Join Ike Morgan each weekday for a sometimes breezy, sometimes serious roundup of the biggest, the most peculiar, and the most Alabama stories, of the day.
The Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan podcast is an absolute gem. As a listener who discovered it during the Covid-19 pandemic, I have been hooked ever since. This podcast has become an integral part of my daily routine, providing me with a reason to love being from Alabama even more. Every morning, as I wake up at 4 am to drive a bus, I enjoy making my French Press coffee while listening to Ike Morgan. His ability to summarize the latest news while injecting personality, humor, and local color is truly remarkable. This podcast is a real local treasure that keeps me informed and starts my day off with a smile.
One of the best aspects of the Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan podcast is how effectively it brings together various news tidbits and presents them in an engaging manner. Morgan's storytelling abilities make me feel like I'm hearing a story from a friend rather than just receiving news updates. His calm, cool, and funny demeanor adds an extra layer of enjoyment to each episode. The way he delivers the highlights of Alabama news quickly and informatively is commendable. Additionally, his voice and delivery are top-notch, creating an engaging listening experience for both Alabamians and those who didn't have the privilege of growing up in Alabama.
While it's challenging to find any faults with this podcast, one aspect that could be improved upon is the length of each episode. At times, five minutes can feel too short considering all the interesting stories that are covered. It would be great if there were occasional longer episodes that allowed for more in-depth discussions or interviews related to Alabama current events. However, this is only a minor complaint compared to the overall quality of the podcast.
In conclusion, The Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan podcast is undoubtedly worth every minute of your time. Whether you're a native Alabamian or someone who has been away for years like myself, this podcast provides a sense of home and keeps you up to date with the happenings in the state. It's informative, humorous, and offers a quick overview of Alabama news that is far from boring. If you're looking for an enjoyable way to start your day or want to stay connected to your Alabama roots, I highly recommend giving this podcast a listen.
A new law would make it a felony to attack an elected official, a beloved symbol of Alabama is making a comeback, while the secrets of another Alabama icon are coming to light a decade after her death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alabama's schools are seeing better results, and the state's leaders want people around the country to pay attention, a north Alabama man had an unfortunate encounter with a dressed up deer, and a well-traveled former Auburn quarterback is making his own tour of America's college football landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lawmakers meet and Gov. Kay Ivey speaks. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville warns of Muslim takeover. Civil-right pioneer Claudette Colvin dies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gov. Kay Ivey's final State of the State address is tonight, DHR is still announcing ways to make EBT cards secure, and Birmingham's mayor dropped a thought about a major public-transportation project that may be just a dream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today's report: possible digital IDs in our future, a police funding boost for a small city, and a special note for those who live in the 334 ... or maybe we now call it the 334-slash-483. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the Legislative Session cranking up next week, we have AL.com capitol reporter Mike Cason on today to give us a sneak peek. Click here to see stories by Mike Cason. Click here for more politics. First, we have news items on a Trump proclamation that could affect a Birmingham plant, the original Foosackley's, the passing of a former state lawmaker, and where salamander love is stopping traffic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have a court case over whether police can make you show identification in some instances (other than during traffic stops). Alabama's November's unemployment figure was better than the U.S.'s. And Alabama Music Hall of Famer Jim McBride has passed away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sen. Tuberville made some claims about Jan. 6 that aren't brand-new and largely reflect what President Trump and pro-Trump activists have been alleging. We'll share them here and along with the context of some established reporting regarding that day. We'll also talk about space spending and hopefully mention Ella Cook's murderer for the final time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hyundai production, UAB Health growth, state political personnel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today let's talk about Alabama reaction to the military action in Venezuela, New Years Eve gunfire in Birmingham and a record for Bo Nix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We'll update Birmingham's homicide total for the year, especially since we leaned into that story so much in '24. Also, there's more security coming to the SNAP program, and it was hard for a lot of people to watch Alabama in the Rose Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have a rough flu season that's already had some tragic effects and is being accompanied by cases of a superbug going around. We have the end of the publication of a major southern newspaper. And we have the Crimson Tide going after win number ... well, we'll get to that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have an update on the woman who was sentenced to prison after her stillborn child tested positive for meth. The defense has some new evidence that persuaded a judge to take another look at it. We also have an Alabama city where three out of five city council members were unseated by a court. And we have the latest study on more people choosing to move to the South -- including Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today: the Methodist split that's still dragging out, Philip Rivers, a UPS layoff, hikes and a really cold swim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We'll talk about a possible First Amendment-related case, an AI-related Congressional measure, and a camo ballcap from the 1980s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Investigative editor Ashley Remkus will join us to talk about "Stories That Made a Difference in 2025." Here are some links to the stories Ashley highlights: DOGE cuts directly affected Alabama institutions. Hugh Freeze's frequent golfing rounds became big news. Columnist Roy S. Johnson shared his prostate-cancer experience, and people are getting tested. Help arrived for students who didn't have beds to sleep in. A citizen who'd been critical of a small city was arrested ... but then released. In a still-developing story, there have been accusations of parking-ticket entrapment. The parole rate plummeted ... and then the board chair was ousted. Some glaring evidence led a judge to call for a new trial for a Death Row inmate (although the Attorney General's Office is still fighting it). A death sentence was commuted. In Alabama. Seriously. The State Legislature acted quickly after a breastfeeding-jurors story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we're talking Christmas history with AL.com's Greg Garrison. Also, we have a couple of news items: One's an update on the SS United States, the big ship that's docked in Mobile. The other is on a rabbi at a historic synagogue planning to leave the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today: a leadership change related to the world's largest rocket factory, a settlement with Mercedes and an alleged illegal surprise in some kindergartners' candy bags. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have some capital punishment facts and figures, the end of the oyster and red snapper seasons, and a message from the TSA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's Christmas week so we'll talk about Christmas weather and the growth of Christmas tree farms. And we have the passing of a Birmingham ballplayer who longtime Braves fans will remember. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sports reporter Matt Stahl will give us an unusual take on the college football postseason and what it should or shouldn't look like. We'll also talk about Alabama's playoff game today at Oklahoma. Click here for more reporting from Matt Stahl Also, the suspect in the mass shooting that killed Ella Cook was found and identified. We'll let you know why Space Force flags are flying and how some state legislators are looking to change some geographic names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're down to one famously sports-related statewide political candidate. We'll tick off the ones that've decided not to run and give you the latest on the one who has stayed on. Also, we have updates on some conservation land, homeless-camp teardowns and L.L. Bean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have the shooting death of a well-known TV sports reporter Christina Chambers, a canceled diversity policy at a water board, and an update on that Moody High football celebration that landed the program in hot water. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we talk about the moon, DEI and why flags are lowered this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today's briefing, Alabama lost one of its on in the Brown University shooting on Saturday. Medical cannabis is still a thing here, just taking a while to roll out. And there are sports updates on Philip Rivers and Kalen DeBoer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Includes news updates on Fannie Mae, the West Alabama Corridor and a space-freezer contract. Then for a second segment today we have reporter Rebecca Griesbach back to talk about her time here covering education and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today on the briefing we'll talk about what Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers thinks about the military's Caribbean double-tap, a big award for a Pike County teacher, and another scam heads-up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Let's talk about a pharmaceutical producer making a big footprint in the state, cigars getting folks in trouble, an aunt looking for help for her sister's baby, and something about the word "football." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Let's talk about online sales tax, immigration enforcement and why Hangout will chill out in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have an apparent end to the Islamic Academy of Alabama's effort to move from Homewood to Hoover, we have something the Crimson Tide hopes holds true in the fast-changing world of college football, and we have what our Spotify Wrapped said about you. Or some of you, at least. Click here to vote on the best Christmas display in north Alabama Click here to vote on the best Christmas display in central Alabama Click here to vote on the best Christmas display in south Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we're going to check in with weather reporter Leigh Morgan as we begin the winter season and also talk about how accurate this year's hurricane-season forecast was. In today's report we also have early Amtrak success on the Gulf Coast, human remains finally identified, and a really big house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We have some economy numbers, the continuation of a high school football dynasty and a house full of monkeys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have updates today on Paul Finebaum, Forbes' 30 Under 30, sin cities, a new entertainment district and Ann Bedsole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's report includes Tuberville on filibusters, the millions of reasons a new Auburn coach might get excited, rainy weather and Mardi Gras horses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome back from the long weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We have a woman accused of trying to kill her husband, what happened to some big plans at the home of the Trash Pandas, an update on Nick Saban's automobile-selling career, and a pair of Canadians impressed by some good Alabama manners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today's report we have some things that science tells us about being thankful. We also have a couple confirmed tornadoes and the passing of a longtime news photographer whose shot of two legendary coaches at a hunting lodge has probably been seen by nearly everybody in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A nonprofit advocacy group responds to Alabama Power's plan to freeze rates for a couple years, Roy Wood Jr. has a new gig, and this past weekend a Cincinnati Bengal did what no place kicker from Alabama has ever done in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We have a bad water situation in a Black Belt town, maybe a flat power bill for a while, and Iron Bowl bulletin-board material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today on the briefing we talk about the big data centers coming into the state, two UAB football players who were stabbed over the weekend, what we might expect in the governor's race after Doug Jones entered the field, and a new boll weevil statue in Enterprise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toward the end of the show we'll take the Alabama News Quiz. First, we have news items on the warm weather, the Chamber of Commerce on tariffs, some head-butting over the hiring of a new CEO at a regional water system and Southern Living's Southerner of the Year. Click here for more on Alabama real estate trends and Ramsey Archibald's data reporting Click here for more on the data center likely coming to Bessemer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We have a child-abuse case that led to a nearly-1,000-year prison sentence, and you might expect to hear it come up in debate at the next legislative session by lawmakers looking to broaden the application of the death penalty. We also have updates on the removal of Motor Sports Hall of Fame commissioners and the 2025 CMA Awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have headlines on the Epstein files, a possible program for Redstone Arsenal, APT and PBS, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and how much money Jimmy Buffett is still making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we hit on a potential voting bias that you can decide whether exists or not (since we don't know for sure until we test it), the next step in the APT-PBS saga, and an alleged scam against elderly folks that led to a couple of arrests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A retirement-home fire, a stainless-steel manufacturer, a Muscle Shoals music exhibit and where the hermit hut's going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lawsuits abound: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State education strides: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More politics today. We have items on our U.S. senators and an update on Kay Ivey Correction Complex ... and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's Veterans Day, and Alabama has a unique place in Veterans Day history. Also, We have some politics local, state and national. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have some some politics -- news from the Senate and a hint Doug Jones made about running for office again. We also have a new Church of the Highland land dedication and why some of you are seeing overpasses partly covered in canvas in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have frequent fill-in host Caroline Vincent on to take our Alabama News Quiz. So stick around to the end for a review of some of what's happened over the past week or so. Also, we have Sen. Tommy Tuberville's measure on Capitol Hill targeting ride-shares that hire non-English-speaking drivers. Plus, Auburn University's misfiring alert system and the passing of a groundbreaking deputy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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