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Newstalk 105.9 WMAL is excited to announce the return of our legendary Free Speech Forum, coming back to The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia – Sunday, June 2nd! Join Mark Levin, Chris Plante, Larry O’Connor, Vince Coglianese, Patrice Onwuka and Julie Gunlock as they share the stage discussing all of the highs and lows in politics today, plus taking your questions… and holding nothing back! Enjoy a night of laughs, behind the scenes stories, and unfiltered conversations with like-minded WMAL listeners. Doors open at 5pm ET, and those who arrive first will have first dibs on the best seats in the...

The 72nd Annual MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT will be broadcast LIVE from El Salvador on Saturday, November 18th on YouTube, Roku or Telemundo in the United States, starting at 8:00 PM ET. The pageant's owners, JKN Global Group, out of Thailand, just filed for bankruptcy last week. This year's pageant will go on as scheduled. I always watch this contest on Telemundo because Latin American countries take this pageant very seriously and do a great broadcasting the event. They even have a pre-show scheduled as well. Two trans women, Miss Portugal and Miss Netherlands, will be competing amongst the 84 candidates....

This year’s Miss Universe pageant will feature at least two trans women for first time, after 23-year-old flight attendant Marina Machete was last week named Miss Portugal. Machete will compete for the crown at the 72nd Miss Universe competition in El Salvador this November alongside Rikkie Kollé, who in July became the first transgender winner of Miss Netherlands. In a video posted to the Portuguese pageant’s YouTube channel ahead of the contest, Machete spoke about trans rights as part of her platform, describing rising levels of “transphobia and intolerance” worldwide as “alarming.” She added that it was “heartwarming” to see...

I'm 57 years old and last week I joined a Menopause Support Group on Facebook, basically to ask a few questions about certain cervical issues prior to attending an appointment with my OB-GYN in a few weeks for my annual check-up. First of all, joining this group was like joining an 18th Century Scottish secret society with a bunch of questions to answer prior to getting approval. After I was approved, I searched for my topic and scrolled down the page to read some posts/comments.Imagine my surprise (why would I be surprised by anything at this point?) when I came...

An openly transgender woman has been chosen to compete in the Puerto Rico Miss Universe contest for the first time. Daniela Arroyo González was selected Thursday to compete for the Miss Universe Puerto Rico title, according to the Associated Press and New York Daily News. It was her second attempt at qualifying, per the AP.The winner will go on to represent Puerto Rico in the global Miss Universe pageant, per the Daily News. Arroyo celebrated her landmark selection in a video shared to her Instagram page on Monday, which she captioned, in part, "Let's make history together!" "The emotion and...

Six Miss Universe Indonesia contestants have filed complaints against pageant organizers following this year's pageant. Mellisa Anggraeni, an attorney who is representing the women, claimed five of the contestants were asked to take off their tops for “body checks” two days before the final round of this year’s pageant on Aug. 3, according to Reuters and CNN. At a press conference on Tuesday, Anggraeni alleged organizers said this was so they could “examine any scars, cellulite or tattoos on their bodies,” the BBC reported. The women also claimed they were photographed topless while men were present, per the outlets. "I...

A Washington, D.C.-based sports radio host was fired on Saturday following comments he made about a female TV reporter who was covering the Washington Commanders. Don Geronimo, whose real name is Michael Sorce, made the comments toward WUSA9 reporter Sharla McBride. The remarks led to the Commanders barring iHeartMedia – the parent company of WBIG Radio – from the team’s training camp facilities in Ashburn, Virginia, on Friday. "Hey look, Barbie's here. Hi, Barbie girl," Geronimo shouted toward McBride while on air on Thursday. "I'm guessing she's a cheerleader." Geronimo was with co-host Crash Young when the remarks were made....

Chris Plante and his “THE RIGHT SQUAD” are the most interesting, informative and funny group of talking heads in the world! It’s a big claim. But it’s true! The show airs weekdays on Newsmax at 9:00 PM. This is the link to past shows and can serve as a link for you to use to watch future shows either live or after they're taped. Thanks!

Hello to all WMAL Fans! I hope you're all doing well. As many of you know, The Planteman has a new show on NEWSMAX weeknights at 8:00 PM. If any of you have watched it, please comment and/or critique below. The show was working out some 'kinks' the other day - audio and cadence - but we'd like to see what you like or don't like. I heard from Chris last night, who said that the show "is a work in progress, and progress was made today." All the best to everyone -- and I will definitely inform the group...

WMAL's Annual Free Speech Forum has been announced. It'll take place on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA. Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 22nd at Noon. Last year they sold out within 5 hours, so get your tickets soon!

I was restricted by Facebook for 30 days because I posted on a WMAL group page that "I love Chris Plante's accent of Joseph Goebbels. I could hear it for hours!" They removed my comment and restricted my account. FROM WMAL: "In hour 2, Chris talks to show super-fan Silvie in Waldorf who was sent to Facebook jail for naming an impression that she enjoys hearing Chris perform, and they discuss information dominance and the left. Also, Chris loves a story about Lesbians and Trans people, because now if you're a lesbian who won't sleep with men you're an anti...

I'm so furious that I'm about to throw a shoe at my TV screen. Right now, I'm watching the pre-show on Telemundo for the Miss Universe Pageant, which will be broadcast from Israel tonight at 8PM on FOX and on Telemundo.Since it's the 70th anniversary of the pageant, the hosts of the pre-show are reminiscing through the decades and analyzing all of the owners and host countries. When the got to Trump's tenure (1996-2015), one of the hosts, Lupita Jones (who was Miss Universe 1991, representing Mexico) went on full blast, saying that Trump offended and alienated all Latin Americans...

My husband and I went to our local Toyota dealership here in Southern Maryland - one of the largest Toyota dealerships on the East Coast - looking for a new 2022 Camry. We've owned several Camry's since 2000 and I've owned Toyota vehicles since 1980. My husband just comes along with me. He knows that I'm capable of detecting bullsh*t and cockamamie stories from sales staff, so he just sits back and listens. (He's trained me well, I must admit!) We arrived a few minutes before the dealership opened, so we took a drive in the lots in the back...

Just came back from watching "HALLOWEEN KILLS" and I was disappointed. I love the franchise and have been looking forward to watching it for over a year. It was originally supposed to be released in October 2020 and, my first thought as the end credits rolled was: "I've waited a year for this?" The story picked up where the 2018 film left off - at Laurie Strode's burning home. A few 'woke' moments in the film: 1 - A male gay couple moved into Michael Myers old house. They know all about its past but don't care. The love the...

His wife just texted me. He passed away suddenly today. He wanted Free Republic to know. He was active on the Talk Radio threads, especially Levin, Limbaugh, Plante & others. His birthday was on Friday, 9/24/21. His wife just wrote: "No words". We know each other from WMAL events. May he Rest In Peace.

WMAL’s Free Speech Forum is back! Saturday, September 25 at The Birchmere in Alexandria. Catch Mark Levin, Chris Plante, Larry O’Connor, and Vince Coglianese live on stage discussing all of the highs and lows in politics today, plus taking your questions… and holding nothing back! Join us for an evening of food, drinks and conversation at WMAL’s Free Speech Forum… Saturday, September 25 at The Birchmere! Food and drink is available for purchase. Tickets go on sale this Friday – July 9, 2021 – at 12n ET through The Birchmere and Ticketmaster outlets!

Take 2 hours, 15 minutes of your time today to watch this documentary by Retired DC Police Homicide Detective Mitch Credle. It details how we lived during 1988-1999 when over 4500 were murdered in the Nation's Capital. Testimony from residents, criminals, then-youth caught up in drugs & law enforcement from those days. Heart-wrenching.

#KISS2020GOODBYE includes the largest stage ever built by humans, 50 cameras, 360-degree angles and $1 million worth of pyrotechnics, live streamed from the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai. Starts at Noon ET. Full global schedule at link.

DC Police Founder and Board Chair Don Blake discusses the project and its importance with WMAL's Barbara Britt.

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