Tom Anderson Show

HOUR 1  Tom S. talks about his Washington DC trip and the impact of actually seeing national monuments and voter apathy. Tom S. talks about Meg Zaletel recall and voter apathy. U.S. Senate Democrats unveil a new tax plan for billionaires / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049505682/senate-democrats-unveil-a-plan-for-a-new-tax-on-billionaires Tom S. talks to State Senator Roger Holland about t...

HOUR 1 Tom S. talks about inflation issues and listens in to the White House press briefing with Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki Tom talks about the firing of the Municipality of Anchorage’s Chief Equity Officer / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/10/27/anchorage-assembly-considering-possible-legal-action-over-firing-citys-first-chief-equity-officer/ Tom S. interviews Matthew Beck, cand...

HOUR 1 Tom talks about the Mat-Su Borough Mayor's race and the candidates Edna DeVries, Matt Beck, and Bert Cottle / https://www.matsugov.us/elections Tom talks Recall on Meg Zalatel in Anchorage / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/10/23/recall-vote-of-assembly-member-meg-zaletel-viewed-as-a-proxy-battle-over-the-future-of-anchorage-politics/ Tom talks Les Gara and Bill Wal...

HOUR 1 Alec Baldwin kills the Director of Photography and seriously injures the Director of the movie "Rust" / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/us/alec-baldwin-shooting-rust-movie.html Gabby Petito's boyfriend Brian Laundrie's remains found in FL / (FOX) https://www.foxnews.com/us/brian-laundrie-remains-confirmed-by-fbi Coal hits high as demand builds globally / (NPR) h...

HOUR 1  The first successful experimental transplantation of a genetically engineered pig kidney to a human body was recently accomplished at NYU Langone's Transplant Institute / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/exclusive-interview-with-lead-scientist-behind-successful-kidney-transplant/#x Online scamming on the rise especially on social media  / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fightin...

HOUR 1  Christina Hendrickson, former MOA Real Estate Director, sues Mayor Bronson and staff citing retaliatory termination because of her whistleblowing complaint / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/10/19/former-anchorage-real-estate-director-sues-mayor-bronson-and-city-claiming-she-was-fired-in-retaliation-for-whistleblowers-complaint/ T & T talk about Halloween and what t...

HOUR 1 Tom talks about Facebook birthday reminders of friends and how easy it is to send a message thanks to FB Kidnapped missionaries and parishioners by gangs with ransoms demanded / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/haiti-kidnapping-missionaries-gang-reportedly-demands-17-million-dollars/ Life of Pi / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZEZ35Fhvuc Kanye West changes his name to "Ye" / (...

HOUR 1 Tom S. sleeps to 11 AM over the weekend; T & T catch up on activities General Colin Powell passes at age 84 / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/colin-powell-dies-at-84-due-to-complications-from-covid-19/ NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/10/18/1046981056/colin-powell-former-secretary-of-state-dies-at-84 China has a new hypersonic missile / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/20...

HOUR 1 Booster and COVID shot rules changing and opening to more Americans / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/10/14/fda-panel-recommends-moderna-s-booster-j-and-j-decision-to-come Dominos Pizza profits fall in Q3 and the delivery process may change (drivers won't come to your door) (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/10/14/domino-s-q3-same-store-sales-droppe...

HOUR 1 Tom A is back and T & T talk recent Assembly politics and mask mandates and Tom S. reviews his political guests in Tom's absence Union strikes to the levels of 100,000+ imminent across the nation in multiple industries / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/10/13/film-and-tv-workers-john-deere-employees-and-healthcare-workers-join-the-strike-wave?utm_source=morning_b...

HOUR 1 6 Alaska's Hobo Jim passes away / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ZbOqFRnxw 60,000 marching towards TX and wanting to immigrate / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-homeland-republicans-transparency-biden-admin-out-of-control-border-crisis CIA black sites and state secrets on the SCOTUS docket / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/10/06/1043484190/supreme-court-considers-wh...

HOUR 1 Facebook and platforms go down yesterday - longest in history / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/10/04/facebook-apps-out-for-six-hoursOff Off-Shore accounts being scrutinized / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/pandora-papers-find-foreigners-some-connected-to-crime-hiding-money-in-us-tax-havens/ Christie from Mat-Su calls in praising offshore accounts and tax evasion be...

HOUR 1 California oil spill off the coast in the Pacific / (CNN)  https://fb.watch/8qNL1lUDPC/ and (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/major-oil-spill-washes-ashore-california-killing-wildlife-2021-10-03/ Nobel Prize awarded for Physiology and Medicine for research on temperature and touch / https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/health/nobel-prize-medicine-physiology-temperature-touch.html Mou...

HOUR 1 10 year anniversary today! We launched on October 1, 2011. Thank you, everyone! U.S. Government gets past a shutdown but still at a disagreed upon $3.5 Trillion spending bill / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/09/30/government-shutdown-averted-but-big-battles-loom-for-biden-s-agenda / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/house-delays-1-trillion-infrastructure-vote-as-democ...

HOUR 1 Mask mandates abound - Anchorage's second night of debate re a mandate / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/09/29/tensions-run-high-over-proposed-mask-ordinance-at-second-night-of-anchorage-assembly-meeting/ Mask mandates in the airlines (United / Delta) / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/09/29/vaccine-mandates-are-highly-effective-at-getting-hesita...

HOUR 1 Japan's new Prime Minister will be Fumio Kushida / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/28/world/asia/who-is-fumio-kishida-japan-ldp.html U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan grills Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Milley and colleagues in Wash DC / (Senator Sullivan's YouTube Channel) [Over 11 minutes] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWDH6z_hLYM Former Trump Communications Director S...

HOUR 1 Fed government shutdown imminent if partisan gridlock / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/20210928130938-senate-republicans-block-funding-bill-over-debt-limit-prompting-government-shutdown-concerns/#x Bert Cottle pulls out of the Mat-Su Borough Mayor's race  Former U.S. Senator Mark Begich on Bert Cottle and the federal government issues Debt default possibilities / (CBS) https:...

HOUR 1 T&T talk weekend activities and radio FCC compliance Costco says a shortage of toilet paper is imminent; bottled water may be limited too U.K. gas lines and shortages near crisis / https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uk-mulls-calling-army-ease-gas-shortage-pumps-80254906 U.S. per-gallon gas prices / https://gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-price-averages/ Pokemon Oreo Cookies and...

HOUR 1 Anchorage school closed Friday because of snow / https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/09/24/all-anchorage-public-schools-closed-friday-as-snowfall-makes-roads-slippery/ Tom S. overviews his home winterization Rep. David Eastman and Nazi Germany references / https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2021/09/24/alaska-legislator-compares-biden-to-hitler-shares-link-to-holocaus...

HOUR 1 Tom A talks about shutting down his greenhouse and digging up potatoes FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID booster shots for seniors and others at high risk / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-booster-shots-pfizer-fda-authorize/ Over 470-out-of-state health care workers come to Alaska starting next week / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/09/22/over-470-out-of-state-health...