In the 8 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:

• WMAL GUEST 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - DR. LUKE FOSTER - Assistant Professor of Government, Van Andel Graduate School of Government

        Dr. Foster recently published an op-ed in The American Mind titled, We Need Friends, Not Flatterers: https://americanmind.org/salvo/we-need-friends-not-flatterers/

       Semi quincentennial Celebration

       Website: DC.Hillsdale.EDU

      TOPIC: The Franco-American alliance that helped the U.S. win the Revolutionary War.

• WMAL GUEST 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - CHRIS SUNUNU - former NH Governor and President and CEO of Airlines for America  

       TOPIC: Discuss the chaos and delays at airports due to partial DHS shutdown

• During an interview with MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, TIMOTHEE CHAMELET said that he didn’t want theatrical movie going to end up like the “ballet or opera,” where artists want to “keep this thing alive” even though “no one cares” about it anymore.

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Episode: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 / 8 AM Hour