Doug brings on Andi CurryGrubb the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Nebraska to dig into their petition to make abortion legal up to 23 weeks. Doug asks the difficult questions. Plus we hear Bryan Olesen’s song that propelled him into the finals of NBC’s The Voice and talked to his band partner John Wooten

Doug brings on Andi CurryGrubb the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Nebraska to dig into their petition to make abortion legal up to 23 weeks. Doug asks the difficult questions. Plus we hear Bryan Olesen’s song that propelled him into the finals of NBC’s The Voice and talked to his band partner John Wooten

Doug tackles the abortion issue head on with Karen Bowling, the Executive Director of the Nebraska Family Alliance. Karn & the NFA are supporters of the "Protect Women & Children" petition, which would ban abortions after 12 weeks and add it to the Nebraska State Constitution. Tune in to see if she flipped Doug from being a petition “Dodger & Weaver” to a “Signer”.

Doug gets an update from Bryan Olesen from LZ as he gets ready to perform in the semi-finals of NBC’s The Voice. Doug also sees if the opposition to LB1402 can turn him from a Dodge & Weaver to a Supporter, as he meets with Jenni Benson & Tim Royers who represent Support Our Schools and the NSEA. They are 2/3rds of the sponsors of the petition to repeal section 1 of LB 1402, which would take out the $10 Million School Choice Scholarship Legislation that passed and was signed into law by Governor Pillen.

Doug (who rants a little) and his producer Matt McMaster hang out and chat about the rise in women's sports all across America and how it dawned in Lincoln. Doug and Matt then talk about Matt's career and the future of DTN.

Doug welcomes State Senator Lou Ann Linehan to talk about the specifics of LB 1402 and respond to the petition of Support Our School's drive to repeal a large part of LB1402.

Doug talks to Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese about the power of establishing a 529 for your kid and/or grandkid. Kids who have a 529 established are 3 times more likely to attend college than those who don’t. www.nest529.com

Pro-Palestinian Protests / Ari Koehn UNL Professor Doug is joined by UNL Professor Ari Koehn to discuss the Pro-Palestinian Protests disrupting college campuses across the country. Ari talks about the core of the Israel/Palestinian conflict and what’s behind the protests.

Doug receives a special message from Bryan Olesen who is performing “live” tonight on NBC’S The Voice. He also gives us some breaking news. Then Doug is joined by Rebekah Allick (Husker Volleyball) and Paul Yates (Exec.Dir. of I’ve Got A Name) to share how we can help them combate and beat Sex Trafficking in Nebraska. Plus they share how we can support them by giving to them during Give To Lincoln throughout the month of May. Go to www.givetolincoln.com/nonprofits/ive-got-a-name to give!

Doug stews on empathy and wanting to learn more about the Palestinian College Protests. He also chats with KLIN's Chase Porter about his article about the protest at UNL yesterday and what he learned.

Doug hangs out with Mr Eric Nelson, Ameleah Johnson, & Gavin King to chat about the MAD Fair to raise funds for local and international causes. These guys are AWESOME!!!

Doug hangs out with Dylan Fitzgerald, as they do a quick recap of the Red/White Husker Spring Game. Dylan is the co-host of the award-winning podcast Boys Down Bad, which is top Nebraska Football Recruiting Podcast in the nation with millions of views to their name!!! We get Dylan’s take on this year’s Husker team, especially with all the buzz around this new freshman class of players and Dylan Riola.

Doug welcomes Becky Kern from the National Weather Service in Omaha to get their most recent damage report from the Tornados that tore through eastern Nebraska last Friday. Plus, Doug brings on Toby Antinson, owner of Porks Done food truck, who spent the day in Omaha feeding the workers and volunteers. Toby gives us an update on how their day went, what he experienced and how we can best help them during this time.

Doug chats with Clay Engleman, Lincoln East High School Post Prom Committee & District Manager-Maintenance Operations at Dept of Transportation & Utilities, about safety policies in place to protect our youth during this month’s jam-packed schedule of proms. Plus they talk about the tornados that impacted Lincoln and Waverly today.

Doug has the honor of hanging out with music icon and grammy award winning writer and artist Jim Peterik. Jim performs with the band "The Ides of March", "Pride of Lions" and is the former founding member of the band Survivor. He wrote and performed so many classics from the 70s and 80s ... Songs like: Eye of the Tiger (from Rocky 3), Burning Heart (Rocky 4), The Search Is Over, High On You, and I Can’t Hold Back. Jim also co-wrote 38 Special's platinum hits “Hold On Loosely”, “Caught Up In You”, “Wild-Eyed Southern Boys”, “Fantasy Girl”, and “Rockin’ Into The Night”. Along with songs with Sammy Hagar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the Beach Boys ... He had his guitar with him, and played it few times, as he shared about so many aspects of his life. From how he got started in the industry and the key moment that put the band Survivor on the map (because of Sylvester Stallone) ... to ... sharing openly about his lifelong love of his life (including some of the ups and downs) and amazing advice on how to finish life well. Plus, he also shares, for the first time, breaking news about his latest work with the band 38 Special. www.jimpeterik.com

Doug welcomes Jason Steiner of HeroStock, a non-profit that supports Veterans, First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Gold Star families with amazing events across the state and country with the sole focus of connecting people together thru great food, music and friendship … Why? So that they can bring healing thru building relationships with people who truly understand their struggles. One of the biggest hopes of HEROSTOCK, is to reduce the 22 Veteran suicides a day, many of whom are suffering from PTSD. While the goal is to stop Veteran suicide all together, they realize it needs to be one person at a time, and if they can save just one person, it will all be worth it. www.herostock.org

Doug shares a song that has helped him get thru the hard times in life and inspires him to pursue his dreams! Plus he reveals a special guest who will be joining him on Thursday! It’s going to be AWESOME!!!

Doug is joined by Local Artist and “The Voice” Contestant Bryan Olesen & Acton Academy Co-founder Zach Harsin. Bryan shares about his Voice experience and Watch Party. Zach shares about Lincoln Children's Business Fair sponsored by Acton.

Doug is joined by Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen. The Governor shares his thoughts about what happened with LB 388 (property tax relief) getting shot down in the final hours of the 2024 legislative session. A bill that is his top priority for the state. He also shares his take on how the overall session went.

Doug talks with State Board of Education Member Kirk Penner. Kirk shares his perspective on boys & transgender youth in sports, locker rooms and bathrooms, sexually explicit books in schools, critical race theory, progress of the St Board of Education as they lead our school districts and kiddos around the state, and more.