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Hour 3: Excitment in Jefferson Parish and helping you cancel pesky subscriptions
* Have you ever signed up for a subscription and had trouble canceling it? State Representative Vincent Cox wants to make it nice and simple to cancel. * Checking in with Cynthia Lee Sheng for an update on how things in Jefferson Parish are going.

Hour 2: What you need to know about the war in Iran and what you need to know about interest rates

President Trump is trying to reform college sports. Will it hold up?
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at college sports. We break down what he’s trying to do…and whether it’ll hold up in court. Mark Conrad, Professor of Law and Ethics and Director of the Sports Business Initiative at Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business.

Hour 1: LSU roars back and Trump's profane threats
* President Trump threatened Iran over weekend in a profanity-laced social media post * How LSU pulled off a series win in Knoxville against the Volunteers

North Korea has a hacker army stealing BILLIONS of dollars. What??
North Korea’s hacker army has been responsible for numerous cyber attacks in the last decade. We spend some time with Nick Carlsen, an investigator with TRM Labs and a former FBI intelligence analyst, about how big their cyber army is and some of the ways they attack and steal.

Have you ever signed up for a subscription and struggled to cancel it?
State Representative Vincent Cox wants to make it nice and easy to cancel a subscription. We talk with him about his bill.

Bank On It: How to know when interest rates are right for you
Bank On It, financial insights you can count on with Jason Shields, the COO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

How President Trump is conducting the war with Iran
CBS military analyst Jeff McCausland joins Tommy to discuss the war with Iran, how the US is conducting operations, and the way President Trump is handling things.

Is President Trump threatening war crimes in the Iran war?
President Trump lashed out against Iran in a profanity-laced social media post on Easter Sunday. We break that down and how voters are feeling about the war with David Schultz, Professor of Political Science and Professor of Law at Hamline University, joins us.

How LSU baseball won a road series against Tennessee
WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo breaks down a wild series for LSU baseball in Knoxville against Tennessee.

BONUS: Bird poop court, spring silliness, funeral bread and New York's fairies
This week, we’re talking about traditions, from wacky spring rituals like April Fool’s Day and Dyngus Day to funeral bread, New York’s little-known history of fairies and a tradition in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, that recently resulted in a court battle over bird poop. Featuring audio from Tommy Tucker out of WWL in New Orleans, KRLD 1080 out of Dallas, WBEN out of Buffalo and to the Adam & Jordana show and Paranormal 360, both out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.

Full Show 4-3-26: Elmer Chocolate's history, Table Talk with Ian McNulty, and LSU's big weekend

Hour 4: Table Talk and Tommy's Weekend Winners
* "Table Talk" your weekly trip arond New Orleans food & restaurant scene underwritten by: Loop Linen & Uniform - where great service starts with clean linens for almost 100 years! * Tommy's Weekend Winners

Hour 3: Elmer Chocolate is classic Louisiana and making the best boil possible
* We’ll get some cooking, grilling, and boiling tips from Chef Kevin Belton for your Easter weekend festivities. * We’ll send some time with Rob Nelson, the CEO of Elmer Chocolate, about the storied history of the Louisiana business and what it’s like running a candy and chocolate company.

Hour 2: Why Trump fired Bondi and why Louisiana truckers are struggling
* President Trump fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General. We’ll go over why he was frustrated and who the next Attorney General could be * Rising fuel prices, insurance costs, and worker shortages are all making life difficult for Louisiana truckers. We’ll talk to Renee Amar, the executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, about it.

Hour 1: LSU baseball trying to snap a streak and how NATO actually works
* We’ll preview LSU baseball’s series against Tennessee and get an update on how spring football practice is going with WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo * President Trump has made it clear he isn’t happy with NATO. Let’s take a look at what NATO is and what it actually does…and could the US leave it?

Tommy Weekend Winners: Still time left to get in on college basketball action
Tommy talks with JR from Taking Vegas.

Table Talk: Ian McNulty dishes on courtyard hopping, gumbo z’herbes, and more
Ian McNulty, who covers food and dining culture for The Times Picayune | New Orleans Advocate, joins Tommy. * Courtyard hopping in the French Quarter - More modern places taking over in the Quarter - Patrick’s Bar Vin - Plenty of other places * Gumbo z'herbes - whether at Dooky Chase’s or somewhere else * Need some seafood this weekend?

Elmer Chocolate has been a Louisiana staple for 170+ years. Here's how they do it
We send some time with Rob Nelson, the CEO of Elmer Chocolate, about the storied history of the Louisiana business and what it’s like running a candy and chocolate company.

All the grilling and boiling tips you need for Easter weekend
We get some cooking, grilling, and boiling tips from Chef Kevin Belton for your Easter weekend festivities.

Powerboat racing is coming back to Lake Pontchartrain!
The 2nd Annual New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix returns next weekend. We’ll get the details from Jefferson Parish Councilmember Hans Liljeberg.

Why President Trump fired Pam Bondi
President Trump fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General. We’ll go over why he was frustrated and who the next Attorney General could be. Andy Smith, Director of the University New Hampshire Survey Center, joins us.

Louisiana truckers are getting pinched with rising fuel, insurance costs
Rising fuel prices, insurance costs, and worker shortages are all making life difficult for Louisiana truckers. We talk to Renee Amar, the executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, about it.

Why does President Trump want to leave NATO? Would that be good or bad?
President Trump has made it clear he isn’t happy with NATO. Let’s take a look at what NATO is and what it actually does…and could the US leave it? Susan Colbourn, Associate Research Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke, joins us.

LSU baseball hasn't won in Knoxville since 2016. Will that change this weekend?
Previewing LSU baseball’s series against Tennessee and getting an update on how spring football practice is going with WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo

BONUS: Jobs report exceeds expectations, and a threat from Iran should have American businesses thinking twice about their security
Here's the latest look at the health of the jobs sector, plus a threat from Iran that should have American businesses taking a second look at their security. Plus, Reeses' gives in to fans demands, a new road material could change potholes forever and why laughter is -- literally -- the best medicine.

BONUS: 'A worldview that doesn't match reality:' Trump lays out case for Iran, and reaction is harsh
Why are we bombing Iran while gas prices skyrocket? Experts discuss Donald Trump's speech to the United States and predict what happens next.

Full Show 4-2-26: Iran war concerns, Saints draft strategy, and Louisiana seafood
* Middle East expert: This was a poorly thought-out war of choice * The Saints love Senior Bowl and Ohio State players. Will they draft any? * Make sure you have a Certified Louisiana meal this Easter * Trump made his case for the Iran war. Will Americans be convinced? * The Liberation Day tariffs are a year old. What has the impact been?

Hour 4: Mike Detillier on the Saints letting the experts draft
* The NFL draft is three weeks away. Who have the Saints been visiting with? How many picks do they have? We'll break it all down with Mike Detillier * One of the concerns with the Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s ability to mine it. How do sea mines work? How do navies detect them? We’ll talk to an expert, John Femiani with Miami University.

Hour 3: Tariffs haven't helped so far and another COVID variant circulating
* It’s the one year anniversary of President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs. We’ll break down their impact with Mark Hamrick, a Bankrate senior economic analyst. * The “cicada” COVID-19 subvariant is circulating around the country and has made its way to Louisiana. We’ll talk about it with Dr. Fred Lopez from LSU Health New Orleans.

The Saints love Senior Bowl and Ohio State players. Will they draft any?
The NFL draft is three weeks away. Who have the Saints been visiting with? How many picks do they have? We'll break it all down with Mike Detillier

Hour 2: Why this Middle East expert thinks the Iran war was poorly thought-out, ill-conceived
President Trump made his case for the war with Iran. Was it persuasive? We talk with Aaron David Miller, a former State Department Middle East analyst and negotiator in Republican and Democratic Administrations.

Hour 1: Do you trust Trump on the Iran war? And are you eating LA seafood this weekend?
* Recapping President Trump’s address on the Iran war with LSU political scientist Robert Hogan. Do you trust Trump that the war was the right decision? * Checking in with Ag Commissioner Mike Strain

Sea mines and the Strait of Hormuz: how they work and how we detect them
One of the concerns with the Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s ability to mine it. How do sea mines work? How do navies detect them? We’ll talk to an expert, John Femiani, Professor of Computer Science at Miami University in Ohio. His research focuses on computer vision and machine learning, including Navy-funded work on detecting naval mines from side-scan sonar imagery

"Cicada" COVID is circulating in the US. Here's what you need to know
The “cicada” COVID-19 subvariant is circulating around the country and has made its way to Louisiana. We’ll talk about it with Dr. Fred Lopez, Professor of Medicine in the Section of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans

President Trump's Liberation Day tariffs are a year old. What has the impact been?
It’s the one year anniversary of President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs. We break down their impact with Mark Hamrick, a Bankrate senior economic analyst.

Middle East expert: This was a poorly thought-out war of choice by President Trump
We get the latest on the military and diplomatic situation with Iran with Aaron David Miller, a former State Department official Republican and Democratic administrations.

Easter is almost here! Make sure you have Certified Louisiana meal on that table
Tommy talks with Mike Strain, Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry, about having a Certified Louisiana meal this Easter weekend: seafood, eggs, and more.

President Trump made his case for the Iran war. Will Americans be convinced?
We recap President Trump’s address on the Iran war with Robert Hogan, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU. Do you trust Trump that the war was the right decision?

BONUS: 'Nothing prepares you for the feeling of floating:' Astronaut recalls experience as Artemis II launches and Elon Musk readies for city on the moon
What's it like to go to space? It's a question a lot of us are asking as Artemis II heads to the moon. Tommy Tucker talks to an astronaut and experts weigh in on Artemis II's mission and how Elon Musk will follow it up.

Full Show 4-1-26: Drones helping law enforcement, fish smuggling cartels, and a Baton Rouge bridge to sell
* Former NOPD chief: drones are crucial tools for law enforcement * Mexican cartels are illegally smuggling...red snapper? * Billy Nungesser optimistic on LA still being a sought after destination * What is the endgame for the war with Iran? * Flying to the moon! Everything you need to know about the Artemis II mission

Hour 4: Moon mission details and cleaning catch basins
* Humans are set to fly around the moon for the first time in over 50 years with the Artemis II launch! We’ll explain what’s going on with Jillian Scudder, an astrophysicist at Oberlin College. * We check in with Kaitlin Tymrak, the interim general superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board, about catch basins and whether they have enough money to do it.

Hour 3: Drones help fight crime and what could come next with Iran
* We’ll take our weekly deep dive into crime and policing in the New Orleans area with Ronal Serpas. * We get an update on the Iran war with CBS military analyst Jeff McCausland. Where do things stand with the Strait of Hormuz?

Hour 2: Should LA name a bridge after President Trump? Are your driving habits costing you money?
* The way you drive could be costing you at the pump * We talk with Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser about tourism to Louisiana, naming a bridge after President Trump, keeping the state beautiful, and more

Hour 1: Birthright citizenship, what will the Court say? And Mexican cartels' fishy activity
* The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a birthright citizenship case. We’ll explain what that is and what’s at stake with David Law, a professor of law at the University of Virginia. * Mexican cartels are known for their illegal drug smuggling…but illegal red snapper harvesting? Yep, they do that too.

Does the Sewerage and Water Board have enough money to keep up with catch basin cleaning?
Checking in with Kaitlin Tymrak, the interim general superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board, about catch basins and whether they have enough money to do it.

All your questions about the moon mission, getting there, and getting back answered
Humans are set to fly around the moon for the first time in over 50 years with the Artemis II launch. We’ll explain what’s going on with Jillian Scudder, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Oberlin College and an author of three books on astronomy for the general public.

What is the endgame for the war with Iran?
We’ll get an update on the Iran war with CBS military analyst Jeff McCausland. Where do things stand with the Strait of Hormuz? How are things likely to end?

Former NOPD chief: drones are crucial tools for law enforcement, especially with staffing issues
Ronal Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola and a former NOPD chief, weighs in on the debate over the use of drones by police.

Billy Nungesser is optimistic on convincing people to visit Louisiana even amid rising costs
We’ll talk with Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser about whether it’s become more challenging to bring tourists to Louisiana amid rising costs around the US and the world. Nungesser also stressed the importance of keeping Louisiana beautiful and litter-free, and he promoted a photo contest.