VB in the Middle

The Hallmark Channel has been under fire as of late. They pulled an ad for Zola, the wedding website, that featured a lesbian couple, after this conservative advocacy group, One Millions Moms complained and wrote a negative blog post about them. Hallmark received so much backlash from patrons that they actually flip flopped and apologized for not airing it in the first place, but rather for pulling the ad that people were originally complaining to them about. Kelli O'Hara (filling in for VB) discusses with Lightning, what Hallmark got itself into.

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Does your employer police your bathroom usage? Would you be okay if they did? One employee took to social media, Reddit in particular when their employee posted a sign on the bathrooms that said after ten minutes they will do a "smell check" to make sure you are going to the bathroom and not just on your cell phones, away from doing your job...1) do you take your cell phone into the bathroom with you? 2) Is it fair for employees to police your bathroom usage? Kelli O'Hara (filling in for VB) and Lightning discuss!

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Kelli O'Hara is in today, filling in for VB. She discusses how everyone's favorite Senator, Elizabeth Warren was asked by a young child what Warren would do to help children with disabilities in her school. Warren did say she supports more funding for public schools, but also defaulted back to her same old answer, "we're going to tax the billionaires"! Is that her answer for everything? Medicare for all; tax the billionaires! Stop global warming; tax the billionaires! Additionally, she said she might miss the Democratic debate later this week in CA due to labor disputes and she refuses to cross the picket line...Kelli reminds the listeners of a similar strike here in Massachusetts not to long ago when the Senator was singing a different tune...

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Today's "Stories We Love" brought to you by Kane's Donuts features the story of a 5 year old girl who started a cocoa stand in her local town so that she could help out her fellow classmates pay off their lunch debt. If that doesn't sing Merry Christmas to you, what does?!

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Today's Topics: Democratic lawmakers in NH turned down federal education money that would have gone towards charter schools throughout the state; why in the world would they do that? VB talks to Michael Graham of the NH Journal about this decision of theirs. Have you EVER seen an octopus battle a bald eagle...because that very thing happened up in Canada where two salmon farmers witnessed it and saved the bald eagle. What's an animal battle you intervened? According to an article out of the Boston Globe, "car culture" in Massachusetts is costing us $64.1. billion dollars! VB talks to Scott Whitley of Wicked Bites about the eggroll lady and fish shake in Worcester! We discuss all of this including today's "Stories We Love" and A Flash of Lightning!

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VB talks to Scott Whitley of Wicked Bites about the Eggroll Lady and Fish Shack in Worcester! Hear more about what this special place in Worcester has to offer!

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Have you ever seen or heard of such a thing as an octopus trying to take down a bald eagle?! That's exactly what two salmon farmers came across up in Vancouver Island, Canada. Would you have intervened if you witnessed or came across this type of scenario? Have you ever intervened in an animal battle before? We hear from listeners about some of their stories!

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Democrats in a Fiscal Committee in NH just voted 7-3 to NOT take $46 million in federal ed funding for charter schools targeting at-risk students! Why in the world would lawmakers NOT accept funding, especially for education? VB talks to Guest Michael Graham, of the NH Journal about this stunning news out of NH.

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Today's "Stories We Love" brought to you by Kane's Donuts features these "penis fish" that have washed up in droves on the coast in California! This is a legit type of fish that looks like...you guessed it! Hear more about this bizarre fish and why they are washing up on the shores of California!

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VB is joined by guests Tom Shattuck and Cosmo Macero and they discuss these topics: POTUS Trump criticizes TIME's Person of the Year, Greta Thunberg and now people are ripping him for criticizing a minor after last week his wife, the FLOTUS scolded Professor Karlan for dragging a minor into politics...Shattuck & Cosmo give their take on the impeachment articles that have been presented and the whole show that has been occurring in front of the public eye. Lightning presents a Flash of Lightning and they have Cosmo and Shattuck compete in a game of Christmas Music Trivia.. We find out both of them do not know anything about Christmas music...VB talks to the CEO of Newsmax Media, Christopher Ruddy about the biggest news stories and what they are bringing to the media game. Here all of this including today's "Stories We Love"!

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