Topic: University Of Alabama

The University of Alabama has implemented a custom version of the "Fan Maker" app to track the location of students inside the football stadium. Students are rewarded with loyalty points for staying through the entire game, addressing Coach Nick Saban's complaints about empty student sections. Similarly, the University of North Carolina is reportedly using tracking technology to ensure student-athletes attend their classes, raising concerns about the normalization of surveillance on campus.

A local CBS affiliate interviewed Dr. Matthew Therrell to debunk a Forbes article suggesting the Earth is entering a period of global cooling. Therrell dismisses the Forbes piece as a non-reputable "op-ed" and tells his students to ignore such sources. The hosts criticize this as a "shout down" tactic used to discredit dissenting scientific views on climate.

Professor Amy Bishop is identified as the suspect in a shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville after being denied tenure. The discussion highlights reports that Bishop previously shot and killed her brother in Massachusetts in 1986, an incident originally ruled accidental. The hosts examine how such a history allowed her to remain in academia and later acquire a firearm.