Todd & Don Show Highlights: Recent Episodes
The Todd & Don Show
We speak with Rachel Bovard, Senior Advisor for the Internet Accountability Project on internet privacy and security in regards to big tech companies.
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-The Trump administration won a court ruling Tuesday upholding its plan to require insurers and hospitals to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures in a bid to promote competition and push down costs
-The CEO of Impossible Foods says people will stop using meat within 15 years
-Texas Restaurant Association call on governor to require face masks in open businesses and especially restaurants
-Texas Education Agency talks about PPE distribution to schools before opening up
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-President Trump says Americans will get another stimulus package and it will be very generous
-Austin Chamber of Commerce releases PSA on wearing masks
-Mayor Adler issues mask order for all businesses in Austin
-The TABC suspends the alcohol license for 17 bars in Texas
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-Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s Unplugged performance guitar gets $6M
-Malls seeing major losses and many may just close
-Farmers are turning more to autonomous farming equipment
-During pandemic, poorer people cut spending by 30%, richer people cut spending by 36%
-Remote working has proven to be better for many companies with most thinking of continuing the practice
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According to Coresight Research, it’s projected over 25,000 retail stores will close their doors for good this year.
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As more people have stayed home recently, recruiting, hiring and onboarding for companies have become almost entirely digital including perks offered to new hires.
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Austin Police Retired Officers Association Board 3 Trustee Dennis Farris calls in to discuss the lack of support from Austin City Council
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Matt Mackowiak (Travis County GOP) discusses the double standards when it comes to homeless people social distancing and wearing masks in Austin.
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County Line BBQ owner, Skeeter Miller, calls in to discuss reopening businesses in Austin, how his business has been affected, and how they are ready to deal with social distancing.
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U.S. Senator John Cornyn calls in to give an update on COVID-19 response from the government and what relief packages mean for Texas
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Matt Mackowiak (Travis County GOP) talks about the COVID-19 and the homeless community and the continuing petition with Save Austin Now to end the homeless camping ban.
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Bill Day (Senior VP, Corporate Communications, Frost Bank) talks about how banks are dealing with SBA & PPP loans, challenges the businesses are facing, how the loans work, and where the money is coming from.
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Randy Clarke, President & CEO of Capital Metro, tells us what CapMetro is doing to help keep Austin safe on public transportation, ridership numbers, future plans for CapMetro and more.
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Tamara Atkison (CEO, Workforce Solutions Capital Area) calls in to discuss how Workforce Solutions is helping local residents and local businesses with resources from everything from payroll help to daycare.
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Don somehow found Hunter Biden and got him to talk for more than 2 minutes...
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Ellen Troxclair discusses Austin Human Rights Commission’s proposal for a ban on cashless businesses and the city’s proposal for a new transportation bond
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Cap Metro CEO Randy Clarke stops by to discuss the massive proposal to overhaul Austin's public transportation system
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Austin City Councilmember Greg Casar has put forward a resolution that proposes the decriminalization of low-level marijuana offenses Last year, House Bill 1325 was signed into law which made hemp legal for farming Since then, it has been difficult for law enforcement to distinguish between marijuana and hemp which has led to many district attorneys to not prosecute low-level marijuana charges Under the resolution, Austin police would not be able to issue citations or fines for misdemeanor marijuana possession or make arrests unless the subject poses a danger to the public Even further, the resolution would not allow time or money spent on pursuing new testing methods required to distinguish hemp from marijuana And in misdemeanor cases in which a suspect did not intend to sell, testing for THC would be prohibited The resolution is co-sponsored by Council Members Delia Garza, Jimmy Flannigan and Natasha Harper-Madison, who, along with Greg Casar, make up the council’s judicial committee In order to pass the resolution, two more council members’ vote would be needed The resolution will be up for a vote at the council’s meeting on January 23
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH
Sword Casting Class
9 AM – 2 PM
The Wonder Studio TX (Leander)
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Casual Super Smash Bros Night
7 PM – 9 PM
Vigilante Gastropub & Games
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Pint Night - Geeks Who Drink
7:30 PM – 1:45 AM
Indian Roller
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH
Austin Brewskee-Ball Sign-Up Party!
8 PM – 11 PM
Full Circle Bar Austin
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Old School Movie Music Bingo at Whitestone
6 PM – 11 PM
Whitestone Brewery
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The Grackle Happy Hour Record Party / Scotty Upton
5 PM – 9 PM
The Grackle
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 11TH
Doggy Bites Dog Treat Baking Class
1 PM – 3 PM
Open House Austin
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The Brunch Bus Saturdays!
11 AM – 2 PM
Twisted Texas Tour
Location: Austin Visitors Center (602 E. 4th Street)
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 12TH
Sunday Funday Pick Your Project Workshop!
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Board & Brush North Austin, TX
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The City of Austin has implemented new wait times for traffic lights for vehicles At 110 intersections in the downtown area, leading pedestrian intervals (LPI) have been employed The traffic signals at those intersections will give five to seven more seconds to pedestrians in order for them to cross the street safely According to the Austin Transportation Department, less than 1 percent of the city's total road network is made up of the downtown area, but more than 10 percent of pedestrian related crashes in Austin happen there Jay Blazek Crossley, director of Vision Zero Texas, speaking with KEYE said, "85 people died on the streets of Austin in 2019 and that was an increase of 75 from the year before… a third of those are pedestrian." The cost of the implementation is not expected to be large as the infrastructure is already in place
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