Tom Anderson Show

HOUR 1 Rick and Tom talk about the weekend. Tom highlights his nephew Jacob’s new job in Wake Island for ASR. and what it’s like on such a small (21 ft highest elevation) atoll  Search continues for missing people in Haiti after last weekend’s earthquake / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEofZGDWloU Taliban and heroin/opium (largest source globally) / https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021...

HOUR 1 The U.S. is sending 3,000+ troops back to Afghanistan to protect our exit /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAuN72YnxwA Former TX Governor and U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is astonished at President Biden’s energy policy and directives /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quka7egCqzw Cliff Groh Jr from Anchorage called in offering to report from Juneau on his research and advocacy for a...

HOUR 1 Tom and Rick talk weather and temperatures  Alaska State Fair / Aftershock is the new rollercoaster  Newt Gingrich and Rep. Jim Banks (IN-R) talk Infrastructure Bill with Laura Ingraham / What 19 Republican U.S. Senators voted for the Infrastructure Bill? / https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/10/politics/republican-senators-voted-infrastructure-bill/index.html Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su is not thril...

HOUR 1 Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) on Afghanistan’s being overrun by the Taliban with a 10th capital take over this week (absent American troops post-withdraw under Biden) /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3OXXz3a7Ug Sicily may break the hottest temperature record for Europe at just under 120 Fahrenheit / https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/11/sicily-logs-488c-temperature-possibly-highest-e...

HOUR 1 Tom and Rick overview their weekend (heavy with rain and events  Olympics overview by the numbers / https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/08/08/tokyo-olympics-numbers?email=tomandersonalaska@gmail.com Violence in Chicago saw over 45 deaths last weekend and even a police officer was killed /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2RrCL7MIrQ Woodcarver Mike from Mat-Su on the violence in...

HOUR 1 Rick and Tom talk about Parks Highway condition north of Meadow Lakes and Talkeetna rain storms  Tom reminisces on Kink River Lodge and eating with his family there last week for the first time / https://knikriverlodge.com/ U.S. Senator Kennedy (LA-R) tears apart the bipartisan Infrastructure and reconciliation bill /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCug8QS0utA Anchorage School District re...

HOUR 1 Tom & Rick talk road construction on the Parks Hwy and travel / Google Reviews Ted Nugent discusses the lack of freedoms in the U.S. with Tuckerman Carlson /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDQ7hFDIl4Y Afterpay purchased by Jack Dorsey’s (Twitter founder) Square for $29 billion / https://www.fastcompany.com/90662479/square-afterpay-acquisition-jack-dorsey?partner=feedburner&utm_sou...

HOUR 1 Tom and Rick talk sun, fun, salmon, and Rick’s first dip netting adventure on the Kenai Peninsula Tom overview China’s 996 work policy (9 AM to 9 PM 6 days a week) and how younger professionals are bucking the requirement / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZsEjG6cB0c Author Rebekah Koffler overviews her new book: Putin’s Playbook: Russia’s secret plan to defeat America HOUR 2 Sarah Palin ma...

HOUR 1 Tom and Rick talk about Alaska's nice weather and Olympics Judge Napolitano departs from FOX News after allegations of sexually harassing young men at FOX / https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/03/fox-news-parts-ways-with-judge-napolitano-after-explosive-sexual-harassment-allegations-1112490/?utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_source=Get+Response&utm_term=EMAIL&utm_content=Newslette...

HOUR 1 Vaccinations mandates? /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txI5oyzYFxA Homicides vs Vaccine rates in Washington DC /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txI5oyzYFxA The WHO says to delay the booster shot until September / https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/world/who-covid-vaccine-boosters.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20210804&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=headline&re...

HOUR 1 Simone Biles quits Olympic competition citing mental health issues / https://www.espn.com/olympics/gymnastics/story/_/id/31902290/simone-biles-withdraws-individual-all-competition-tokyo-olympics-focus-mental-health Kelly Clarkson ordered to pay nearly $200,000 per month in spousal and child support /  https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kelly-clarkson-ordered-to-pay-brandon-black...

HOUR 1 Lydia Jakoby wins Olympic Gold in Japan in the 100 Breaststroke /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXfOaRqcOKE Joe in South Anchorage (originally from Moose Pass (near Seward, Alaska) The best of day 4 covering the Olympics competition in Tokyo /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXfOaRqcOKE President Biden quietly adopts Trump-era border policy for asylum seekers /  https://www.youtube.com/...

HOUR 1 T & R overview their weekend and activities and talk tacos and seasonings Texas to begin arresting migrants for trespassing Brandon Judd, President of National Border Patrol Council /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUela2so_qw T & R talk hiring and jobs and who’s hiring Personal security for members of Congress vs public safety (Trey Gowdy) /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1BtJ...

HOUR 1 Michael Phelps’s mom addresses athletes competing without their families present because of the Japanese no-attendee rule because of COVID / https://www.wbaltv.com/article/how-to-watch-tokyo-olympics-summer-games-live/37052490# Charles talks about his travel through Canada and the minimal allowances for U.S. citizens to drive through the nation (Charles can for college) Tokyo Olympics openi...

Tom welcomes Charles filling in for Rick and overviews some of the national Governor recalls and ponders why were seeing so many recalls at all levels across the nation  President Biden’s holds a townhall and Raymond Arroyo highlights / https://video.foxnews.com/v/6264666118001/ The U.S. military has developed and will now be is using new body armor for female soldiers / https://www.npr.org/2021/0...

NY Times reports on low life expectancy numbers in the U.S. and rising COVID cases / https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/us/american-life-expectancy-report.html First Lady Jill Biden travels through Anchorage to the Summer Olympics in Japan / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/07/21/jill-biden-urges-vaccination-thanks-alaska-native-health-workers-their-role-combating-pandemic/ Eugene Harnet, Ex...

T & R talk about coffee Tom talks about OneWeb and the satellite space race  Jeff Bezos post-space flight press conference / https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/jeff-bezos-space-flight-blue-origin#&_intcmp=hp1r_8,hp1r President Biden administration releases a Taliban fighter at Gitmo / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaYOKGL9Xwo Author Jonathan Hainsworth of "The Escape of Jack the...

HOUR 1 T & R talk U.S. zoos, from largest in footprint size and animals to best/favorites Admiral Brett Giroir, M.D. and Brian Kilmeade discuss Dr. Fauci and U.S. Senator Rand Paul debating on the funding of gain-of-function research in China’s Wuhan laboratory /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8As6XfMyoVA U.S. Senate candidate Hunkie Lee from Mat-Su calls in regarding research and developmen...

HOUR 1 T & R talk about their sunny weekend weather and the Bear Paw Festival in Eagle River and how camping in Alaska is getting busy particularly on the Kenai Peninsula / Germany flash flooding update /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9RAh6urs9o The Kaiser Foundation released data on why anti-vaccers are changing their minds and getting vaccinated / https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19...

HOUR 1 T & R discuss summer activities and when they’ll prep for winter Rick recommends a “Solo Stove Ranger” stainless steel smokeless barbecue pit and talks seafood /  https://www.solostove.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3MSHBhB3EiwAxcaEu9piS9-_1tKwu3JteGVMKSOSnfH0oJgt8LLgCCVPxxMjG06YhIGVCRoCKtUQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Alex Gimarc writes about problems with renewable energy projects in Alaska Politics...

HOUR 1 T & R talk rain and pups  Texas Governor Greg Abbott talks with Laura Ingraham about Democrats leaving the state to protest voter integrity /  https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-abbott-says-dems-who-fled-state-over-elections-bill-will-be-arrested-upon-return Amy veterans take matters into their own hands to get trusted allies out of Afghanistan  John Leguizamo supports Critical Race...

HOUR 1 T & R talk about warm weather coming, slugs in the garden and mosquitoes in the air Former President Bush warns of imminent peril from U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan / https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-president-george-w-bush-calls-us-troop-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-a-mistake Lee from Wasilla calls in about the passing of former Alaska U.S. Senator Mike Gravel Woodcarver...

HOUR 1 At least 40 dead in Germany and Belgium from storms and flooding / https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/15/world/europe/flooding-germany-belgium-switzerland-netherlands.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20210715&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=headline&regi_id=78313692&segment_id=63541&user_id=0d6450a88091f9336b9867d8fc8d27b0 Footage of flooding: https://www.youtube....

HOUR 1 T&R discuss weekend activities and weekend weather  President Trump slams the national crime surge at CPAC /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr7ZreJ--rQ Trey Gowdy on FOX News discusses the impact of defunding police /  https://video.foxnews.com/v/6263301077001 Where does outer space begin and what is the Karman Line? / https://astronomy.com/news/2021/03/the-krmn-line-where-does-space-...

HOUR 1  Tom updates on his family garage band and how he can’t play Jeff Porcaro’s drumbeat on Boz Skagg’s “Lido Shuffle” yet! NY Governor Cuomo planning to declare a state of emergency from gun violence with a potential gun grab /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=howF3chNWVk San Francisco now has a crime surge /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ632xzOds8 Pentagon cancels controversial JEDI prog...