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It's a New Day with Rip Daniels

WJZD Inc.·Hosted by Rip Daniels·500 episodes

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Why listen

It's a New Day with Rip Daniels feels like a long-form community radio table where national politics, Gulf Coast issues, race, family, and public accountability all get worked through in real time. Listeners get pointed commentary, local interviews, audience reactions, and a distinctly Black Southern civic perspective that is hard to find in national news shows. It is best for people who want opinionated daily news talk with local texture rather than polished headline summaries.

Episodes

2 hr 29 min
Jun 4, 2026
It's a New Day: 5-12-26 Order Vacated to Redraw MS Supreme Court Lines

Reactions after Governor Tate Reeves cancelled a special session to redraw district maps following the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacating a lower court order that required Mississippi to redraw its 1987 Supreme Court districts to create a majority-Black district.

2 hr 26 min
May 28, 2026
It's a New Day: 5-11-26 Alabama House Speaker Calls for 14th Amendment Struck Down

Reactions after Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter stated during a May 2026 press conference that he hoped the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn the 14th Amendment as state Republicans attempted to reinstate a challenged congressional map that contained only one majority-Black district.

2 hr 30 min
May 26, 2026
It's a New Day: 5-8-26 Redistricting Red States

Conservative Republican (Red) led states spring into action to redistrict (gerrymander) away majority Black districts following the landmark 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, in which the Supreme Court significantly weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling made it considerably harder to challenge racially discriminatory voting maps and has paved the way for states to redraw congressional districts in ways that could eliminate minority-majority seats.

2 hr 25 min
May 22, 2026
It's a New Day: 5-7-26 Stuck in the Strait

Operation Freedom abruptly halted as US ships are fired upon and Donald John begs for help to get out of the conflict in Iran after being unable to effectively reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

2 hr 58 min
May 22, 2026
It's a New Day: 5-6-26 $1 Billion Ballroom

Despite promising his Ballroom/Bunker building project would be covered by "donations", Donald John includes $1 billion in taxpayer dollars for security upgrades to the White House Complex to be included in the construction.

2 hr 1 min
May 21, 2026
It's a New Day: 5-5-26 Ms. Lois Hawthorne

Charles McNeer is released after being incarcerated for 46 years in prison for a crime he maintains he did not commit and an exclusive interview with 90 year-old community matriarch Ms. Lois Hawthorne, discussing her 4 decade long career in education.

2 hr 31 min
May 21, 2026
It's a New Day: 5-4-26 Operation Freedom in Strait of Hormuz

Donald John announces "Operation Freedom" and claims US ships will escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz and Amelia's satirical comments on tearing down schools and educating children in "ballrooms" for their safety is met with MAGA backlash online.

2 hr 30 min
May 20, 2026
It's a New Day: 5-1-26 Gerrymandering

Reactions to red states' efforts to gerrymander their districts for expanding Conservatives' control following the Supreme Court's  6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court upended the legal framework of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling struck down a Louisiana congressional map that included a second majority-Black district, heavily narrowing Section 2 protections and restricting the use of race in redistricting lawsuits.

2 hr 30 min
May 20, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-30-26 Rep. Cheikh Taylor

Exclusive interview with Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman, Representative Cheikh Taylor, discussing the 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court dismantled key protections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The ruling struck down a congressional map with a second majority-Black district, upended longstanding redistricting precedents, and established strict new requirements to "disentangle" race and partisan preferences in voting lawsuits.

2 hr 25 min
May 15, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-29-26 NY Man Sues NYPD

Brooklyn native, Timothy Brown was brutally beaten inside a New York City liquor store by two plainclothes detectives who thought he was involved in a drug deal, Brown has sued the NYPD for $100 million and new details on the Correspondence Dinner "attack" lead to even more questions.

2 hr 26 min
May 12, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-28-26

Gulfport residents express frustration with difficulties in signing up for a homeowner improvement grant program and Donald John uses the "attempt" to push forward with the construction of the planned White House ballroom.

2 hr 27 min
May 11, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-27-26 Correspondents Dinner Attack

Reactions after what's being called an "attempted assassination attempt" at the first ever Correspondents Dinner attended by Donald John as a sitting President of the United States and questions surrounding the suspect, California teacher Cole Allen.

2 hr 27 min
May 8, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-23-26 Houston Cop Goes on Racist Rant

A Houston officer is suspended after a racist rant where she claims to love arresting Black people and despite the White House claiming no violation of the "cease fire", Iranians seized two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

2 hr 25 min
May 6, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-22-26 Councilwoman Carrissa Corbett

Exclusive interview with Gulfport City Councilwoman Carrissa Corbett, discussing the city's home renovation grant program that caused homeowners mass confusion and later frustration after the program's website was only active for under 10 minutes.

2 hr 25 min
May 5, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-21-26 Student/Teacher Confidentiality

Reactions from parents in the audience after the Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by parents who said a school failed to notify them of their child’s social transition.

2 hr 26 min
May 4, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-20-26 Louisiana Mass Murder

Reactions after a Louisiana man murdered his seven children and nephew after getting into an argument with his estranged wife.

2 hr 58 min
Apr 28, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-17-26 Advice to a Widower

A dating widower asks Rips and the audience's advice on how to broach the topic of a possible engagement to his daughter and Donald John makes more flimsy excuses for his failures in Iran.

2 hr 58 min
Apr 27, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-16-26 Progressivism

Uncle Clarence Thomas called out "Progressivism" as a threat to the United States, a look at how his Conservative rulings are shaped and framed by his relationship with donors, including and most prominently his relationship with Harlan Crowe.

2 hr 24 min
Apr 24, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-15-26 Pontificating to the Pope

The feud between Donald John and Pope Leo escalates as VP JD Vance attempts to pontificate to the pope about God's support of wars (seriously) and the Trump administration cancelled an approximately $11 million federal contract with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami.

2 hr 26 min
Apr 23, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-14-26 Kent Jones Announcement

Reactions to Representatives' resignations amid a growing sexual abuse scandals and Harrison County District Four Supervisor, Kent Jones, announces the opening of a new sports complex in Gulfport which will be the location of the next jz94.5 Annual Juneteenth Celebration.

2 hr 25 min
Apr 22, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-13-26 Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Donald John threatens blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran closes the Strait following Israel's violation of the ceasefire agreement with Iran by continuing attacks on Lebanon.

2 hr 59 min
Apr 17, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-10-26 Melania Epstein Messaging

The First Lady holds an impromptu press conference to deny reports that she met Donald John through Jeffrey Epstein in the wake of her former agent's children's mother being deported by ICE and author Michael Wolff's counter lawsuit following Melania's suing him over his comments about her connections with Epstein.

3 hr 7 min
Apr 16, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-9-26 Automatic Draft Registration

Parents and Veterans react to a new policy stating young, eligible men will be automatically registered for the military draft pool starting in December 2026 as part of a measure tucked into the annual defense policy bill Congress signed into law late last year.

2 hr 27 min
Apr 14, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-8-26 Iran Ceasefire Agreement

Detailing the ceasefire agreement and how Israel almost immediately violated the terms of the 10 point plan meant to be a "framework" for peace talks presented by Iran and initially approved by Donald John.

2 hr 25 min
Apr 13, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-7-26 Iran Deadline

Donald John issue deadline with apocalyptic rhetoric for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following his profanity laden Easter message and VP J.D. Vance expected to lead peace talks.

2 hr 29 min
Apr 8, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-2-26 Brandy Memoir

Reactions after more escalation and Donald John openly threatening war crimes in Iran and Brandy's memoir raises questions about the legality of her first sexual encounter with Boyz II Men's Wanya Morris and a concerning double-standard.

2 hr 26 min
Apr 8, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-6-26 50/50 Custody Bill

Parents weigh in on Mississippi House Bill 1662, which creates a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint custody with 50/50 equal parenting time. The bill passed the legislature and was sent to the governor, establishing that courts must document reasons for deviating from this standard and outlines child support calculations for shared parenting.

2 hr 28 min
Apr 7, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-3-26 Iran Shoots Down US Jet

Reactions to the firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi and Donald John's regime scrambles to sanitize the story of a US jet being downed in Iran as the search for the second crew member continues as Iran offers a bounty for their capture.

2 hr 26 min
Apr 2, 2026
It's a New Day: 4-1-26 Ellen Lee

Exclusive interview with the legendary Broadway Costume Designer, Ellen Lee, and reactions to Donald John's message to NATO countries after their refusal to get involved in the conflict in Iran to clear the Strait of Hormuz and his threatening to withdraw the US from the alliance.

2 hr 30 min
Apr 1, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-31-26 50/50 Custody

More information revealed about a fatal sheriff's deputy involved shooting in Harrison County and parents react to a bill in MS Legislature that would start joint child custody at 50/50 with many curious about how the child's schooling, activities, and overall development would be affected and a judge halts con

2 hr 31 min
Mar 31, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-30-26 Black MAGA

Reactions after Nick Cannon attempts to sanitize the history of Conservatives by asserting MAGA talking points about the Democrat and Republican parties and the true cost of war in Iran starting to be felt in the US.

2 hr 30 min
Mar 27, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-27-26 No Kings Protests

Ahead of the return of the No Kings protests in Mississippi, Ash Caranna, organizer and co-host of the Gulfport protest, speaks on the No Kings Day movement and Donald John prepares to deploy another 10,000 troops to the Middle East following the previous announcement of 5,000 en route to join the nearly 50,000 already stationed in the region.

2 hr 29 min
Mar 27, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-26-26 Voter Registration Requirements

Breaking down the ridiculousness of new voter i.d. laws being pushed in state and federal bills and Donald John is unable to articulate a real strategy for exiting the "excursion' in Iran.

2 hr 27 min
Mar 25, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-25-26 US Army Raises Enlistment Age

Reactions after the US Army announces their raising of the enlistment age to 42 from 34 amid 2,000 troops being deployed to the Middle East and Donald John touts a "gift" given by Iran as no clear signs of negotiations between the US and Iran are apparent with both nations offering conflicting narratives.

2 hr 26 min
Mar 25, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-24-26 Christopher Columbus Statue in D.C.

The shifting narratives in the war with Iran continue after Donald John relents on a 48 hour deadline for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and a new statue depicting Christopher Columbus is erected in Washington D.C. near the White House.

2 hr 26 min
Mar 19, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-18-26 Counterterrorism Director Resigns in Protest of Iran War

The country braces for increasing gas prices amid the expanding conflict in the Middle East and reactions to the National Counterterrorism Center Director, Joe Kent, resigning from his post in protest of the war in Iran after Kent stated that "it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".

2 hr 26 min
Mar 18, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-17-26 Cuba in Crisis

Donald John, amid even more American service members being reported killed and injured in his "excursion" into Iran, floats the idea of "taking" Cuba as the island nation's president Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez warns any aggression will be met with "impregnable resistance".

2 hr 26 min
Mar 17, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-16-26 Support for the Strait

A critique on representation in Hollywood following the 2026 Academy Awards and Donald John struggles to garner support for securing the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian forces as most of the members of NATO solicited have rejected.

2 hr 26 min
Mar 13, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-13-26 Domestic Attack Warnings

Reactions to the already high cost of the war in Iran after 6 crewmembers were confirmed killed in a refueling plane crash in Iraq and Israel dropping the charges against soldiers who were filmed sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee.

2 hr 25 min
Mar 13, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-12-26 Predatory Behavior

A mother's email sparks a conversation on situational awareness after a mother describes suspicious behavior she's observed from one of her son's friends and Donald John refuses to take responsibility for the the attack on a girl's school in Iran that left nearly 200 children dead after a Tomahawk missile strike.

2 hr 22 min
Mar 13, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-11-26 Primary Election Results

Primary election results analyzed and the Pentagon reports approximately 140 service members injured in war with Iran with other outlets claiming the actual number is even higher and Iran threatens Trump after his numerous threats to their leadership.

2 hr 22 min
Mar 11, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-10-26 Primary Election Day

Voters head to the polls to decide the party candidates for US House and Senate races in the November general election and Donald John demands approval of Iran's new Supreme Leader after the son of slain the Ayatollah is named as his successor.

2 hr 25 min
Mar 11, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-9-26 Draft Not Ruled Out

Donald John's chief propagandist, Karoline Leavitt, refuses to confirm that the draft is being ruled out in the war with Iran and 8 troops confirmed dead in the conflict while the number of wounded is heavily disputed.

2 hr 21 min
Mar 5, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-5-26 Marine Manhandled

Exclusive interview with Rep. Jeffrey Hulum III, a candidate vying for South Mississippi’s U.S. House seat and reactions after a video which depicts a Marine getting his arm broken amid Iran war protest as police and Senator Tim Sheehy eject him from hearing goes viral. Marine Brian McGinnis was dragged out of a congressional hearing on the war, shouting as Capitol Hill police pulled him from the room, "No one wants to fight for Israel."

2 hr 22 min
Mar 4, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-4-26 Texas Primary Elections

Texas' primaries shines a light on potential issues with upcoming midterm elections and the official justification narrative continues to shift as Marco Rubio disavows his own statement on Trump following Israel's lead into war after the first US troops killed in the conflict with Iran .

2 hr 24 min
Mar 3, 2026
It's a New Day: 3-3-26 No Plan for Iran

News agencies report conflicting narratives about the justification for US strikes on Iran and administration officials themselves off different explanations before Marco Rubio states the US attacked Iran preemptively in anticipation of their attack after being attacked by Israel's IDF.

2 hr 22 min
Feb 27, 2026
It's a New Day: 2-27-26 Election Emergency

Voters weigh in on possible options of recourse to have their ballots counted after revelations that a group of anti-voting activists are coordinating with the White House on a blatantly illegal draft emergency order to take control of elections ahead of mid-terms and after a declaration to "nationalize" elections from Donald John.

2 hr 23 min
Feb 26, 2026
It's a New Day: 2-26-26 Gigi Coleman

Exclusive interview with Gigi Coleman, the great niece of the legendary African-American Aviator Bessie Coleman, the first African-American female pilot and reactions to Microsoft founder Bill Gates admitting infidelity during his time with Jeffrey Epstein after his initial denials.

2 hr 22 min
Feb 25, 2026
It's a New Day: 2-25-26 State of the Union Addressed

Reactions to the lie filled State of the Union Address in which Donald John mislead the American people on his economy, including grocery prices, inflation, and job creation before lying about a Ukranian woman attacked in North Carolina's mentally ill assailant coming into the country through "open borders", despite DeCarlos Brown being a Charlotte, North Carolina native.

2 hr 27 min
Feb 25, 2026
It's a New Day: 2-24-26 ICE Whistleblower Testimony

In testimony to Congress, former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney Ryan Schwank told members ICE teaches cadets to 'violate the Constitution,' and "The ICE academy is deficient, defective, and broken," and predictions for the State of the Union Address.