VB in the Middle

Julian Castro dropped out of the race one week and in the next he's out there endorsing Elizabeth Warren. VB weighs in on how his endorsement might actually be damaging to Warren! Take a listen!

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British comedian and actor Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes last night and ended up slamming Hollywood in his opening monologue! He held NOTHING back! In case you missed it (which we get most of you don't watch the Golden Globes), VB brings you Gervais' best moments here!

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The biggest news of today was how America conducted an airstrike in Iran to take out General Soleimani, who was responsible for killing hundreds in the area, including American forces. This successful hit on the General has the American public wondering what is next & if we will be going to war with Iran...VB talks to guest journalist of Politico Ray Takeyh on the subject at hand. He has spent his life being very familiar with the Iranian region. Additionally we bring you the best sound bites from 2019, in our Sound Bites of the Year segment! Then we talk to Scott Whitley about food. Hear it all here!

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We bring you the top 10 best sound clips from 2019 that we found to be entertaining! Listen to some great moments that happened over the past year.

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Scott Whitley of Wicked Bites pops in studio to talk to VB about Chinese food restaurants to check out in the area and to promote his upcoming show at the China Blossom in Andover, where he will be introducing Comedian Lenny Clark!

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VB debates with associate producer, John (some know him as "nose ring John") over President Trump's command to order an airstrike on Iran to take out General Soleimani. Was it a good decision by Trump and what are the appropriate repercussions? VB takes calls from the listeners who all take John to task and discuss the possible American relations with Iran moving forward.

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Today Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was killed by American airstrikes. VB talks to Politico journalist and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of the forthcoming The Last Shah: Iran, America and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty, Ray Takeyn. He knows a lot more about the Middle East than most of us and so he gives some insight into what happened over there this morning and the repercussions of it, if any. Take a listen!

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VB is back for his first show of the New Year & he has co-host Tom Shattuck in! They talk about a Massachusetts committee voting on making plastic straws available by request only when your dining in public! Lightning presents a political and food themed "Flash of Lightning". Shattuck shares his gripe about people posts year in review social media posts when come to find out Lightning posted one and they read it! VB presents his "Book of the Month Club" book "We Will Rise" and talks to Author Steve Beaven. Then NH passed sports betting! Will you be heading up to NH to place a bet? We discuss it, here!

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For VB"s "Book of the Month Club" he talks to Author Steve Beaven about his book: "We Will Rise". It's the story of tragedy and resurrection in the heartland about the college basketball team Evansville who all went down in a plane crash.

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A Massachusetts committee votes to limit the access or usage of plastic straws in the state. They are proposing plastic straws in restaurants and establishments throughout the state be distributed by request only. How do you feel about this? Tom Shattuck & VB discuss!

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