Tony Katz Today Full Show - 08/11/26

Hour 1 Segment 1 Tony starts the first hour of the show talking about how Iran was the threat that forced President Donald Trump to take a different plane home one month ago from the NATO summit in Turkey.   Hour 1 Segment 2 Tony talks about building automobiles in the U.S.  Hour 1 Segment 3 Tony talks about former Marine Robert Gilman being released from a Russian detention center for more than 4 years. Tony also talks about how Iran thinks they can wait out the U.S.   Hour 1 Segment 4 Tony wraps up the first hour of the show talking about texts found on Dr. Anthony Fauci’s COVID-19-era phone.   Hour 2 Segment 1 Tony tarts the second hour of the show talking about primary elections happening in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Carolina. Tony also talks about Francesca Hong on permanent affordability and taxing the ultra-rich.   Hour 2 Segment 2 Tony talks about President Donald Trump signing an executive order to split up the MMR vaccine.   Hour 2 Segment 3 Tony talks about texts from Dr. Anthony Fauci saying that the COVID-19 vaccine could lead to miscarriages in the first trimester.   Hour 2 Segment 4 Tony wraps up the second hour of the show talking about the OpenAI COO leaving to start something new. Tony also talks about new flesh-eating bacteria.   Hour 3 Segment 1 Tony starts the final hour of the show joined with Leland Vittert of NewsNation to talk about the sober assessment of the Iran war and President Donald Trump’s options.   Hour 3 Segment 2 Tony talks about how July 2026 was the hottest month on record in the U.S.  Hour 3 Segment 3 Tony talks about a heated exchange on CNN over Democratic voters and Abdul El-Sayed.   Hour 3 Segment 4 Tony wraps up another edition of the show talking more about primary elections happening in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Carolina. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.