HeyJaredThe Jimmy Barrett Show
Jimmy Barrett comes to KPRC via Detroit, Mich., and Richmond, Va. where he spent several decades doing mornings. Jimmy was also the longtime public address announcer for Michigan Men's Basketball and the Detroit Tigers.
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AI Threats, 9/11 Lessons & the Flock Camera Debate (opens the original)
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Jimmy examines the potential dangers of artificial intelligence and whether America learned the right lessons from 9/11. He also discusses evolving terrorist threats with Jonathan Gilliam and Ed Turzhanski, plus the privacy and public-safety debate surrounding Flock cameras with Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne.
AI’s Promise and Peril, Texas Politics & the Trump Dividend (opens the original)
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Jimmy examines the promise and potential dangers of artificial intelligence, from fears that AI could threaten humanity to new medical breakthroughs that may improve health and slow aging. Education expert Jean Burk joins the show to discuss AI-generated classroom materials, fact-checking and critical thinking. Jimmy also breaks down the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, the Senate battle between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, Paxton’s Texas Promise plan and President Trump’s proposed $5,
Grocery Prices, Texas Midterms and a Harris County Tax Hike (opens the original)
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Jimmy looks at rising grocery and fuel prices, Republican strategy ahead of the midterms and growing concerns over socialism. RNC Committeewoman Debbie Georgatos discusses the Republican convention in Dallas, while Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey pushes back against a proposed 7.6% property-tax increase. Jimmy also covers Flock cameras, data centers and the approaching 25th anniversary of 9/11.
Free-Range Parenting, Stay-at-Home Pay & America’s Immigration Shift (opens the original)
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Jimmy Barrett examines a Virginia mother’s child-neglect conviction after allowing her five-year-old to walk through their gated neighborhood alone. He also discusses a proposed $9,000 stipend for parents who stay home with their children, the latest jobs report, Gen Z’s workplace struggles, affordability concerns ahead of the midterms and the growing influence of socialism in Texas politics. Plus, Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies explains why America’s foreign-born populati
College Football Chaos, Data Center Debate & Battleship Texas (opens the original)
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Jimmy takes on the changing face of college football, from LSU’s NFL-experienced players and Lane Kiffin to soaring NIL deals and transfer rules. He also examines the stalled Lindsay Clancy jury deliberations, Gov. Greg Abbott’s data center moratorium and Texas’ place in the AI race, and continued construction of the southern border wall. Plus, Travis Davis, COO and VP of Ship Operations for the Battleship Texas Foundation, joins Jimmy with an update on the ship’s restoration, move to Pier 15 in
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