WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Author: Audacy Language: English Episodes: 100
WWL First News with Tommy Tucker from Audacy is your daily companion for staying ahead of the news cycle. Each morning, Tommy cuts through the noise to bring you the days breaking headlines, sharp analysis, and clear context, all in an engaging, conversational style. Beyond the top stories, the podcast keeps you fully updated with weather, sports, traffic, and more, so you can start your day informed and prepared. Listeners can expect timely coverage of major events, smart perspectives on issues that matter locally and nationally, and practical information that fits into a busy routine. Whether you catch every show or listen episodes on demand, this podcast delivers a fast-moving, news-first experience that respects your time while keeping you in the know.
Episodes
Hour 3: An unfair change to the New Orleans criminal justice system [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:20
* We’ll talk with Kaitlin Tymrak, Interim General Superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board, about how they’ve prepared for hurricane season. * One of the things legislature approved was a bill reshaping the New Orl…
Hour 2: What was the good and the bad from the legislative session? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:06
* The legislative session is over. How did it go? What was the good, and what was the bad? We’ll break it down first with Jan Moller, the executive director of Invest in Louisiana. * Then we check in with Erin Bendily, a…
Hour 1: How releasing more mosquitoes could mean fewer mosquitoes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:28
* Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes...to help bring the mosquito population down. What?? We'll explain with Aaron Ashbrook, an entomologist at LSU * Who wields power in Iran? How much sway do the military, re…
Who really has the power in Iran? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:37
Who wields power in Iran? How much sway do the military, religious, and political figures have? We’ll spend a little time with Kian Tajbaksh, Visiting Professor of International Relations at NYU. He is a former political…