Lagnia-Pod

Mobile County turns blue for the first time in decades, Baldwin County shifts left, and Tommy Tuberville wins the governor's race by a much narrower margin than expected. The Lagnapod crew breaks down Alabama's election surprises, including Shomari Figures' victory in a redrawn congressional district, crossover voting and a surprisingly close Mobile County sheriff's race.Plus:Two historic ships prepare to pass through MobileNew details emerge about the city's $14.7 million fraud scandal, andA former city councilman's bizarre Hooters encounter leads to criminal charges.All this and more by smashing the play button...

Mobile's $14.7 million fraud mystery is starting to unravel, but every new answer seems to raise another question.Now, a previously undisclosed, nearly $1 million fraud attempt has city council members wondering what else they haven't been told.Plus: Philip Rivers emerges as a possible candidate for NC State's coaching job, and the crew previews the Nov. 3 election showdown between Tommy Tuberville and Doug Jones.

How does a city lose $14.7 million in one swipe? Mobile officials announced the staggering loss of taxpayer money. Where did the money go, how did the scam work and who was responsible?Plus: Tuberville boots a Lagniappe reporter for asking about his unfulfilled Senate salary pledge, Congressman Shomari Figures changes his primary residence ahead of the election, and the crew debates the future of Brookley by the Bay.

Hurricane Isaias swerves away to spare Mobile. AI weather models appear to already look smarter than humans. The Alabama Supreme Court shuts down a pre-election residency challenge against Tuberville.Plus: Mobile's city and county leaders get into a TIF-tiff over tax dollars, a gruesome double homicide shocks West Mobile, county officials revisit plans for an indoor water park, and the SS United States inches closer to its final resting place in the Gulf.

With Hurricane Isaias bearing down, the Lagnapod crew looks back on Trump’s Mobile visit, from bridge-groundbreaking theatrics and Air Force One logistics to South Alabama students arrested over online threats.