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, 3-5.

Today, Mitch and I will talk about further developments in the Sonia Sotomayor nomination, Barack Obama’s Cairo speech, and Tim Pawlenty’s decision to stop at two terms. Plus, we’ll discuss what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Harrison Ford have in common. Finally, we will bring you up to date on the curious outbreak of Romanov Disease in the White House and tell you if it leaves a czar — or several of them!

Be sure to call 651-289-4488 to 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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