Good Morning BT with Bo Thompson and Beth Troutman | Thursday, October 29th, 2026. 

6:05 Beth's Song of the Day

6:20 Carl makes an appearance and delights us all with random music facts

6:35 Biz Update | New touchscreen Macbook Pros officially announced - can go for up to $14k for the top-tier models

6:50 GUEST: Theresa Payton joins to discuss Homeland Security leak

7:05 Ernie Johnson stepping away from "Inside The NBA" - causes Charles Barkley to tear up on-air

7:20 GUEST: Tim Boyum, Spectrum News / NC + SC senate races are so close, both Trump and Vance are in town to stump for candidates

7:35 A texter tells us that our AI conversation with Amy + George was used in technology classes!

7:50 Listener Bo calls in to tell us about how he used our AI conversation with his students

8:05 Panthers to play Packers on Thursday Night Football / WNBA Championship to play this afternoon to not compete with Atlanta Hawks NBA Game tonight

8:20 GUEST: UNC Weekly Update with Jones Angell

8:35 Wendy's franchise struggling: Billionaire investor planning to buy brand for $1.4B

8:50 GUEST: David Chadwick / Uncomfortable conversations around politics and religion

9:05 GUEST: R+D with BT: Tariq Bokhari & Larken Egleston / Could Dems take both the NC & SC US Senate seats?

9:20 R+D with BT: Tariq Bokhari & Larken Egleston cont. / NC Legislature races

9:35 R+D with BT: Tariq Bokhari & Larken Egleston cont. / NC Legislature races (cont.)

9:50 R+D with BT: Tariq Bokhari & Larken Egleston cont. / Reaction to Obama's Cheeseacke Factory comment seems overblown

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10:05 Guest: Mike Traud (Executive Dir. Of The Chef Assembly)

10:20 Ernie Johnson stepping away from "Inside The NBA"