First Thing Today with Joe Thomas

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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

"Healing Farms" (Saturday, April 18, 2026, Hour 3)
Yesterday at 7:01 PM

(00:00:00) The origin of RFK's statement
(00:13:00) RFK's point on getting off anti-depressants
(00:28:05) The Candyman and his School
(00:43:58) Caller on Mental Health and Drugs / Email on Strait of Hormuz



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"Rites of Passage?" (Saturday, April 18, 2026, Hour 1)
Yesterday at 6:49 PM

(00:00:00) Sweet 16?
(00:13:02) Rites of passage / "Da Nang Me"
(00:27:58) RFK Jr Grilled about anti-depressants and black children
(00:44:16) This is why we can't fix mental health



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"Live! From New York, it's...." (Saturday, April 18, 2026, Hour 1)
Yesterday at 6:35 PM

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"Hammurabi's Code Cracker" (Friday, April 17, 2026, Hour 4)
Last Friday at 10:37 PM

(00:00:00) Hammurabi's Code?
(00:12:58) Guest: more with Bob Good - FISA fight in Congress
(00:27:58) Be careful of those 'invented' rights
(00:43:57) Colorado finally admits it (weed sales fail)



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"What's Hungarian for 'Look Out'?" (Friday, April 17, 2026, Hour 3)
Last Friday at 10:26 PM

(00:00:00) Hungarian Foreshadowing
(00:12:58) Clarke call on Ciaramella's whistle
(00:27:58) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook - Spring Football
(00:44:01) Guest: frm Rep Bob Good (Good for America podcast)



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"Fairfax Tragedy" (Friday, April 17, 2026, Hour 2)
Last Friday at 10:10 PM

(00:00:00) Listener reax to Justin Fairfax murder-suicide
(00:12:58) JCSGold report / After Ciaramella, what's next?
(00:27:58) Caller: "Two-Tiered Justice?"
(00:44:01) Caller: Spousal abuse survivor



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"Red Flags" (Friday, April 17, 2026, Hour 1)
Last Friday at 9:49 PM

(00:00:00) QVC was still on-the-air?
(00:12:58) Hungarian Warning about the Mid-terms
(00:28:02) Red Flags and the Fairfax Tragedy
(00:44:01) When business isn't paying attention



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"You know how to whistle, don't you?" (Thursday, April 16, 2026, Hour 3)
Last Friday at 12:01 AM

(00:00:00) Clarence Thomas
(00:12:59) Listener reax to Spanberger's "Capitol-Ism"
(00:27:59) Guest: Doug Ollivant tries to flip a blue seat
(00:43:58) DNI files against Eric Ciaramella



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"Capitol-ism" (Thursday, April 16, 2026, Hour 3)
Last Thursday at 11:44 PM

(00:00:00) City Elders and the Family Foundation
(00:12:59) Sins of the ....
(00:27:59) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook - Is the LIV tour broke?
(00:44:01) The Spanberger's and "Capitol-ism"



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"Getting Painted into Corners" (Thursday, April 16, 2026, Hour 2)
Last Thursday at 11:31 PM

(00:00:00) Careful of falling into "Cancel Culture"
(00:13:00) JCSGold Report / Spanberger Scam / Guest: JoAnn Skousen from Anthem Film Fest
(00:28:00) Getting painted into corners / Guest: finish with Anthem Film Festival
(00:44:01) Email: Listener question about good things done by Questionable People



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"19 Years ago, in Blacksburg" (Thursday, April 16, 2026, Hour 1)
Last Thursday at 11:18 PM

(00:00:00) Podcasts how-to (superfluous since you are here already)
(00:12:59) 19 Years Ago in Blacksburg
(00:27:59) NY Gov abandons 'green' for 'affordable'
(00:43:58) Caller on affordability / Guest: JoAnn Skousen on the Anthem Film Festival



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"Name a Four-Letter Acronym Starting with 'F'?" (Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Hour 4)
Last Wednesday at 11:07 PM

(00:00:00) Outside Money in VA Redistricting
(00:12:59) 7-11, Marketing, Influencers and FISA
(00:27:59) Fun with FISA
(00:44:01) Informed Consent?



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"Process is Important" (Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Hour 3)
Last Wednesday at 10:55 PM

(00:00:00) Process
(00:12:59) Why the push for "25"?
(00:27:59) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook - NBA Playoffs
(00:43:58) Caring Beyond Cancer - Kate Elliwood, Flourish Boutique



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"Outside Money?" (Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Hour 2)
Last Wednesday at 10:38 PM

(00:00:00) Outside Money in VA Redistricting
(00:12:59) JCS Gold Report / Caller on corrupt politicians
(00:27:59) It's not just ONE thing...
(00:44:01) GOP brings FISA budget to the floor



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"Backseat Governors" (Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Hour 1)
Last Wednesday at 10:14 PM

(00:00:00) Scenes of Change?
(00:12:59) 7-11?
(00:28:00) Democrats: "Backseat Governors"
(00:43:58) Maryland sends Virginia Dems a message



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Special Report: Swalwell Out (Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Hour 4)
Last Tuesday at 11:06 PM

(00:00:00) Swalwell Special Report with Daily Signal's Drew Allen
(00:12:59) Part 2 of our special report on Swalwell with Daily Signal's Drew Allen
(00:27:59) Part 3 of our special report on Swalwell with Daily Signal's Drew Allen
(00:43:58) Listener question; It's California! Why go through all this?



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"Mob Rule" (Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Hour 3)
Last Tuesday at 10:53 PM

(00:00:00) TPUSA Reporter Assaulted
(00:12:59) Mob Rule 2026 / Caller: Indoctrination
(00:27:59) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook - WNBA and Masters post-script
(00:44:01) Email: Daughter of WW2 Vet is pissed



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"California Love" (Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Hour 2)
Last Tuesday at 10:45 PM

(00:00:00) Talking in lieu of sleep
(00:12:59) "Californication"
(00:27:59) JCS Gold Report / Chris Horner books explain Tom Steyer
(00:43:58) Chris Horner clip on how Tom Steyer works



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"What Does 'Democracy' Sound Like?" (Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Hour 1)
Last Tuesday at 10:32 PM

(00:00:00) Set up TPUSA reporter assault
(00:12:59) What 'Democracy' Sounds Like (TPUSA Reporter)
(00:27:59) Without checks and balances, this is what happens / Caller: But not on 'J6'
(00:43:58) Listener texts on Antifa Legal training / Caller: Why Swalwell?



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"Turks and Cuckoo's" (Monday, April 13, 2026, Hour 4)
Last Monday at 11:11 PM

(00:00:00) POLITICO: Hungarian Election is warning to.... Democrats?
(00:12:58) Caller on Adventures in interventionism
(00:28:01) Caller on California Primary polls
(00:43:59) Eyebrow Raising



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"Three Jefferson Failures" (Monday, April 13, 2026, Hour 3)
Last Monday at 10:57 PM

(00:00:00) 21 Hours in Pakistan
(00:12:59) Three times Jefferson was right but couldn't convince
(00:27:59) Mac McDonald's sports Notebook - McIlroy takes the Masters again
(00:43:58) Vox tries to bash Trump... Fails halfway through



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"Not So (Swal)well" (Monday, April 13, 2026, Hour 2)
Last Monday at 10:43 PM

(00:00:00) Down the Swalwell?
(00:12:59) JCSGold Report / Remember the outrage over the Billy Bush vid?
(00:27:59) Orban out after 16 years in Hungary / Caller: Bob from Moscow
(00:43:58) Harmeet Dhillon vs Abigail Spanberger



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"If Lemons make Lemonade, what do Blocks make?" (Monday, April 13, 2026, Hour 1)
Last Monday at 10:26 PM

(00:00:00) Blockade
(00:12:59) Jefferson Lives
(00:27:59) Jefferson Knew
(00:44:01) Listener txt: Who says Iran want's nuclear weapons? / Caller on Jefferson to Trump



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"We all wind up in the woods, sometimes" (Saturday, April 11, 2026, Hour 3)
04/11/2026

(00:00:00) Txt: You changed my mind about golf
(00:13:01) Guest: Brenda Hafera from Heritage Historic Sites
(00:28:00) listener email: Analysis of Gilgo Beach confession?
(00:43:59) Space-Commerce-Hormuz-Chris Murphy-Rory McIlroy-Grumman-Digital Economy



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"Locke and Key" (Saturday, April 11, 2026, Hour 2)
04/11/2026

(00:00:00) Rights?
(00:13:01) JCS Gold report / Tim Kaine parsing John Locke / Trump case for Second Amendment
(00:28:00) Negotiations Begin / Trump Proves 2a / Caller: It's all China
(00:43:59) Life Lesson from Augusta



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"Guarding the Seas from Tyranny" (Saturday, April 11, 2026, Hour 1)
04/11/2026

(00:00:00) Space and the Strait
(00:13:01) Listener email: Don't trust Pakistan / Caller: Bob in Moscow comparing
(00:28:00) Listener txt: Arguing w/ Prof on where rights come from
(00:43:59) Swalwell dropped by his political Godmother



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"16th" (Friday, April 10, 2026, Hour 4)
04/11/2026

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L.I.V.-ing Wage (Friday, April 10, 2026, Hour 3)
04/11/2026

(00:00:00) Elainl: No Jefferson in Charlottsville?
(00:13:01) War, huh... what is it good for?
(00:28:00) Mac Mcdonald's Sports Notebook - Masters vs LIV tour
(00:43:59) Guest: Bob Good from the "Good for America" podcast



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Polymarketeers (Friday, April 10, 2026, Hour 2)
04/11/2026

(00:00:00) Polymarket Panic
(00:13:00) JCS Gold Report / Caller on Hunter Biden's Challenge & Shipping woes
(00:27:58) Guest: More with Brenda Hafera from Heritage Foundation Historic Sites
(00:44:00) Email Q: Why are we so fixated on Hunter Biden?



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Cage Match? (Friday, April 10, 2026, Hour 1)
04/11/2026

(00:00:00) The Cease Fire Spin Begins
(00:13:00) Hunter Biden challenges the Trump Brothers / Europe on the Strait of Hormuz
(00:27:58) Caller: Cage Matches and the Strait of Hormuz
(00:44:00) Guest: Brenda Hafera - Heritage Foundation historic sites



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Is "Claw'd" working for Iran? (Thursday, April 9, 2026, Hour 4)
04/09/2026

(00:00:00) Listener: So, what WERE your SAT scores?
(00:12:59) JCS Gold / Is "Claw'd" working for Iran, now?
(00:28:01) Ricky Vaughn... the other one
(00:44:00) Iran's 10 Demands / Caller on deep state / Spanberger as the Joker



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A-I, A-I, oh... (Thursday, April 9, 2026, Hour 3)
04/09/2026

(00:00:00) Listener texts on Iranian A.I. Memes
(00:13:00) Listener: So, does that mean Tucker Carlson is AI? / Caller- Iran is a death cult
(00:27:58) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook - The Masters
(00:44:00) Guest: Priscilla Rodriguez from the College Board on the new SAT's



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Murphy's Law (Thursday, April 9, 2026, Hour 2)
04/09/2026

(00:00:00) Dems Pitch 25th
(00:13:00) Bondi Spared Epstein Testimony / Iranian Meme Machine
(00:27:58) Dems offer up Chris Murphy for VP if Vance takes the 25th?!?
(00:44:00) "Ab-splaining"



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Correlation or Causation? (Thursday, April 9, 2026, Hour 1)
04/09/2026

(00:00:00) Virginia's Governor Responds like a Pre-teen
(00:13:00) Pleading the 25th
(00:27:58) It's not a new war
(00:44:00) Bondi spared, correlation or causation?



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Corruptions Start Small (Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Hour 4)
04/08/2026

(00:00:00) Corruptions Usually Start Small
(00:12:58) Top Gas Refiners / caller: "George"
(00:27:59) Guest: Nathan Worcester from the EPOCH Times - SAVE Act
(00:43:59) Guest: More w/ Worcester - DHS funding



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Frauds Against Taxpayers (Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Hour 3)
04/08/2026

(00:00:00) The Cease Fire and CT Senator Murphy
(00:12:58) Caller: Gas Restrictions?
(00:27:59) Mac McDonald's sports "Notebook"
(00:43:59) Caller: Could Corrupt Politicians face class action suits?



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The Gas Fires of the Refinery (Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Hour 2)
04/08/2026

(00:00:00) Chris Murphy, Senator from Teheran
(00:13:01) Caller: Refineries
(00:28:02) Caller: Condition of 'Ayatollah Jr,' Eric Swallwell
(00:43:59) Guest: When Dems go too far, Chap Peterson on Spanberger polls



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Cease Fire and 'TDS' (Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Hour 1)
04/08/2026

(00:00:00) Cease Fire and TDS
(00:13:01) Iran chose an unconscious leader ... THAT never happens.
(00:27:59) JCSGold Report / What happened to all the anti-gouging crusaders?
(00:43:59) Caller: Doesn't think gas prices are coming fdown anytime in the near future



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"Colorado Medicare Fraud" (Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Hour 4)
04/08/2026

(00:00:00) U.N. Believable
(00:13:01) Medicare Fraude in Colorado
(00:27:59) Guest: Ryan Morgan from the Epoch Times on Iran
(00:43:59) Guest: more with Epoch Times Ryan Morgan



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"Buyer's Remorse" (Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Hour 3)
04/07/2026

(00:00:00) Problem Solved
(00:13:01) "Buyer's Remorse"
(00:27:59) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook
(00:43:59) Listener email on Spanberger Remorse



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