WMAL GUEST: GEN. JACK KEANE (Retired 4-Star General &Chairman of the Institute for the Study of War) on Trump's Positioning of Nuclear Submarines After the Russian President's Threatening Comments
WEBSITE:UnderstandingWar.org
SOCIAL MEDIA:X.com/Gen_JackKeane

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Episode: Monday, August 4, 2025 / 8 AM Hour

WMAL GUEST: GEN. JACK KEANE (Retired 4-Star General &amp;Chairman of the Institute for the Study of War) on Trump's Positioning of Nuclear Submarines After the Russian President's Threatening Comments
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Episode: Monday, August 4, 2025 / 8 AM Hour

Enjoy O'Connor & Company from the nation's capital! Heard weekdays from 5am to 9am on WMAL in Washington, D.C.

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O'Connor & Company

"O'Connor & Company" is Washington, D.C.'s popular morning-drive news-talk radio show on WMAL hosted by LARRY O'CONNOR with co-hosts JULIE GUNLOCK, PATRICE ONWUKA and executive producer HEATHER HUNTER. O’Connor and his team cover all of the top national and local news of the day, including interviews with top newsmakers in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The show airs weekdays in the Washington, D.C. area (DC, VA, MD, WV) from 5-9 AM EST on 105.9 FM, online at WMAL.com, on the WMAL App or on your Amazon Alexa. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter check us out on Twitter @LarryOConnor @JGunlock @PatricePinkFile @HeatherHunterDC @WMALDC

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"O'Connor &amp; Company" is Washington, D.C.'s popular morning-drive news-talk radio show on WMAL hosted by LARRY O'CONNOR with co-hosts JULIE GUNLOCK, PATRICE ONWUKA and executive producer HEATHER HUNTER. O’Connor and his team cover all of the top national and local news of the day, including interviews with top newsmakers in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The show airs weekdays in the Washington, D.C. area (DC, VA, MD, WV) from 5-9 AM EST on 105.9 FM, online at <a href="http://www.wmal.com">WMAL.com</a>, on the <a href="https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/">WMAL App</a> or on your Amazon Alexa. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter check us out on Twitter @LarryOConnor @JGunlock @PatricePinkFile @HeatherHunterDC @WMALDC<a href="https://www.cornerstonefirst.com/"></a>
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Gen. Jack Keane on Countering Russia's Nuclear Threat

In the 5 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor andBethany Mandel discussed:
Tucker Carlson claims the CIA is coming after him.
Megan Kelly goes after Mark Levin, President Trump defends Levin.
NPR calls West Bloomfield, MI a “small Lebanese town” following synagogue attack.
Media Research Center on X: "Only 2% of Google News's top stories in February came from right-leaning media.
Daily Mail on X: "Bernie Sanders-backed Senate hopeful Graham Platner backtracks on apology for 'Nazi skull' tattoo insisting it's an 'eminently reasonable skull-and-crossbones.' 
Two teens arrested after robberies, assaults and shot fired as 200 flood Navy Yard

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Episode: Monday, March 16, 2026 / 5 AM Hour 

In the 5 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:
<ul>
<li>Tucker Carlson claims the CIA is coming after him.</li>
<li>Megan Kelly goes after Mark Levin, President Trump defends Levin.</li>
<li>NPR calls West Bloomfield, MI a &ldquo;small Lebanese town&rdquo; following synagogue attack.</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/theMRC/status/2033151533911568796">Media Research Center on X: "Only 2% of Google News's top stories in February came from right-leaning media.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/DailyMail/status/2033153179777384452">Daily Mail on X: "Bernie Sanders-backed Senate hopeful Graham Platner backtracks on apology for 'Nazi skull' tattoo insisting it's an 'eminently reasonable skull-and-crossbones.'&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/nacy-yard-dc-teen-take-youth-crime-juvenille-gun-violence-mpd-arrest-recovers-gun-shots-fired-first-and-m-streets-se-wahsington-dc">Two teens arrested after robberies, assaults and shot fired as 200 flood Navy Yard</a></li>
</ul>
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Episode: Monday, March 16, 2026 / 5 AM Hour

UNHINGED TUCKER AND MEGAN, NPR’S TAKE ON THE SYNAGOGUE ATTACK, PLATINER’S NAZI TATTOO, DC GANGS AT NAVY YARD

In the 6 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:
Trump eyes "Hormuz Coalition," seizure of Iran's Kharg Island oil hub, wants China to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.
Kevin Hassett laughs in Margaret Brennan’s face after she repeats Iranian regime claims about harming the U.S. economy from oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
WMAL GUEST 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - TIM STEWART - President. U.S. Oil & Gas Association

       WEBSITE: https://avvaction.org/

       TOPIC: The redistricting effort in Virginia
American flag raised, flies over US Embassy building in Venezuela for first time in 7 years.

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Episode: Monday, March 16, 2026 / 6 AM Hour 

In the 6 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/16/trump-iran-hormuz-strait-kharg-island">Trump eyes "Hormuz Coalition," seizure of Iran's Kharg Island oil hub</a>, wants China to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/overton_news/status/2033199182501052421">Kevin Hassett laughs in Margaret Brennan&rsquo;s face after she repeats Iranian regime claims about harming the U.S. economy from oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.</a></li>
<li>WMAL GUEST 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - TIM STEWART - President. U.S. Oil &amp; Gas Association</li>
</ul>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;WEBSITE: <a href="https://avvaction.org/">https://avvaction.org/</a>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;TOPIC: The redistricting effort in Virginia
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/american-flag-raised-flies-us-embassy-venezuela-building-first-time-7-years">American flag raised, flies over US Embassy building in Venezuela for first time in 7 years</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Episode: Monday, March 16, 2026 / 6 AM Hour&nbsp;

IRAN/STRAIT OF HORMUZ DEVELOPMENTS, LT. COL. BOB WOOD, U.S. FLAG RETURNS TO EMBASSY IN VENEZUELA

In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:
WMAL GUEST 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - INTERVIEW - JOE DIGENOVA - legal analyst and former U.S. Attorney to the District of Columbia

       TOPICS: 

       Two teens arrested after robberies, assaults and shot fired as 200 flood Navy Yard


       Court blocks probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, DOJ to appeal. U.S. Attorney for D.C.             Jeanine Pirro, whose office led the investigation, said in a press conference afterward             that she would appeal the decision.

Maryland Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller Testifies in Support of Constitutional Language Modernization.
Dangerous storm outbreak could slam D.C. area Monday; tornadoes possible.
Mark Gadala-Maria on X: "This is wild. 143 million people thought they were catching Pokémon. They were actually building one of the largest real-world visual datasets in AI history. Niantic just disclosed that photos and AR scans collected through Pokémon Go have produced a dataset of over 30 billion."

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Episode: Monday, March 16, 2026 / 7 AM Hour 

In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:
<ul>
<li>WMAL GUEST 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - INTERVIEW - JOE DIGENOVA - legal analyst and former U.S. Attorney to the District of Columbia</li>
</ul>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;TOPICS:&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/nacy-yard-dc-teen-take-youth-crime-juvenille-gun-violence-mpd-arrest-recovers-gun-shots-fired-first-and-m-streets-se-wahsington-dc">Two teens arrested after robberies, assaults and shot fired as 200 flood Navy Yard</a> 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/13/court-blocks-dojs-probe-of-fed-chair-jerome-powell-00828448">Court blocks probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, DOJ to appeal</a>.&nbsp;U.S. Attorney for D.C.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Jeanine Pirro, whose office led the investigation, said in a press conference afterward&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;that she would appeal the decision. 
<ul>
<li>Maryland&nbsp;<a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/leadership/ltgovernor/news/pages/Lieutenant-Governor-Aruna-Miller-Testifies-in-Support-of-Constitutional-Language-Modernization.aspx">Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller Testifies in Support of Constitutional Language Modernization</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/03/15/dc-severe-storm-forecast-tornadoes-damaging-winds/">Dangerous storm outbreak could slam D.C. area Monday; tornadoes possible</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/markgadala/status/2033230495283351624">Mark Gadala-Maria on X: "This is wild. 143 million people thought they were catching Pok&eacute;mon. They were actually building one of the largest real-world visual datasets in AI history. Niantic just disclosed that photos and AR scans collected through Pok&eacute;mon Go have produced a dataset of over 30 billion."</a></li>
</ul>
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Episode: Monday, March 16, 2026 / 7 AM Hour

Gen. Jack Keane on Countering Russia's Nuclear Threat

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