* Aretha, the Daily Buzz Question, and local coverage of a big loss 

* Is Fresno’s Homeless Task Force getting the job done? 

* Georgia Police taze an 87 year old woman 

* Do NOT take hand grenades to the Airport 

* A Washington woman faces charges after shoving her friend off of a 60-foot bridge 

* Bill Maher defends Alex Jones as PragerU gets throttled by Facebook 

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* Weekend Buzz Question: The Academy will add “Popular Film” categories: Reactions

* Sea-Tac Plane Theft & Crash: The FBI will aid in the investigation

* NPR Interviews a Nazi. NPR Listeners are not entertained.

* People standing up for Nazis via Twitter

* Carjackers foiled by…a manual transmission!

* Nielsen Reports U.S. Adults spend ELEVEN HOURS consuming media every day

* Sextorsion: A new spin on an old scam makes the rounds

* A local church (some say cult) is accused of Sex Trafficking after bothering people at the mall

Photo by [Charles Deluvio](https://unsplash.com/photos/vKEwDELlFbg?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)

* The Milk Wars of 2018: Should the FDA ‘offer guidance’ on a product name nobody is confused by? 

* A drunkard antagonizes a bison in Yellowstone, doubles down with a screaming match in a hotel lobby, and is now in custody. 

* The Portland Protests: Why is Patriot Prayer there? 

* The Episcopal Church considers de-gendering God. 

* The suspect in a high-profile breaking & entering case wants to change his plea after finding out he’s going to jail.

Photo by [Samuel Schneider](https://unsplash.com/photos/wEow4WdiAbg?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/search/photos/patriot?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)

Wednesday I had the opportunity to fill in for Chris Daniel on KMJ. While covering Central California’s most listened-to afternoon drive program we discussed:

* The All-New, Super-Awesome 9-11 Improvement Fee (Don’t call it a tax and don’t ask what the 9-11 fee already on your phone bills is for) 

* Alex Jones is a big, fat dirtbag who profits off the misery of Sandy Hook Families…and he’s fighting lawsuits that would make that a matter of public record. 

* Fresno State Professor Randa Jarrar is back in the news with complaints about the mail she’s received since attaching Barbra Bush and white men 

* Don’t leave your pets in hot cars. Even for 8 minutes. 

* Questions about Citizenship and the 2020 Census

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Racial Activist and Social Justice Warrior Shaun King asks his Million-Plus followers to track down #SalivaSally after a shameful display of hate and vulgarity in SoHo

* Is releasing The Hounds of Twitter an appropriate reaction? 

* Is online vigilantism EVER acceptable? 

* Does context matter when people get racial? 

Also:

The Whoopi Goldberg-versus-Jeanine Pirro thing is a bunch of crap and I’m tired of people elevating a viral marketing scheme into anything other than the continued dumbing-down of the American Media Consumer that it is.

Carr Fire and Ferguson Fire Updates: It’s bad out there.

Carr Fire Info: [http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/2164](http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/2164)

Ferguson Fire Info: [https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5927/](https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5927/)

The Central California Blood Center is going to need your help to meet the elevated need created by the fires. Donate! Details: [https://www.donateblood.org/](https://www.donateblood.org/)

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Ferguson Fire Information: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5927/

USA Today and CBS News are reporting on the rise of ‘Ghosting’ in the workplace: People blowing off interviews or jobs they’ve held for years…because they have new options as the job market improves across the country.

A local T-Mobile store is picketed after a racial profiling incident.

A Clovis man is suspected in a rash of crimes in Fresno’s Favorite Suburb.

Stockton’s self-proclaimed ‘Batman’ is taking down petty criminals. Rocky Pipkin of the [Pipkin Detective Agency](https://gopipkin.com) discusses safety and legal concerns, listeners share experiences using the power of Citizen’s Arrest.

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A little bit of a grab-bag from two days of filling in on the Chris Daniel Show:

* Congressman David Valadao discusses the advancement of his Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act and the Costa/Heng race

* Blake chimes in on a Harris Poll that claims Taco Bell is America's Favorite Mexican Restaurant

* Aubrey Bettencourt brings some wisdom to the Friday Movie Topic - Favorite Villains to Root For and The Best Horror Franchises...bonus: The Best Gene Hackman appearance

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The [Philip Teresi](https://philipteresi.com/) Podcast is back with new episodes!

This week's show focuses on the #FamiliesBelongTogether marches taking place in Fresno & around the country:

* Why march anywhere but at the border?

* When do we start to hold unlawful aliens accountable?

* How are the kids REALLY being treated?

* What should President Trump do if not enforce the law?

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The man who inspired 'The Dude' is coming to the Hanford Fox Theater next weekend for a 20th Anniversary Screening of "The Big Lebowski"

Get your tickets at [foxhanford.com](http://www.foxhanford.com/shows/102-the-big-lebowski-1998-20th-anniversary)

A local honors student gets pulled out of classes because of an unconventional haircut. Is it time to revise the dress code...or is it time to follow the pack?