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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
Episodes
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"1-in-10 American's Can't..." (Monday, March 23, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) The Morning the Lights went Out... / "First Things" (news) (00:12:58) "1-in-10 Americans..." (SAVE act debate) (00:28:00) AOC Campaign pays for…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Do It Live" (Saturday, March 21, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) O'Reilly Leans into "Do It Live" (00:12:58) Did Video Really Kill the Radio Star? (00:28:00) emails & Texts: CBS Closing news / Strait of Hormuz /…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
From the Dutch Word for 'Pirate' (Saturday, March 21, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) Caller: In praise of radio (00:12:58) Zorhan Mamdani goes after the Wealthy (00:28:00) "They Said You Was Hung!" / SAVE Act realities (00:43:59)…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Springtime, for...." (Saturday, March 21, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) Ted Cruz... Comedian (00:12:58) They said you was hung! (00:28:00) Caller: Guaranteed Press Access? (00:43:59) CBS Successfully Wrests Defeat from…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Not So Green" (Friday, March 20, 2026, Hour 4)
(00:00:00) Trump's Call to Bibi (00:12:58) Guest: Dr Bonner Cohen from CFACT: War Over Oil... In California (00:28:00) Guest: Dr Bonner Cohen from CFACT: Not…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"March Madness" (Friday, March 20, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) Email: Ted-ness vs Tiredness? (00:13:00) Harris Climbs the Poll (00:28:00) Mac McDonald Sports Notebook - NCAA rd 1 Upsets (00:43:58) Guest: former…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"State-Craft" (Friday, March 20, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) Caller on "Collusion-Con" (00:13:00) JCS Gold Report / Caller: Painting Iran as the Victim (00:28:01) Caller on new investigations by James O'Keefe…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Collusion-Con!" (Friday, March 20, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) Invites go out from DOJ for "Collusion-Con" (00:12:58) The Cost of War (00:28:00) Media Trying to Make Iran the 'Victim' (00:43:59) Harmeet Dhillon…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Cannon Fodder" (Thursday, March 19, 2026, Hour 4)
(00:00:00) Guest: Brian Cannon, the guy that took redistricting away from the politicians (00:12:58) Guest: More with Brian Cannon (00:28:00) Catching up on…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Executive Function" (Thursday, March 19, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) CPAC (00:12:58) City Elders (00:28:00) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook (NCAA Tournament) (00:43:59) Election Takeover? Please like and share your…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"E-O, E-O, ohhhh" (Thursday, March 19, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) Hearings, not so much Listening (00:12:57) JCS Gold Report / Caller on "Intelligence" (00:28:00) "Donald Trump Has a Plan. E-O, E-O, Ohhhhh" (and…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Perils of Posturing Politicians" (Thursday, March 19, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) Intelligence 2 (Electric Boogaloo) (00:12:58) DNI Gabbard Testifies (00:28:00) No Gerrymandering's Brian Cannon (00:43:59) Perils of Posturing…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"This is Not a Test" (Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Hour 4)
(00:00:00) How to find your 'Ted-ness' (00:12:58) I hate Illinois Nazis.... and so do other Illini apparently (00:28:00) JT was correct: Joe Kent on Tucker…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"What's Next?" (Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) Raw, unadulterated, Ted-ness (00:12:57) Guest: Iran Expert and former NCTC member Tom Speciale (pt3... After) (00:28:00) Mac McDonald's Sports…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"The Inside Scoop" (Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) "They Call Him the Leaker" (00:12:58) Inconsistency between Ukraine and Iran Indignation (00:28:00) Guest: Iran Expert and former NCTC member Tom…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Intelligence" (Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) Awash in 'Ted-ness' (00:12:58) Joe Kent and Military Intelligence (00:28:00) Caller on Islamists (00:43:59) Sam Page ousts NC Senate Leader in…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"...But we DON'T want the Irish!" (Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Hour 4)
(00:00:00) "Underclassmen" (00:13:01) Guest: More w/ Melanie Collette from Project 21 (00:27:57) Caller on "Same Civile War" (00:44:01) ".... But we DON'T want…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
#WokePatrick? (Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) Saint Patrick's lesson (00:13:01) Irish President Invents #WokePatrick (00:27:57) Mac McDonald Sports Notebook (NCAA Tournament Preview) (00:44:00)…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"The Ahmadinejad Irony" (Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) Irish Coffee? (00:13:01) JCS Gold Report / 'Ayatollah Junior' and the "Ahmadinejad Irony" (00:27:57) Breaking: More high-ranking Iranian Leaders…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Vote in 'Public Houses'!" (Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) Saint Patrick (00:13:01) Primary Day AND St Patrick's Day in Illinois? (00:27:57) Email: "Since you brough up JFK and the mob...." (00:44:00) "Word…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Yeah, he lives in Dollars, Taxes!" (Monday, March 16, 2026, Hour 4)
(00:00:00) Emails on Mohammad Mosaddegh, Communism, and the Soviet Union (00:13:01) Email: What if there was an oil producer behind the "Iron Curtain"?…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"But Joe, Trump DID Promise to...." (Monday, March 16, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) Granholm never was asked this question (00:12:59) emails and caller on gas prices and the economy (00:27:59) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
We Now Know the Mid-Term Theme (Monday, March 16, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) Christmas in March? (00:12:59) JCS Gold Report / Energy Secretary Oops (00:27:58) Be prepared (00:44:01) Caller: on Dems Midterm strategy Please…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"End Soon?" (Monday, March 16, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) "Ending Soon?" (00:13:01) CBD (00:27:57) "It will end soon" (00:44:00) POTUS calls Kristen Welker Please like and share your favorites to help us…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Politicians Suing Citizens" (Saturday, March 14, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) You have to laugh (00:13:01) Guest: Comedian Bruce Bruce (00:27:57) Guest: Delegate Tom Garrett - VA general assembly suing citizens (00:44:00)…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Western Style Democracy?" (Saturday, March 14, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) DNI in GA over ELX (00:13:01) "AJ" (Ayatollah Junior) (00:27:57) Listener Email: How do you insert Western Democracy where none existed (00:43:55)…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"We Need Pie" (Saturday, March 14, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) The danger of digital alarms (00:13:01) Russian Oil Sanctions / E.D. in Teheran? (00:27:57) Don't Call Me Junior! / Caller on Russian Oil Sanctions…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Sorry, INXS, Words are NOT Weapons" (Friday, March 13, 2026, Hour 4)
(00:00:00) What their behavior tells us (00:13:01) Guest: More with former Rep Bob Good (00:28:02) Guest: Aaron Terr from FIRE.org on Albemarle County…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"LIVE From the Temples of Syrinx" (Friday, March 13, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) Guest: Daniel Bukszpan on the 50th anniversary of the album "2112" (00:12:59) Guest: More with Daniel Bukszpan on Rush legacy and 2112 (00:27:59)…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Government Summerslam" (Friday, March 13, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) How we roll here (00:13:01) JCSGold Report / Government by "Bread and Circuses" (00:27:57) Who benefits from turning us on each other? (00:44:00)…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Triskets for Breakfast" (Friday, March 13, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) Polls and Trolls (00:13:01) Triskets for Breakfast (Fri 13) and Clemson Report on Iranian Disinformation (00:27:57) USS Abraham Lincoln, for example…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"The Inquisition" (what a show) (Thursday, March 12, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) Caller: Political Courage... Oxymoron (00:12:56) Callers: Islamism and Radical Religious extremism (00:27:57) "The Inqusition" (what a show)…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Citizenship and Voting" (Thursday, March 12, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) Listener text on voting / email on gun liability (00:13:01) Tax Season with Jackson Hewett boss (00:27:57) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook (00:44:00)…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Redistricting Follies" VA vs FL (Thursday, March 12, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) Nutrition Month w/ Joanne Butler (00:13:01) JCSGold Report / Florida vs Virginia Democrats on Redistricting (00:27:57) FAIR report on illegals in US…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Felonious Votes" (Thursday, March 12, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) Leaking DC (00:12:58) More Media Muffs (Mix up Atlanta for Iran) (00:28:00) Virginia's Felonious Votes (00:43:59) San Antonio Jumps Philly / Guest…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"An Ill Wind" (Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Hour 4)
(00:00:00) Pie? (00:12:56) Caller: Coordination needs a coordinator (00:27:57) Guest: Dr. Bonner Cohen from CFACT (00:44:00) Guest: Bonner Cohen on wind farms…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Multifacetedness" (Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) Multifaceted-ness (00:13:01) Georgia's 14th (00:28:00) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook (00:44:00) "George" on 'get them early' Please like and share…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Having it Both Ways" (FL Dems vs VA Dems) (Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) Radio's Covenant (00:13:00) JCS Gold Report / Hypocrisy between VA and FL Dems over Redisticting (00:27:57) "Dang, Wang!" Princeton Doc on FL…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Epstein McCarthyism" (Wedesday, March 11, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) Why Ted? (00:13:01) Epstein McCarthyism (00:28:00) Caller: New Oil Refinery? Also, NicK Freitas outs CNN 4 NYC bombers (00:44:00) Guest: Waverly…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Dis-info and Dat-info" (Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Hour 4)
(00:00:00) 20 Million Voters, what could go wrong? (00:12:59) Dis-Info and Dat-Info Please like and share your favorites to help us reach more people!
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Pain in the Back (Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) Bill Maher gets 'Shifty' about hypocrisy (00:12:59) Callers: Supreme Court bails on Redistricting / Visa Overstay Issue still there (00:27:57) Mac…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Back-Seat Governors" (Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud (00:12:59) Fun With Math (00:27:57) Democrats are "Back Seat Governing".... AGAIN! (00:43:57) Sutz: Bottom 50% only…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"The Beginning of the End? Or The END of the .... " (Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) Beginning of the End? Or End of the Beginning? (00:12:59) More Like "Three-Fifths 2.0" (00:27:57) 20 million Votes? (00:44:02) What would be…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"If Fauxcahontas Sais it...." (Monday, March 09, 2026, Hour 4)
(00:00:00) Caller on Free Speech and TPUSA (00:12:58) Guest: More w/ researcher Jon Sutz on "fair share" argument (00:28:00) Left is wistful over the idea of…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
Tax Fraud (Monday, March 09, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) emails: What's wrong with time-change? (00:12:58) Texts on Nuremburg and Nazis (00:28:00) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook (00:43:59) Guest: "Not…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"You can have free speech once we approve it" (Monday, March 09, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) TPUSA vs County School Board (00:12:58) JCSGold Report / "Nuremberg" Lives Down to Expectations (00:28:00) Texts and callers on Nazis, Nuremberg and…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
Nothing Else to Poll About? (DST) (Monday, March 09, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) JT introduces us to the phrase; "Tolkien-In-Law" (00:12:58) Just like when Huntley and Brinkley interviewed Goebbels, right? (00:28:00) JT lost 4…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
Maybe a Good Time to Fund DHS? - with Bob Good (Friday, March 06, 2026, Hour 4)
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'Supreme' is not a Synonym for 'Correct' (Saturday, March 07, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) How do you solve a problem like sharia? (00:12:58) What if they are just WRONG? (00:28:00) Guest: Christine Czernejewski from 'MediaPedia'…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Jurisprudence" (Saturday, March 07, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) Black Markets Matter (00:12:58) Clowns in Gowns (00:28:00) "Dear (Juris)prudence" (00:43:59) "The Other Guys" take center stage at CPAC Please like…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Chaos Theory" (Saturday, March 07, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) It's Been One Week... (00:12:58) WHICH party is causing chaos? (00:28:00) "It's all in the delivery" (00:43:59) Beware: Collapsing Economy Please…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"The Beginning or the End?" (Friday, March 06, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) Guest: More on the Tarriff Ruling with Sam Dorman of the Epoch Times (00:12:58) Listener email (Danny in CT - WGCH) "Trump was supposed to END wars"…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"We're Doing Collegiate Athletics All Wrong" (Friday, March 06, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) Caller: Why Chandler Morris should get a 7th year of eligibility (00:12:58) JCSGold Report / Think differently about collegiate sports, and their…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"... From the French Word for 'Pirate'..." (Friday, March 06, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) Paxton's "offer" (00:12:58) Example of how the Left Circumvents the Bill of Rights (00:28:00) Filibuster... from the Dutch word for 'Pirate'…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
Just the CFACT's (Thursday, March 05, 2026, Hour 4)
(00:00:00) Guest: Valerie from Freedomfest ( save w/ FIRSTTHING100 ) (00:12:57) Eric Holder still kicking (00:28:00) Guest: Craig Rucker from CFACT - UN is…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
Freedomfest (Thursday, March 05, 2026, Hour 3)
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"Capitalizing" (Thursday, March 05, 2026, Hour 2)
(00:00:00) Narrative? (00:12:58) JCSGold Report / Caller on Capitalism (00:28:00) Capitalism (pt2) / "Steam" (game store) vs The House of Rothschild (00:43:59)…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"War Power Failure" (Thursday, March 05, 2026, Hour 1)
(00:00:00) War Powers Act Fails (00:13:01) Media Mischaracterizes Iran (00:28:02) Did Iranian Intel Contact the CIA? (00:44:00) Has Capital Please like and…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
Iran: Who's Next? (Wednesday, March 04, 2026, Hour 4)
(00:00:00) "Leash, Gutter and Cleanup after your Chaing" (00:13:01) Iran: Who's Next? (00:28:02) Tax-Season Survival with Jackson Hewitt (00:44:00) Emails on…
- First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
"Red Flag" (Wednesday, March 04, 2026, Hour 3)
(00:00:00) Why didn't Founders write 'Red Flag' Laws? (00:13:01) Where to broadcast from in Chattanooga? (00:28:02) Mac McDonald's Sports Notebook (00:44:00)…