Simon Barrett

A look at news and current events. Wheres Vlad? he hasn't been seen in a week. Tuesday is game day in Israel, is Bibi out? The naughty letter to Iran, The cop hunting season opens in Ferguson. Is ISIS losing? Clinton email server

Our weekly look at the world of bail bonds. Earlier this week I came across a very interesting story out of Mississippi. The Post Conviction Bond. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/02/23/buying-time After spending two days and nights in jail for drunk driving this past August, Howell was brought to the Byram city court, where she pled guilty and was told she had to pay a fine of $1,044. If she couldn’t come up with the money on the spot, she was headed back to jail. “I panicked,” said Howell, who lives and supports her son “paycheck to paycheck.” But there was one other option. The judge explained to Howell that she could avoid jail by purchasing a new kind of bail bond, a post-conviction device that bail agents in Mississippi are busily promoting around the state. It would cost $155, and would buy her two extra months to come up with the money to pay her fine. Howell was then escorted to another room, where Patty Hodges from the Mississippi Bonding Company sat ready with the paperwork.

'Kai,' represents big musical and personal changes for group founder, composer, producer, and guitarist, Sasha Markovic. Yagull has officially became a duo with the addition of Sasha's most challenging collaborator up until this time, pianist extraordinaire Kana Kamitsubo. Sasha and Kana's partnership went further as they became husband and wife. Album 'Kai' and the title track are named after their son born in 2014. A Serbian guitarist and a Japanese pianist. listen in, we will be playing some tracks from the new alnum.

Lots to talk about this week. Hillary and her email server. Bill O'Rielly and his 'porky pies'. Bibi's speach to congress. 50 years of Selma and the start of the Vietnam war. Interesting statistics from Ferguson, racial profiling? Oh say it is not so!

Our weekly look at the world of bailbonds. We invite you to call in with your questions and comments. We welcome any topic, extradition laws, pre trial release, ethics, you name it we want to talk about it.

Our weekly program for and about the world of Bail Bonds. While at first glance you would think that Law Enforcement and the Bail Bonds world would be the best of friends, the Bonds Man deliveres the wanted bad guy to the jail. No donut break is interupted, the only pesky bit is the paperwork. Alas this nirvana is not reality. The Police and Bondsmen do clash. There are hundreds os stories, some humorous in retrospect, but not nearly so rib ticlkingly funny at the time when you are staring down the barrel of a gun. Why is there this disconnect between the two groups, they share a common goal?

Band leader Matt Brookins commented on the latest album: “On Turtles All the Way Down, our sound is refined with a balance of modern and classic vibes, while still retaining the signature 'Odin's Court' sound. We also have the 'missing piece' that completes us – a new vocalist that can bring the emotion and technicality to the music that it deserves. Dimetrius LaFavors' vocals, combined with the more mature song writing and production, have taken us to the next level.”  

James Ross has just published his 6th novel Shari's Shot. Fans of James Ross will recognize his backdrop, the Prairie Winds Golf Club and the fabulous characters that call it home. I have a huge admiration for James Ross, he has the ability to make you feel at home, you know the characters, but you never know where the story will go. With each book we get to meet new characters, in this one we have Shari and her mogul husband Tyler Cy. Please join me forwhat I am sure will be a great discussion

Our weekly look at current events. It has been an interesting week, lots to talk about. Shock and Awe American style, tell your enimy you are coming in 6 to 10 weeks. Boy that must have the Islamist State quaking in their boots. .Rudy Guiliani doesn't think Obama loves America, and Bill O'Reily acussed of pulling a fast one over the Falklands war. Hey think about it, the Falklands war was the best war in decades, the only casulties were the sheep on the island.

Our weekly loook into the world of Bail Bonds. The vast majority of Bondsman are scupulous in folling the letter of the law, complex though it is. There are a few though who bent the law and even some that totaly disregard it. While the penalties are serious, revokation of lisence etc, many states have very limited resouces to investigate reported wrong doing. So flagrent disregard of the law can go uninvestigated for a long time. Few industries welcome more regulation an oversight, yet tere are element asking for just that.

People may know the name Matthew Heines from his three books about his time spent as an Enlish teacher in Oman and Saudi Arabia, part travelogue part social comentary. Deceptions of the Ages is a fa different and fer more complex subject. He takes on three of the most popular subjects for conspiracy theorists, The Mormons, the Freemasons, and last but by no means least good old ET. Any one of these subjects taken alone is contencious, put all three together and how they intertwine, you have a book that is tought provoking.

San Francisco based band The Shams are releasing their highly anticipated EP “One and All” on February 24th, 2015. This multifaceted, Irish-influenced rock band showcases their strong and original song writing skills, and the lads are touring across the West Coast to promote their explosive EP. Whether it was a stroke of luck or pure genius, The Shams formed in 2011 when musician and guitarist Joey Kennedy (Kilkenny, Ireland) reached out to his friend and fellow Irishman Sean Daly (Donegal, Ireland) to join musical forces as the front man for their new project.  Daly quickly brought in James Scragg (Cork, Ireland), an old friend and accomplished drummer. Shortly after, talented Irish-American Tommy O`Mahony joined the band with his funky bass. The final member to join was Northern California native Henry Moser, whose expertise on the electric guitar rounds out the group’s explosive and distinctive sound.    

A look at the news of the last week. Brian Williams, John Boehner, lots to talk about this week.

About the only certainty in the buisiness of being a recovery agent is the uncertainty of the mission. Why did someone skip a court date? You can pretty much rule out forgetfulness. There are occasions where the fugitive does indeed have an excuse, he or she is already in jail! Sure it is not that common but it does happen. The rest broadly fall into two categories, those with a plan and those without a plan. Someone with a plan offers challenges. Although difficult to do in todays wired world, with cell phone tracking and the other electronic footprints it is my belief that with money and planning it is possible to disapear. I will be interested on the experts thoughts  

This week my guests and I will looking at current events. ISIS are thugs but generally run a sophisticated PR operation. That went to shit with the captured jordanian pilot. I doubt they made many friends by releasing the video. Ebola is out, Measels are in. There is a very active discussion on the subject of vaccinations. I seem to recal that kids get stuck with a needle 20 times by the age of two. That sounds ridiculous to me, but if thats what is needed, fine. As far as I can see the whole problem started with a paper written a long time ago by Dr Alan Wakefield that linked vacinations to an increase in autism.It was completely debunked, but continues to get used.

Our weekly look inside the world of Bail Bonds and the things that can go wrong. The Comercial Bond business is under fire from the Pre-trial Release lobby. It is important for those in the Comercial Bond world to follow the letter of the law, yet some do not. The law is complex, so much so that sometimes even Law Enforcement does not understand it. Who can work in a Bond office is a great example. Tune in or call in to what is bound to be a lively discussion.

Jim Alfredson is best known for his work with acclaimed jazz trio organissimo and is considered among the best Hammond organists working today. His newest project is a solo album known under the name THEO that originated as a rediscovery of Alfredson's affection towards the classic era of progressive rock. Inspired by classic bands like Yes, ELP, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, and Genesis, THEO brings epic songwriting and sweeping narratives back to the forefront with contemporary sensibilities and production. 

A busy week of not much. Mitt Romney has announce that he will NOT run in 2016, does anyone care? Some dough head parked his quadcopter on the white house south lawn, does anyone care? Malaysian authorities have finaly decided that flight MH 370 crashed and all aboard were killed. I don't think it takes much rocket science and endless months of investigation to work that one out.  

The bail bond world is a strange one, For an industry mired in rules and regulations there are few standards. I hope to explore that aspect on this weeks program. One hot topic is Recovery Fees, what is fair and what is not. There are liability issues with any recovery, how is it apportioned?

The 2016 race for a stay at the worlds most exclusive hotel The White House is just getting underway, and people are already 'thinking about, thinking about running', There are no end of potential candidate talking about wearing the GOP mantle. Could this be third time lucky for Mitt Romney? Could the Bush family setting up for a threepeat with Jeb? Will Chris Christie throw his hat in the ring, rumor has it the cooking in the Whitehouse is quite good, and plentiful. Oh and of course we have the perenial non-candidate The Donald. But what would a modern election be without him? Hell if he wins it would probably spawn a rash of reality TV series, I rather like 'Celebrity Cabinet Member'. Even the insufferable Sarah Palin is making noises. I am waiting for one of the Kardashian tribe to anounce their interest. 2016 is gearing up to be a lot of fun.