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Rush Hour Podcast – Morning Edition Sponsored by Tropical Smoothie Cafe This morning's episode is packed with breaking reactions and courtroom drama.

As he's ramping up his rhetoric against the free press, the President of the United States is also taking control of local law enforcement and flooding city streets with armed troops, just like nobody asked for

The Hollywood Reporter came up with a klutzy list of the 25 best sports movies, and we think it needs some adjusting

Quint Davis is the Producer and director of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival; how did the festival adapt and change, and what did it mean for the local music scene?

No sane person would ever ask for New Orleans to face a challenge like Katrina - but it happened anyway, and we grew and survived and are in many ways thriving in a way it wasn't possible before.

Now Trump is saying he wants ABC and NBC's broadcast licenses revoked because ... reasons. This is the mentality of a dictator and every day it is getting more obvious how insecure he is and how much danger we are all in

Having "solved crime" in the nation's capitol, Trump is suggesting New York and Chicago will be next to have armed National Guard troops harassing and arresting non-white people

Road rage incident turns deadly - don't be like that guy; What are the best sports movies of all time? After Katrina, the 2006 Jazz Fest came close to not happening; President Trump is psychologically fragile and coming for your rights;

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“In this episode of The Sandy Show, Sandy and Tricia dive headfirst into a whirlwind of hilarious, bizarre, and thought-provoking stories that will keep you hooked from start to finish. From an eight-year-old son's brutally honest fashion critique—“I don't like the public armpits”—to a deep dive into the Menendez brothers' failed parole hearing, this episode balances humor with hard-hitting reality. You'll hear Sandy reflect on his days working in sweltering UPS trailers, Tricia's physically demanding side hustle in interior design, and a listener shoutout that leads to a quirky obsession with a high-heeled alligator pillow turned statue. But it doesn't stop there. The duo explores:A Harvard researcher's alarming claim about a mysterious space object possibly powered by nuclear energy.China's controversial development of a robotic artificial womb.A groundbreaking spinal cord transplant that could change millions of lives.The new workplace term “quiet cracking”—are you secretly on the verge of burnout?And the surprising top dog breeds and names of 2025 (spoiler: Chihuahuas are coming for your ankles).

Laura Paul is the Executive Director of LowerNine.org and says despite media focus, the Lower Ninth Ward is still misunderstood and still needs support from the region

Perhaps more than any other city in America, New Orleans knows how to make the best of a bad situation. But that doesn't mean we want the opportunity again in this lifetime

You wouldn't believe what MAGA crybabies will say about you if you dare to refer to the Gulf of Mexico by it's proper name

ICE now has an annual budget 62 percent larger budget than the entire federal prison system and a budget bigger than most of the world's militaries; Americans are getting a look at what they're doing with all that money and it's not great

Trump thinks he can decide what's a crime and what's not - the US Constitution and the Supreme Court would beg to differ

Scoot has found a list of great sports movies on the internet - but whoever made this list needs a reality check

Maybe what angry drivers really need is just a little toot; 20 years later, the Lower Ninth Ward is moving up but still needs help; Shout out to the snowflakes crying into the Gulf of Mexico; Flag-burning is abhorrent but it's still protected speech; This terrible list of sports movies is missing a couple big ones

Topics discussed on today's show: Who's Going To Hell?, National Hazey IPA Day, National Senior Citizens Day, Be Glad You Have A Job, Lowest Paid Jobs, Drunk Teachers, Birthdays, History Quiz, Food News, Movie Reviews, Movie Password, Get The Fake Out, See on a Plane, Trending News, I'm Allergic, and Apologies.

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Is it the video games? The social media? The availability of cannabis instead of booze? SOTA listeners have plenty of ideas about why Gen Z is ... well, they're kind of losers.

If only she had just conducted her alleged affair with a little less fraud, she might not be looking at jail time

The kids aren't drinking or having sex - are they okay? Cantrell proves that as usual, the coverup is worse than the crime; Why did Putin invade Ukraine when he did? Don't take his word for it; Illegal immigrant kills three in Florida, sparks orgy of finger-pointing; Why isn't anyone mad about Taylor Swift's sexy new pictures?

What happens next in Russia's war in Ukraine is anyone's guess but at least Trump has promised not to do the thing nobody thought Trump would in million years do

Mayor Cantrell has returned to work after her terrible, horrible no-good, very bad day last week. But hold on - it could still get worse, if her bootyguard decides he's gonna cooperate with the Feds

DHS and Gavin Newsom are trying everything they can think of to blame each other for the traffic death of 3 in an accident involving a person in the country illegally

Ian Auzenne and Ian Hoch (no relation) share their cruise experiences with Scoot - when a cruise is great, it's great - when it's bad, it's %&#$ing horrible

Is Saints head coach Kellen Moore angling to make Shough QB 1? Ian's maiden voyage on Mardi Gras Service was just as cool as you'd think; Mike Score from Flock of Seagulls couldn't get far away from Scoot; If you've never been on a cruise, maybe you never will after hearing this; You really don't have to have "both sides" of every argument

Toward the end of an hour spent talk about trains and 80's bands, a listener asks - would an NFL offensive line ever purposefully take a dive to ensure the quarterback they prefer blocking for is the one that gets the job?

Ian was a guest on the inaugural run of the Amtrak "Mardi Gras Service" run to Mobile and back, and brothers and sisters, that rocked

Scoot caught up backstage with Mike Score from Flock of Seagulls and learned everything there is to know about that iconic hairdo

After seeing Rattler's success last Sunday, some think he is getting closer to getting the gig full-time - but is that really part of Kellen Moore's plan?

The Saints finished their second preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars with a tie - and afterwards, we weren't a whole hell of a lot closer to knowing who's going to be starting under center

After a years long investigation, a Federal grand jury has indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, a historical moment for the city and for New Orleans' first female mayor

Host of WWL's "All Things Legal" Attorney Doug Sunseri joins the Scoot Show to mull over how LaToya Cantrell got herself into this mess and why she probably won't get out

Is it time to bring back corporal punishment in schools? Markwayne Mullin embarrasses himself on Fox News; Keeping the riff-raff of Canal St could attract new business; Could Trump get a Nobel Peace Prize if he ends Russia's war in Ukraine?

A Fox Newser wants school staff to be allowed to paddle your kids. Is that a good idea?

Amid conversations about how to revitalize Canal Street, it's worth asking - who belongs there and who doesn't?

Could Trump be a hero and use his supposed master negotiating skills to end Russia's war in Ukraine? If he does, should he get a Nobel Peace Prize?

It's hard for the Trump administration to shake the "Christian nationalist" label when a bunch of Christian nationalists are working there

Jim Hoft, the Stupidest Man on the Internet, scored an interview with Vice President Vance, who used the opportunity to praise one of the worst pink-slime slop factories on the planet as a great source of news

Election Day is less than two months away and New Orleans is ready to move on from Mayor Cantrell. But is the race even competitive?

While Trump is inviting Putin to Alaska for peace talks, Ukraine is not invited - and is not happy about it

Amid his National Guard deployment and federalization of DC's police force, President Trump continues to root for cops to break the law in order to keep the peace

There are incidents of violent crime in Washington DC, yes - but fewer than at almost any time in thirty years. Why all the bluster?

Chuck B in Mid City set off a firestorm of commentary when he took issue with Scoot's assertion that Shedeur Sanders had "baggage" going into last year's NFL draft

After a rough travel down Franklin Ave, Scoot wonders - is this road in this neighborhood so bad on purpose?

Spencer Rattler didn't look fantastic in the Saints' first preseason outing against the Chargers - but did anyone really expect him to?

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