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 Alicia Preston returns to our regular panel, and like all thoughtful friends, she's brought gifts. In this case, a new poll suggesting that even Republicans are quickly souring on the Elon Musk show, and he may be about to drag Donald Trump down with him. We also got into the less than effective communications that Democrats have been mounting in opposition to Trump over the past two weeks, and the truly awful, obscenely immoral thing that Trump and Musk just did. And hang on until the end when Alicia reveals the ultimate Trump scam that she received live on air in the middle of our show. 00:00 Welcome Back Alicia Preston! 00:17 Republicans Sour on Elon Musk 01:51 Trump's Unfulfilled Promises 02:44 The Reality of Trump's Policies 06:59 The Honeymoon is Over 08:52 Government Spending Debate 11:56 Condescension and Condemnation 17:09 Biden's Role in Inflation 18:00 Democratic Messaging and Campaigning 19:12 Critique of Current Democratic Strategy 20:39 Proposed Legislative Actions 24:46 Foreign Aid Controversy 31:03 Republican Stance on Foreign Aid 34:58 Trump's Financial Conflicts 35:57 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

 It's been a blitzkrieg of executive orders from President Donald Trump in his first week. But is it all a huge deal or is it more like Shakespeare said, a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing? That's the question weo wanted to put to our round-table today and Once again, we had a pinch hit from our friend, Matt Wylie, who was super subbing in for Alicia Preston. We covered immigration, climate agreements, energy production, and controversial measures like birthright citizenship and the "weaponization" of the federal government. 00:42 Trump's Executive Orders: Big Deal or Not? 03:08 The Role of Congress and the Judiciary 07:00 Big Deal, Little Deal, or No Deal: Game Time 14:12 Trump's Immigration Policies 21:25 The Fox News Fallacy and Immigration Impact 23:17 Economic Frustration and Trade Effects 25:00 Trump's Climate and Energy Policies 29:45 Weaponization of the Federal Government 33:00 TikTok Ban and Executive Orders 38:38 Trump's High Point and Future Challenges

Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement--a rare case of productive teamwork between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in brokering the deal? The Jack Smith report detailing Trump's alleged crimes related to January 6th and classified documents. Pete Hegseth's controversial confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense. And finally Alicia Preston's birthday so who's the second greatest person born on her birthday? 00:28 Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas 02:12 Trump and Biden's Roles in the Ceasefire 09:25 Jack Smith Report on Donald Trump 20:53 Pete Hegseth's Embarrassing Confirmation Hearing 26:41 Elon Musk vs. Steve Bannon 35:28 Middle Class Struggles and Political Neglect 37:53 Birthday Game: Famous People Born Today

Donald Trump just made billions by taking his media company built on Truth Social public. Is that really going to change anything politically? Or in terms of the fact that he seemed to be nearly bankrupt at the beginning of the week? (01:09). Then the Ronna McDaniel saga at NBC where she got hired and promptly fired. Alicia Preston shuts down the Republican counter backlash in one line. (12:51) Also, which party should be more nervous about the rise of RFK Jr.(21:25) , the legacy of Joe Lieberman (24:46), AND, based on the news that Donald Trump is selling Trump-branded Bibles, we came up with our own list of Trump branded religious paraphernalia that he should try to sell next (28:45).

Matt Robison, Alicia Preston, and former U.S. Congressman Paul Hodes celebrate the world's greatest annual end of year awards show - 'The Boppies'! 01:32 Reflections on 2023: Trump's Influence and the Economy 06:22 The Boppies Awards: Democratic MVP Nominees 12:55 The Boppies Awards: Republican MVP Nominees 18:23 Prosecutor of the Year 22:32 Best Achievement in Legislation 26:37 News Story of the Year

De3mocrats ran the table in the 20232 elections, so how does that mesh with all that polling suggesting Joe Biden is down against Donald Trump in 2024? Conservative analyst Alicia Preston suggests Republicans need a 'cleansing fire' to rid them of Trump's shadow. Does this mean we are in for a totally negative re-run of recent campaigns next year? Also, should anyone watch the Republican Presidential debate? And should Democrat Rashida Tlaib have been censured for her comments on Israel? 00:44 Analyzing the Recent Democratic Victories 01:43 Implications for Biden and 2024 08:19 The Role of the Economy in Voter Sentiment 14:03 The Impact of Inflation 31:35 Tlaib and Free Speech

New reports suggest that Republicans may be ready to attack Donald Trump, but what if they were NEVER actually trying to beat him? Former Congressman Paul Hodes, New Hampshire Republican Political consultant Alicia Preston, and political analyst Matt Robison break down whether Republicans are ready to execute the only possible winning strategy against Trump, or is it the more intriguing possibility that none of them were actually trying to win in 2024 in the first place?

Special Prosecutor Jack Smith just dropped four new charges on Donald Trump, indictments for conspiring to overturn American democracy and ultimately causing January 6. Former prosecutor and US Congressman Paul Hodes joins Matt Robison and Republican political consultant Alicia Preston to walk through the three biggest questions from the new charges: how strong are they, can Trump's defense work, and how will all of these mounting legal cases get done before the 2024 election? 0:00 The Charges 1:43 How Strong IS The Case? 4:44 Trump's Defense: Will It Work? 10:11 The Co-Conspirators 11:59 Why No Sedition Charge? 13:41 Republicans' Lame Response 15:50 Trump's Insane Response 18:13 Trump's Other Problem: Money 19:35 Can We Do ALL These Trials? 21:26 Can Trump Still Win?

Matt walks into the belly of the beast, joining Alicia Preston guest-hosting on the Jack Heath show, one of the top conservative radio programs out there. They cover the question of when are politicians too old, and the controversial idea that we spend too much money on senior citizens anyway.

In a word: YES. Here's why this is potentially so devastating...with a read of the indictment itself hot off the presses from former prosecutor Paul Hodes and political operatives Alicia Preston and Matt Robison.

Democrat and former Congressional staffer Matt Robison and conservative political consultant Alicia Preston unpack one of the wildest days in Congressional history and what it means. We hit questions like: what's the scene usually like Congress on swearing in day? What is driving House Republicans' bizarre tantrums? Why the difference between McCarthy and McConnell? Do actually have a Congress right now? What does all this say about the Republican Party?And what's going to happen next?

The panel dissects Donald Trump's impending announcement of another run for President, including Republican analyst Alicia Preston's theory that he might form his own party. Either way, the question is whether he is going to fatally divide Republicans for the next two years. Also, the latest from Ukraine, the painful struggle session for Kevin McCarthy, and the impact of gerrymandering.

The panel dissects Donald Trump's impending announcement of another run for President, including Republican analyst Alicia Preston's theory that he might form his own party. Either way, the question is whether he is going to fatally divide Republicans for the next two years. Also, the latest from Ukraine, the painful struggle session for Kevin McCarthy, and the impact of gerrymandering.

Paul Interviews Alicia Preston, a native New Hampshire Republican strategist, consultant, writer, radio personality who grew up in a divided political household and now represents the "Republican of conscience" wing of the GOP. She believes in traditional, conservative Republican values and rejects the MAGA/Trump approach to politics. They cover her fascinating career from radio and TV news to rubbing elbows with would be Presidents. They discuss the recent polling about the critical New Hampshire races.

Paul Interviews Alicia Preston, a native New Hampshire Republican strategist, consultant, writer, radio personality who grew up in a divided political household and now represents the "Republican of conscience" wing of the GOP. She believes in traditional, conservative Republican values and rejects the MAGA/Trump approach to politics. They cover her fascinating career from radio and TV news to rubbing elbows with would be Presidents. They discuss the recent polling about the critical New Hampshire races.

Our panel of former US Congressman Paul Hodes, conservative columnist Alicia Preston, and former staffer/campaign manager Matt Robison unpacks what we've learned in recent days about Donald Trump's hidden stash of top secret files, and identifies the one big question that no Republican Trump defender seems able to answer. Also, are things truly turning in Dem's direction politically?

Our panel of former US Congressman Paul Hodes, conservative columnist Alicia Preston, and former staffer/campaign manager Matt Robison unpacks what we've learned in recent days about Donald Trump's hidden stash of top secret files, and identifies the one big question that no Republican Trump defender seems able to answer. Also, are things truly turning in Dem's direction politically?

Former Democratic Congressman and prosecutor Paul Hodes, conservative consultant Alicia Preston, and host Matt Robison break down the early legal and political fallout from the surprise FBI raid on former President Trump. Paul explains from a prosecutor's standpoint what the behind-the-scenes mechanics are of getting a warrant like this, Alicia analyzes the Republican reaction, and Matt runs through the short and longer term political implications.

Former Democratic Congressman and prosecutor Paul Hodes, conservative consultant Alicia Preston, and host Matt Robison break down the early legal and political fallout from the surprise FBI raid on former President Trump. Paul explains from a prosecutor's standpoint what the behind-the-scenes mechanics are of getting a warrant like this, Alicia analyzes the Republican reaction, and Matt runs through the short and longer term political implications.

As we were recording another show, news broke about the Dobbs decision that overturns the right to abortion in America. Our panel -- featuring former Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes, conservative commentator Alicia Preston, and political analyst Matt Robison -- immediately switched in real time to discussing the decision. Alicia provides a pro-life view, but with an empathetic response from those who will be enraged by the decision. Paul weighs in to ask what rights are next? And Matt raises the question of just how radical the strict originalist cult on the Supreme Court is.

The most fun show of the year where our panel hands out end of year awards: MVP for Dems and for Republicans, most important news story, surprising polling finding, under-reported news story of the year, and more. Our panel is Republican political columnist Alicia Preston, former Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes, and host and former Congressional staffer Matt Robison. Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash

This week we are extremely happy to welcome Alicia Preston and Al Rasheed to the podcast to discuss Mindfulness & the Shanker Self Regulation framework. With all of the stressors in our lives, this hour might really benefit you if you are willing to set aside the time! Topics discussed: mindfulness gentleness self-regulation Shanker Framework Step 1: Reframing Behavior Step 2: Recognizing Stressors Domains Mental Emotional Physical Biological Cognitive Step 3: Reducing Stress Step 4: Developing Self-Awareness Step 5: Restore & Reflect Links mentioned in this episode: Alicia Preston's Website Reframing is Ageless The MEHRIT Centre Mindful Based Stress Reduction Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds - David Goggins See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love The Untethered Soul Forest Bathing

The panel of New Hampshire politics experts digs in to why big companies are dissing Republican voting laws, whether the big new infrastructure bill makes economic sense, and why Senator Joe Manchin is smiling this week. Also, veteran Republican political consultant Alicia Preston gives some hot tips to politicians like Matt Gaetz on how not to pay prostitutes.

Former Congressman Paul Hodes, columnist/radio host Alicia Preston, and former congressional staffer/political analyst Matt Robison break down the politics and policy of Covid rescue negotiations, Republican infighting, and Jewish space lasers from the left, right, and center.

Republican political analyst Alicia Preston, two-term Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes, and center-left political analyst Matt Robison break down Biden's rescue plan, his flurry of executive orders, and how Republicans plan to move strategically away from Donald Trump (and whether they even can).

Alicia Preston, Matt Robison, and Paul Hodes debate the 25th amendment, impeachment, and where the parties go from here.

Veteran conservative political analyst Alicia Preston joins the panel to break down Congress' Covid relief plan, what Alexandria Ocasio Cortez's big loss means, and what is up with Donald Trump turning into a political ghost.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston sits down with Chris Bumbaca, a sports reporter for USA Today, to talk about how this pandemic will affect our favorite past times.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Welcome, Good Monday morning, everybody. Craig Peterson here. I was on with Alicia Preston this morning who was sitting in for Jack Heath and we discussed some of the hacking that has been going on here using breached information that has been gathered.  We also discussed Elon Musks Neuralink implants and Russia and Chinese espionage.  Here we go with Alicia. These and more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com ---  Automated Machine Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] It's estimated right now over 300 billion records. And so they've been taking all of those, put into them together, trying to find the matches and they have been finding matches and it turns out the out they found, Alicia Preston's, and they sent Alicia an email, pretending it was from the aunt. Hi, Craig Peterson here. I haven't had that much fun in a while. I had a great little chat this morning. Alicia Preston sitting in for Mr. Jack Heath, and we talked about three or four different things, including a red flag here about being hacked and ransomware and a warning of the latest warning. In fact that I have been giving out this last week. So here we go with Alicia. Alisha Preston: [00:00:45] Good morning. Welcome back to New Hampshire today. Alicia Preston in for Jack Heath today. Joining us on the AutoFair listener line. We have Craig Peterson. He hosts Tech-Talk on the station over the weekends, and he's going to tech talk with us now. How are you this morning? Craig Peterson: [00:01:01] Doing well. You brought back some memories this morning about talking when you were first a reporter and stuff, man, it's been a while. Alisha Preston: [00:01:09] I know, I forgot when I tell these stories that it points out that I'm old or ish. Craig Peterson: [00:01:15] Hey, I got you beat. I say, yeah. Alisha Preston: [00:01:19] Yeah. Craig Peterson: [00:01:20] There's a lot going on in the tech side this week and it's interesting to look at it. We all know Elon Musk, right? you're familiar with, of course, the Tesla and Space X. he's been doing something else too. He has another company that's been tracked in the scientific community called neuralink, N E U R a link. And these are implants that he says are close to being ready for human testing. The size of a very thick quarter that would be implanted in your brain about a thousand wires coming from this thing into your brain, that monitors your brain and the brain function, and the idea, ultimately, he'll be able to hook you up to the internet. Now I can see all sorts of potential for this thing. With the pigs, what he was able to do though is see the pig moving it's leg via this implant. So we got a long time to go before this is something to worry about. And we all become part of this star net, which also he's putting up in outer space, which is easy, low earth orbit satellites we'll be using for communications. Justin McIssac: [00:02:37] So Craig, space X I think is great. I'm down with that. That's awesome. I liked the fact that Elon Musk shot a car into the, into outer space for no reason. That was cool. Can't wait to be able to afford a Tesla someday. I'm going to put the brakes on  Elon Musk, putting a chip in my head because I've seen enough sci-fi movies to know where this ends up and it doesn't end up in a good place. I don't think. Alisha Preston: [00:02:57] Yeah. I'm with you, Justin. I'm going hard. No, I don't know why I would want that. I want to know. So he can see the pigs move. Can he read their minds? Because if it's, what are the pigs thinking about? Craig Peterson: [00:03:15] Yeah, we haven't gotten to that stage yet. all he can do is he can sense the pig's movement of its feet through the brain. You probably know different parts of the brain are responsible for a different stops without getting into all of it. But as far as reading your mind goes, The estimates are, we are many decades away from that, we've been surprised before Alicia. It's absolutely amazing what's happening out there. The other big story of course, of the week, is Apple. Hey, it turns out that Apple developed this huge platform. They have this app store where they review all of the apps to make sure they're safe. They market the apps and make them available to people. Heaven forbid Apple is charging developers to put their apps up on the app store. It's amazing. Now Facebook is fighting them. Facebook's trying to tell people Apple charges as 30% tax, is what they're calling it, on anything we sell via an app. Which has been happening for a long time, Alicia? Alisha Preston: [00:04:19] I actually know about this one because the kid plays Fortnite and had to get the PlayStation version so she could play because she can't do it on her phone anymore. Cause they're butting heads, the app store and fortnight. Craig Peterson: [00:04:34] Big time and they're removing a number of these games from the Apple app store. The reason is that now the makers of Fortnite and others have decided, we don't like to pay this, afterward tax, they'd call it. So we're just going to have people buy it directly from us and we'll give them a 10 or 20% discount. So they're actually making a few extra bucks and Apple said, wait a minute, that's against all of the terms, but it isn't just Apple. Google's doing the same thing with its play store. So this battle will continue for a while.  On one other quick thing. we just talked about Tesla and Elon Musk. Did you hear now about this Russian tourist that was just arrested he'd been chatting up a Tesla employee and offered him a million dollars to cripple. Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory that makes batteries with malware. Talking about espionage. It's not just the Chinese, the Russians are putting their money where the Chinese mouth is, right? Alisha Preston: [00:05:37] Why what's their problem with Tesla? Craig Peterson: [00:05:38] They want to get a head in both China and Russia of our technology and they have stolen it. I've seen it. With my own two eyes right here in New Hampshire with active Chinese backorders. But in this case, they really wanted to cripple the company. That's a good question. Were they going after the country? They wanted us to fall behind because Russia does have, in fact, a ripped-off version of the new Tesla truck that's being made by a couple of small companies over there. Or was this something else, that they haven't said yet? But the FBI has been busy arresting the Chinese nationals and now Russians for absolute out and out espionage. Justin McIssac: [00:06:22] Listen, I give you a million dollars. Perhaps you make Tesla not function as well. Eh, you put the moose and squirrel code into a Tesla source code. They didn't make it go away. Craig Peterson: [00:06:35] Yes. Exactly. So the Russians really did do something after all. Alisha Preston: [00:06:41] See. Now, I see you're going to be talking about ransomware red flags. Technology seems to be getting ahead when it comes to being able to contact people and try to get money from them. Just the other day, I get an email from an aunt I hadn't spoken to in two years and it was her name and it was to my actual email address saying, she needed to get an Amazon gift card for her niece. Could I get one for her?  I thought to myself, she's older,  maybe she actually doesn't know how to do this, but I decided to call my cousin, her son instead and she knew nothing about it. But that's how specific the targeting is getting. The people are replicating names and emails and contacting their contacts. Craig Peterson: [00:07:21] You're absolutely right. I've got one of those last weeks, too. I have a whole file of them and I break them out, when I'm doing these free training I do, to show people what's going on. That's a big one right now. I need an Amazon gift card for a relative. You've talked about the targeting. There have been many breaches of large systems, Equifax being the one that comes to mind for most people. Where well over 200 million people's personal information. Everything's available online, but the bad guys have been doing, not only do they have your name, social security number, et cetera, but they have breaches across the board. It's estimated right now, over 300 billion records. They've been taking all of those, putting them together, trying to find matches and they have been finding matches and it turns out, yeah, they found Alicia Prestons and they sent out Alicia an email, pretending it was from the aunt. Now, in some cases, what they do is they'll break into your aunt's email because yahoo and many others have been hacked. So let's go into the aunt's email. They will have a person look or they'll go having to have an artificial intelligence programmer, machine learning, look at the email. They'll find, Oh, she sent an email to Alicia Therefore, I'm going to send one using your aunt's actual account because her name and password were found online. Go to a website right now called have I been pwned.com? Have I been pwned and type in your email address, and it'll tell you everywhere that email is found on the dark web, all along with all of your other information that was stolen along with your email. Alisha Preston: [00:09:02] I'm not going to do that because I don't want to know, but that's good information. Craig Peterson: [00:09:09] P W N E D by the way, P W N E D Alisha Preston: [00:09:11] For those who want to be completed incredibly stressed out, go to that website and find out. Craig Peterson. Thank you so much for joining us. You can hear him on tech talk during, on the weekend on this station. Craig Peterson: [00:09:22] You too. that was fun and got a little bit longer than not usually too with Jack this morning. But, man, we are getting closer. I can't believe it's all like what September tomorrow. We will we'll have some stuff comin' up for you. We've been very busy. So keep an eye out on your emails. Hopefully, you're on my email list. If you're not, you won't get my newsletter. But you also won't find out about all this training they're going to be doing and all kinds of very cool information. The goal here is to send out the newsletter, but also to other little emails every week, just going down one big point. We were trying to keep it. So it's two or three minutes, but doing some education, on, of course, cybersecurity, the weekend newsletter is going to be like, it always has been more or less, some cybersecurity, some other cool stuff. Like I was talking with Alicia this morning about with, over at Elon Musk's company where they're doing brain implants. The midweek stuff is going to be little bits of training to help you out. Keep your mind on. Just remember their cybersecurity issues out there. So make sure you've subscribed. Again, Craig peterson.com/subscribe.  I expect I'll be back on the 'morrow. Take care of everybody. Bye-bye. --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

NewsCycle Host Alicia Preston sits down with Brinley Hineman of the Nashville Tennessean, Brian Amaral of the Providence Journal, and Randy Ludlow of the Columbus Dispatch about Red Flag Laws, and gun control. 

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks to National Correspondent for USA Today, Joey Garrison, Zac Anderson, Political Editor for the Sarasota Herald Tribune, JD Prose, Politics and Government reporter from the Beaver County Times, NH based political reporter and Fox News contributor, Paul Steinhauser and Managing Editor of the Boone News Republican, Logan Kahler about the Democratic Presidential Primary.   PHOTO CREDIT: USA Today

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Pat Beall, Senior Investigative Reporter with the Gannett-USA Today Network, Darrel Rowland, Public Affairs Editor for the Columbus Dispatch and Randy Ellis, Senior Investigative Reporter for the Oklahoman about the opioid epidemic in America and how states are fighting back.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Beth Warren, Investigative/Enterprise Reporter for the Louisville Courier Journal/USA Today Network and Gary Dinges, Director of National Content and Video for Gannett Media, about Mexican drug cartels in America.

Good morning, everybody.  The Christmas Holiday season is underway and it comes with a couple of warnings.  Today I discussed a couple of them with Alicia Preston, who filled in for Jack Heath and Justin McIssac.  Here we go.   I will be doing some Facebook Lives during the holiday season, so keep an eye out. These and more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com ---  Related articles: The Convenience of Facial Recognition is not All It's Cracked up to be Smart TVs, Security, and the FBI ---  Automated Machine Transcript: Craig Good morning, everybody. Craig Peterson here. I had a fun time this morning, Alicia Preston, and I actually she has a married name, but she still goes by Alicia Preston. We've been on TV together before she was a prominent TV host for a long time. And now she is doing other things. But this morning, Alicia was sitting in for Jackie. And he Jeff, she and I had a lot of fun. I had a lot of fun talking a little bit about some of the technology and Justin McIsaac, of course, he jumped in. If that names familiar, and what reminded me of that when I said he jumped in, You might understand because Justin used to be a professional wrestler, which is funny. Very, very, very, very left-wing guy, but Great guy, you can discuss with him, right? He's not one of these people that just totally blocked you out. It's like the old days where you could have a political discussion. Anyways, we talked about a couple of tech things, what's going on new warnings from the FBI and security at the airports and a couple of others. It was a fun morning. I hope everything's going well with you guys. Take care. Here we go with Alicia. Alicia Preston Joining us. Now we have Craig Peterson. He is going to help us with some tech talk this morning, Craig, how are you? Craig Peterson Hey, good morning, Alicia. I am doing really, well. Alicia Preston So there's some surprising stuff in the news where that I would call creepy. It concerns some facial recognition programs at a company. What is up with this? Craig Peterson Yeah, there's so much going on right now. When you start looking into all of the details behind it, it gets frankly, even scarier. Right now, facial recognition is in our kind of all over the place. We know the Department of Homeland Security is, but these facial recognition cameras in at some of the airports, in fact, right at the gate. So far they've arrested them probably about 12,000. People who, when they approach the gate, the DHS Homeland Security goes ahead and double-checks to see if the facial recognition data that they have on file for them matches who is approaching the gate, right. In other words, it makes sure you are who you say you are, while those here illegally and previously arrested get stopped at those gates. But we're seeing that more and more of a lot of the more prominent buildings in Boston and New York City require you to have an idea of paths of some sort that you might swipe for instance, when you open when you go into that building, a lot of businesses have those types of cards to keep safe. Now they're moving more and more towards Hey. We'll give you the option here that you can use facial recognition. So, they'll take a picture of your face, and when you approach that little turnstile, the computer recognizes you and just let you go through. The problem with this type of biometric data, Alicia, mainly when we're talking about our faces and has to do with data theft. You know you can change your password when it gets stolen. You cannot change your face. And that gets to be such a huge, huge problem, I think for everybody. Alicia Preston Well, with this facial recognition, you know, this seems that 20 years ago would have been a futuristic movie we all would have opposed. Craig Peterson I was going to say there was a movie about this with Nicolas Cage and John Travolta called Face Off. Justin McIssac That could change your face, right, Craig? Alicia Preston That was a scary, scary movie. Craig Peterson Scary, back in the day, and now we've got the FBI coming out guys. The FBI is warning about that smart TV you bought on Black Friday. What they're saying now is that in these new Smart TVs, security is almost non-existent. Now on my show on Saturday, I was talking about what's happening compared t iPhones. For instance, like the most popular iPhone out there by Samsung to an apple, I mean iPhone, I mean, Android phone to an iPhone. And what we're finding now is that the Android phones are coming pre-shipped with about 120 backdoors installed ways for hackers to get in not backdoors is not quite the right term, but methods for hackers to get right in right when you buy it right when it's new. And Samsung takes about five to six months to provide updates on the latest phone attempts on has security updates. And then on top of it, they only support the phone for two years. It's crazy. And the security is so bad in Android versus Apple, where it's available the next day after they released the fixes. You know, it's just crazy. Most Android phones don't even get security updates. When was the last time you updated the software on your internet-connected smart TV? These TVs have built-in cameras that watch you recognizing the faces of the people in the room and identifies that you're looking at the TV or not. These units come with a full Android computer onboard, and because of that, they act as launchpads to attack everything in our home network. So the FBI came out and said, Hey guys, be very, very, very careful because so many people using Netflix using Hulu, other streaming devices. And these smart TVs are not getting security updates or even worse than Android phones. Alicia Preston Well, I do not have a smart TV. I don't have an Alexa. Heck, I don't even have an easy pass because all this creeps me out. Craig Peterson Justin, that's true. But the smart TVs in the cameras Craig is when I was watching the Patriots yesterday, my TV said to me, Justin, do you need that seventh beer and I said what? Justin McIssac Stop judging me. Craig Peterson At least the TV should bring you the beer right. Alicia Preston Craig, thanks for joining us with your tech talk. Good stuff. Craig Peterson Take care, guys. Have a good day. Alicia Preston Matt Mayberry still in the house. Transcribed by https://otter.ai ---  More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Message Input: Message #techtalk Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Gary Dinges, Director of National Content and Video for GateHouse Media, Mary Zahran, Op Ed writer for the Fayetteville Observer, and Justin Silverman, Executive Director of The New England First Amendment Coalition about the right to free speech and if that right is under attack.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Dr. Deborah Osgood, President and CEO of Osgood Associates and a nationally recognized behavior expert about human behavior, oversexualization and self worth in a society heavily influenced by media and social media.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Steve Friess, freelance writer in Michigan, Fran Maye, Editor of the Daily Local News in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire State Rep. Katherine Rogers and Lindsay Hamrick from the U.S. Humane Society about the use of fake service animals.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Jessica Wehrman of the Columbus Dispatch-Washington Bureau, Patrick O'Shea, Managing Editor of the Ellwood City Ledger and Andrew Caplan, reporter for the Gainesville Sun about cyber attacks and how they can be prevented.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Randy Ludlow of the Columbus Dispatch, Chuck Lindell from the Austin American Statesman and Cassie Buchman of the State Journal Register in Illinois about the changing tobacco laws.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with GateHouse Sports Editor, Ryan O' Leary about David Ortiz being shot, the Women's World Cup and the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals. What a week in sports!

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Oklahoma storm chaser Ben Holcomb, Sheridan Hendrix of the Columbus Dispatch and GateHouse Media's Data Enterprise Reporter, Lucille Sherman, about the recent storms and tornadoes that devastated the mid-west.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Ben Duer from the Canton Repository and Hana Muslic of the Belleville News Democrat about abortion laws in the United States.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Jack Torry, Washington Bureau Chief for the Columbus Dispatch, Gary Dinges, Director of National Content for GateHouse Media and reporter for the Hutchinson News, Chance Hoener about the U.S. trade war with China and who it affects.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks to Patrick Cooley, from the Columbus Dispatch, and Phil Luciano, from the Peoria Journal Star, about Fake GoFundMe's and how people are scamming individuals.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks to Rick Holmes from GateHouse Media, Ed Pritchard from GateHouse Media Ohio, Andrew Caplin from the Gainesville Sun in Florida, Melissa Taboada from the Statesmen in Austin, Texas and Marsha Keefer from the Beacer County Times in Pennsylvania about the removal of confederate statues and banned books. 

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Jeff Chidester from iHeart Radio and the Portsmouth Herald, as well as Eliot Kleinberg of the Palm Beach Post and James Bennett from the Columbia Daily Herald about racism in America.

As we celebrate Easter on Sunday, NewsCycle reporter Alicia Preston speaks with Gregory Brown, a history professor at UNLV and John Howe, a medieval professor at Texas Tech about the burning of Notre Dame in France. 

NewsCycle reporter Alicia Preston speaks with Chrstine Vendel of the Patriot News, JD Prose of the Beaver County Times, Allegheny Times and the Ellwood City Ledger, and Emily Pualwan, the CEO and Executive Director of HazingPrevention.org about hazing in American colleges. 

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Mary Huber of the Austin American Statesman, Kevin Haas from the Rockford Register Star and Karen Dandurant of the Portsmouth Herald about the measles outbreak and the vaccination debate.

NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Elizabeth Meyer, reporter for the Hawkeye in Burlington Iowa and Paul Steinhauser, political reporter for Seacoastonline.com and a Fox News contributor about early campaigning and what the voters are looking for.

NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston, speaks with Tim Carpenter from the Topeka Capital Journal, Howard Altschiller, Executive Editor with Seacoast Media Group and Ben Pounds from the Oak Ridger in Tennessee about the death penalty and the possibility of abolishing capital punishment in America.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Mary Whitfill of the Patriot Ledger, Kristen Young of the Cape Cod Times, Susan Spencer of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and Jay Powell of the Columbia Daily Herald about vaping and vaping regulations.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with James McGinnis of the Courier Times, Kevin O'Connor of the Herald News and Alex Lacasse from Seacoastonline about sports betting in America.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Seacoast Sports Weekly co-host John Doyle, based in New England and sports editor Ryne Dennis of the Athens Banner-Herald about what to expect in Super Bowl 53.

NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Jessica Werhman of the Columbus Dispatch, who is based in D.C. and Steve Tarter of The Peoria Journal Star about the government shutdown and how it is affecting federal employees and if there is an end in sight.

NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Karen Hickman, an etiquette specialist and owner of Professional Courtesy LLC, who is also an expert on social media etiquette.

NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Chris Anderson of the Sarasota Herald Tribune and Jorge Milian of the Palm Beach Post about two examples of employees being fired for their use of social media.

NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Zac Anderson of the Sarasota Herald Tribune and Samantha Madison of the Utica Observer Dispatch about the government shutdown and how it's effecting local communities.

NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Lara Bricker, regular columnist for the Portsmouth Herald, Marsha Keefe of the Beaver County Times and Rene Ray De La Cruz of the Victorville Daily Press about kindness and good deeds during the holidays in their respective communities. Alicia also highlights a few other wonderful holiday stories from other parts of the country.

NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston, speaks with reporters from New Hampshire, Georgia, Minnesota and Texas about this years Christmas controversies.

NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston, speaks with Jim Siegel of the Columbus Dispatch and Jason Beets of the Salina Journal about changing education standards and how schools are adapting in the modern era.

NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston, speaks with Gregg Padula, Cannabis Columnist for Wicked Local Massachussetts, and Leonard Sparks reporter for the Times Herald Record in Middletown, New York about the changing marijuana laws and how they are impacting local communities.

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Jessica Wehrman, Washington correspondent with The Columbus Dispatch, about the 2018 midterm election results and what they mean for the country. Zac Anderson, political editor for the Sarasota Herald Tribune, also joins the show to discuss what is happening with the Governor and U.S Senate races in Florida.

NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston, talks with nationally recognized conservative commentator, Bill Kristol about the migrant caravan,mideterm elections and the possibilty of President Trump being challenged in 2020.

Homelessness across America presents many challenges for communities. How are they dealing with it? NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Erin Dietzer from the Holland Sentinel, Mark Patkintin of the Providence Journal and Bob Gaetjens with the Record Courier about homelessness in America and what communities are doing to combat this issue. 

NewsCycle host Alicia Preston interviews Sherman Smith, State Government Reporter at the Topeka Capital Journal and George Bennett, Staff Writer and Reporter with the Palm Beach Post about what the candidates are talking about and what issues potential voters are concerned with in the upcoming election.

The devastation of Hurricane Michael left 18 dead, and many lost businesses and their homes. Alicia Preston speaks to Joe Callahan, who has been covering hurricanes for 30 years, from the Ocala Star Banner and the Gainesville Sun. Alicia also talks with Kyle Bagenstose from the Bucks County Courier Times, The Intelligencer, and the Burlington County Times.

With the Brett Kavanaugh investigation and hearings dominating the news, Alicia Preston and Dr. Deborah Osgood discuss human sexuality and responsibility and explore what we are learning about sexuality in society.

With two massive shootings in just over Month, host, Alicia Preston talks to reporters and editors from different parts of the country regarding gun legislation, state and local reaction, and what's being implemented or changed following the attacks.  Guests: Darell Rowland - Public Affairs Editor of The Columbus DIspatch, Ohio Chris Gavin - Reporter for the Milford Daily News, Massachusetts Nathan Crabbe - Opinion and Engagement Editor of The Gainesville Sun, Florida

Following the recent shootings in Las Vegas, and still no motive to report, conspiracy theories are circulating. NewsCycle host Alicia Preston ask why these thoeries are cropping up, and how fake news gets circulated around.  Guest:Dr. Deborah OsgoodPresident and CEO of The Knowledge Institute for Small Business DevelopmentExpert on Human Behavior 

Joined Alicia Preston today to debunk the myths of how batteries work and charging smartphones, to find out if they are true before and even today. --- Related articles: 6 persistent phone charging myths, debunked http://craigpeterson.com/technology/6-persistent-phone-charging-myths-debunked/12154 --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

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