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

• WMAL GUEST 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - DR. MATTHEW SPALDING - Vice President for Washington Operations & Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College and author of “The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence”

       Semi quincentennial Celebration

      Website URL: DC.Hillsdale.EDU

      Title of Series: America 250: A Conversation with Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C., Campus & Graduate School of Government, in partnership with WMAL DC 

     TOPICS: Washington & Lincoln’s Birthday (Presidents Day - was Feb. 16), and discuss the Siege at Boston, Knox, and Dorchester Heights.

• WMAL GUEST 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - SUSAN CRABTREE - national political correspondent for RealClearPolitics and author of “Fool's Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All”

       SOCIAL MEDIA: https://x.com/susancrabtree

       TOPIC: Gavin Newsom’s press guy telling her off and her latest reporting on the Mar-a-Lago shooting

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.

Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock, @patricepinkfile, @bethanyshondark and @heatherhunterdc. 

Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor

Instagram: WMALDC

Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 / 8 AM Hour