John Bolton says the president is a risk to national security AND not fit to be president. So why did Bolton avoid bringing that news to congress and help Democrats with impeachment? Why did he save it all for a book. PLUS - What's the truth about Covid? Michael Osterholm spoke on Meet the Press.

Pat Sasser, founder of NoTollsCT.org, talks about how frustrated CT voters can act now to change the balance of power in Hartford. He also explains how to help Cathy Hopperstad get elected as state rep from Manchester, and then Cathy calls in to say thanks.

Michael Harrison joins us for a discussion on issues related to policing and the killing of George Floyd, Michael and Todd's shared experience as miserable public school students and as low-level classroom teachers, and whether either has abandoned CDs and records in favor of smart speakers for music listening.

It's a really good Rant Line Hour on Thursday, so we decided to share it - a fine mix of live calls and recorded Rants.

Stan McCauley joins us to discuss the great race divide and how to bridge the distance between where we are and where we should be. Stan is a Hartford businessman and businessman who has run twice for mayor.

Why do you listen to Todd? To hear your own, already held, beliefs and ideas regurgitated back to you - or to hear new ideas, or old ones, described with new clarity? A rant line caller says he listens just to hear what he already believes - and that's where he and Todd part company.

Aunt Jemima has lost her job. As has Mrs. Butterworth. Even Uncle Ben. How upset should we be? Todd says we can live without our Aunt's and Uncles, but not our founders.

Bob Stefanowski joins us for his weekly visit, and we discuss an online forum he held today, with me as emcee, with economist Art Laffer. Details included the mistakes made by the state of Connecticut in over-spending and over-taxation, as well as Dr. Laffer's belief that the national economy will recover quickly from the government imposed Covid recession.

Tom Scott has strong feelings about the takeover of a section of Seattle known as CHAZ by a group of leftists, where even the police abandoned their precinct station to keep the peace. But is that how government should behave?

We talk to Alphonso McGriff, an inventor, author and speaker from Hartford, on the topic of race. The conversation was controversial and fascinating.