142 years young! Grab your black cap and necktie— we're talking all about Mobile's legendary Excelsior Band. The country's oldest marching jazz band is led by Hosea London. He chats with Quick-Fire Quips host Baillee Majors about preserving that beautiful, traditional jazz sound! Plus, the big beach debate (Gulf Shores vs Orange Beach), what's an acceptable dish for a potluck in the Port City and how the Yellowhammer State can make some progress.

Ready to get in the holiday spirit? In APR’s new series Deck the South, Digital Content Reporter and Producer Aydan Conchin takes you on a tour of Alabama’s most dazzling holiday traditions. From twinkling lights and ice rinks to parades and small-town celebrations, Deck the South highlights the magic, community, and Southern charm that make this season shine across the Yellowhammer State.

This week on StoryCorps, Robert Kelley and his son-in-law Paul Wilkerson discuss the history of the Tally-Ho Restaurant in Selma, Alabama and the legacy of an incredible employee.

This week, Don reviews Laying Autumn’s Dust: A Southern Tragedy About Betrayal, Revenge, and Murder by Mark L. Brooks.

Weekend college football was good for Georgia and bad for Alabama in the AP Top 25. The Bulldogs are now in the top four. The Crimson Tide’s first homecoming loss since 2001 dropped Alabama to number ten. Oklahoma outlasted the Tide and that pushed the Sooners to number eight

The Crimson Tide’s path to the College Football playoffs just got a little more complicated. Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer suffered his first hometown loss, and the Tide lost its first homecoming game since 2001. That was against LSU. Since then, Alabama has won twenty one homecoming games.

Finally, there's a day that encourages you to take your dog with you on a shopping expedition, showing support for pet-friendly stores and businesses!

Revenge? Dirty tricks? Ty Simpson’s Heisman hopes? All of these issues have come up ahead of Alabama’s game against Oklahoma. Homecoming games are often depicted as a chance for students and alumni to gather and watch an easy win. The Crimson Tide may have to deal with allegations in the press from Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin.

Are traditions the same thing as routines, but they're just done less frequently, and if the tradition is both loved and hated, what does that mean? On today's Keepin' It Real, Cam shares that he does, indeed, both love and hate them.

With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people who made do with little-to-no assistance for the past couple of weeks. Until recently, SNAP families and food banks in Alabama will have to subsist with pledges of emergency funding from Governor Kay Ivey and The State Department of Human Resources.

Braden Smith scored 29 points, including 21 in the second half, and No. 2 Purdue beat eighth-ranked Alabama 87-80 on Thursday night in the first matchup of top-10 teams this season.

An estimated 750,000 Alabamians depend on SNAP dollars to afford groceries. Close to 40,000 members of the military and national guard live and work in Alabama. So, how long will it take before food stamps benefits and Pentagon pay start flowing after President Trump signed the bill ending the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history. End of the week—maybe.