VB in the Middle

VB talks to Jonathon Shaer of the New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association about how the town of Concord, MA is trying to ban the sale of all tobacco products. Shaer represents some of convenience store clients who are against this ban. Listen to more on why Concord is looking into this ban and how it will affect local businesses, here!

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Today is the day of the House's impeachment vote and the Democrats are putting on quite the show down there in D.C. You have to hear what Rep. Joe Kennedy said in this opening statements about impeachment! He directly addressed his two young children in what appeared to be a history lesson and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi looked like she was doing a 6th grade oral report with her big poster board prop...Hear more here!

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Today's "Stories We Love" brought to you by Kane's Donuts features the story of a man in Charlestown who tried stealing a box truck full of $10k worth of lobsters! Hear more about this story here!

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VB is back and brings in guest author Dave Wedge to talk about these topics: Hallmark and their pulled Zola ad that they later apologized for pulling; should Hallmark have accepted the Zola ad to air on their network to begin with? Do you find any fault with the ad and what people claim Hallmark stands for? Then why don't you see very many Black Santas? Is there a demand for them? Lightning shares what the cracker brand Goldfish is doing in her Flash of Lightning. Then VB, Wedge, and Lightning discuss the topic of "fiscal cheating". Have you ever made a big purchase without consulting with or telling your spouse and therefore hide it from them? We discuss all these topics including today's "Stories We Love"!

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An article out of the Boston Globe suggests that 1 out of 5 people in a relationship "fiscally cheat" on their spouse, meaning hide their expenses from them. Have you or do you do this? It's being called "fiscal cheating", to make a high purchase or sneaky purchase without consulting your spouse. VB talks to Lightning and guest Dave Wedge about their relationship spending habits and hears from you the listeners!

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Today's Flash of Lightning features the latest food release from the snack cracker brand Goldfish! Hear what they are releasing, here!

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VB is back and guest Dave Wedge joins him to discuss the latest controversy over Hallmark pulling the Zola same sex couple ad. Should Hallmark have accepted the Zola ad to air on their network in the first place? Wedge and VB discuss!

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How come you don't see that many Black Santas around Christmas? Or say an Asian Santa? Or a Hispanic Santa? You mainly see a lot of White Male Santas...is it because Santa was a white male or is it due to the white male patriarchy culture? An article out of the Boston Globe argues there is a need for more Black Santas in 2019. Do you agree? We discuss!

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Today's "Stories We Love" brought to you by Kane's Donuts features the story of a 13 year old Autistic girl who spoke for the first time ever thanks to her neighbor's Christmas light display! Hear more here!

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Kelli O'Hara fills in for VB today and discusses these topics: The latest Fox News Impeachment Polls say that 50% of Americans believe POTUS Trump should be impeached and removed; where are they finding these people to poll and how much do you believe this poll? Elizabeth Warren says she wants more funding for public schools and to do that, she once again says she's going to "tax the billionaires". Additionally, she says she might miss this week's Democratic debate if the labor strikes out in CA continue because she refuses to cross the picket line at the event...Kelli reminds the listeners of when Warren was singing a different tune here in MA back when Market Basket had their strike...Should sex offenders she given state licenses to work in your private home as an electrician, plumber, etc. as it's been discovered that a high number of sex offenders have been given MA licenses for being an electrician, masseuse, manicurist, and other labor jobs. How would you feel about your employer conducting a "smell check" on your workplace bathroom to crack down on if it's employees are abusing their time in the bathrooms by using the space to go on their phones rather than use the bathroom? Hallmark has apologized for pulling a Zola ad that featured a lesbian couple...should they have even pulled the ad in the first place? Kelli discusses all these topics including today's "Stories We Love", right here!

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