With mortgage rates still at an all-time high, current homeowners are locked in and waiting for interest rates to drop before making their next move. Bankrate Chief Financial Analyst Greg McBride joins the show to provide insight on whether lower rates are coming.

In Midway, an e-bike crash sent 3 teen girls to the hospital, one of who had to be airlifted by helicopter. Most of us agree that E-bikes are awesome but also that we don't have enough knowledge and experience with them yet. Corporal Luis Silva with Utah Highway Patrol talks about what happened and how his office is working to keep people safer on e-bikes. 

A homeless shelter plan in North Salt Lake, but residents worry how close it would be to their homes, and if encampments would go up in their neighborhoods when there aren't enough beds. At a meeting to discuss the proposal, residents and county leaders approached the proposal with compassion, concern, and some serious questions. 

Most people know if their day is ruined by 8:36 a.m., according to a recent article by StudyFinds.org. The poll they cite found that people typically experience four “bad days” each month, with 26% of the 2,000 surveyed said that if something goes wrong in the morning, the entire day feels ruined. What else ruins your day? Dave and Debbie discuss. 

Facebook confirms they caved to pressure from the White House to censor COVID-19 content during the pandemic, if it challenged the general consensus of the medical community. They're also admitting they did the same on stories about President Joe Biden's son Hunter, according to ABC. Dave and Debbie speak with Leah Murray, Host of KSL @ Night and Director of the Walker Institute of Politics and Public Service at Weber State University about the issue.

 

By 2025 - 51% of American consumers will us no cash in a typical week according to Capitol One Shopping. Are we becoming a cashless society? Dave and Debbie share the pros and cons to having cash and discuss if businesses should be required to accept it. Dave and Debbie take listener calls.

A Utah lawmaker is proposing that all schools in Utah should start with the default of having cell phones banned during school hours. It would be up to a district if they want to opt out. It's a unique approach to a statewide cell phone ban in schools and Senator Lincoln Fillmore, joins the show to talk about this proposed law. Listeners also call in with their perspective on the issue.

The dispute over the mute button! Should mics be hot or not during the presidential debate?

The next presidential debate between Former President Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is set for September 10th, and both candidates disagree on whether or not microphones should be hot during the debate when the other is speaking. Dave and Debbie discuss and take listener calls. Jason Parry, the Director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah, shares his input on if the mic button