Christopher Elliott is a nationally syndicated travel writer and consumer advocate. His work has been seen in The New York Times, Washington Post as well as on ABC, NBC, CBS, the BBC and many more. He returns to the program this week to talk about the madness of getting on and off planes and... what to do with babies on planes? Some folks would like them banned. 

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Sean Highkin, recently named Oregon Sportswriter of the Year, is a longtime regular on The CGP. He stopped by to talk NBA All-Star Game, the current reality of the Portland Trail Blazers in life after Damian Lillard and how the Western Conference may shake out. 

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Ben Ross is a Bay Area play-by-play broadcaster, sports host/anchor and writer along with being a regular visitor to The CGP. Just when you think the A's potential journey to Las Vegas is actually on track, another odd triad of twists unfold. This time, from conflicting media accounts on the same day.  

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Daily Beast Entertainment Critic and CGP regular Nick Schager reviews Drive-Away Dolls (theaters), Constellation (Apple TV+) and Shogun (FX). 

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Micheal Smith became the Consul General of Ireland to the Western United States in San Francisco in August, 2022. Consul Smith takes us through how one actually becomes a diplomat. And once engaged at the Consulate in San Francisco, solidifying and growing the longstanding bond between Ireland and California while helping expand Ireland's economy through trade encompassing agribusiness, high tech and tourism. 

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We were pleased to have Consul Smith join us for an additional segment. Here he discusses the importance to Ireland of an event like the World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA. Also, university students in Ireland interested in the ag industry and how the Central Valley could benefit them. Finally, the ancient game of Hurling!

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The Entertainment Critic of the Daily Beast and longtime CGP regular Nick Schager reviews Madame Web (theaters), Land of Bad (theaters, VOD) and The Truth About Jim (Max). 

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Nick joins us for a second segment. The trouble with remakes (West Side Story and soon, The Wizard of Oz) and how Oscar voters view their ballots: Do they genuinely like a film they vote for or do they think it's the film an Oscar should be associated with. 

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Cam Worrell was a safety on the Chicago Bears and played in Super Bowl XLI  (Bears-Colts). Cam, a longtime CGP contributor, stopped by the program to share what the 49ers and Chiefs players are feeling leading up to kickoff Sunday afternoon while breaking down the game itself and telling us who he thinks wins.

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Ben Ross is a play-by-play broadcaster, sports anchor and host based in the Bay Area. The longtime CGP regular returned to the program to discuss recent comments from Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman suggesting she'd prefer the Oakland A's stay in Oakland. 

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