Episodes

  • The Scoop Squad: Unraveling the 2025 Charleston City Budget Mystery

    The Scoop Squad: Unraveling the 2025 Charleston City Budget Mystery
    Mar 22 2024
    In a whirlwind two weeks, the 2025 Charleston City Budget was passed, leaving the city council with over 100 pages to scrutinize. The Scoop Squad is on the case, combing through the details to uncover what might have been overlooked or intentionally obscured in the rush. Join us as we delve deep into the budget's intricacies, seeking out what's hidden in plain sight and questioning what the rapid approval process might mean for Charleston's future. If you're curious about where taxpayer money is going and what the budget spells for community projects and services, this episode is a must-listen.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 03/14/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 95

    03/14/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 95
    Mar 14 2024
    This week The Scoop Squad meets Barry “Top” Holstein, aretired Army First Sergeant and conservative political activist.Author of the annual First Sgt’s Guide to the WV Legislature, Barry has been providing a legislative report and scorecard to help conservative West Virginians separate the Conservatives from the RINOs. In this episode he reviews the bills that passed and failed that he deemed the most important to the state.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 03/07/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 94

    03/07/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 94
    Mar 7 2024
    Charleston City Hall has had a contentious relationship with the Muslim community lately even though that the community was one of Mayor Goodwin's largest contributors...we discuss that and the treatment members of the black community received at a recent council meeting.
    We also received new information about the school bus wreck in Calhoun County...this podcast is the only place to get the latest scoop
    #theonlypodcastthatmatters
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 02/29/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 93

    02/29/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 93
    Feb 29 2024
    Many people think that military dogs are well cared for after their service is over.
    That is not the case, some were left in Afghanistan to be mutilated or turned loose in the wilderness.
    We meet the administrators of a group that rescues thousands of these animals and finds them homes.
    Also, The Scoop Squad talks about how the city administration has failed the businesses of Kanawha City who have been held hostage to a plodding road construction process in the last few years.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 02/22/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 92

    02/22/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 92
    Feb 23 2024
    The Scoop Squad looks at city council in detail this week.
    Coverage of Charleston City Council has been silenced by the mayor so that members of the media are restricted with little access for news stories.
    And now even council members are being silenced by the mayor . The new rule, as of this week's meeting,is that council members can only speak once during the meeting.
    Meanwhile Charleston leads the nation in overdoses with no leadership in place to fix the problem.
    For exclusive coverage of city council you have to follow our podcast....no other media covers the city council this closely
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 02/15/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 91

    02/15/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 91
    Feb 15 2024
    On Wednesday , the House of Delegates approved the “Women’s Bill of Rights” bill that would codify the definitions of “man” and “woman” and also mandates single-sex spaces like restrooms and locker rooms. Later we interviewed one of the defenders of the bill, JB Akers, who gave us details of what the bill does and doesn’t do while also contradicting the bill’s opponents.
    This is the only place to hear about the bill in such detail because this is #theonlypodcastthatmatters
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 02/08/24 The Scoop Squad Truth Pod: A Deep Dive into CPS - Protection or Peril?

    02/08/24 The Scoop Squad Truth Pod: A Deep Dive into CPS - Protection or Peril?
    Feb 8 2024
    In this gripping episode of The Scoop Squad, we sit down with a woman whose experience with Child Protective Services (CPS) sheds light on the complexities and potential dark sides of the system. She shares her harrowing story of how CPS not only dismantled her family but also, according to her claims, may expose children to the risk of trafficking. Join us as we navigate through these serious allegations, seeking truth and understanding in a system designed for protection. Could there be more victims? Listen in for an investigation into the balance between safeguarding children and the unintended consequences that may follow.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 02/01/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 89

    02/01/2024 The Scoop Squad Episode 89
    Feb 1 2024
    Join The Scoop Squad as they revisit January 6 four years later with provocative former delegate and current congressional candidate Derrick Evans....you may not agree with what he did that day but his story will be intriguing.
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    1 hr and 6 mins