Will your pet dress up for Halloween? Some pets are okay with it, while others can be uncomfortable. Halloween may be a scary time but try to NOT scare your furry buddy.

In this episode of BrightPath, hosts Lisa Jones and Johnnie Aycock sit down with Dr. Katherine L. Chiou, Associate Professor of Anthropology at The University of Alabama and Co-director of the Artificial Intelligence Teaching Enhancement Initiative. They explore how AI is reshaping higher education, research, and the workforce. The conversation examines whether AI is helping humans think more critically or simply work faster, and what it means for learning when students rely on AI to write, research, and solve problems. Dr. Chiou also discusses the importance of responsible AI use and ethics as these technologies influence innovation, hiring, and everyday life.

Lacey and Dr. Jurgenson continue their chat about retirement planning, starting with audience questions and ending on what the professor wants everyone to know about retirement!

Alabama receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams' availability is uncertain for the 13th-ranked Crimson Tide's home game against Texas A&M on Saturday. Coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday that Coleman-Williams will be reevaluated as the week progresses. ESPN reported Saturday that the junior underwent arthroscopic knee surgery after dealing with a meniscus injury for three weeks.

This week, Don reviews Her Name Was Judy by Tracie L. Blackmon.

NASA has announced that a 34-year agency veteran, and graduate of the University of Alabama, will take the top job at the Marshall Space Flight Center. The space agency’s administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director of Marshall. His first day on the job is today.

It was a weekend never before seen for teams in the Associated Press Top 25. There’s a major shakeup is on tap in the college football poll on Sunday. And former Alabama assistant coach Mario Cristobal may be the big winner when the numbers settle. The head of the Miami Hurricanes worked for retired legendary coach Nick Saban at Alabama from 2013 to 2016. Click for some of the results.

Tennessee’s DeSean Bishop rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, lifting number fourteen ranked Volunteer over number six Alabama 26-10. The Crimson Tide have lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since 2007 after also losing to top ranked Georgia last week. The Bulldogs faced its own agony of defeat today by falling to Auburn twenty seven to twenty four.

You may think your cat understands you when you talk to it - and you may be right!

Fifteen Alabama communities are planning to stage “No Kings” protests just days ahead of the November mid-terms. Previous days including hand drawn signs, chanting, and colorful costumes. Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Athens, Selma, Mobile, Birmingham, Dadeville, Oxford, Foley, Fort Payne, and Oneonta are among the cities where protests are planned. Behind the get-out-the-vote message during today's protests, are concerns among members of the Alabama League of Women Voters.

In this episode of BrightPath, hosts Lisa Jones and Johnnie Aycock welcome Dr. Jeremy Carr, Central Alabama Community College Chemistry Instructor, to the studio to discuss the power of student-driven discovery, why microgravity is the ultimate laboratory, and what this means for the future of scientific innovation. They dive into an incredible student-led research project happening right here in Alabama. From sparking curiosity in the classroom to designing and defending a real space experiment, they explore how undergraduate students are taking science from the lab bench to low Earth orbit.

A year ago, commentator Cam Marston was plotting his escape from a job he’d come to hate. This morning, he tells us what changed, and why it’s made these commentaries harder to write.