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New York State's bail reform laws have been under intense scrutiny ever since Thursday morning when the news broke of the murder of 44-year-old Amanda Thompson in Buffalo's Lovejoy District. The alleged perpetrator had multiple prior arrests, including one which posted a $50,000 bail and the District Attorney's office requested he not be released. With there being so much conversation around bail reform, Buffalo Attorney Paul Cambria joins the show to discuss what exactly bail reform is and if it played a role in Thompson's murder.

In keeping with yesterday's topic of questionable President Trump decisions, we begin today with the latest new idea floated by the President, reopening Alcatraz as a federal prison. It seems like more than just mere hyperbole from Trump, as Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum toured the facility Thursday. Does this make any sense to you?

As far as local news is concerned, discussions have been had about converting the old NRG plant in Dunkirk into a nuclear power plant. Would you support nuclear power in Western New York, and in the case of Dunkirk residents, in your backyard?

Recently, President Trump has said and done some things that have angered some of his base, admonishing his 'past' supporters for their insistence that the Epstein files get released, executive inaction on protecting the Second Amendment, his stance on Ukraine, whatever the case may be, many of Trump's core supporters have become disenchanted with him lately. If you supported him to begin with, has he since lost your support? When did he lose you?

President Trump has said and done some things recently that have alienated members of his core base. One of those crowds is the pro Second Amendment crowd, due to the lack of executive initiative on firearms so far, and Pam Bondi's failure to reply to some members of Congress written inquiries on helping some blue states with protecting their Second Amendment rights. Frank Panasuk of the 1791 Society joins the show to give us his thoughts on where he and other pro Second Amendment people stand on President Trump at this point in his second term.

We start out the show discussing downtown Buffalo and what would have to change for you to come back downtown, with an extended aside on the book 'America's crossroads' about Canal St. and Dante Place in the post canal era. And since it has been brutally hot as of late, and there's been some incidents of local musicians passing out on stage due to the heat, we talk about dehydration, have you had any struggles with that? And, in order to stay cool in this scorching heat, what are the best ice cream spots in WNY?

E-bikes have been a topic of conversation recently as some towns around Buffalo, with Clarence being the latest, are trying to make changes to their local laws when it comes to the use of e-bikes on town trails. Are you in favor of this, do we need more stringent regulations when it comes to e-bikes? And to close things out, while the deadline for some parishes to make their payment toward the abuse settlement has been pushed back, tomorrow is July 15th, the original deadline for parishes to pay up. What do you hope your parish does?

On the program today, in the first third, we talk about the controversial cartoon that drew the ire of many after appearing in 'The Buffalo news commenting on the flooding in Texas. In the middle third, we also talk about those who don't vote, why is that if you're one of those people? And the situation with ICE agents, videos have come out showing protestors hurling rocks at ICE agents in California. Should they be permitted to use deadly physical force when attacked like this. And we'd be remiss if we didn't have some fun on a Friday, The final third of the show is dedicated to your best dad/mom jokes.

We start out with Buffalo Beatles Connection member and Ringo Starr drum historian Gary Astridge joining the show and talking about the Beatles and Paul McCartney as he will be performing in Buffalo this coming November for the first time in a decade. Following that, Taste of Buffalo is this weekend, and they strongly suggest leaving your dogs at home. What is with people bringing their dogs to human places and functions like festivals and grocery stores?

Gary Astridge, a member of the Buffalo Beatles Connection and Ringo Starr's drum historian, joins the show on the heels of the announcement that Paul McCartney will return to Buffalo for the first time in a decade this coming November for a show at the KeyBank Center. Hear Gary's thoughts on that, some stories from Ringo Starr's 85th birthday party, and more.

Still somewhat on the topic of the car theft by juveniles in Cheektowaga yesterday, that brings up the larger question of respect, are people in positions of power receiving less respect than they used to? As far as these kids acting out, is it a lack of discipline thing? How did your parents discipline you, what was their 'nuclear' punishment option?