If you want to start an argument at the dinner table, I personally suggest bringing up Artificial Intelligence. There are some that believe AI to be the answer to all of the world's problems, and some that think it could bring about the world's demise. It's one of those topics where the spectrum of support and opinions is incredibly wide. Whether you consider this phenomenon an indicator of progress or a harbinger of doom, our chat with AI researcher Dr. Brian Butler is worth your time. He's been looking into this technology for several years and can tell us plainly what it is, where it's coming from, and where he and other experts think it's going. He brings us good news, bad news, and just, well, news about AI that he thinks our listeners should know!

Remember learning about stalactites and stalagmites on a school field trip? This week on Quick-Fire Quips, we're stepping inside America's most historic cave! Joy Sorensen, President of Majestic Caverns in Childersburg, shares what it was like growing up in a century-long family business. She also claps back at some wild out-of-state stereotypes ("Yes, our teeth come standard!") and recounts a hilarious, real-life cave encounter with her biggest fear: crabs! From local historical preservation and America 250 celebrations, find out why this natural wonder continues to be a crown jewel of Alabama.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced plans this week to officially open five parcels in Alabama’s Conecuh National Forest for oil and gas leases. The move prompted an immediate response from the Center for Biological Diversity.

This week on StoryCorps, Brittney Dabney is interviewed by Joan Cordova Rodriguez about her father and the memories she has of him from her childhood.

First, sportswriters thought former University of Alabama basketball guard Labaron Philon would be picked by either the Detroit Pistons or the Chicago Bulls during the NBA draft that starts today. Now, how about the Miami Heat?

Labaron Philon isn’t predicted to be a top pick in the NBA draft starting tomorrow. But, he is forecast to land mid to late in the first round with Detroit or Chicago being possible destinations. The 6-3, 176-pound sophomore from Alabama was a third-team AP All-American after averaging 22.0 points and 5.0 assists.

Some of the most promising young filmmakers in the movie business are arriving in Hollywood already experts at entertaining audiences and going viral. The twin sensations of “Obsession” and “Backrooms” — both by 20-something YouTubers-turned-filmmakers — has put a new spotlight on an increasingly well-trod path to the director's chair. One name is a film maker from Mobile.

This week, The Man Who Read Everything: The Literary Letters of Harold Bloom by Heather Cass White.

A women’s healthcare center in Tuscaloosa is getting an international shout out from Melinda French Gates, The philanthropist is spotlighting the West Alabama Women’s center as a model of providing community healthcare that other states and nations should learn from

When an animal shelter is at capacity - when every cage is full - that means the shelter must either turn away owners who want to surrender pets or euthanize animals already in the shelter to make room to accept more.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur battered parts of the southeastern United States with heavy rain and wind on Thursday, damaging buildings, downing trees and knocking out power as flash flood and tornado warnings were issued along the Gulf Coast. Drenching rain stretches from Central Alabama to Mobile and the Eastern Shore.

A distrust and even dislike for news folk isn't necessarily new, (and in more than a few cases, not unwarranted) but in the last decade it seems that politics, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the endless void of Facebook has made many more civilians villainize "The Media™". So to break down what journalists SHOULD do, whether they do it or not, and why they should do it, we brought in someone who has made the clarification and explanation of media ethics their life's work. Dr. Chris Roberts at the University of Alabama is the authority on media ethics-- he's quite literally the vice chairman of the ethics committee of the Society of Professional Journalists. We're picking up right where we left off in part one of our discussion. In part two, we're going a bit more in-depth on the relationship between the public and the news media.