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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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10:24

Left-right politics; Escambia County's name

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/28

Let's get caught up on some news, look at a local political trend and even revive our place-name series and talk about the history of Escambia County's name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:20

Tutwiler, Trump's desk and an incident at The Pig

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/25

Today we'll talk about Alabama's women's prison, Trump's executive order on college sports and a lawsuit stemming from an incident at a Piggly Wiggly in Phenix City.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:20

Illegal-immigration updates; public TV and radio cuts

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/24

Today we have items on illegal immigration, public television and radio, a hot-car death and jobs in South Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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37:14

Remembering weather events with Wes Wyatt

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/23

Today we'll welcome WBRC Fox 6 meteorologist Wes Wyatt to "Down in Alabama." He'll talk with our weather reporter, Leigh Morgan, about his career, his book, and weather in Alabama. First we'll have today's updates. They'll include some really unsettling crime and some fake news going around regarding seniors who drive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:03

A town's long rebuild; Hard Rock coming

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/22

Let's talk about a town that's fallen through the cracks after some unsung but destructive storm damage a couple years ago. We also have a Golden Dome update and a Hard Rock hotel heading our way.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:53

Illegal immigration; 'potentially' dirty site along...

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/21

Today let's talk illegal immigration and concerns over another coal-ash site. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:28

Library censorship, boycotts over shooting

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/18

Library censorship, boycotts over shooting: Down in AlabamaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:35

Senator Pearl?

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/17

Senator Bruce Pearl?: Down in AlabamaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:30

ICE raids, parole board promises

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/16

ICE raids, parole board promises: Down in AlabamaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:51

Return of the GOAT?

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/15

Return of the GOAT?: Down in Alabama July 15, 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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37:25

Hunt for Eric Rudolph; Bruce Pearl and Politics

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/11

We're going to talk about a new podcast coming from AL.com called "American Shrapnel." It's all about the hunt to arrest 1996 Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph after he bombed a Birmingham abortion clinic. Columnist John Archibald and producer John Hammontree will join me.First, we're going to talk a little about Bruce Pearl and politics, Huntsville's growing city limits and more details on the Amber Alert you may have received yesterday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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29:12

School's coming: Effects of the CHOOSE Act so far

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/10

Rebecca Griesbach of AL.com and the Alabama Education Lab joins us to talk about what she's seeing so far regarding Alabama's new school-choice law. Read Rebecca's story on the CHOOSE Act. Read more from Rebecca. Also, we have our usual daily report of stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:39

Space launches and an old leaky dam

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/09

Today we have items on space, a leaky dam, Toomer's corner and Mac Gipson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:56

Parole board, resigning lawmakers, barbecue cities

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/08

Today we have a big change to the parole board, a company that isn't rolling over for the UAW, and two lawmakers who are giving up their seats. I'll also be taking issue with a published ranking of barbecue cities. Closer to home, you can vote on Alabama's best unsung barbecue joint by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:46

Flood heartbreak, UAW, firework injuries

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/07

The tragedy in Texas touches Alabama. The UAW tries getting another foothold in the state. Some were hospitalized with fireworks injuries. A second Mormon temple may be coming. And longtime Guntersville radio personality Bruce Underwood has reportedly passed away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:32

Executions and explosions

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/04

Executions and explosionsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:30

School programs, Medicaid, lightning strikes

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/03

School programs, Medicaid, lightning strikesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:53

State and federal lawmaking updates

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/02

Several things we'll get to today, including legislative news on the state and federal levels, a new archbishop in Mobile, and a lawsuit over a woman who gave birth in jail.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:41

Africanized bees and murders that weren't

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/07/01

Today we're going to have AL.com's Kelly Kazek on the show to talk about a couple of old Alabama murder cases that seemed to be missing one vital part of every murder case: the actual dead person. For more on those stories click here. For more from Kelly, click here. First we have news items on Africanized honeybees, a new pedestrian-traffic pattern at a famous intersection, and what happened with that request for a judge to intervene on the new hemp law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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38:56

The Amphitheaters Coca-Cola and Orion

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2025/06/30

If you're into music scenes in Alabama, you want to stick around for the second part of today's show. Our Caroline Vincent sat down with longtime Alabama music writers Mary Colurso and Matt Wake to talk about the brand-new Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Birmingham, the still-fairly-new Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, and how they might affect each other and their respective cities from business and cultural perspectives. That's in the second segment today. First, we'll have the hemp law in the courts,

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