Candidates traded policy ideas and some jabs in a packed mayoral forum this week. We also spotlight rising female sports stars, Baykeeper’s push to halt dredge dumping, and Daphne’s effort to corral coyotes.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Mayoral Forum
• 12:16 Track Star Dominates
• 19:07 Bay Issues Resurface
• 26:37 Coyote Concerns in Daphne

In this week's episode of Lagnia-pod, the staff talks about the beginning of sea turtle nesting season, declining crime numbers in Mobile and more.

In this episode, Lagniappe's reporting staff discusses Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson's endorsement of Spiro Cheriogotis to be his successor, a local baseball player's ascent to the major leagues and voting in this year's Nappies. All this and more by smashing that play button.

This week’s Lagnia-Pod dives into crumbling buildings, NFL draft dreams and drama and whether the Gulf still has a last name.

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Chapters

0:12 Candidates Talk Blight
10:51 Local NFL Draft Highlights
22:48 Gulf Name Change Controversy

Mayor’s last breakfast, blight crackdown, Margaritaville plans, and Mobile’s crime wave — For this week's Lagnia-POD, we recap Mayor Stimson’s final Downtown Alliance address, including new blight enforcement plans, cruise terminal expansion ideas, and talks of a Margaritaville bar. The team also breaks down rising public shootings, surveillance issues, and how these may shape the 2025 mayoral race.

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This podcast episode explores how NIL deals and the transfer portal are disrupting college sports, then shifts to analyzing new automotive tariffs that threaten Alabama's auto industry, before covering local stories, including a chaotic horse show brawl, and concludes with lighthearted discussions about Easter traditions.

Chapters

1:49 Tariffs and the Auto Industry

14:55 Transfer Portal Chaos

21:26 NIL Regulations Discussion

28:05 Melee at the Horse Show

32:09 Drag Racing Police Officers

34:59 Water Park Proposal

37:46 Seafood Shenanigans

44:12 Easter Traditions Wrap Up

This episode of Lagni-POD explores how the Mobile County District Attorney's Office prosecutes cases of fatal car accidents involving allegedly intoxicated drivers, the Mobile City Council's response to recent citywide floods, and the ongoing saga of Big Creek Lake.

• 0:31 DUI Prosecutions Heat Up
• 5:59 Port Issues and Chinese Fines
• 12:10 Tariffs and Trade War Concerns
• 15:22 A Quick Break for Lanyap Daily
• 17:16 Flooding in Mobile
• 26:22 Big Creek Lake Controversy

We tackle ongoing infrastructure projects, like the long-awaited Mobile Bridge and Bayway construction and the McGregor Avenue roadwork revamp. We consider project delays and budget constraints as the officials work closer to getting rubber on the road.

Chapters:

00:03:04 WAVE Bus Insights

00:09:14 March Madness Updates

00:18:28 Infrastructure Projects Overview

00:27:57 Closing Thoughts