom...

  HOUR 1 Alaska and 25 other states sue to end the mask mandate on planes. https://video.foxnews.com/v/6302309122001#sp=show-clips SB 140 (protecting women's sports in Alaska).  Hunter Biden's emails are authentic.  https://video.foxnews.com/v/6302418692001#sp=show-clips Tom S. interviews Jeff Broadsky from Joy International about the “Joy of Freedom” event coming to the Alaska State Fai...

HOUR 1 Wisconsin firefighters that are sending equipment to Ukraine.  https://video.foxnews.com/v/6302305394001#sp=show-clips Anchorage Bond Proposition 6 which allocated $2.1 Million for the Anchorage Fire Department.  Tom S discusses U.S. astronauts returning home on a Russian space capsule. Plays CBS clip: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/international-space-station-continues-to-operate-normally-d...

HOUR 1 Tom S talks about White House messaging and plays Fox News clip https://video.foxnews.com/v/6302199803001#sp=show-clips Tom S continues to talk about White House messaging with examples of was Biden watching or not watching the Senate confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson and will the US respond in-kind to Russia if they use chemical weapons or not?  Speaking of mixed messaging, h...

HOUR 1 Tom S. talks to Stacy Banks at Alaska Housing Finance Corporation about the Alaska Housing Homeowner Assistance program.  Check your eligibility and apply online at AlaskaHousingRelief.com or call 833-330-8290. Gary from Muldoon calls in and talks about road maintenance and abandon vehicles.  Anchorage Assembly  candidate Stephanie Taylor calls to discuss final days before the municipal ele...