The Ed Morrissey Show moves to AM 1280 The Patriot for a one-day appearance on morning drive-time terrestrial radio! We’re starting at 9 am ET/8 am CT and going three hours, with some terrific guests.

I’ll be promoting the America Unplugged: Overturning ObamaCare event on April 28th, and we have a great deal for Patriot listeners today. Anyone ordering tickets to the VIP dinner or the main event can get 20% off of the advance-sale price by either using “Hot Air” in the promo code field in the on-line ordering form, or by calling our studio line of 651-289-4488 and mentioning Hot Air when buying the tickets. We’ll even have a special Hot Air section at both the dinner and the event, so be sure to join us!

Who are our guests today? Joining me today will be Michelle Malkin, King Banaian, Congressman John Kline, and Governor Tim Pawlenty, along with state House candidates Diane Anderson and Doug Wardlow.

During the show, we’ll also be promoting a fundraiser for Alex Neppl, the son of an Apple Valley firefighter who has aplastic anemia and a lymphoma in his brain. Alex’s family attends my church and have had him on the prayer list for some time. The firehouse where Randy Neppl works, at 142nd Street and Essex, will have a fundraising hot dog sale on Saturday, and residents of the neighborhood will have garage sales in an effort to contribute. I’m hoping Hot Air readers and TEMS listeners will help Alex get the treatments he needs. Donations can go to:

Neppl Family Benefit Fund
c/o Wings Financial Credit Union
14985 Glazier Ave. South
Apple Valley, MN 55124-6539

Now you can join the conversation in the chat room! Be sure to register at Ustream to participate in our raucous live-chat sessions. (And if the log-in prompt doesn’t come up in the chat box below, use this link instead.) Jazz Shaw of The Moderate Voice and The Monster moderate the chat, and they have Troll Gun Trivia Contest running before the show, for those who get there early — and are registered!