VB in the Middle

Alabama Public Television banned an episode of "Arthur" that featured the gay marriage of one of the show's teachers. The position of Alabama Public Television is that they find it would have taken away the choice of parents who find it to be inappropriate if they broadcast it. We discuss the decision this public television made and the consequences.

Michael Graham of the NH Journal weighs in on the latest development in the NH lunch incident up in Cannan, NH. Lunch employee Bonnie Kimball responded to the company Fresh Picks Cafe's president calling her a liar and so even more developments emerge and we discuss!

People Magazine has comprised a list of the best place in each state to get a sandwich and Nick's Roast Beef in Beverly, MA has been named Massachusett's best sandwich. The North Shore community of Boston has a serious following for their roast beef sandwiches so we ask you the listeners if this is indeed the best place and if not, what's your go to roast beef sandwich place?

Today's topics: Maine is the first state to ban any mascots containing a Native American symbol. We talk to an Oscar winner about his upcoming play! We bring you our weekend "ear candy". A dog sitter is discovered naked in a women's home while sitting her dog...are you okay with this? Pete Buttigieg thinks Thomas Jefferson should stop being honored in the form of dinners and events named after him due to his association with slave ownership. & we talk about the latest news that the Everett casino might be selling before it even opens it's doors!

Would you be okay with your dog sitter getting naked in your house while you were away on vacation? This one owner had cameras set up in her home to check on her pet and while checking in on the animal, she spotted her dog sitter appearing to be naked with her boyfriend...we discuss!

Guest professor Paul Diboli joins VB to talk about the latest news surrounding the Encore/Everett casino and it's possible sale to MGM. The Wynn corporation is looking into selling their property to MGM casinos before they even open their doors! Is this a surprise to you and what does this mean for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission?

The state of Maine has become the first state to ban Native American mascots being used in public schools. Anything depicting a Native American symbol is prohibited. Is this PC nonsense or the right move by Maine? VB is all for it. What's your take?

VB was saying last week that there seemed to be more to the story of the NH lunch lady who was fired over giving a kid a free lunch one day when he had no money...well now we know that to be true. The lunch lady's employer came out with statements of their own on what really caused her dismissal and here bring you the news and ask you if you still think she should have been fired?

During the Hugh Hewitt radio show, Pete Buttigieg was asked if Thomas Jefferson dinners should be renamed and anything honoring him done away with because he was a former slave owner. Buttigieg thought that would be "the right thing to do". We discuss.

Our Ear Candy segment brings you the weekend's note worthy audio or sound we've come across. Sometimes it's positive, sometimes it's funny, and sometimes it's just disgraceful!