OFFBITES: Disc Golf World Championships and disappearing theaters

Trump built a Scandal Immunity System and now Graham Platner is using it

Can we tell the difference between personal mess and public menace? Because one of those might disappoint you. The other one can rip this country apart.

Full Show 6/10/2026: Squeaky clean candidates are gone, and they're never coming back

On today's show, Ian Hoch asks if a candidate's personal problems affect how you view their political effectiveness. Then, Ian has on Robert Hogan, a political science professor at LSU, to look ahead to the 2026 midterms, and talk about about control of Congress, the redistricting arms race, and what's taking so long in California. Hurricane preparation is serious business, but that doesn't mean we can't have a little fun with it. WWL News Anchor Joe Cardosi and Coleman draft fictional characters (superheroes, movie monsters, TV characters, whoever fits) to build the best rosters for shopping for supplies, hardening our homes, and evacuating to safety. The picks will be questionable and the arguments will be dumb, but we're going to have a lot of laughs.

Hour 3: Ian Hoch presents The 2026 Hurricane Prep Mock Draft

Hurricane preparation is serious business, but that doesn't mean we can't have a little fun with it. WWL News Anchor Joe Cardosi and Coleman draft fictional characters (superheroes, movie monsters, TV characters, whoever fits) to build the best rosters for shopping for supplies, hardening our homes, and evacuating to safety. The picks will be questionable and the arguments will be dumb, but we're going to have a lot of laughs.

Good news for inflation! We're stealing Iranian oil! YAH!

This hour, Ian Hoch drops the 2 O'clock News Bomb and talks about the "ceasefire" in the Middle East, Trump's reasoning about why he loves inflation, and more. Then, Ian reveals his latest masterful radio drama.

Hour 1: What does Graham Platner's big win say about America - and Americans?

This hour, Ian Hoch asks if a candidate's personal problems affect how you view their political effectiveness. Then, Ian has on Robert Hogan, a political science professor at LSU, to look ahead to the 2026 midterms and talk about control of Congress, the redistricting arms race, and what's taking so long in California.