Hour two begins as Savanna Tomei-Olson, our WMDX News Bureau Chief, joins to talk about the Big Stories of the day, including a city council member being priced out of living in her own district, and some area museums facing federal cuts from the Trump administration. After Savanna's departure, John dives into a story out of Ohio, where the legislature just passed a bill mandating schools "teach from both sides" on issues such as the holocaust and the civil war. Elsewhere in the firehose of news, we hear from Brittney Merlot that the NWS has suspended their morning weather balloon launches :( . She also enlightens us to the weather in the works this weekend - snow on Sunday! Later, because it's Friday, we're joined by Rökker! In for his weekly preview of Max Ink Radio and local music, we take a look at some upcoming concerts in the area. Songs featured this week:

"Beyond the Pale" - Harmonious Wail

"Helena" - Automatic Lover

"Fear is a Vampire" - Lo Marie

"Three Ghosts" - Last Crack

"2 Days" - Road Trip

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