The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our eight-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 9 am CT. If you’re in the Twin Cities, you can hear us on AM 1280 The Patriot, or on the station’s Internet stream if you’re outside of the broadcast area.

• David Strom and Margaret Martin start us off with The David Strom Show, 9-11 am
• The First Team: Power Line’s John Hinderaker and Chad and Brian from Fraters Libertas, 11-1
• The Headliners: Mitch Berg and Ed Morrissey, 1-3 with live streaming video and chat
• The Final Word: King Banaian and Michael Brodkorb, 3-5.

Today, Mitch and I will review the year as well as the week that was. What were the biggest stories, and did they all happen in November (Obama’s victory) and December (Blagojevich’s arrest, the Coleman/Franken recount)? Tune in and find out, or better yet, call in and tell us what you think! Just dial 651-289-4488 and join the conversation.

Mitch and I now live-stream our show from 1-3 pm CT on Ustream, complete with live chat! Be sure to register for free at Ustream to participate in our raucous live-chat sessions. (And if the log-in prompt doesn’t come up in the chat box below, use this link instead.)

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We’re also holding a fundraising drive for Twin Cities Marriage Encounter. I’ll be posting PayPal buttons for one-time and automatic monthly donations to this non-profit, which tries to build stronger communities by strengthening marriages, on my show posts until the end of the year. We now have a matching challenge!. If we can raise $1500 by January 15th, an anonymous Hot Air reader will match those funds himself. Donations are tax deductible! Please note The Ed Morrissey Show or Hot Air on the memo line so that we can keep track for the match challenge:

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