Tony Katz Today Full Show - 02/20/25 (Live from CPAC)

Hour 1 Segment 1 Tony is live from CPAC in Washington D.C.! Tony starts the show joined with Kira Davis, host of the Just Listen to Yourself podcast and occasional fill-in host, to talk about being at CPAC and if the cultural divide is stronger than ever.  Hour 1 Segment 2 Tony talks about Pete Hegseth wanting the pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years.   Hour 1 Segment 3 Tony is joined with Chloe Cole, an opposing gender affirming care activist, to talk about her story of transitioning and later de-transitioned.   Hour 1 Segment 4 Tony wraps up the first hour of the show talking about how blown away he was by Chloe Cole’s story.   Hour 2 Segment 1 Tony is live from CPAC in Washington D.C.! Tony starts the second hour of the show joined with Colonel Samantha Nerove to talk about women in combat roles.   Hour 2 Segment 2 Tony talks about the breaking news of Mitch McConnell will not be seeking reelection in the Senate. Tony also talks about President Donald Trump calling Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator after blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion.   Hour 2 Segment 3 Tony talks about Hamas returning the bodies of four hostages to Israel, one a mother and her four-year-old and nine-month-old daughters.   Hour 2 Segment 4 Tony wraps up the second hour of the show talking about the latest in stock markets and tariffs. Later, Tony is joined with Justin and Mike Petitt of Santa Carota Beef to talk about helping and providing meat to families affected by the California wildfires.   Hour 3 Segment 1 Tony is live from CPAC in Washington D.C.! Tony starts the final hour of the show joined with John Bachman of Newsmax to talk about the latest on DOGE and Elon Musk.   Hour 3 Segment 2 Tony is joined with Kerry Pickett of the Washington Post to talk about if DOGE is the dominant story and if not, what is.   Hour 3 Segment 3 Tony talks about Kash Patel being officially confirmed as FBI director.   Hour 3 Segment 4 Tony wraps up another edition of the show talking about the weirdest things he’s seen today from CPAC. Later, Tony talks to a January 6th rioter.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tony Katz Today airs from 12-3pmET. What are we talking about? Politics, breaking news, political theory, art, the markets, food, libations and what ever else may come to mind. The program is fast-paced, upbeat, funny, thoughtful and topical.