Episodes

  • “Dangerous Heat Dome” Is Just July

    “Dangerous Heat Dome” Is Just July
    Jul 1 2026
    We open with Shannon Burke sitting in for Kayal and Company with Greg Stocker and Phil Almquist, and the hour begins with the controversial Armie Hammer movie Citizen Vigilante. The crew talks through the movie’s vigilante plot, its anti-migrant themes, Germany’s rating fight, Elon Musk posting the film, Armie Hammer’s attempt at a comeback, and the broader panic over whether movies, music, and video games actually cause violent behavior. The conversation then shifts from movie violence to real immigration policy as Shannon brings up the Supreme Court allowing Trump to strip Temporary Protected Status from Haitians. The crew ties that into a Fort Myers murder case involving a Haitian illegal immigrant, then moves into local headlines: Philly’s “dangerous heat dome,” the Bensalem freight train derailment and hazmat worries, and the search for two teen suspects in the fatal shooting of Penn State student Billy Schmidt. The hour closes with major national political and court stories. We cover the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling, JD Vance’s coming reaction, the false NPR report that Justice Samuel Alito was retiring, the Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes in women’s sports, Tom Kean Jr.’s return to Congress after a depression diagnosis, and a sports update featuring the Phillies shutout win, Jeffrey Lurie’s ESPYS honor, the Flyers, Ben Simmons rumors, and soccer.
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    54 mins
  • Fight Club, Faith Snacks, And The FCC Comes For ABC

    Fight Club, Faith Snacks, And The FCC Comes For ABC
    Jul 1 2026
    The Hour opens with the O.J. Simpson debate and the Buffalo Bills’ decision to leave him off honors in the new stadium. Shannon and Greg argue over whether on-field accomplishments can be separated from off-field infamy, then connect that to Pete Rose, Bill Cosby, the NFL Hall of Fame, and whether a legacy can survive a scandal. The crew then moves through a caller’s take on Tom Kean Jr., Mikie Sherrill, and New Jersey politics before reacting to the New Jersey middle school yearbook that accidentally includes a baby photo of Adolf Hitler. From there, they cover a Maine Senate poll involving Susan Collins and Graham Platner, AOC and JD Vance as possible 2028 nominees, whether democratic socialists are gaining power because young voters feel priced out, and why Republicans may be underestimating the appeal of economic populism. The hour closes with an extended FCC and ABC debate, asking whether The View and late-night television serve the public interest or act like partisan cable programming. Greg makes the libertarian case against government overreach while Shannon argues for broadcast-license accountability, then the show rolls into Fight Club, a study tying religious cues to junk-food choices, motorcycles and helmet laws, a caller’s question about talk radio and the FCC, and Phil’s “Today in Music History” segment before the crew signs off.
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    39 mins
  • Chris Rabb Torches The Declaration, Mamdani Sets The Thermostat, And Sean Hates The Band Box

    Chris Rabb Torches The Declaration, Mamdani Sets The Thermostat, And Sean Hates The Band Box
    Jul 2 2026
    We begin at 6 AM with Sean Farash, Anna Hummel, and Greg Stocker setting the table for a packed Thursday show. Sean previews Chris Rabb’s Declaration of Independence comments, socialist primary wins in Colorado, and the Florida woman accused of denying ownership of cocaine found during a jail intake search. The crew also starts the morning with vault toilet sunglasses, Anna’s knee trouble from jiu-jitsu, Team USA soccer jokes, and an Amazon Prime gas discount that turns into a rant about retail pricing games. The news run centers on dangerous heat in Philadelphia, one teen arrested in the murder of Penn State student Billy Schmidt, a second suspect still wanted, and the stepfather accused of helping one suspect leave Pennsylvania. Anna also covers Philadelphia extending its heat health emergency, Temple student Bryce Wolfe being killed in a Kelly Drive hit-and-run, Pennsylvania Trooper Michael Pahira being killed on I-81, and medical teams preparing for heat problems at the FIFA Fan Festival. Sports bring Phillies-Pirates, Sean’s Citizens Bank Park band-box complaint, the Sixers acquiring Jaylen Brown for Paul George and picks, and Flyers extensions for Tyson Foerster and Dan Vladar. The hour then turns hard into politics as the crew plays Chris Rabb’s comments about the Declaration, slavery, Indigenous people, stolen land, and reparations. Sean, Anna, and Greg argue Rabb’s message gives voters grievance instead of answers on real costs, while Mamdani’s 78-degree thermostat comments become the morning’s symbol of socialist rules for everyone else.
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    53 mins
  • How Did It Get There?”: Socialists, Heat Dome Panic, And The Florida Butt-Cocaine Defense

    How Did It Get There?”: Socialists, Heat Dome Panic, And The Florida Butt-Cocaine Defense
    Jul 2 2026
    The 7 AM hour starts with immigration, Colorado, and the growing power of Democratic Socialists. Sean cites reports of large-scale immigration arrests, then moves to Colorado, where Melat Kiros defeats longtime Rep. Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for the 1st District. The crew plays Kiros’s comments linking the September 11 attacks to American foreign policy and debates the difference between criticizing foreign policy and sounding like America had it coming. Callers and the crew dig into how the Democratic Party moves from liberal to progressive to socialist, with Sean warning that the shift is no longer fringe. Manny Rutinel’s win in Colorado’s 8th District becomes another warning sign because that district is much more competitive. The crew connects low-turnout primaries, DSA organizing, Harry Enten’s Senate math, Maine’s Senate race, and mail ballots after Election Day into a larger argument about why Republicans should not get comfortable. The hour then gets lighter and stranger with Reagan Cox’s Florida butt-cocaine case, her alleged “intimate encounter” explanation, and the crew’s disbelief at the defense.
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    38 mins
  • One Brutal Gator Call

    One Brutal Gator Call
    Jul 2 2026
    Politics returns with Jonathan Turley defending Amy Coney Barrett and Sean making the case that Supreme Court justices rule on law, not loyalty to the president who appointed them. The crew also gets into birthright citizenship, the 14th Amendment, mail ballots after Election Day, Europe, immigration, and demographic fears. The hour ends with a horrific Michigan case involving the death of seven-year-old Casper O’Brien, a side conversation about mukbang videos, a woods brawl clip, and another push for first-responder family donations. The final cut-sheet run, starting with Precious Bland, the Miami mother found not guilty by reason of insanity after the bathtub death of her 15-month-old daughter. The crew reacts to the COVID psychosis defense, the court ruling, and Bland saying she wants to rebuild her life. Sean, Anna, and Greg argue that a finding of insanity should still mean long-term confinement when a child is dead. Three is the fatal Florida alligator attack involving Brittany Clark in the Econlockhatchee River. The crew plays portions of the 911 call, reacts to the caller trying to explain that Clark’s arms are badly injured, and criticizes the dispatcher’s line of questioning during the emergency. The story turns into a broader warning about Florida rivers, gator territory, and why nobody should assume open water there is harmless. The final stretch covers a San Diego man filing a $35 million claim after tripping over the metal base of a removed parking meter and suffering severe injuries. The crew debates whether it is a real liability case or just a terrible accident, focusing on exposed hardware, cones, sidewalk hazards, and what any reasonable person should notice. Phil then closes the show with July 2 music history, including Tesla’s Five Man Acoustical Jam, before the crew signs off.
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Full Show For Friday July 3 2026

    Full Show For Friday July 3 2026
    Jul 3 2026
    We open Kayal and Company on America 250 Eve with Shawn Farash and Ana Hummel running through the strange, funny, and serious stories setting the tone for the holiday weekend. We start in Philadelphia, where the heat wave becomes a major local concern, Congress marks the nation’s 250th birthday at Independence Hall, and new arrests are made in the murder of Penn State student Billy Schmidt. Ana also brings updates on a parasitic illness spreading in multiple states, while Phil Almquist covers the Phillies’ loss to Pittsburgh, the Sixers’ reported moves, and the unbelievable Goodwill find tied to Wilt Chamberlain. We spend a major part of the morning on New York’s heat, Con Edison outages, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s 78-degree thermostat push, and the optics of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s massive Madison Square Garden wedding happening while other residents sweat through power problems. From there, we dig into Tim Walz’s pardon controversy in Minnesota, AOC’s move in the Michigan Senate race, Donald Trump’s plan for a midterm convention, and a sharp debate over immigration, deportations, worksite raids, birthright citizenship, and how far Democrats have shifted from Barack Obama-era border rhetoric. The show moves from politics to public behavior, with airplane dress codes, a fitness influencer’s flight outfit, a viral plane-yoga stunt, and a Pennsylvania lawmaker kicked off the House floor over a patriotic jacket. We also get into the Barbary Wars, America’s founding, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool indictment, Fight Club’s roofers’ rumble, a skydiving steak dinner, the Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports, Phil’s This Day in Music History, and a final patriotic handoff to Kathy Barnett before the 10 AM hour.
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    3 hrs and 17 mins
  • Fight Club, Harvard’s A-Grade Problem, And A Quarter In The Urinal

    Fight Club, Harvard’s A-Grade Problem, And A Quarter In The Urinal
    Jun 30 2026
    More toilet-story aftermath, a Trainspotting reference, and a Los Angeles arrest after a BB gun fires during a naked bike ride. We move through Cory Booker jokes, the Alabama case involving Jessica Folds and Daniel Robbins, then Harvard’s response to runaway top grades. The crew argues that college transcripts lose value when top marks become common, before launching into Fight Club and scoring a video brawl featuring a pool skimmer and a rough stairwell moment. The closing stretch pits broadcast standards against unfiltered podcasts, then caller Lori joins the grade-inflation debate. We finish with Dianna Russini’s Ridgewood bodycam stop, her NFL name-dropping and expired license, the listener vote on Sean’s proposed retraction, and a final sign-off before Dan Bongino’s next appearance.
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    49 mins
  • Why Do We Need A New Word To Describe Summer?”

    Why Do We Need A New Word To Describe Summer?”
    Jul 1 2026
    The hour then turns lighter and stranger: Bobby Bonilla Day and Bruce Sutter’s deferred money, Philadelphia landing among friendly World Cup cities, Europeans and air conditioning, the death of Victor Willis from the Village People, Trump’s use of “Y.M.C.A.” at rallies, Good Charlotte sending a cease-and-desist to WPHT, Gen X versus Gen Z rest habits, and the rise of “lie down clubs.” The Nancy Guthrie case and reports that three ransom letters connected to her disappearance are fake. Shannon and Greg talk about what Savannah Guthrie must be feeling, whether fame made her mother a target, and how hard it must be to return to a morning show while living through that kind of family tragedy. From there, the crew moves into Trump’s E. Jean Carroll appeal loss, the $5 million judgment, and the broader lawfare debate. Then the show swings into Florida weirdness with Reagan Cox allegedly hiding cocaine during jail intake and claiming it may have come from an “intimate encounter,” before moving to Ketanji Brown Jackson using “understood the assignment,” the false NPR Alito retirement report, and Tom Kean Jr.’s depression diagnosis. The final stretch of the hour centers on whether Kean owed voters more information during his months-long absence, Lauren Boebert calling his explanation embarrassing, and listener reaction over how debilitating depression can be. The crew then turns to JB Pritzker, Trump dementia claims, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, obesity in America versus Japan, food additives, portion control, and whether RFK Jr.’s food agenda is making people rethink what they eat.
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    1 hr and 13 mins