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

• WMAL GUEST 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - SUPERVISOR PAT HERRITY - Fairfax County Supervisor -  represents the Springfield District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors 

        TOPICS: 

        Fairfax taxes may be going up AGAIN

        Crime in Fairfax enabled by Descano

• Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins on the suppression of rock in culture since the late nineties
  
• WMAL GUEST 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW -  SANA EBRAHIMI - Iranian activist 

        X: @_Injaneb96

       TOPICS:

       Reaction inside Iranian dissident community

       What Khamenei’s death means for the Iranian people

      Difference between regime propaganda and street-level reality

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Episode: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 / 8 AM Hour