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Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

Start your morning with the latest news and stories from Alabama. Then, hear the stories behind the stories as Ike Morgan is joined by voices from the AL.com newsroom and beyond for deep dives on pressing topics, news quizzes and a whole lot of fun.

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8:30

How the cellphone ban is going

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/29

Items on Alabama's cellphone ban, moms in trouble for allegedly encouraging kids to fight, negative reaction to MLK-named road, and the end of print for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:46

Job numbers and a historic theatre's re-opening

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/28

The Crescent Theatre in Mobile is back (again). Also, we have a chiropractor getting life in prison over a pretty awful attempt on his wife's life, record low temperatures Wednesday morning and pretty good jobs numbers despite a high number of mass layoffs in the state.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:24

Cracker Barrel heroes

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/27

We have municipal election stuff, a new trial thanks to DNA, a study to help Alzheimer's patients, Birmingham's weed abatement (not what you might think), and Cracker Barrel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:06

A measles case; troops in Alabama cities?

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/26

Let's talk about our first measles case in a hot minute, Tuberville's openness to using troops in Alabama cities, a recent internet scam and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:02

Tariff frenzy; ref collapse; Mark Herndon

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/25

Let's start off the week with why some lawmakers are lobbying for more tariffs, a football referee's health scare and a brief reunion for legendary country band Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:02

Political battles

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/22

Political battles: Down in AlabamaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:06

DEI in ADPH

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/21

DEI in ADPH: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:07

Auburn adds to its natty total

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/20

A controversial data-center plan, the re-closing of a 188-year-old hotel, and more national titles for Auburn.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:34

Best 'unsung' barbecue; alleged serial swatter

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/19

Today we have updates from Death Row, the crime beat and Magic City Classic preparations. Then, after the break, Amber Sutton from This is Alabama will join us to tell you about the long-promised best of Unsung Alabama barbecue as determined by their readers.Click here for more on unsung barbecue in Alabama. Click here see see more Unsung Alabama. Click here for more stories by Amber Sutton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:53

A really big gator (and more)

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/18

Today we have the passing of civil rights-era activist Calvin Woods Sr., his grandson Pastor Mike Jr.'s music-awards haul, a really big gator and the return of Gulf Coast rail service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:11

Lost in Hurricane Katrina; What's a 'Randemic'?

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/15

Today we have an arrest in the killing of a prep assistant football coach, an item lost in Hurricane Katrina that has returned, what "Randemic" means and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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31:55

Friday nights in the fall

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/14

High school football season -- a cultural phenomenon in the South -- is upon us. AL.com's Ben Thomas joins us to talk about some of this year's storylines. Click here for high school sports coverage Click here to sign up for high school sports email newsletters Click here to follow Ben on X First, we'll talk about bodies missing organs without family's consent and a live World War II-era mortar shell found at Redstone Arsenal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:39

Entrance exams, embezzlement, barbecue

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/13

Politics, college entrance exams, embezzlement and barbecue.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:47

Human remains, vape bill, IKEA

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/12

Today we have a dog finding more human bones, a vape bill, an IKEA announcement and a really big fish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:03

A day to have a sense of humor about your politics

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/11

Happy National Presidential Joke Day! Also, we have updates on a couple of '26 election races, TV stations changing ownership, Philip Rivers and some of Alabama's top high school sports programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:56

Outcry over ICE detainee

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/08

Today we have another high-profile ICE detention, a comedy club's explanation over Michael Rapaport's cancelation, and the passing of a longtime pastor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:50

Bodycam footage reactions

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/07

Bodycam footage reactions: Down in AlabamaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:16

Rockets, landfills, makeovers

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/06

Rockets, landfills, makeovers: Down in AlabamaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:37

Giving one’s life for a friend

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/05

Giving one’s life for a friend: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:02

Enrollment trends; counties in the red

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/08/04

Back to School is all up in our faces right now, so we have an update on college enrollment trends. We also have items on counties in the red, a state-legislature about-face, and a heavy-metal cancelation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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