A Sarasota, FL man tries to pawn off his 7 month old baby boy at a pawn shop as a skit or bit for Snapchat. The shop worker did not find it funny and reported it to the police. Would you have called the police too if you saw this or understood it was a joke? We discuss!
Today's topics: BBC reporter is fired over posting a Royal Baby tweet containing a chimpanzee, a Cubs fan is banned for life over a hand gesture that was interpreted as racist, a local Methuen officer was exposed to Fentanyl during a booking in the police station when a criminal threw the substance on him, Waffles & Lightning debate over whether coconut is delicious or not, & Bernie Sanders & AOC propose a new plan to put a cap on credit card interest rates at 15%. We cover it all!
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez have unveiled their plan to put credit card interest rates at a maximum of 15%. Do you like or hate this idea?
A Methuen Police officer was exposed to fentanyl during the process of him booking a criminal. The criminal grabbed a bag of fentanyl on his body that was missed during a search and ripped open the bag throwing it at the officer, sending him to the hospital for treatment. What is the craziest stories police deal with everyday? We hear some stories from police officers in the community on crazy incidents they have handled.
The Cubs fan who threw up the "okay" sign behind an African American sideline reporter has now been banned by the Cubs organization. The symbol has been linked to meaning a white power symbol when used a certain way and was interpreted as racist towards this sideline reporter. Is this too extreme to ban the kid for life over something that might have been a kid playing the circle game, which is the same symbol as the "okay" symbol and something young boys and kids do kidding around that is indeed a game and nothing racist whatsoever. We discuss!
Guest co-host Geoff Diehl joins VB & talks about: a new article out of the NY Times highlighting Trump's taxes from the 80s-90s, Baby Sussex's name is Archie, Mandals; should they be allowed, Warwick, RI is offering sun butter and jelly sandwiches to students with a lunch debt, and Georgia passes a 6 week abortion limit.
According to the Boston Globe, men in scandals should not be allowed or a thing because men's feet are not as well groomed as women's feet. Guest co-host Geoff Diehl comes into the studio today wearing socks with scandals and is pretty proud of the way he looks. We ask you, should men in scandals be allowed?
The state of Georgia has passed a 6 week abortion limit law much to Democrats and others objection. This allows women to only choose abortion as an option up to 6 weeks after the would be child is conceived. Many women are arguing that it can take 6 weeks to even notice a missed menstrual cycle. We discuss.
According to the New York Times, Trump's tax figures show he had over 1 billion dollars in business losses from 1985-1994. Guest co host Geoff Diehl & VB discuss.
Warwick, RI has come up with a solution to their school lunch debt by offering sun butter and jelly sandwiches instead of hot meals to kids who have debt. Many are calling this "lunch shaming". Do you agree? We discuss with guest co-host Geoff Diehl.