Adrian Guess covers a variety of news in an effort to boost civic engagement and community participation. He is joined by his former co-host of The Black Agenda Devin Dedeaux. Be sure to listen to the special Quick Hits segment at the end. Sit back and listen well. Happy Holidays.

1st Segment (02:08)

• Schools caution international students: Get back to campus before Trump's inauguration
• Senators demand USDA move more swiftly to prevent theft of grocery funds from low-income families
• North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the Democratic governor's powers
• Senate Democrats push plan to abolish Electoral College
• Supreme Court to hear challenge to California's authority to set vehicle emissions standards
• Before the Break: House Dems urge Biden to sign ERA

2nd Segment (37:40)

• Texas sues New York doctor accused of posting abortion pills
• Trump girds for battle with Democrats, Supreme Court over birthright citizenship
• Congress’s deal to prevent government shutdown blocked
• Outgoing Washington governor suggests ‘wealth tax’ to avoid cuts to education and police
• Before the Break: Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time

Quick Hits: (01:21:05)

• Oregon city asks locals to stop putting googly eyes on sculptures
• Tuna melt 'stinking up' plane prompts fellow passenger's viral video
• Realtor accused of being a home-wrecker for spreading holiday cheer
• Mattel sued over porn site misprint on Wicked dolls
• Iceland’s Cucumber Crisis
• Food fight erupts as woman claims family spiked her vegetarian meals with meat, social media reacts

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Adrian Guess covers a variety of news in an effort to boost civic engagement and community participation. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: (00:39)

DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won't last another Trump term

2025 will start with a 3.5% pay raise for Pennsylvania’s governor, lawmakers and judges

Biden touts admin efforts to boost small business: ‘20 million acts of hope’

Innovative program aims to increase child care options and pull women into the workforce

Texas schools can now teach Bible-based reading lessons

Before the Break: Scientist uncover fossilized footprints of early humans living together

2nd Segment: (25:31)

Walmart becomes latest — and biggest — company to roll back its DEI policies

Ohio governor signs transgender bathroom ban for students

Retailers tell consumers that Trump tariffs are a reason to shop now

Flavored Vape Products Dispute Goes Before US Supreme Court

Come for the roller coaster, stay for the shops: Can malls be fun again?

Before the Break: University of Texas, MIT and others announce free tuition for some undergraduates

Final Message: (47:28)

Pilot in Alaska air drops turkeys for residents in remote homes who can't run out to a grocery store

Announcements: (54:26)

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Adrian Guess brings national news to encourage civic engagement. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: 0:42

• Election Results
• Judge Blocks Biden Administration's Rule to Expand Overtime Pay
• Offensive, Racist Texts Now Being Sent to High-Schoolers, Latinos, and LGBTQ Community
• Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana's Ten Commandments Law in Public Schools
• Before the Break: Person Dressed in Bear Costume to Fake Attacks on Cars for Insurance Payout

2nd Segment: 22:08

• Trump Cabinet Picks
• FDA Employees Consider How to Handle RFK Jr., Including Leaving
• Georgia's Fulton County Jail Violates Detainees' Rights with Violence and Filth, Feds Say
• Malcolm X's Family Files $100 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit
• Bodycam Video Shows Oklahoma City Officer Slamming 71-Year-Old to the Ground
• Before the Break: Florida Attorney General Sues FEMA Over Alleged Political Discrimination

Final Message: 39:01

• A Slice of Pizza and Social Media Leads to Life-Saving Kidney Transplant

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Sit back and listen well as host, Adrian Guess, discuss the 2024 Election Cycle with Devin Dedeaux, Camille Odom, and Cameron Lynn.

Topics:

• The Presidential Race
• Control of the Senate
• Control of the House
• Key Governor Races
• Controls of State Legislature
• Why Elections Matter for the The Judiciary
• Having a Civic Plan after Election Day

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My guest for today’s interview is DaWuan Norwood, a dedicated civil rights attorney and advocate for Black liberation. DaWuan specializes in voting rights, democracy, and criminal penal system abolition, bringing a wealth of experience from their work with organizations such as the NAACP, ACLU, and Campaign Legal Center. We explore their journey from law school to the frontlines of voting rights litigation and their innovative research on the Reconstruction Amendments. DaWuan's passion for justice and commitment to underrepresented communities shines through in this powerful conversation.

Sit back and listen well as Adrian Guess delivers news stories from around the country in an effort to inspire community ane civic engagement and motivate people to care about one another.

1st Segment (0:34)

• Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped?
• Substitute teacher accused of re-enacting George Floyd's murder and making 'racially harmful comments' in Minnesota classroom
• Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald's
• Elon Musk's election promise of $1 million daily giveaway sparks call for probe
• Presidential Polls
• Before the Break: McConnell said he hopes Trump will ‘pay a price’ for Jan. 6 role, new book reveals

2nd Segment (21:37)

• Ga. students take to streets to protest 'dehumanizing' voting law that criminalizes handing out water
• A ‘Housing Trust Fund’ is on New Orleans ballots next month
• SBA disaster loan program is out of money, says Biden
• Lawmakers call for extending telemedicine flexibilities, object to proposed DEA rule
• Votes won’t be counted for Arkansas medical marijuana ballot measure, court says
• Before the Break: Drug overdose deaths fall for 6 months straight as officials wonder what's working

Final Message (44:58)

• Man Saves Up for 9 Months to Pay Off Mom's Mortgage, Surprises Her in Tearful Video

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Sit back and listen well as Adrian Guess delivers news stories from around the country in an effort to inspire community ane civic engagement and motivate people to care about one another.

1st Segment: (0:33)

• Advocates urge Ohio to restore voter registrations removed in apparent violation of federal law
• Positive Economic Progress
• Senators want expanded employer-provided child care credit
• Hurricane Helene satellite images show major devastation in North Carolina as death toll continues to rise
• VP Debate
• Before the Break: GOP First Lady Trend

2nd Segment: (22:47)

• Senators want expanded employer-provided child care credit (repeated in 2nd Segment)
• NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on 5 federal public corruption charges, including bribery and wire fraud
• Dockworkers strike suspended, tentative agreement includes 62% pay raise over 6 years
• Supreme Court declines to block Biden limits on methane, toxic pollution
• Pennsylvania middle school installs surveillance window in gender-inclusive bathroom
• Before the Break: Couple can't sue Uber after daughter clicked away trial rights on Uber Eats

Final Message: (42:55)

• Malika Williams, the founder of The L.I.V.E Outreach, has launched a campaign to renovate the Mobile Mentoring Hub

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