Hour Two dives straight into the day’s biggest stories with the Top 5 @ 5, including the planned closure of the Kennedy Center, new SNAP work requirements that could impact millions, another measles case tied to UW–Madison, and disturbing developments involving the Epstein files and a former Wisconsin surgeon sentenced to prison.

Dr. Ken shares a personal story about being exposed to whooping cough, pushing the vaccine conversation beyond politics and into lived experience. As YouTube chat and texts roll in, the focus tightens on the Epstein file redactions—or lack thereof—and the real danger of destroying lives when evidence is mishandled or incomplete.

The hour closes with a powerful media critique: the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother. Dr. Ken asks the uncomfortable but necessary question—would this story be getting the same attention without the celebrity connection? And is this another example of “missing white woman syndrome,” or something more complicated?

Challenging, honest, and unafraid to interrogate media priorities, this hour asks listeners to look past headlines and into accountability.