Tom Anderson Show Podcast (6-29-23) Hours 1 & 2

29/06/2023 1h 25min
Tom Anderson Show Podcast (6-29-23) Hours 1 & 2

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HOUR 1High heat and travel delays expected through the 4th of July holidays  / (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sweltering-heat-wave-bakes-us-south-2023-06-27/ and mass flight cancellations (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/06/28/mass-flight-cancellations-put-a-damper-on-the-4th?How exactly does the Wagner Group operate?  (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184935970/not-your-typical-army-how-the-wagner-group-operatesAlaska Commercial Co. plans to add the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits — or SNAP — debit cards as a payment option for rural Alaskans / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2023/06/29/alaska-commercial-to-launch-online-grocery-ordering-and-delivery-for-rural-food-stamp-recipients/Mario Bird, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's new chief of staff, joins Tom to discuss the Municipality's evolving administrationHOUR 2Is U.S. gun violence an epidemic?  (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1184731316/gun-violence-epidemic-suicide-mass-shooting-public-health-emergency-chicago20,200 dead by gun in the U.S. / https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/Tom and Charles talk about gun statistics Dalton in Mat-Su on gun violence State Representative Kevin McCabe on Alaska's great resource development record in terms on environmental safety Court hears arguments to unseal Hilcorp files / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/06/29/court-hears-arguments-unseal-hilcorp-files-regarding-bp-assets/The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/06/29/supreme-court-rules-that-colleges-must-stop-considering-the-race-of-applicants-for-admission/