VB in the Middle

Today's Topics: Christmas Tree Shops down on Cape Cod pull all their shark merchandise people multiple people complained about it's insensitivity towards shark attack victims & their families. A Colorado cop resigns after an altercation with a civilian who was picking up trash on his own property. Then Scott Whitley joins us to talk food!

Scott Whitley of Wicked Bites talks to us about these 7 layer wings he and his crew had at a Norton restaurant that will be featured on the Wicked Bites TV show this weekend on NESN!

A Colorado police officer resigned after an incident involving a black man picking up trash on his own property. The officer asked the man whether he lived there and to put down his trash picker and the resident was combative with him and refused to put down the picker because he lived there and was just picking up his trash. The officer called for back up and at one point drew his gun. Later the officer resigned. We break down the story with iHeart's Reggie and discuss how each character handled it.

The Christmas Tree Shops down on the Cape have removed any shark merchandise from their shelves because some people complained about the insensitivity of it due to recent shark attacks in the previous years. Some products say phrases like "send more tourist, the last ones were delicious". Was this decision by Christmas Trees Shops smart?

Today's Topics: Fall River school lunch photo generates hysteria over what appears to be an inadequate lunch for students. A NH school lunch lady was fired after giving a student a pass on not paying for his lunch because he had no money and told him to bring it the next day. The SAT is implementing an "adversity score". VB presents his "Book of the Month" and talks to the author. Waffles tells us his top 10 puns from what is trending on Twitter today & VB gives us a "Lightning List" on his Top 10 Best TV Comedies of All Time! Guest co-host Cosmo Macero joins us today in studio to talk about some of these topics!

VB gives us his Top 10 "Lightning List" of Best TV Comedies of All Time and we rip him! Some of them Lightning & Waffles have never even heard of...we all critique him on what he left off of the list and take your calls with your favorite TV comedies!

"Hit me with your best pun" was a topic trending on Twitter today and Waffles presents us with his top 10 best that he has seen, much to VB's enjoyment. Cosmo may have regretted lending this segment to Waffles...

The SAT is adding an "adversity score" for students who experience hardship. This would expose a student's social and economic background and take that into consideration when scoring their tests...VB & guest co-host Cosmo Macero weigh in on this new score factor that is being rolled out into schools as soon as 2020!

For this month of May, VB brings you his choice for "Book of the Month". It is author Michael Kranish's "The World's Fastest Man" about cyclist Major Taylor, the first African American sports hero. A fascinating conversation was had here!

Some parents and residents are outraged over the school lunches in Fall River, MA. A picture was taken showing one student's lunch and the lack of food it contained. We also visit the NH story of a lunch lady getting fired over allowing a student a free lunch when he did not have any money...we discuss with guest co-host Cosmo Macero!