Planet Logic

Our local TV anchors are like old friends who drop by the house to visit.  And so it was with Kris Radcliffe who passed away suddenly on October 30th.  He was just 51, and his death came as a shock to his thousands of fans, and to those of us in the media who knew him.  I first met Kris in my Temple radio studio when he joined me to promote a bottled water drive for the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston.  After the interview I bought several cases and took them to the Channel 6 studios in downtown Temple.  On November 25, 2019, I invited Kris to come to my home studio to do an extended interview on Planet Logic.  He anchored the 6 PM newscast, drove to my house for the interview, and then back to Channel 6 for the 10 PM news.  I have been a follower and admirer of his work ever since I first met him.  And as a remembrance, here is that interview as it appeared half a decade ago.     

The political conventions of 2024 are over and now it's time to get down to real campaigning.  So far, Democrat nominee Kamala Harris has been employing a strategy of avoiding actual issues and sticking to platitudes such as “we're not going back,” and “joy.”  Her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has told tall tales about his military service and his football coaching career, and has been found to have a long relationship with Communist China.  Is it Communism they're selling?  Marxism?  Lynn Woolley and Lou Ann Anderson break it all down.

Lynn Woolley and Lou Ann Anderson look at the state of the election, given the state of the world.  As we were recording the podcast on August 5, 2024, Israel was bracing for retaliation from Iran, and the stock market in America was down 1,000 points.  If Joe Biden is largely responsible for the wars abroad and the terrible economy, then is Kamala Harris also culpable?  If so, can she be elected, and is Donald Trump capable of blowing an election that is his to lose? Harris is giving no interviews, and Trump may be talking too much.  Here's our analysis…  

In this special edition of Planet Logic, hosted by Julie Sullivan, the past and future of over-the air-radio is front and center.  The Lady of Logic asks Lynn Woolley how and why he wanted a career in radio, and then moves to the transition of AM radio from music to talk.  What was radio like in the beginning?  What happened to radio after television became prominent?  What does the digital age have in store?  And what about young people who get all their news from social media?  As all traditional media faces an uncertain future, what would America look like without talk radio to provide a voice to Americans unserved by left-wing outlets that currently dominate the media landscape?  Julie Sullivan is a traveling respiratory therapist.

Look at the madness on college campuses these days with the antisemitic, pro-Hamas protests and ask yourself:  What am I getting in return for my tax dollars that support these left-wing schools?  Then, think about your local schools where the top-heavy administration eats up more of your taxes, and yet so many students cannot read at grade level.  Lou Ann Anderson of Political Pursuits the Podcast and Lynn Woolley of Planet Logic discuss how bad the situation is, and what you can do about it – if anything.

Bell County, Texas is Ground Zero in Texas Governor Greg Abbott's crusade to empower parents and give them school choice. Why Bell County? Because it's the home of longtime politician Hugh Shine who strongly opposes parent's right to decide the best school for their children—like rich parents can do. Lynn Woolley of Planet Logic and Lou Ann Anderson of Political Pursuits the Podcast team up for a close-up of Rep. Shine's increasingly personal and nasty campaign again Belton mom and political newcomer Hillary Hickland.

Is the world waking up to the dangers of globalism? Lynn Woolley (Planet Logic) and Lou Ann Anderson (Political Pursuits the Podcast) posit a theory: the country and the rest of the world are noticing the dangers of allowing global elites to run the world. From the climate change hoax to worldwide immigration disasters, what's good for the world's rich isn't always what's best for you and me.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott came to Temple, Texas on Friday to deliver a full-throated endorsement for Hillary Hickland, who is challenging long-time incumbent Hugh Shine in the Texas House, District 55. Abbott and Shine may see eye to eye on most things – but not school choice. Abbott has promised to endorse primary opponents of the 21 House members who voted against school choice – Abbott's top priority in a just-failed special session. Here is the governor's speech, in its entirety, followed by Hickland's response.

Are Americans being fed a line of bull? And on a regular basis? For example, is ex-cop Derek Chauvin really guilty of murder? And why would he be placed in prison general population where he could be (and was) stabbed? What do we really know about January 6? And the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan? What are they keeping from us about Jeffrey Epstein and the list of people he associated with? Is climate change real, or just a way to enrich people like Al Gore? And in Texas, would school choice really take away money from public schools? Lynn Woolley (Planet Logic) and Lou Ann Anderson (Political Pursuits) discuss the ways we're being kept in the dark.

In Washington, the fight over the next GOP House Speaker arose from the $33b national debt, and the cowardice of continuing resolutions and “omnibus” bills that kick the debt can down the road. In Austin the Republican bickering is over school choice and how some Republican lawmakers are subservient to local school superintendents. Planet Logic's Lynn Woolley is joined by Political Pursuits' Lou Ann Anderson to take a deep dive into Republican intra-party squabbling.

Hungary's Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto was in Texas last week. Jim Cardle and I sat down with him in the studios of the Texas Public Policy Foundation in downtown Austin. The main subject was war in Ukraine, but we also talked about Joe Biden at the United Nations, immigration and refugee issues, and Donald Trump. This program was recorded on September 19, 2023.

Trump has been booked and mug-shot by a local DA who, herself, is an election denier. Is this an attack on free speech and the American Way? Political Pursuits' Lou Ann Anderson and Planet Logic's Lynn Woolley discuss this and many other aspects of the current ascent of tyranny into the American system. This episode is not particlarly optimisic. It is, however, truthful. And it's time to face the truth. We have this election cycle, and perhaps one more to fix it. We have a Republic -- if we can keep it.

The Deep State is thinking, "we got him now!" But is it really former President Trump who's indicted? Or is it the millions of people in America who see him as the only way to drain the Swamp? And, oh, how that Swamp needs draining! Some think the Swamp decides who can run for president and even who can win. If that's so, it explains how a frail, mindless puppet got into office, and perhaps who is the puppeteer! Join Lynn Woolley and Lou Ann Anderson for a deep dive into the inner workings of Washington and what it means to Trump, Biden, and the future of Our Republic.

‘Tis the season! No, not that one. This one is dangerous. It's the season of impeachment and how it will end is anyone's guess. Political Pursuits' Lou Ann Anderson and Planet Logic's Lynn Woolley discuss Trump's impeachment history and how it relates to today's potential impeachments of Joe Biden, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and even Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Hungary's outgoing Minister of Justice visits with Cardle & Woolley, stands up for Conservative Values in the European Union: Judit Varga knows it's not easy being a conservative occupant of a high office in a country that shares a border with Ukraine. She's often been attacked for her conservatism and for her support of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Jim and I sat down with her in the plush studios of the Texas Public Policy Foundation in downtown Austin.

How did Joe Biden get 81,000,000 votes? Isn't that the question we all want to ask? Lynn is joined by Lou Ann Anderson of Political Pursuits the Podcast to discuss all things Biden. That means, of course, Joe's mental state, his felonious son Hunter, who's pulling Biden's strings, what's the deal with Ukraine, and when will Joe resign from the presidency. Will Trump take on Kamala or Gavin Newsom, and what about RFKjr? Lynn and Lou Ann provide the best analysis of where both parties stand as Joe faces impeachment, and the 2024 campaign heats up.

John Wayne was a staunch conservative whose views were as repudiated by the political elites of his own day as they would be today. On Wayne's 116th birthday, Lou Ann Anderson of Political Pursuits and Lynn Woolley of Planet Logic take a close look at The Duke's stand on the issues and imagine what he would be saying now, were he still with us. Our source material comes from a May 1971 interview with Playboy in which Wayne did not mince words. You'll be astonished to discover how much of what he said then still is relevant in today's supercharged political environment. Here's what John Wayne would say...

Ruben Navarette is a nationally syndicated columnist out of San Diego whose thesis is: America needs more immigrants, not fewer. And he doesn't much like the Biden administration's handling of immigration more than what the Republicans are suggesting. Ruben joined us on a special edition of the Cardle & Woolley Show from Talk 1370. This program was recorded on May 18, 2023 in Austin.

Is this even America anymore? Is it too late to save it? Lynn is joined by Political Pursuits' Lou Ann Anderson to consider the following: We have a Supreme Court Justice that will not define "woman." Little boys are being surgically mutilated into some bizarre facimile of girlhood. We're renaming military bases, canceling women, and our joke of a president is conducting a war on fossil fuels. Trump has been indicted and Tucker Carlson has been removed from FOX News. What forces are behind this? And can they be stopped?

Lynn is joined by Dennis Farris, President of the Austin Police Retired Officers Association, who has worked security for William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk) three times. Dennis talks about his encounters with Mr. Shatner, while Lynn recalls writing narration for Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock), and his time as emcee of the Dallas Star Trek conventions in the seventies. This program was recorded on April 27, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Mr. Wolfe, a banker, is running for a position on the school board in the Central Texas town of Belton. He promises to support parental rights, teacher retention, and a brighter future for his district. These are troubling times for America's public schools, and we asked him about CRT, school choice, porn in libraries, and even bond issue transparency. This program was produced in cooperation with Political Pursuits the Podcast.

Activists Brenda Howard and Hillary Hickland join Lou Ann and Planet Logic's Lynn Woolley to discuss what's happening in the 88th Texas Legislature. From school choice to transparency with regard to controversial curriculum and materials like graphic library books to general parental rights and taxpayer-funded lobbying, the panel talks key issues that impact the daily lives and welfare of Texas education consumers along with other taxpayers and impacted parties. Despite the public demanding accountability from government K-12 entities, the education industry strongly pushes back. Tune in for this discussion of what's up, what's at stake and what you should watch going forward.

More episodes of "Random Samplings of a Logical Mind." Whatever jumps into my head about what's going on in the news or in popular culture.

Biden's trove of classified documents has been exposed, but will he be treated the same as Trump? And will the Swamp protect Biden, or work to remove him? Join Lynn Woolley and Lou Ann Anderson as they explore the Brave New World of left-wing back-stabbing and contemplate what an "insurrrection" really is. We are now a nation of double standards, but which ones apply to Biden?

Trumpism lives, but is "America First" being challenged by international collusion to keep America from being great again? And what about Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party? Lynn and Lou Ann discuss things that are only whispered in the halls of Congress.

The midterms are upon us and it's time to make sure that neither side can cheat. Hosts Lou Ann Anderson and Lynn Woolley are joined by Jeff Howard (Republican Election Director for Bell County, Texas) and Bell County Republican Party Chairman Mack Latimer to discuss how to make sure every legal vote counts.

We'll begin with a brief election update, and then we'll talk about the nationwide crisis of LGBT grooming in our public school libraries with two conservative activists taking on the Belton, Texas ISD. This edition of Planet Logic was produced in association with Political Pursuits the Podcast.

Is Temple, Texas a model for the nation in how to stop city government from implementing divisive DEI programs? Residents have stopped the hiring of a BIPOC Chicago DEI firm. But that's just half the battle. Now they must work to kill the DEI plan altogether. Lou Ann Anderson and I discuss all the aspects of this continuing battle on Political Pursuits and Planet Logic.

Public schools in Texas work with their lobbying organization to paint a rosy picture of what goes on in Texas classrooms, and to ensure that school bond issues virtually always pass. But now, parents are becoming more involved as they should. Here's the best information hour you'll find about the educracracy in Texas as Lou Ann Anderson and Lynn Woolley are joined by Belton activists Jeff Howard and Janet Brown.

Here are twelve one-minute commentaries about schools, Democrats, and such.

Rockin' Rick Bell is a Central Texas music legend whose background will fascinate you almost as much as his mastery of guitar. We'll take you back to his days as a kick-boxer and then we'll talk about Rick's musical influences and guitar heroes. If you love Rick and Roll, hot guitar licks, and great on-the-road stories, don't miss this episode!

The news came late Sunday. Roscoe Harrison, Jr. , a pastor, broadcaster, and a very part of the history he covered, had passed away. Planet Logic interviewed Rev. Harrison twice on February 3, 2020. We wanted to hear him tell his own story about his life and career and we wanted his thoughts on the death of 28-year-old Michael Dean, a black man who was shot to death by a Temple police offer who was later charged with manslaughter. Roscoe was gracious to come to my home and sit for these interviews, and we are proud to present them to you unedited.

Bell County, Texas is a rapidly growing part of Central Texas just north of the burgeoning Austin metro area with more than 375,000 people. It's the home of Baylor Scott & White healthcare facilities as well as Fort Hood. For the first time in three decades, the position of county chair of the Republican Party is up for grabs and two candidates are running for the job – Jeffery Ware and Mack Latimer. We thought it would be instructive to see how potential party chairmen will help keep Texas red. Planet Logic joined with Political Pursuits to discuss it with each candidate in two separate podcasts. And now, here's our visit with Mack Latimer.

Bell County, Texas is a rapidly growing part of Central Texas just north of the burgeoning Austin metro area with more than 375,000 people. It's the home of Baylor Scott & White healthcare facilities as well as Fort Hood. For the first time in three decades, the position of county chair of the Republican Party is up for grabs and two candidates are running for the job – Jeffery Ware and Mack Latimer. We thought it would be instructive to see how potential party chairmen will help keep Texas red. Planet Logic joined with Political Pursuits to discuss it with each candidate in two separate podcasts. And now, here's our visit with Jeffery Ware.

This episode is from the Texas Public Policy Foundation's 20th annual “Policy Orientation,” a gathering of Texas' and the nation's finest conservative minds. We'll start with Vance Ginn, the TPPF chief economist who says we have to stop spending. Rodney Scott who was head of the U.S. Border Patrol talks about the Biden Border Crisis. Sherry Sylvester says the loser of the week was woke companies who can't do business in Texas anymore.

Biden really hit the skids this past week losing on just about every front possible. We'll discuss it with Congressman Roger Williams and TPPF's Sherry Sylvester. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema contributed to that bad week by putting a fork in busting the Senate filibuster. And you'll hear the audio of a busted Joe Biden essentially admitting defeat.

This was “Insurrection Week,” and the leftists in Washington, DC put on quite the extravaganza. Rep. Louie Gohmert discusses his run for Texas Attorney General and the possible impeachment of Joe Biden. Sherry Sylvester helps Lynn pick the week's winners and losers. One of the losers is Kamala Harris who insulted the nation by comparing J6 to Pearl Harbor and 9/11. Ron DeSantis called J6 the Democrats' Christmas.

The Biden presidency is in a hole and still digging as we enter 2022. Annie Spillman of the National Federation of Small Business says her organization's annual poll came in at a 48-year low for optimism in the new year. Kevin Roberts, the new CEO of the Heritage Foundation tells us that Texas is now poised to remain a red state forever. Michael Barba of the Texas Public Policy Foundation calls Critical Race Theory “poisonous,” and FOX News contributor Steve Moore says the story of 2021 is the Biden meltdown.

Crime is running rampant in left-wing cities. Does that affect small business? What about mask and vaccine mandates? We'll talk with Annie Spillman of the National Association of Small Business. John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center addresses the smash-and-grab crime wave and the importance of the secret ballot. Plus, Charlemagne Tha god and his devastating interview with Kamala Harris.

We discuss the Biden Disaster including Build Back Better, bidenflation, and the January 6 Commission with Congressman Pete Sessions. Then Sherry Sylvester of the Texas Public Policy Foundation talks about the March primary and says to the Democrats: “Is that all you got?” We'll talk about Liz Cheney's hatred for Trumpers and CNN's statements that FOX News should not be allowed in the White House Briefing Room. Plus a look at a new product called "Total Relief."

Joe Biden edits and adds to the Declaration of Independence to make it woke. Joe Pojman who went to Washington for the great Roe v. Wade debate compares the pro-life rally there to the pro-abort rally. Sen. Dawn Buckingham joins us to discuss the future of the border wall, and the Alamo. Biden zooms Putin and Tucker gets tedious. And will the slogan “Fix the Damn Grid” win for Texas Democrats?

Economist Steve Moore jumps off FOX News and over to Cardle & Woolley to talk about the disappointing jobs report – and how Build Back Better is bad bad bad. Congressman Chip Roy tried to stop the continuing resolution because of overspending and Biden's mandates, but it passed anyway. The new leader of the Heritage Foundation does his first radio interview in his new job, and he talks about Sonia Sotomayor's odd comments about “public perception” of the Supreme Court. And Jason Modglin, President of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, talks about why gas prices are so high.

American culture is in the toilet. How'd that happen? Maybe art has something to do with it. We'll discuss with Lou Ann Anderson along with the reawakening of parents about school boards and Critical Race Theory. Jim and I discuss the social justice aspects of suspect Darrell Brooks who's accused of plowing through a Wisconsin Christmas parade killing at least six people.

The Biden Border Crisis continues and we'll get the latest from Mark Morgan of FAIR, the former Acting Director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Glenn Hamer, CEO of the Texas Association of Business talks about the Biden economic crisis and Biden-flation. Sherry Sylvester of the Texas Public Policy Foundation joins us to pick the week's winners and losers. And we'll hear Louisiana's Sen. John Kennedy take on Biden's communist choice for Comptroller of the Currency.

Critical Race Theory looms large over the Democrat Party debacle in Virginia. We'll discuss with Sherry Sylvester of the Texas Pubic Policy Foundation. And we'll talk with Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's pollster, Chis Wilson. Back in Austin, a group of educators is planning to create a new University of Austin where free speech is welcomed. As you might expect, local media is already trying to cancel the project.

Crime is on a rampage in left-wing cities and we'll discuss that with John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center. Biden's Justice Department sues Texas over two commonsense voting protections. Jim says the education issue's now on the side of Republicans – and Lynn agrees. Biden wants to hand out reparations to illegal aliens, even though he doesn't realize that he does. Beto O'Rourke flames out in a new poll about the Texas governor's race. And Suzette Porter of Capstar Financial talks about bidenflation and the Chinese threat.

On today's show we talk with Texas State Sen. Robert Nichols about roads and transportation. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is explaining why Texas taxpayers must spend $3 billion to stop the latest caravan crossing the southern border. We'll discuss a new poll that says Texans are in support of the new abortion law. We'll talk to Chuck DeVore of the Texas Public Policy Foundation about Bidenflation and we'll discuss blowback over the cross-dressing boy in Loudoun County who raped an actual girl.

We've got some great guests on today's episode starting with Kevin Roberts, the incoming CEO of the Heritage Foundation, who says his first priority will be education. Steve Moore, a FOX News regular, talks about the upward swing of Bidenflation. Lou Ann Anderson exposes the “No Place For Hate” program that the Anti-Defamation League is using to infiltrate schools. It's Critical Race Theory by another name. And Mark Morgan, former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol on the Biden Border Crisis.

Here's a ten-minute collection of the last ten episodes of Random Samplings of a Logical Mind. Get ready for ten different subjects that are driven by the type of thinking that we don't see much of in Washington or Austin. Sadly. Includes two columns on the failure of government schools.

As the Left brands parents as America's new terrorists, School Districts still have their hands out asking for money. Planet Logic and Political Pursuits join forces for the most comprehensive looks at how schools are going woke as they ramp up for expensive bond issues during a time of outrageous spending by Democrats in Washington.

The Democrats are attempting to spend the country into bankruptcy and we'll discuss that with Texas Sen. John Cornyn and with economist Steve Moore. James Quintero of the Texas Public Policy Foundation talks about parents fighting back against left-wing school boards. Elon Musk moves his Tesla headquarters to Austin, and Governor Greg Abbott meets with Republican governors at the border.