Drive Time Nebraska

Pro-Palestinian Protest Reaches Nebraska

Doug stews on empathy and wanting to learn more about the Palestinian College Protests. He also chats with KLIN's Chase Porter about his article about the protest at UNL yesterday and what he learned.

We Are MAD - Making a Difference

Doug hangs out with Mr Eric Nelson, Ameleah Johnson, & Gavin King to chat about the MAD Fair to raise funds for local and international causes. These guys are AWESOME!!!

Boys Down Bad/Husker Football

Doug hangs out with Dylan Fitzgerald, as they do a quick recap of the Red/White Husker Spring Game. Dylan is the co-host of the award-winning podcast Boys Down Bad, which is top Nebraska Football Recruiting Podcast in the nation with millions of views to their name!!! We get Dylan’s take on this year’s Husker team, especially with all the buzz around this new freshman class of players and Dylan Riola.

Tornado Impact/”How To Donate” Plan

Doug welcomes Becky Kern from the National Weather Service in Omaha to get their most recent damage report from the Tornados that tore through eastern Nebraska last Friday. Plus, Doug brings on Toby Antinson, owner of Porks Done food truck, who spent the day in Omaha feeding the workers and volunteers. Toby gives us an update on how their day went, what he experienced and how we can best help them during this time.

Tornado Talk/School & Youth Safety

Doug chats with Clay Engleman, Lincoln East High School Post Prom Committee & District Manager-Maintenance Operations at Dept of Transportation & Utilities, about safety policies in place to protect our youth during this month’s jam-packed schedule of proms. Plus they talk about the tornados that impacted Lincoln and Waverly today.

Rock Icon Jim Peterik

Doug has the honor of hanging out with music icon and grammy award winning writer and artist Jim Peterik. Jim performs with the band "The Ides of March", "Pride of Lions" and is the former founding member of the band Survivor.
He wrote and performed so many classics from the 70s and 80s ... Songs like: Eye of the Tiger (from Rocky 3), Burning Heart (Rocky 4), The Search Is Over, High On You, and I Can’t Hold Back. Jim also co-wrote 38 Special's platinum hits “Hold On Loosely”, “Caught Up In You”, “Wild-Eyed Southern Boys”, “Fantasy Girl”, and “Rockin’ Into The Night”. Along with songs with Sammy Hagar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the Beach Boys ...
He had his guitar with him, and played it few times, as he shared about so many aspects of his life.
From how he got started in the industry and the key moment that put the band Survivor on the map (because of Sylvester Stallone) ... to ... sharing openly about his lifelong love of his life (including some of the ups and downs) and amazing advice on how to finish life well.
Plus, he also shares, for the first time, breaking news about his latest work with the band 38 Special.
www.jimpeterik.com

HeroStock - Battling Veteran Suicide

Doug welcomes Jason Steiner of HeroStock, a non-profit that supports Veterans, First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Gold Star families with amazing events across the state and country with the sole focus of connecting people together thru great food, music and friendship …
Why? So that they can bring healing thru building relationships with people who truly understand their struggles.
One of the biggest hopes of HEROSTOCK, is to reduce the 22 Veteran suicides a day, many of whom are suffering from PTSD. While the goal is to stop Veteran suicide all together, they realize it needs to be one person at a time, and if they can save just one person, it will all be worth it.
www.herostock.org

Life Is Hard

Doug shares a song that has helped him get thru the hard times in life and inspires him to pursue his dreams! Plus he reveals a special guest who will be joining him on Thursday! It’s going to be AWESOME!!!

Bryan Olesen Watch Party & Acton Academy

Doug is joined by Local Artist and “The Voice” Contestant Bryan Olesen & Acton Academy Co-founder Zach Harsin. Bryan shares about his Voice experience and Watch Party. Zach shares about Lincoln Children's Business Fair sponsored by Acton.

Property Tax Relief Shot Down - Governor Pillen’s Response

Doug is joined by Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen. The Governor shares his thoughts about what happened with LB 388 (property tax relief) getting shot down in the final hours of the 2024 legislative session. A bill that is his top priority for the state. He also shares his take on how the overall session went.