First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
Prefer to sleep in? Not a ’morning person’? But still want an honest & unique analysis of the news? Get it all right here from veteran broadcast entertainer Joe Thomas. LIVE weekdays, 5 am - 9 am ET from ”America’s Hometown” -- Charlottesville, VA! (& Staunton) E-mail us at: jtinthemorningradio@gmail.com or call the studio at 434-882-4217
Wednesday July 2, 2025, 8am Hour

(:00) "First Things" (news) / Caller: Mike VM on Socialism(:13) We have to take down Lee & Jackson but the Dems keep Robert Byrd?!?(:28) Idaho Shooter ID'ed / Social Credit Scores(:44) Emails on "Gator Gitmo" and letting the Marxist proclaim it!
Wednesday July 2, 2025, 7am Hour

(:00) "What's it Worth?" / "First Things" (news) / Caller: Andy in FL(:13) Guest: Podcast Host Nick Freitas on Cocialism / Read Kids "Animal Farm"(:28) Mac McDonald's Sports 'Notebook'(:44) Guest: Caring Beyond Cancer - Community Grants
Wednesday July 2, 2025, 6am Hour

(:00) Caller: Nancy on Convention of States call / "First Things" (news)(:13) JCSGold Rept / Did he just say "Concentration Camps"?(:28) We have to make them own who they are defending.(:44) "Buying Power" and Prof Keynes / Caller: Andy in FL on authoritarianism
Wednesday July 2, 2025, 5am Hour

(:00) "What's in a Name?" (Schumer vs OBBB) / "First Things" (News)(:13) Caller: Matt in VA on "Up-Chuck"(:28) Caller: Dr Clarke - Chuck as the Wicked Witch(:44) Caller: Nacy from the Convention of States
Tuesday July 01, 2025, 8am Hour

(:00) Actual Live audio from "vote-a-rama" / "First Things" (news)(:13) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook(:28) Texts: Bob in VA disagrees on Cloture(:44) "Party People"
Tuesday July 01, 2025, 7am Hour

(:00) "Down with OBB..B" / "First Things" (news)(:13) Guest: John Reid for VA LG(:28) Guest: More w/ John Reid / Caller: "George" tries to woo JT(:44) Alzeimer's Assn News / Caller: Dr Clarke in AL
Tuesday July 01, 2025, 6am Hour

(:00) "Molasses to Rum to Slaves..." (vote-a-rama) / "First Things" (news)(:13) Email: "Why does the Senate have this power?"(:28) JCSGold Report / Buc-Eee's, Bathrooms and wages(:44) Caller: Andy in FL on OBBB and Rand Paul
Tuesday July 01, 2025, 5am Hour

(:00) "Sit Down, John...." (Vote-a-rama) / "First Things" (news)(:13) It's Big All Right(:28) Why US Gov't was designed to be limited(:44) How it "Slipped the Pen" / Latest on Co'er Del Laine shooting
Monday June 30, 2025, 8am Hour

(:00) Latest from Idaho Shooting / "First Things" (news)(:13) Big Beauty?(:28) Declare what?(:44) Independence?
Monday June 30, 2025, 7am Hour

(:00) "First Things" (news) / Guest: Breccan on 'what to look out for' / "Things"(:13) Caller: Dr Clarke in AL(:28) Mac McDonald's Sports "Notebook"(:44) Guest: IBM on AI
Monday June 30, 2025, 6am Hour

(:00) Laest from Idaho / "First Things" (news)(:13) JCS Gold Report / Reax to Michele Obama(:28) Guest: Federalist Reporter Breccan Thies on whole story of UVA and DEI(:44) Guest: More with Breccan Thies
Monday June 30, 2025, 5am Hour

(:00) Idaho Shooting Latest / "First Things" (news)(:13) Things Unsaid (NYC Mayor / UVA president)(:28) Dampening the "Echo"(:44) Michele Obama on the "least important job" of reproductive system
Friday June 27, 2025, 8am Hour

(:00) How Savvy are you? / "First Things" (news)(:13) Guest: more w/ 'Bob from Farmville' (Rep Good)(:28) "Playing by the Rules"(:44) Lawfare
Friday June 27, 2025, 7am Hour

(:00) Political Games / Caller: 'Mike Radio' / "First Things" (news)(:13) Caller: Dr Clarke in AL on 'partisanship'(:28) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook(:44) Guest: 'Bob in Farmville' (frm Freedom Caucus chair Good)
Friday June 27, 2025, 6am Hour

(:00) Email: What's your version of 'Don't pee on my leg'? / "First Things" (news)(:13) Mid-Atlantic Fireball / JCSGold Rept / Pew analysis of 2024 elx(:28) More from Pew Report / Caller: Andy in FL(:44) Project Veritas update w/ Andy in FL
Friday June 27, 2025, 5am Hour

(:00) Friday? Already? / "First Things" (news)(:13) The Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy Bill?(:28) um... Mister Secretary (Rubio on Fentanyl) / Caller: Joel in FL(:44) "We MUST do SOMETHING... and since this IS something...."
Thursday June 26, 2025, 8am Hour

(:00) Of NYC mayors past / "First Things" (news)(:13) Guest: "Exile" Documentary host (& frm Congressman) Tom Garrett on Iran(:28) Guest: More w/ Tom Garrett(:44) Guest: Finish w/ Tom on Iran
Thursday June 26, 2025, 7am Hour

(:00) Updated version of "Don't pee on my leg..." / "First Things" (news)(:13) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook(:28) Guest: GOP unity in VA (finally)! w/ John Reid 4 LG(:44) Diddy? Did he what?
Thursday June 26, 2025, 6am Hour

(:00) Carville agrees w/ Joe / "First Things" (news)(:13) JCSGold Report / Reax to Kasarie interview(:28) Sen Warner: "Don't just do something! Stand there!" (aka; US policy on Iran)(:44) Caller: Dr Clarke on Iranian youth
Thursday June 26, 2025, 5am Hour

(:00) "Off the Mark (Warner)" / "First Things" (news)(:13) Threats to Congresswoman Cammack(:28) Guest Replay: Iranian Dissidents w/(:44) Guest Replay: More w/ Erica
Wednesday June 25, 2025, 8am Hour

(:00) Why Trump is Different (in Iran) / "First Things" (news)(:13) The trouble with "I'm Against it"(:28) Guest: Iran's dissedents w/ Saghar "Erica" Kasraie(:44) Guest: more w/ Erica Kasraie
Wednesday June 25, 2025, 7am Hour

(:00) Text Reax to "Autopen" / "First Things" (news)(:13) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook(:28) Guest: Dr Currie Myers on Act Blue in Sheriff's races(:44) Guest: More w/ "America's Criminologist"
Wednesday June 25, 2025, 6am Hour

(:00) Cartoons-By-Text / Caller on Fetterman / "First Things"(:13) JCSGold Report / Caller: Ray in VA(:28) Callers: Finish up w/ Ray in VA / Dr Clarke in AL on "MAGA Civil War"(:44) The (Auto)Pen Mightier Than the Sword?
Wednesday June 25, 2025, 5am Hour

"Civil War"? / "First Things" (news)Food Deserts and the NYC Mayor's RaceMAGA meltdown?Caller: Joel in FL
Tuesday June 24, 2025, 8am Hour

(:00) Understatement: POTUS 'not happy' / "First Things" (news)(:13) Meanwhiile... SCOTUS deportation ruling(:28) So, Iranians, where's the uprising?(:44) Wait, Secretary Kerry, I thought that they WEREN'T making bombs.
Tuesday June 24, 2025, 7am Hour

(:00) Miriam Webster on "Cease" Meaning / "First Things" (news)(:13) Coming soon from Never Trumpers: "Where's the Nukes?"(:28) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook(:44) Alzheimers Association News - Dealing with heat.
Tuesday June 24, 2025, 6am Hour

(:00) The corrupting force of power / "First Things" (news)(:13) JCSGold Report / Coming soon: Let's Play 'Where's the Uranium'?(:28) Text: Bob in OR - Why deport to a third country?(:44) Ben "$1.7Billion" Rhodes on "How Trump SHOULD Deal w/ Iran / Caller: "Mike Radio"
Tuesday June 24, 2025, 5am Hour

(:00) MAGA "Civile War" / "First Things" (news)
Monday June 23, 2025, 8am Hour

(:00) Juneteenth = 4-Day Weekend(:13) Caller: More with "Bob in Farmville" (Rep Good)(:28) Email: "The Roosevents are the Trump's 100 years ago" Really?(:44) Virginia Pofs signal that they are not sure about Spanberger
Monday June 23, 2025, 7am Hour

(:00) Oil? / "First Things" (news)(:13) What if we DIDN'T enable the PM's Overthrow(:28) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook(:44) Caller: "Bob in Farmille" (frm Freedom Caucus Chair Rep Bob Good)
Monday June 23, 2025, 6am Hour

(:00) Gun Ruling in 4th Circuit / "First Things" (news)(:13) Caller: Bob in Moscow (RUS) on 4th Circuit ruling(:28) Caller: Dr Clarke on US bombing in Iran(:44) Caller: Dawn in OR on US in Iran
Monday June 23, 2025, 5am Hour

(:00) Apologies and Embarrasments / "First Things" (news)(:13) Now that the US has weighed in, some history / Caller: Joel in FL(:28) Let's take into account the amount of freedom on earth...(:44) John Bolton even agrees with President Trump!
Thursday June 19, 2025, 8am Hour

(:00) The Return of "Tone Def" / "First Things" (news)(:13) email: Iran regime / text: commerce clause?(:28) Email: More on Commerce Clause / Freedomfest: Cory DeAngelis(:44) Freedomfest: Helen Raleigh on being "White Adjacent"
Thursday June 19, 2025, 7am Hour

(:13) Dissidents? / "First Things" (news)(:28) Jeffries on "Tone Def" Dems(:28) Mac McDonald's Sports "Notebook"(:44) Dude, Looks Like a Lady.... (SCOTUS Ruling)
Thursday June 19, 2025, 6am Hour

(:00) So, where's the uprising? / "First Things" (news)(:13) JCSGold Report / Decline of "American Exceptionalism"(:28) Self Intrest?(:44) Opinions are like....
Thursday June 19, 2025, 5am Hour

(:00) Polling on Iran - Israel / "First Things" (news)(:13) "Tone-Def and DJ Pollster" - Dems taking wrong lesson from Terry McAuliffe(:28) Listener Q: "How Does a New Yorker become such a nice guy?"(:44) Email: OK, can Curtis Sliwa win Mayor's race?
Wednesday June 18, 2025, 8am Hour

(:00) Padilla on "No Kings" / "Free Cell"(:13) FBI and Chinese Fake ID's(:28) Emails: Negative Reax to "Faterhood" piece(:44) Text: Mad at Tommie Massie?
Wednesday June 18, 2025, 7am Hour

(:00) "WE" as in all of us... / "First Things" (news)(:13) Guest: Wrap up w/ Terris Todd(:28) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook(:44) Caring Beyond Cancer w/ Meghan Poole on nutrition
Wednesday June 18, 2025, 6am Hour

(:00) YES We will get into other stuff! / "First Things" (news)(:13) JCSGold Rept / Caller: Dr Clarke in AL on Iran(:28) Caller: More w/ Dr Clarke in AL / Guest: Terris Todd from Project 21 on 'Fathernood'(:44) Emails on gold / Guest: More w/ Terris Todd from Project 21 on 'Fathernood'
Wednesday June 18, 2025, 5am Hour

(:00) "The Mighty 'We'!" / "First Things" (news)(:13) Gaslit with a Flamethrower(:28) Cruz v. Carlson Before Tens of people(:44) Caller: Joel in FL on Israel / "What the Constitution Doesn't Say"