Ryan Schmelz on DC Headlines, Health Care Battles, and Raffle Push

We all want a peaceful holiday season, and we want safe streets and for our men and women not to die in overseas wars, so let's start there and answer the question: What changes an opinion faster: empathy or information?

The show opens with Marc’s Wolfgang Van Halen concert story, the launch of the new listener text line, and event updates including Guns and Hoses and the Responder Rescue raffle. Kim on a Whim covers conservative women choosing kids before career and why society should stop emasculating men. Hour 2 brings Jimmy Failla on his comedy tour, musical influences, Thanksgiving plans, and his show at The Factory. The hour also features Mary Vought on health care subsidies, the Hyde Amendment, and legal updates involving James Comey, plus Nicole Murray with market news on tech competition, recalls, housing trends, and consumer stories. Hour 3 includes Senator Nick Schroer on petition scams in Missouri, Ryan Schmelz on President Trump’s upcoming health care plan and shutdown risks, and Kim on a Whim examining gender categories in sports and reaction to the Hong Kong high rise fire. The show closes in Hour 4 with Jimmy Failla returning for political humor and regional comedy insights, Taylor Riggs breaking down inflation, insurance costs, and economic policy, and Larry O’Toole previewing Guns and Hoses and highlighting Backstoppers’ mission to support families of fallen first responders.

Hour 4 features Jimmy Failla on political comedy, Thanksgiving plans, his dream celebrity dinner table, and his upcoming show at The Factory. Taylor Riggs breaks down the latest inflation numbers, home insurance trends, and how federal policy shapes affordability and the job market. Larry O’Toole closes the hour with a preview of the Guns and Hoses event and a reminder of Backstoppers’ mission to support families of fallen first responders and the ATF Responder Rescue raffle.

Larry O’Toole, executive director of Backstoppers, joins the show to preview the Guns and Hoses event and share broadcast details. He explains Backstoppers’ mission to provide long term support for the families of fallen first responders and reflects on his own connection to the organization and the event. Larry encourages listeners to attend, support the cause, and participate in the ATF Responder Rescue raffle.

Taylor Riggs, co anchor of The Big Money Show on Fox Business, breaks down the latest inflation numbers and what they actually mean for consumers. She talks about political responsibility for rising costs, trends in home insurance premiums, and how federal policy and the Federal Reserve shape affordability, jobs, and the broader economy. Taylor also shares personal updates and looks ahead to local events including Thanksgiving and Guns and Hoses.

Jimmy Failla, host of Fox Across America on 97.1 FM Talk and Fox News Saturday Night, joins the show to talk political comedy, writing jokes about President Trump, and how he adapts his stand up for different audiences across the country. He shares his Thanksgiving plans, upcoming shows in Las Vegas and San Luis Obispo, and his musical influences like Wolfgang and Eddie Van Halen and Deacon Fry. Jimmy also reveals his dream Thanksgiving table featuring Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Rodney Dangerfield, Johnny Carson, and Raquel Welch. He wraps with a reminder about his show at The Factory on January 24, with tickets available at 971talk.com/events.

Hour 3 features Missouri State Senator Nick Schroer on the rise of paid petitioners and legal concerns tied to Missouri’s redistricting efforts. Ryan Schmelz from Fox News Radio joins to discuss President Trump’s upcoming health care plan focused on Obamacare subsidies and the risk of a government shutdown. Kim on a Whim covers the controversy surrounding the World’s Strongest "Woman" competition and gender categories in sports, along with reaction to the Hong Kong high-rise fire. The hour also includes listener engagement, event reminders like Guns and Hoses, and continued promotion of the Responder Rescue raffle.

Ryan Schmelz from Fox News Radio joins the show to talk about the final push for the Responder Rescue ATF raffle, the President’s turkey pardon, and the ongoing fight over Obamacare subsidies and proposed reforms. They break down bipartisan roadblocks on health care, the risk of a government shutdown, possible changes in FBI leadership, the Missouri Attorney General’s role, and a bizarre scandal involving the World’s Strongest Woman competition.

Missouri State Senator Nick Schroer breaks down the growing concerns about out-of-state and paid petitioners influencing Missouri’s redistricting and Amendment 3. He explains how to spot illegitimate signature collectors, the legal issues tied to groups like AMT, and the investigations into illegal funding and staffing. Schroer shares strategies for questioning petitioners, involving authorities, documenting encounters, and educating the community, closing with a call to stay vigilant and report suspicious activity.

Marc opens Hour 2 with his Wolfgang Van Halen and Mammoth concert recap, plus Jimmy Failla’s upcoming comedy show at the Factory and the launch of the new listener text line. The show promotes the Responder Rescue Raffle and Guns and Hoses event before talking with Mary Vought from the Heritage Foundation about the U.S. health care policy debate, federal subsidies, abortion funding, and legal issues involving Letitia James and James Comey. Nicole Murray joins with market and business updates covering tech competition, Amazon’s drone probe, housing trends, recalls, and consumer stories. The hour wraps with In Other News, including Missouri petition rules, Campbell Soup controversy, bar safety policies, sleep science, and raccoons becoming more domesticated.